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Al Qaeda Leader Urges Somali Militants To Fight

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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KAMPALA, Uganda -- Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a new video in which he encourages Somali militants to fight on despite the challeng...

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Leader: Al Shabab Formally Joined Al Qaeda

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 04.10.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation released Thursday of a messa...

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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 Shabab's Ban Of Aid Workers Will Bring Disaster, Groups Warn

AP | MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED | Posted 01.29.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Aid workers and Somali residents expressed outrage Tuesday, a day after the militant group al-Shabab banned 16 aid groups from ...

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Al-Shabab Bans Aid Groups From Somalia

AP | ABDI GULED | Posted 01.28.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Somali militant group al-Shabab on Monday banned 16 aid groups – including a half dozen U.N. agencies – fro...

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Number Of Children Killed In Crossfire Nearly Doubles

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 01.15.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — An increasing number of children are being caught in attacks and crossfire across south and central Somalia, the U.N.'s childre...

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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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Why Somalia Matters

Rev. Larry Hollon | Posted 10.04.2011

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Rev. Larry Hollon

Somalia is not a distant place on the Horn of Africa, nor is the suffering of the Somali people of no consequence to us. I am called to be concerned and to act.

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Islamist Group Bans Samosas

Posted 09.28.2011

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Al-Shabaab, the extremist Islamic group that effectively controls much of Somalia, has banned samosas in the famine-stricked, war-torn East African na...

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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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U.S. Sends $45 Million In Gear To Fight Somalia Terror Threat

AP | By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is sending nearly $45 million in military equipment, including four small drones, to Uganda and Burundi to help battle the ...

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Al-Shabab, Somali Islamist Group, Confirms It Has Joined With Al Qaeda

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Somali Islamist rebel group al-Shabab has confirmed for the first time that its fighters are aligned with al-Qaeda's global militant campaign....

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Foreign Troops Attack Somali Militants

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Foreign soldiers have staged an attack on militants in Somalia, killing at least two people in a helicopter raid. The troops, who according to some r...

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Somali Refugees Number 100,000 In Past Month: UN

allAfrica | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since fighting broke out last month between Government forces and armed opposition groups, almost 100,000 people have been driven from their homes in ...

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4 Somali Aid Workers Kidnapped

Daily Nation | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four aid workers have been kidnapped in Somalia. The victims are a Somali local staff and three expatriates. The kidnap took place in Wajid district,...

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Somali Insurgents Vow To Keep Fighting Until Islamic Law Rules

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A powerful insurgent group poised to take over Somalia said Wednesday it will fight until the country is ruled by Islamic l...

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