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US Has Sent 40 Tons of Munitions to Aid Somali Government

Sat, 2009-06-27 09:46 by admin

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US Has Sent 40 Tons of Munitions to Aid Somali Government
Washington Post
The US government has provided about 40 tons of weapons and ammunition to shore up the besieged government of Somalia in the past six ...

Somalia: A Third High-Profile Killing - New York Times

Sat, 2009-06-20 10:05 by admin
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Gunmen fatally shot a lawmaker in Mogadishu on Friday … (video)

From horror to hopelessness

Sat, 2009-04-04 16:53 by admin
From Horror to Hopelessness - Human Rights Watch

Kenya's forgotten Somali refugee crisis
Published by Human Rights Watch

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On the lawless seas, it's not easy putting Somali pirates in the dock

Fri, 2008-12-12 16:54 by admin
Rough Seas

DECEMBER 12, 2008 - WSJ
On the Lawless Seas, It's Not Easy Putting Somali Pirates in the Dock

By PAULO PRADA and ALEX ROTH

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In September, special forces in the Royal Danish Navy intercepted two Somali fishing boats in the Gulf of Aden and arrested 10 suspected pirates.

Luxury cruise ship outruns pirates

Fri, 2008-12-05 10:11 by admin
File image of the Nautica in Sydney Harbor

December 1, 2008 -- Updated 1816 GMT (0216 HKT)

Somalia stoning: A story that left me reeling in shock and sadness

Fri, 2008-11-07 19:29 by admin

03 November 2008 at 16:23 by Yule E

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Although I work on human rights issues every day at Amnesty, there are some cases which leave me with pure sadness. And this latest story from Somalia is one such incident.

You may have seen reports last week that a woman was stoned to death for committing adultery in Somalia—the first such execution for two years.

Millions at risk in Somalia as attacks on aid workers escalate

Fri, 2008-11-07 19:18 by admin
Somali children whose families fled Mogadishu protest against the killings of aid workers

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An escalation of attacks on aid workers and human rights defenders in southern and central Somalia is putting at least 3 million Somalis at even greater risk of malnutrition and disease. Many organizations have suspended programmes and withdrawn staff.

Somali pirates want $20M ship ransom; crewman dies

Sun, 2008-09-28 21:05 by admin
In this picture released by U.S. Navy, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, Somali pirates in small boats are seen alongside the hijacked 'Faina'.

By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, Associated Press Writer

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MOGADISHU, Somalia—As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

Witnesses: Fighting in Somali capital kills 30

Mon, 2008-09-22 21:43 by admin
A Somali man assists a critically wounded man, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, a victim of a mortar attack on the Bakara market in Mogadishu. Mortars slammed into a market in Somalia's capital Monday, killing up to 30 people and overwhelming hospitals ...

from The Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia September 22, 2008, 12:52 pm ET

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Sharp increase in number of refugees entering Kenya

Sun, 2008-08-31 19:56 by admin

More than 25,000 Somali Refugees Fled Kenya Since Beginning of 2008

Instability in southern Somalia has led to a sharp increase in the number of refugees entering Kenya.

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At least 25,000 Somali refugees have arrived in Kenya since the beginning of the year to join 130,000 others living in refugee camps since 1991 in the arid Dadaab area in the northeastern province, said officials.