#somalia

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Somali pirates hijack Iran cargo ship in Maldives

Somali pirates seized an Iranian-owned cargo ship and its 23-strong crew in the first hijacking within Maldivian ...

Two killed in Somali rebels` mortar attack on palace

At least two people were killed and 8 others wounded after mortar rounds fired by Somalia`s al Shabaab rebels towards ...

Car bomb rocks Somali capital, Al Shabaab says responsible

A car bomb exploded in the heart of the Somali capital on Wednesday, wounding two people, and the rebel al Shabaab ...

British hostage Judith Tebbutt released in Somalia

British hostage Judith Tebbutt, captured in Kenya over six months ago by gunmen who killed her husband, was released ...

NATO extends anti-piracy mission until 2014

NATO agreed Monday to extend its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2014, stressing that ...

Six Somalis killed in Mogadishu mortar attack: witnesses

At least six Somali civilians were killed after mortar shells struck their camp for displaced people near the ...

Kenya arrests four over deadly grenade attacks: police

Kenyan police said Monday they have arrested four people in connection with grenade attacks that killed six people in ...

AU-backed troops seize Shebab positions in Mogadishu

African Union-backed Somali government troops attacked and seized positions of hardline Shebab insurgents in the ...

Somali Shebab crumbling as foreign fighters flee: AU

Somalia`s Al-Qaeda allied Shebab fighters are close to collapse, with large numbers fleeing the war-torn country for ...

Ethiopia, Somali troops seize rebel bastion of Baidoa

Truckloads of Ethiopian and Somali troops on Wednesday captured the strategic Somali city of Baidoa from Al-Qaeda ...

149 illegal immigrants detained in Bogor

The Immigration authority of Bogor district, West Java province, has detained a total of 149 illegal immigrants in a ...

UN declares Somali famine over for now

An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia for now but ...

ICRC regrets Somali ban, but committed to helping people

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it remains committed to helping Somalis but regrets the ...

news focus: Muslim legislators conference emphasizes women`s roles, democracy

After having discussions for a week in Palembang, South Sumatra, over 330 legislators from 40 member states of the ...

Al Shabaab rebels ban red cross in Somalia

Al Shabaab rebels in Somalia have expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from areas they control ...