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Somalia: Ethiopian Soldiers Detain Former Mogadishu Mayor (Sh. Media Network) (Latest News)

Thursday 1 January 2009
On Tuesday the Ethiopian forces disarmed the former mayor who was a very close to the ex Somali President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed. > continue

Somali President Ahmed resigns (AFP) (Latest News)

Monday 29 December 2008
BAIDOA, Somalia (AFP) — Somalia’s President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned Monday after a bitter power struggle in the country’s embattled transitional government. "I had promised to return the power if I could not bring peace, stability and democracy where people can elect their leader," Yusuf (...) > continue

Somali lawmakers seek to oust prime minister (AFP) (Latest News)

Monday 25 August 2008
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Islamists seize key Somali port (AFP) (Latest News)

Friday 22 August 2008
"Kismayo is completely under the control of the Islamists," said Mohamed Abdi, a trader and former government official. > continue

Over 92 civilians killed in Somalia- (Press TV) (Latest News)

Thursday 21 August 2008
Forty others lost their lives in different districts of north and south Mogadishu. The fighting started when the presidential palace and Somali government bases were attacked. Hundreds of people were injured in the clashes. > continue

Fourteen die in Somalia’s escalating violence (Xinhua) (Latest News)

Wednesday 20 August 2008
Islamist insurgents launched an attack on the Ugandan contingent of the African Union peacekeepers in K4 area in the south of Mogadishu, the capital. An exchange of heavy artillery fire between the two sides continued for nearly an hour. > continue

Fighting in south Mogadishu (Latest News)

Saturday 9 August 2008
Intense fighting has erupted between Somali’s Union of the Islamic Courts fighters and government soldiers in south Mogadishu. > continue

Commander kills himself in Somalia (PressTV) (Latest News)

Monday 7 July 2008
An Ethiopian commander has committed suicide in Somalia after finding out about the UIC fighters’ destroying a long-awaited food convoy. The commander, who used to serve in the Somali military in the central region of Hiiran, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he learned that the (...) > continue

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, ARS, Eritrea, and the Somalis of the Center (Latest News)

Monday 26 May 2008
Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis At a press conference in Djibouti, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), hinted at problems originating from Eritrea´s involvement in the ARS; the foreign involvement is said to have turned some of the (...) > continue

Ethiopia says troops to stay in Somalia (Reuters) (Latest News)

Wednesday 21 May 2008
“Meles’ latest statement poses a threat to the talks. It will harden positions,” said one analyst, who asked not to be named. “One of the main contentious issues at the talks was the withdrawal of the Ethiopians ... This is not good.” > continue

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