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AU presses African states on Somali peacekeeping

JAN 26, 2007

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (DPA) - The head of the African Union urged member countries late on Thursday to speedily supply troops to a peacekeeping missio...

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Unknown gunmen kill five in restive Somali capital

JAN 26, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A spate of gunfire and mortar attacks in the Somali capital killed five people overnight and injured at least four, witnesses sai...

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Somalia's next test will be reconciliation -- and someone to lead the way

JAN 25, 2007

With Ethiopian troops leaving and foreign peacekeepers not yet on the ground, Somalia's acting government, warlords, Islamic leaders and clan elders w...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali jan 25, 2007

JAN 25, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali jan 25, 2007...

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Gunmen attacked Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia, killing 1

JAN 25, 2007

KISMAYO, Somalia (AP) - Gunmen attacked Ethiopian soldiers stationed in southern Somalia on Thursday, killing one and wounding another with a gunshot ...

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Leaders meet on regional conflicts

JAN 25, 2007

Sirte, Libya (AFP) - African leaders gathered in Libya on Thursday for a summit set to focus on the conflicts in Somalia and Sudan's Darfur region....

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Kenya: Muslim group wants police to free terror suspects

JAN 25, 2007

Muslim organisations want Police Commissioner Hussein Ali compelled to release people being held over terror related claims and who are yet to be char...

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Zawahri warns US to change policy or face war

JAN 25, 2007

Dubai (Reuters) - Al-Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri warned Americans of a reprisal "far worse than anything they have seen" if Washington di...

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Leaders meet on regional conflicts

JAN 25, 2007

Sirte, Libya - African leaders gathered in Libya on Thursday for a summit set to focus on the conflicts in Somalia and Sudan's Darfur region....

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Nigeria readies troops for any Somalia peace mission

JAN 25, 2007

ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria is readying hundreds of troops for deployment to Somalia for possible participation in a peacekeeping force planned for the re...

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