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| Mar.26 |
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Somalia refugees 'abused and raped'
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| Jan.12 |
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French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia 
Map of Bulo Marer Somalia A French soldier has been killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free a hostage who is also believed to have died, the defence minister said
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| Dec.23 |
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Somali troops 'free' 22 hostages held by pirates
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| Dec.9 |
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Somali army captures key town from Al-Shabaab rebels Map of Jowhar Somalia| The Somali National Army, along with African Union troops, on launched a offensive against al Qaeda-linked rebels and captured the town of Jowhar | |
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| Sep.28 |
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AU forces 'rout Somali militants' Map of Kismayo Somalia| Troops from the African Union and Somali army made significant gains in an assault on one of the final strongholds of an al Qaeda-linked militant group | |
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Sea assault on Somali rebel city
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| Mar.23 |
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EU approves pirate base attacks |
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| Mar.10 |
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Islamists al-Shabab ambush Ethiopia troops |
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| Feb.23 |
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Leaders back Somali terror fight |
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| Feb.22 |
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Somalia militants lose key town |
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| Jan.25 |
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Navy SEALs rescue aid workers 
U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers an American and a Dane
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| Jan.6 |
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U.S. Navy rescues Iranians from pirates |
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| Dec.31 |
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Ethiopian army takes Somali town |
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| Nov.19 |
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Ethiopia troops 'enter Somalia' |
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| Oct.28 |
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US launches drones from Ethiopia |
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| Oct.17 |
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Somali militants threaten Kenya
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| Oct.16 |
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Kenya to hit Al-Shabaab across border Kenyan troops are pursuing suspected Islamic militants from Al-Shabaab across the border into Somalia
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| Oct.11 |
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Special forces storm pirate-held ship |
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| Aug.14 |
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Rights group says all sides guilty of crime |
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| Aug.9 |
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Amnesty offered to Somalia insurgents
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| Aug.6 |
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Al-Shabab rebels leave Mogadishu
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| Aug.2 |
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Al Qaeda affiliate threatens starving |
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| Oct.3 |
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9 killed as AU advances on Somali militants |
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| Sep.16 |
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12 die as Islamists, AU forces fire shells |
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| Sep.15 |
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Battle measure success in meters |
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| Jul.27 |
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More AU troops to Somalia 
Uganda: The African Union summit ended without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing
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| May.16 |
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Rebels attack Somali parliament At least 20 people were killed and 60 others wounded. Most of those killed were civilians who died inside the Bakara Market
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| May.6 |
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Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker Marines have stormed a tanker hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing its 23 man crew and cargo of oil to be worth up to $50 millio...
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| Apr.5 |
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Korea ship reaches Somali pirates
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| Mar.11 |
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Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital |
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| Jan.3 |
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Bloody fighting hits Somali town |
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| Oct.7 |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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| Sep.14 |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have 'likely killed' Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top al-Qaeda suspect, during a US military raid
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| Jun.22 |
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Kenya rejects call for Somalia military help |
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| May.22 |
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Fierce battle in Somali capital Pro-government forces have launched a major attack against Islamist militants controlling parts of the capital. At least 36 people were kill...
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia Ethiopian forces returned to Somalia, some equipped with heavy artillery, seizing control of a Somali border town
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| Apr.18 |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates and freed 20 captive fishermen after tracking the pirates to their 'mother ship' in the Gulf of Ad...
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| Apr.12 |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| Apr.11 |
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors
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| Apr.9 |
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US to boost Africa pirate forces |
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| Apr.8 |
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates
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| Mar.14 |
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Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission |
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| Dec.25 |
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German navy foils Somali pirates
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| Dec.20 |
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Iranian warships sent to Somali waters
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| Dec.13 |
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Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'
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| Dec.7 |
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EU to begin Somali pirate patrols |
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| Nov.23 |
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Islamic fighters vow to rescue tanker
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| Nov.19 |
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Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames An Indian warship has exchanged fire with a pirate 'mother vessel', leaving the ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden
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| Sep.25 |
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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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| Aug.23 |
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City clears bodies after deadly clashes
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| Jun.9 |
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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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| Apr.30 |
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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.19 |
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82 reported killed in Mogadishu
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| Mar.25 |
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Relief agencies: Somalia too dangerous |
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| Oct.29 |
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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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| Jun.1 |
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US ship 'fires on Somali village' |
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| Mar.21 |
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Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage |
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| Jan.30 |
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AU fails to secure Somali force |
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| Jan.12 |
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Official: warlords agree to give up guns |
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| Jan.10 |
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U.S. strike kills suspect in '98 bombings |
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| Jan.9 |
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U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda |
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| Jan.8 |
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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 |
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Fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call
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| Jan.5 |
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U.S. ships block escape route |
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| Jan.3 |
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US Navy patrols Somalia's coast |
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| Jan.2 |
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Prime minister: Major fighting over |
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| Jan.1 |
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Somalia targets Islamists' escape
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| Dec.31 |
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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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| Dec.28 |
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Mogadishu falls to government troops
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| Dec.27 |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
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Somalia peace hopes stalled |
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| Dec.26 |
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Islamic forces retreat
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Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action |
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Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas
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| Dec.22 |
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Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle |
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| Dec.21 |
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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 |
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Heavy fighting erupts
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| Dec.8 |
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Somalia militia fighting Ethiopian troops |
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| Dec.7 |
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Islamist warning for peacekeeper force |
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| Oct.22 |
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Somalis flee as militamen gather |
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| Sep.24 |
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Islamists seized port of Kismayo
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| Jul.20 |
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Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia
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| Jun.24 |
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Militia offers to protect media |
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| Jun.18 |
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UN fears new conflict in Somalia |
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| Jun.14 |
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Islamists capture key town
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| Jun.5 |
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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 |
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Battle intensifies for Mogadishu
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| May.12 |
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130 dead in fighting
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| Mar.23 |
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Hundreds flee Mogadishu fighting |
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| Mar.19 |
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US captures 13 'pirates'
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.12 |
French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia Map of Bulo Marer Somalia A French soldier has been killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free a hostage who is also believed to have died, the defence minister said
| 2008 |
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| Apr.19 |
82 reported killed in Mogadishu
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.25 |
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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| 2011 |
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| Nov.19 |
Ethiopia troops 'enter Somalia' |
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| Oct.16 |
Kenya to hit Al-Shabaab across border Kenyan troops are pursuing suspected Islamic militants from Al-Shabaab across the border into Somalia
| 2007 |
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| Jan.1 |
Somalia targets Islamists' escape
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.26 |
Somalia refugees 'abused and raped'
| 2011 |
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| Aug.14 |
Rights group says all sides guilty of crime |
|
|
| 2006 |
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| Dec.22 |
Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle |
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| Jul.20 |
Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.25 |
Navy SEALs rescue aid workers U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers an American and a Dane
|
| Jan.6 |
U.S. Navy rescues Iranians from pirates |
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.11 |
Special forces storm pirate-held ship |
| 2010 |
|
| May.6 |
Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker Marines have stormed a tanker hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing its 23 man crew and cargo of oil to be worth up to $50 millio...
