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| Aug. 23 |
Somalia |
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City clears bodies after deadly clashes| Families were beginning to bury their dead after 3 days of heavy fighting in the port town left at least 89 people dead and 207 wounded | |
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| Aug. 22 |
Somalia |
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Bodies litter streets of city Bodies littered the streets of the third largest city in Somalia after Islamic fighters took control of the city
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| Aug. 20 |
Washington |
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'Fraud' halts US refugee scheme
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| Aug. 3 |
Somalia |
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Bomb kills 21 women street cleaners
A roadside bombing in the capital killed 21 women who were cleaning rubbish from a southern Mogadishu street
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Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested
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| Jul.12 |
Somalia |
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Gunmen targeting aid workers
Map of Mogadishu Somalia 3 aid workers have been shot over the last day, 2 of them fatally, including Mohamed Mohamud Qeyre, the deputy director of DBG
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| Jul.6 |
Somalia |
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Gunmen kill U.N. official, wound 2 others |
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| Jun.28 |
Somalia |
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Kidnapped aid workers freed
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| Jun.10 |
Somalia |
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Islamist rejects peace deal A leader of ousted Islamic movement rejected a U.N.-brokered peace deal between the government and an opposition alliance
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
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Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | |
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| Jun.8 |
Somalia |
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Clashes leave at least 10 dead
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Iraqi PM arrives for talks
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Somalia |
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Leading journalist slain
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| Jun.4 |
Somalia |
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Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine
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| Jun.3 |
Somalia |
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Somalis: Worsening humanitarian crisis |
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| Jun.2 |
Somalia |
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Navies to tackle Somali pirates |
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| May.17 |
Somalia |
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Jordan aid vessel hijacked |
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Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead
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| May.6 |
Yemen |
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Somalis into Yemen in record numbers |
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Somalia |
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Civilians 'routinely targeted' for brutality
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| May.5 |
Somalia |
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Two die in currency riot Troops killed at least two people in Mogadishu, when they opened fire to halt riots over rising costs and counterfeit money
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| May.2 |
Somalia |
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Militants vow to avenge U.S. airstrike |
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| Apr.30 |
Somalia |
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Air raid kills militants Aden Hashi Ayrow, the head of an al-Qaeda-linked group, has been killed in pre-dawn air strike in the central town of Dusamareb
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr.26 |
Somalia |
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat |
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| Apr.19 |
Somalia |
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82 reported killed in Mogadishu
Map of Mogadishu Somalia At least 27 people, including 9 Ethiopian soldiers and 7 Islamic militants, were killed in fierce fighting in the Somalian capital
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| Mar.25 |
Somalia |
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Relief agencies: Somalia too dangerous
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Oct.30 |
Somalia |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
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| Jun.3 |
Somalia |
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PM survives bomb attack
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| Mar.21 |
Somalia |
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Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage
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| Jan.29 |
Ethiopia |
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African snub to Sudan over Darfur |
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| Jan.12 |
Somalia |
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Official: warlords agree to give up guns
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| Jan.8 |
Somalia |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects
The AC-130 has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply
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| Jan.6 |
Somalia |
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Fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call The interim government indefinitely postponed plans to disarm Mogadishu, as hundreds of people burned tires
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| Jan.2 |
Somalia |
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Prime minister: Major fighting over
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| Jan.1 |
Somalia |
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Somalia offers Islamists amnesty
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Somalia |
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Somalia targets Islamists' escape |
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
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| Dec.31 |
Somalia |
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Militia abandon last major stronghold
Islamist militiamen have fled the southern port city of Kismayo, their last major stronghold
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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Somalia |
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Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM
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| Dec.28 |
Somalia |
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Somalia OKs humanitarian flights
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Somalia |
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Government seeks control
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Somalia |
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Mogadishu falls to government troops Triumphant government fighters backed by Ethiopian tanks and jets enter Mogadishu
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| Dec.27 |
Somalia |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu 
| Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital. 'We have withdrawn all the leaders and members,' the top Somali Islamic leader told al-Jazeera. Gunfire e... | |
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| Dec.26 |
Somalia |
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Islamic forces retreat The government and Ethiopian troops advanced toward the capital as Islamists bloodied by a week of artillery attacks
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| Dec.24 |
Somalia |
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Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas Ethiopian forces, committed to defending an interim government holed up in Baidoa, launched airstrikes on against Islamists
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| Dec.21 |
Somalia |
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Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia The leader of the Union of Islamic Courts says they are in a state of war with Ethiopia
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
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Heavy fighting erupts
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
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Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis |
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Somalia |
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Islamist warning for peacekeeper force
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Huge rally demands PM quit
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| Oct.22 |
Somalia |
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Somalis flee as militamen gather
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| Sep.25 |
Somalia |
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PM warns of terror threat |
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| Sep.24 |
Somalia |
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Islamists seized port of Kismayo
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Budapest hit by wave of violence
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Somalia |
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Car bomb attack kills 8
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| Jul.28 |
Somalia |
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Government minister assassinated
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| Jul.20 |
Somalia |
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Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia |
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| Jun.24 |
Somalia |
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Militia offers to protect media |
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| Jun.23 |
Somalia |
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Swedish cameraman shot dead
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| Jun.14 |
Somalia |
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Islamists capture key town
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
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| Jun.5 |
Somalia |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory
Map of Baquba Somalia| An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US | | |
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| May.25 |
Somalia |
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Battle intensifies for Mogadishu
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
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Lawmaker quits in asylum row |
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| May.12 |
Somalia |
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130 dead in fighting Battles between transitional government forces and Islamic fighters have killed mostly civilian bystanders
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Main parties sign Darfur accord
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| Apr.6 |
Djibouti |
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69 dead as ferry capsizes
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| Mar.19 |
Somalia |
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US captures 13 'pirates' |
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| Nov.5 |
Somalia |
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Cruise ship repels pirates| The Seabourn Spirit sailing has beaten back gunmen in speedboats who opened fire | |
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| Jan.9 |
Kenya |
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Historic Sudan peace accord signed After nearly 3 years of negotiations, Sudan's government and main rebel group have signed comprehensive accords
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| Nov.18 |
Kenya |
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Sudan factions pledge to end war
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Chaos as Arafat is buried
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
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Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |