World News (13)
East Africa (180)
Somalia (170)
2006
War & Army (46)
Crime (8)
Politics (19)
Disasters (3)
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| Mar.19 |
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US captures 13 'pirates'
| May.12 |
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130 dead in fighting
| May.16 |
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Lawmaker quits in asylum row
| May.25 |
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Battle intensifies for Mogadishu
| 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 | |
| Jun.14 |
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Islamists capture key town
| Jun.23 |
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Swedish cameraman shot dead
| Jul.20 |
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Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia
| Jul.28 |
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Government minister assassinated
| Sep.18 |
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Car bomb attack kills 8
| Sep.24 |
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Islamists seized port of Kismayo
| Dec.20 |
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Heavy fighting erupts
| 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
| Dec.24 |
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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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Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action
| Dec.26 |
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Islamic forces retreat
| Dec.27 |
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Somalia peace hopes stalled
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
| Dec.28 |
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Mogadishu falls to government troops
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Government seeks control
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Somalia OKs humanitarian flights
| Dec.29 |
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Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM
| 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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