Islamist Insurgents

Somali Islamists Order Double Amputations For Teen Robbers

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, June 22 (Reuters) - Somali's al Shabaab insurgents sentenced four teenagers on Monday to each have a hand and a leg amputated as punishment...

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Somalia: Most Dangerous Country In The World

Foreign Policy | Jeffrey Gettleman | Posted 05.25.2011

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In more than a dozen trips to Somalia over the past two and a half years, I've come to rewrite my own definition of chaos. I've felt the incandescent ...

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Somali Soldiers, Police Deserting And Taking Weapons: UN

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 80% of Somalia's soldiers and police - about 15,000 members - have deserted, some taking weapons, uniforms and vehicles, the UN says. The...

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