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Somalia targets Islamists' escape The transitional government has issued an urgent appeal to Kenya to seal their border to prevent Islamists from crossing
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Somalia offers Islamists amnesty A militant movement fled from rapidly advancing government forces into a rugged, forested corner of Somalia
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| Jan.2 |
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Prime minister: Major fighting over Ali Mohamed Gedi said that Islamic fighters have been scattered, and he does not expect any more major fighting
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Ethiopians to stay on in Somalia |
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| Jan.3 |
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Kenyans close border with Somalia Kenya will not allow more refugees into the country, says its foreign minister
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US Navy patrols Somalia's coast US naval forces have deployed to prevent leaders of defeated Islamist militias escaping
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| Jan.5 |
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Somalia 'needs peace force soon' |
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U.S. ships block escape route Somali troops backed by Ethiopians prepared to launch a major assault on the last stronghold of Islamic militiamen
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| Jan.6 |
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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.7 |
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Ethiopian forces under attack in Somalia |
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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.9 |
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U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda Somalia efense ministry official: The attack helicopters were trying to kill Islamic extremists
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| Jan.10 |
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U.S. strike kills suspect in '98 bombings Somalis: An airstrike has killed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed the orchestrator of the U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa
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New attacks in southern Somalia |
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| Jan.11 |
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Official: strike missed al Qaeda suspects |
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| Jan.12 |
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Gun battle mars peace deal |
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Official: warlords agree to give up guns As warlords were signing a deal, 6 militiamen were gunned down just yards away in a dispute over a parking spot
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| Jan.13 |
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State of emergency declared |
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| Jan.14 |
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Talks begin on peacekeepers |
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| Jan.19 |
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Ethiopia 'set for Somali pullout' |
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Presidential palace in Mogadishu attacked |
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| Jan.22 |
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Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders' |
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| Jan.27 |
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More Ethiopians to quit Somalia |
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| Jan.30 |
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AU fails to secure Somali force African Union leaders have failed to secure full numbers for a planned peacekeeping force, following a 2-day summit
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| Jan.31 |
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Somalia begins enforcing martial law |
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| Feb.20 |
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Heavy shelling in Somali capital |
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| Feb.25 |
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Hundreds hurt in crossfire of fierce battles |
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| Mar.13 |
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President under attack in palace
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| Mar.18 |
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Mortar blasts shake capital
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| Mar.21 |
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Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage The insurgents dragged soldiers' bodies through the streets before burning them on in heavy fighting that killed at least 13 people
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| Mar.23 |
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Supply plane for peacekeepers shot down
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| Mar.29 |
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Ethiopian helicopters fire on market
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| Mar.30 |
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Helicopter shot down in Mogadishu
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| Mar.31 |
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Bloody battle rages Mogadishu
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| Apr.4 |
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Bodies cleared from Mogadishu streets
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| Apr.7 |
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Top US envoy on Somalia mission The top US diplomat for Africa is to urge the interim government to create a truce, as violence threatens to derail reconciliation
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| Apr.10 |
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Ethiopia admits terror detentions
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| Apr.19 |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN Fighting continues between insurgents and government-backed Ethiopian forces. 200,000 people have fled their homes
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| Apr.26 |
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PM claims 'victory'
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| May.1 |
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AU peacekeepers patrol Mogadishu
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| May.10 |
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Aid workers feared kidnapped
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| May.12 |
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3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits 2 bombs go off in in Mogadishu, cutting short a visit by John Holmes, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs
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| May.14 |
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Aid 'not reaching needy'
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| Jun.1 |
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US ship 'fires on Somali village' Islamist militants are reported to have set up a base in a remote village
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| Jun.3 |
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PM survives bomb attack Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a suicide vehicle bomb blast that heavily damaged his home after A Toyota Land Cruiser exploded, killing six guards
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| Jun.25 |
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Shooting at food aid crush
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| Jul.6 |
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5 children killed playing with land mine
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| Aug.11 |
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Two journalists assassinated
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| Aug.23 |
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Pirates free crew, ransom paid
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| Oct.17 |
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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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| Oct.19 |
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WFP head 'investigated'
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| Oct.23 |
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U.N. food chief released Idris Osman was released. Government troops arrested Osman a week ago during a raid
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| Oct.27 |
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Heavy fighting in Mogadishu
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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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| Oct.30 |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates| The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel. The Koreans moved against the attackers after the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Wil... | |
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| Nov.2 |
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Pirates want U.S. Navy to back off
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| Nov.11 |
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Children die in violence
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| Nov.13 |
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Troops shut radio station
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| Nov.19 |
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Ethiopia 'bombs' Ogaden villages
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| Nov.22 |
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Head of Red Crescent named PM
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| Dec.3 |
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UN says Somalia needs more help
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| Dec.4 |
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Ethiopia calls for help in Somalia
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| Dec.19 |
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Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has accused the UN of playing a damaging role in the crisis
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| Dec.22 |
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Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'
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| Dec.24 |
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French journalist freed
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