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U.S. Navy Heads to U.N. Ship Off Somalia

FEB 26, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Three Somali police speedboats and a U.S. military vessel were headed Monday toward a U.N.-chartered cargo ship hijacked by pira...

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Louise Erdrich and Nuruddin Farah: In Conversation

FEB 25, 2007

Please join the Department of English in welcoming back to the University of Minnesota Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah, who was a visiting writer in 19...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 25, 2007

FEB 25, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 25, 2007...

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Mogadishu mayor denies mass exodus

FEB 25, 2007

MOGADISHU (AFP) - While many Somalis continued to flee their strife-torn capital, the mayor of Mogadishu on Sunday played down reports that thousands ...

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FOURTH SHIP FROM SAME COMPANY HIJACKED BY PIRATES

FEB 25, 2007

The UN is reporting that pirates hijacked a cargo ship delivering UN food aid to northeastern Somalia today (Sunday)...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 24, 2007

FEB 24, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali feb 24, 2007...

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For Somali refugees, a long journey with little hope for an end

FEB 24, 2007

Haleema Mohammed, 45, of Galkayo realized that staying in Somalia was no longer an option one unforgettable night in 1991, when she was forced to watc...

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U.S. Diplomat Sees Progress in Somalia

FEB 24, 2007

Washington -- Somalia's struggle to form a unified government after 15 years of clan warfare is achieving success, thanks to partners in the Horn of A...

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ICRC pleads to protect civilians as Somali conflict escalates

FEB 24, 2007

NAIROBI (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross have pleaded with warring groups in Somalia to protect civilians as thousands fled escala...

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Exodus from Mogadishu after deadly attacks

FEB 24, 2007

Mogadishu, Feb 24: Thousands of terrified civilians poured out of the Somali capital Saturday after heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and gunmen...

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