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| Oct. 9 |
Somalia |
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NATO sending ships to tackle pirates NATO agreed to send ships soon to protect vessels off Somalia's coast as bandits holding a Ukrainian ship softened ransom demands
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| Oct. 4 |
Somalia |
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4 pirate attacks in 24 hours There have been 4 failed attacks in the last 24 hours off the lawless Somali coast despite the presence of 6 American warships
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| Sep. 30 |
Somalia |
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Insurgents want to raze churches Islamists began demolishing an old Roman Catholic church to replace it with a mosque
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| Sep. 28 |
Yemen |
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52 Somalis die in smuggling attempt |
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Somalia |
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Hijacked ship captain: Crew member dead
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| Sep. 25 |
Somalia |
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Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| Sep. 24 |
Somalia |
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Militants attack peacekeepers Islamist militants launched a massive assault on African Union peacekeepers in the capital, sparking battles that killed at least 17 civilia...
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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
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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
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| Jul.12 |
Somalia |
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Gunmen targeting aid workers
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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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.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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| 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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| 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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| Dec.19 |
Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia |
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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.23 |
Somalia |
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U.N. food chief released |
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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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| Jun.1 |
Somalia |
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US ship 'fires on Somali village' |
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| May.12 |
Somalia |
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3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits |
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| Apr.19 |
Somalia |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN |
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| Apr.7 |
Somalia |
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Top US envoy on Somalia mission |
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| Mar.21 |
Somalia |
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Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage
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| Jan.30 |
Ethiopia |
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AU fails to secure Somali force |
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| Jan.12 |
Somalia |
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Official: warlords agree to give up guns
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| Jan.10 |
Somalia |
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U.S. strike kills suspect in '98 bombings |
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| Jan.9 |
Somalia |
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U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda |
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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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| 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.5 |
Somalia |
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U.S. ships block escape route |
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| Jan.3 |
Somalia |
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US Navy patrols Somalia's coast |
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Kenya |
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Kenyans close border with Somalia |
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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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| 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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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
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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
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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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| 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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| Sep.18 |
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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| 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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| Mar.23 |
Somalia |
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Hundreds flee Mogadishu fighting |
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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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| May.3 |
Somalia |
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PM escapes bomb as 7 die |
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| Oct.10 |
Somalia |
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Warlord Yusuf named president |
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| Mar.27 |
Somalia |
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11 Aid workers abducted |
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| Jan.6 |
Somalia |
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Legislators ambushed by militia |