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Nigeria readies troops for any Somalia peace mission

JAN 25, 2007

ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria is readying hundreds of troops for deployment to Somalia for possible participation in a peacekeeping force planned for the re...

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Jailed Somali died from drinking

JAN 25, 2007

LEWISTON - A Somali man who died in the county jail last year drank himself to death, a report filed by the state's chief medical examiner said....

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Uganda: 1,500 Troops Set for Somalia

JAN 25, 2007

A UPDF force of 1,500 troops is ready to leave for Somalia "any time", the commander of the Land Forces, Gen. Katumba Wamala, has said....

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

JAN 24, 2007

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

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Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, expands both in size and job opportunities

JAN 24, 2007

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti – Construction teams are expanding Camp Lemonier from its current size of 97 acres to nearly 500 acres adding to the quality...

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Situation Report No 26 - Jan 23, 2007

JAN 24, 2007

Security in Mogadishu continues to be erratic. On 19 January, mortar fire targeted the presidential palace, current residence of President Yusuf. The...

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U.S. confirms second air strike in Somalia

JAN 24, 2007

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The United States this week conducted a second air strike in Somalia, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the top U.S. envoy in...

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U.S. ambassador, top Somali Islamist meet: official

JAN 24, 2007

NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger has met top Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is being held by Kenyan i...

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Ethiopia to stay in Somalia until AU force arrives, says Meles

JAN 24, 2007

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopian troops who helped oust Islamist hardliners from Mogadishu will remain in Somalia until the deployment of African Union p...

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US launches new airstrike on Somalia: report

JAN 24, 2007

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A US Air Force AC-130 gunship has launched a second air strike against suspected Al-Qaeda operatives in southern Somali...

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