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Somalia Could Turn into Proxy War
The window of opportunity for Canada to engage both the Somali government and the Union of Islamic Courts is closing, say two Liberal MPs...
Read More »Australians accused of terrorist offences in Yemen
TONY EASTLEY: Three Australians have been arrested over possible terrorist offences in the Middle East country of Yemen....
Read More »SYRIA: No bullets or militias, but Somali refugees still face hardship
DAMASCUS, 29 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Since her mother was shot dead in front of her 14 years ago, Maka Mahamoud Kashi says she has been unable to cure the p...
Read More »New round of peace talks for Somali groups
Khartoum - Somalia's interim government and Islamists challenging its authority are due to hold a third round of peace talks on Monday as tensions bet...
Read More »Somali Islamists demand Ethiopian pullout, reject Kenyan mediation
MOGADISHU - Somalia’s powerful Islamist movement said on Sunday it would not meet with the country’s weak government at peace talks this week in S...
Read More »Somalia Islamic group: Peace talks off
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's Islamic group broke off peace talks with the transitional government Sunday, demanding that Ethiopian troops withdraw f...
Read More »Somali govt says going to peace talks with Islamists
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's government said on Saturday it had decided to attend a third round of peace talks in Sudan with rival Islamists....
Read More »Photo: Thousands of Islamists gather at Tarbunka Square
Armed Islamist militia guard thousands of Somalis in Tarbuunka Square of Mogadishu during a rally to back the ruling Islamists in a holy war they have...
Read More »Somalis rally for jihad against Ethiopia
Mogadishu - Thousands of Somalis took to the streets of Mogadishu on Friday to back dominant Islamists in a holy war they have declared against Ethiop...
Read More »Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his daughter
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an an...
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