|
| Apr.5 |
Korea ship reaches Somali pirates
| 2009 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
|
| Apr.18 |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates and freed 20 captive fishermen after tracking the pirates to their 'mother ship' in the Gulf of Ad...
|
| Apr.12 |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| |
|
| Apr.11 |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors
|
| Apr.9 |
US to boost Africa pirate forces |
|
| Apr.8 |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates
|
| Mar.14 |
Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission |
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.25 |
German navy foils Somali pirates
|
| Dec.20 |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters
|
| Dec.13 |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'
|
| Dec.7 |
EU to begin Somali pirate patrols |
|
| Nov.19 |
Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames An Indian warship has exchanged fire with a pirate 'mother vessel', leaving the ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.29 |
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
|
| Jun.1 |
US ship 'fires on Somali village' |
|
| Jan.5 |
U.S. ships block escape route |
|
| Jan.3 |
US Navy patrols Somalia's coast |
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.19 |
US captures 13 'pirates'
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Prime minister: Major fighting over |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.31 |
Militia abandon last major stronghold Islamist militiamen have fled the southern port city of Kismayo, their last major stronghold
|
| Dec.28 |
Mogadishu falls to government troops
|
| Dec.27 |
Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
|
| Dec.26 |
Islamic forces retreat
|
| Jun.14 |
Islamists capture key town
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.28 |
US launches drones from Ethiopia |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.30 |
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
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.9 |
U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda |
|
| Jan.8 |
U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects The AC-130 has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.24 |
Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.23 |
Somali troops 'free' 22 hostages held by pirates
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Mar.23 |
EU approves pirate base attacks |
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.27 |
More AU troops to Somalia Uganda: The African Union summit ended without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing
| 2009 |
|
| Jun.22 |
Kenya rejects call for Somalia military help |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.24 |
Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.9 |
Somali army captures key town from Al-Shabaab rebels Map of Jowhar Somalia| The Somali National Army, along with African Union troops, on launched a offensive against al Qaeda-linked rebels and captured the town of Jowhar | |
|
| Sep.28 |
AU forces 'rout Somali militants' Map of Kismayo Somalia| Troops from the African Union and Somali army made significant gains in an assault on one of the final strongholds of an al Qaeda-linked militant group | |
|
| Sep.28 |
Sea assault on Somali rebel city
|
| Mar.10 |
Islamists al-Shabab ambush Ethiopia troops |
|
| Feb.22 |
Somalia militants lose key town |
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.17 |
Somali militants threaten Kenya
|
| Aug.9 |
Amnesty offered to Somalia insurgents
|
| Aug.6 |
Al-Shabab rebels leave Mogadishu
|
| Aug.2 |
Al Qaeda affiliate threatens starving |
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.3 |
9 killed as AU advances on Somali militants |
|
| Sep.16 |
12 die as Islamists, AU forces fire shells |
|
| Sep.15 |
Battle measure success in meters |
|
| Mar.11 |
Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital |
|
| Jan.3 |
Bloody fighting hits Somali town |
| 2009 |
|
| Sep.14 |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have 'likely killed' Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top al-Qaeda suspect, during a US military raid
|
| May.22 |
Fierce battle in Somali capital Pro-government forces have launched a major attack against Islamist militants controlling parts of the capital. At least 36 people were kill...
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage |
|
| Jan.6 |
Fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.20 |
Heavy fighting erupts
|
| Oct.22 |
Somalis flee as militamen gather |
|
| Sep.24 |
Islamists seized port of Kismayo
|
| Jun.5 |
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 | |
|
| May.25 |
Battle intensifies for Mogadishu
|
| May.12 |
130 dead in fighting
|
| Mar.23 |
Hundreds flee Mogadishu fighting |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Feb.23 |
Leaders back Somali terror fight |
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.9 |
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
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.30 |
AU fails to secure Somali force |
|
| Jan.12 |
Official: warlords agree to give up guns |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.27 |
Somalia peace hopes stalled |
|
| Dec.7 |
Islamist warning for peacekeeper force |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| May.16 |
Rebels attack Somali parliament At least 20 people were killed and 60 others wounded. Most of those killed were civilians who died inside the Bakara Market
| 2008 |
|
| Aug.23 |
City clears bodies after deadly clashes
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