Mogadishu

Turkish Airlines Landmark Flight

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 05.06.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Turkish Airlines started flying into Somalia's war-torn capital Tuesday, becoming the first international company to fly pa...

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Nursing Southern Somalia Through Civil War And Famine

Tommy Standun | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Civil War, Mogadishu, World Health Organization, Tommy Standun, Sos Children's Villages International, Famine, IDP Camps, Africa, Idp, Sos Children's Village, Somalia, Development, Bblog-Globalmotherhood, Community Health, Global Motherhood, Impact News

Many organizations have been driven from the country by insecurity, and the provision of supplies is severely restricted as roads are often closed by various militia and military forces. But there is hope as Somali citizens provide assistance to their own.

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Hopkins, MN: A Journey From Mogadishu

hopkins.patch.com | Posted 02.23.2012

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"The hurdle was hard, but what made it easier was we did it together."...

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Life in America: A 'WIN' for Women Guiding Women

Sabrina Hersi Issa | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Women's Information Network, Win, Somalia, Liz Chadderdon, Mogadishu, Political Asylum, Impact News

My family is from Somalia and came to the United States through political asylum. I'm a proud first-generation American woman, and I grew up constantly reminded of my fortune to be born in the United States -- and the unyielding opportunity to build your own destiny here.

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Fearing Imminent Attack, Desperate Refugees Flee To Capital

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 04.17.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Thousands of Somalis on Thursday fled an insurgent-held town for the capital, fearing a military attack by African Union tr...

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Car Bomb Kills 8, Wounds 2 MP's In Somalian Capital

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 04.09.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A car bomb killed eight people and wounded two members of parliament in Somalia's capital Wednesday, officials said, in an ...

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Al Qaeda Official Reportedly Killed In U.S. Drone Strike

AP | By ABDI GULED and KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 01.22.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A U.S. drone strike killed an al-Qaida official of Lebanese origin fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said. Th...

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Foreign Doctors Without Borders Workers Die In Somalia Attack

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 02.29.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — A second foreigner working with Doctors Without Borders died of his wounds in an attack in Somalia that also killed the group's...

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The Somali Famine, Despair and Resilience

Sadia Ali Aden | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Somalia, Mogadishu, Hunger, Somalia Famine Aid, Somalia Famine Relief, Somalia Famine, Somalia Food Crisis, World News

As the plane started to lose altitude and the images on the ground began to form into shape, I was stirred with nostalgic feeling triggered by the familiar soil and landscape.

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Bwana Uncle Sam

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.31.2011

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Having finished off former ally Muammar Gaddafi, the Pentagon, its new Africa Command, and CIA are now focusing on East Africa. In fact, Africa is hot.

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Somalia Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 4

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 12.18.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide car bomb exploded near Somalia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, killing at least four people even as Somali and Ken...

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Heavy Fighting Between Militants And Government Troops In Somalia

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 12.10.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — The African Union force in Mogadishu said its forces on Monday fought their way into and took over the last militant strong...

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Truck Bomb Blast Kills Dozens

AP | By ABDI GULED | Posted 12.04.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Islamist militants detonated a truck bomb Tuesday in front of the education ministry in Somalia's capital as students and parent...

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10 Fascinating Forbidding Places

ShermansTravel | Posted 11.29.2011

The same impulse that drew 16th-century explorers into uncharted oceans may compel today's intrepid travelers to ignore State Department travel warnings.

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Islamists Behead At Least 11 Civilians

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 10.26.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Islamist rebels have beheaded at least 11 civilians in the capital in the past two weeks, a campaign of terror that ...

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Somalis Celebrate Islamist Rebel Withdrawal In Mogadishu

AP | By ABDI GULED | Posted 10.24.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Thousands of Somalis attended a rally on Tuesday to celebrate the withdrawal of Islamist rebels from bases in the Somali capital...

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400,000 Somali Children Could Die Without More Aid, Says UK Government

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- A British government minister says up to 400,000 Somali children could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken. Internation...

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Country: Know Thyself

Jake Townsend | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Darfur, National Identity, Mogadishu, Nation Branding, Somalia, Development Assistance, Public Diplomacy, Humanitarian Aid, South Sudan, Juba, World News

National identity provides foundational strength for a country, for it defines that unique metaphoric construct for collective belief in the nation not only as a physical place, but as a collectively held idea.

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Student Gives Somali Orphans A Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 10.11.2011

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While most of her peers are enjoying their free weekend time, Alia Mohamed spends her Saturdays on Skype. She will listen dutifully at her computer as...

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U.S. Expands Drone War Into Somalia

The New York Times | MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 08.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The clandestine American military campaign to combat Al Qaeda's franchise in Yemen is expanding to fight the Islamist militancy in Somal...

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Somalia's Power Struggle (AUDIO)

Kimberly Abbott | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Somalia, Mogadishu, Transitional-Federal-Government, African Union, Amisom, International Crisis Group, World News

Somalia may be at a turning point for the better. In recent months, the central government has made significant advances against al-Shabab. Little by little, government and aligned forces are expanding the territory under the TFG's control.

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Who Is Al-Shabaab's Next Target? (VIDEO)

Christof Putzel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Somali militant group's claim that it carried out the devastating attack on a popular restaurant in Uganda during the World Cup final triggered wide...

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Is Somaliland One of Africa's Most Vibrant Democracies?

Nicole Stremlau | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week Somalia marked its 50th anniversary of independence from colonial rule. It could not have been celebrated more differently in the north and...

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Searching for "American Jihadi" (VIDEO)

Christof Putzel | Posted 05.25.2011

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After reading about an American youth who converted to Islam and joined an extremist insurgency in Africa, I realized he and I had unwittingly crossed paths a few years before.

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Somali Soccer Fans Executed For Watching World Cup Match

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic Militants, Somali Football, Hizbul Islam@Y:World, Executions, Somalia, Mogadishu, World Cup, Somali Soccer, World News

Gunmen believed to be from a radical Islamic group in northeast Mogadishu, Somalia, shot two people dead during an impromptu raid on a house where peo...

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