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Somalia is E. African "epicentre of jihadism"

NOV 19, 2006

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia has replaced Sudan as the "epicentre of jihadism" in east Africa since the rise of a powerful Islamist movement, according...

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Crocs kill 9 as floods wreak havoc in lawless Somalia

NOV 19, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Crocodiles have killed at least nine people in Somalia, where devastating floods have displaced at least 50,000 others, bri...

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Flood-ravaged Somalia appeals for help

NOV 19, 2006

Baidoa, Somalia (AFP) - Somalia's government on Sunday appealed for urgent international help to avert a humanitarian catastrophe from deadly floods r...

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Saida Sheikh Ahmed (VIP) oo Ka qayb gashay EU Development Days, Halkaasina kula kulantay Madax Kala Duwan

NOV 18, 2006

Shirka EU development Days oo muddo seddex maalmood ah ka socday magaalada Brussels ee dalka Belgium ayaa waxaa si rasmi ah uga qayb gashay Saida Shei...

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UN weighs findings of illegal arms in Somalia

NOV 18, 2006

New York - United Nations experts briefed a Security Council committee on Friday on their findings of extensive illegal arms flows into Somalia, but t...

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Islamists slap curfew on Mogadishu

NOV 18, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Somalia's powerful Islamist movement slapped a curfew on the capital Thursday after their security forces opened fire to qu...

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Somali gov't criticises Islamic movement khat ban

NOV 18, 2006

MOGADISHU, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Somalia's interim government criticised the rival Islamic movement on Saturday for formally outlawing the popular stimul...

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Iran rejects allegations of violation of arms embargo on Somalia

NOV 18, 2006

Iran on Friday categorically rejected the "baseless" allegations contained in a report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia that Tehran, along with othe...

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US Urges End to Outside Interference in Somalia

NOV 18, 2006

The United States Wednesday urged Somalia's neighbors to cease activities that could further destabilize the country, and urged warring parties inside...

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U.N. Somalia arms report a "fairy-tale" - Eritrea

NOV 18, 2006

ASMARA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A U.N. report that Eritrea and other nations are sending arms and troops into Somalia amid a brewing conflict is a "fairy-t...

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