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 East Africa (138)
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 2008
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Relief agencies: Somalia too dangerous Nearly 40 relief agencies said they can't help millions of Somalis, blaming the existence of too many checkpoints and other dangers
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| Apr.4 |
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Islamic fighters seize towns
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| Apr.5 |
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French navy pursues hijacked yacht
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| Apr.11 |
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Sarkozy: Pirates have released hostages
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| Apr.19 |
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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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| Apr.21 |
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Somalia clashes 'the worst since 1991'
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| Apr.26 |
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  Pirates free crew of Spanish boat Pirates have released the Playa de Bakio, a Basque tuna fishing boat, and its 26 crew members seized off the coast of Somalia
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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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| May.2 |
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Militants vow to avenge U.S. airstrike
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| May.5 |
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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.6 |
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Civilians 'routinely targeted' for brutality Amnesty International: Soldiers, insurgents and bandits routinely target civilians for rape, robbery and murder
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Somalis into Yemen in record numbers
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| May.17 |
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 Jordan aid vessel hijacked Pirates have hijacked the Victoria, sailing from India with 4,000 tonnes of sugar donated by Denmark on board, off the coast of Somalia
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| Jun.2 |
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 Navies to tackle Somali pirates The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to allow countries to send warships into Somalia's waters to tackle pirates
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| Jun.3 |
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Somalis: Worsening humanitarian crisis Somalis called for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops, saying their departure would accelerate a political settlement of Somalia's 18-year c...
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| Jun.4 |
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Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine Somalia is facing life-threatening food and water shortages leaving millions at risk for starvation
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| Jun.7 |
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Leading journalist slain Nasteh Dahir Farah, 36, was gunned down in a targeted assassination, making him the 10th journalist to be killed in the country since last y...
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| Jun.8 |
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Clashes leave at least 10 dead Fresh fighting between Ethiopian-backed government forces and Islamic insurgents in capital city of Mogadishu
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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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| Jun.10 |
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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.28 |
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Kidnapped aid workers freed Swedish and a Danish national taken hostage by Islamist militants were released within hours
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| Jul.6 |
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Gunmen kill U.N. official, wound 2 others Gunmen opened fire on people leaving a mosque, killing Osman Ali Ahmed, the head of the U.N. Development Program for Somalia
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| Jul.12 |
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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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| Aug.3 |
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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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| Aug.20 |
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 'Fraud' halts US refugee scheme The U.S. has suspended a program aimed at reuniting refugees in Africa with relatives in the US because of widespread fraud
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| Aug.22 |
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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.23 |
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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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Militants attack peacekeepers| Islamist militants launched a massive assault on African Union peacekeepers in the capital, sparking battles that killed at least 17 civilians | |
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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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