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Somalia forms anti-terror force

FEB 19, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's government has formed an anti-terror unit to quell growing unrest in the capital, Mogadishu, a defence official sa...

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Media watchdogs condemn Somali journalist killing

FEB 19, 2007

NAIROBI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Media watchdogs condemned the killing of a Somali radio journalist and called on Monday for a full investigation and great...

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Radio journalist murdered in Baidoa

FEB 18, 2007

Reporters Without Borders today strongly condemned the murder in Baidoa of presenter Ali Mohammed Omar, of Radio Warsan, on 16 February and deplored t...

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Four killed in Mogadishu car explosion - witnesses

FEB 18, 2007

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Four people were killed when their car exploded in Mogadishu on Sunday, a Reuters witness and a resident said but it was not cle...

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Kenya Muslims protest, vow to disrupt sports event

FEB 18, 2007

MOMBASA, Kenya, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kenyan Muslims marched in Mombasa on Sunday demanding the release of Muslims they say are being held un...

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Burundi to deploy 1,700 troops to Somalia

FEB 18, 2007

BUJUMBURA, Burundi: Burundi has 1,700 troops available to deploy to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping force, but they need more equipme...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 17, 2007

FEB 17, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 17, 2007...

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CSIS defends watching Somali mosques

FEB 17, 2007

TORONTO - Canadian intelligence officers have been questioning Muslim youths who worship at Toronto’s Somali mosques, according to a Canadian Arab F...

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Ugandan Troops Set to Arrive in Somalia

FEB 17, 2007

Uganda is reportedly preparing to send its first batch of peace-keeping troops to Somalia as early as today....

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From N.H. to Somalia: Recalling a suspect's zeal

FEB 17, 2007

METHUEN -- Daniel Maldonado, a slender young man in his early 20s with tattoos and dreadlocks, entered the Selimiye Mosque in a densely populated neig...

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