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| Articles about Somalia |
| Somalia Faces Humanitarian Crisis | | 2008-07-21 10:05:50 | | Somalia has faced a humanitarian crisis for much of the year, but now it appears to be growing noticeably worse. A confluence of factors—including disease outbreaks, a growing famine, the absence of government, and the targeting of aid workers—make the country's future appear bleak. Describing the situation, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has stated : "Humanitarian conditions have taken a dramatic turn for the worse owing to the ongoing conflict, increasing food prices, a deepening...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | acribillan funcionario de la ONU en Somalia | | 2008-07-06 23:11:07 | | El jefe del Programa de Desarrollo de Naciones Unidas en Somalia fue asesinado este domingo en la noche cuando se dirigía a su casa tras participar de un evento religioso en la capital del país, Mogadiscio, dijeron testigos.
Osman Ali Ahmed, jefe de la oficina del Programa de Desarrollo de la ONU en la capital somalí, [...]... | | By: Atronao | | |
| | The destruction of Somalia continues | | 2008-05-04 00:18:48 | | Last November I wrote the following piece and it got picked up by the Somaliland Times (Somaliland is either an independent country north of Somalia or a breakaway part of Somalia, depending on who you talk to). In the wake of the recent illegal US air strike in Somalia, I think my article is still largely correct. For nearly the last decade I've worked with several Somalis and in order to avoid brain atrophy from monotonous factory work, we talk politics. Someday I wish to visit the area. According to the United Nations, the situation in Somalia is the worst humanitarian crisis in all of Africa. In the last two weeks 100,000 people have fled Mogadishu, the capital of the country. It is estimated that 1.5 million Somalis are now in need of immediate assistance. Despite all this, coverage of the situation has been absent from nearly all national, and local, news outlets.One can’t help but think that the United States’ involvement in the catastrophe is one reason why the media has be... | | By: The Peace Tree | | |
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| Spanish fishing boat with 26 crew hijacked off Somalia | | 2008-04-21 10:34:00 | | Pirates armed with grenade launchers have hijacked a Spanish fishing trawler and its crew of 26 off the coast of Somalia.The Playa de Bakio was attacked 250 miles from the shoreline yesterday, and is headed back to Somalia. A Spanish navy frigate has been diverted to the scene of the hijacking.The attack comes just a week after a luxury French yacht with 30 crew on board was released by Somali pirates following payment of a £1m ransom. French special forces troops later chased the pirates as they fled inland, arresting six men and recovering £100,000 in cash. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Democratic candidates gain support abroad: Obama in Afghanistan, Hillary in Somalia | | 2008-04-19 04:50:00 | | Kabul, 18 April (AKI) - (by Syed Saleem Shahzad) - US presidential candidate Barack Obama has generated broad support in Afghanistan, while Somalis would prefer to work with his Democratic rival Senator Hillary Clinton.These are the findings of a survey conducted by the international think-tank, The Senlis Council, in Afghanistan and Somalia in March and April. According to the think-tank, the results of this year's US presidential elections are "critical to both countries," as they are both "strongly affected by US policy". When asked which of the presidential candidates they would back, 69 percent of those questioned in Afghanistan favoured Obama, while 26 percent were in favour of Clinton. In Somalia, 47 percent of civilians surveyed supported Clinton, while 44 percent backed Obama.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Danger, Again, in Somalia | | 2008-03-26 09:48:06 | | After the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) was driven from power in Somalia by Ethiopian troops 15 months ago, the region, and its ongoing turmoil, largely fell from public view and the the official policy agenda. That is a serious mistake. As this BBC story shows, the radical Islamists have regrouped, have increased their ability to strike across the country, and are more formally allied with al Qaeda than in the past. The most important of the Islamist groups now fighting is al Shabab (meaning "The Lads,"...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Americans Fire Missiles Into Somalia | | 2008-03-03 14:06:00 | | NYT - Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman in Washington, said the target was a “known Al Qaeda terrorist,” and another American military official said the attack was carried out with at least two Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from a submarine.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Abu Mansour al-Amriki, one among al-Amrikin in Somalia | | 2007-10-12 18:52:31 | | On yesterday's America’s Newsroom on Fox, Bill Hemmer asked me if Somalia was the next battleground in the war on terror, in re to a newly release video of an American known as Abu Mansour who is helping train the Somali mujahidin aligned with al-Qaeda. I could only respond honestly: No, it likely will be overshadowed by Iraq for years to come. But Somalia has been a smoldering battlefield since the early 1990s, as we all recall the basis for "Black Hawk Down." On October 3 and 4, 1993, two UH-60...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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