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Somali troops close on militants

DEC 30, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Thousands of Somali and Ethiopian troops were closing in Saturday on the last remaining stronghold of a militant Islamic mo...

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Aid plane crashes in Kenya

DEC 30, 2006

Nairobi - A Kenyan plane carrying aid and fuel to neighbouring Somalia crashed and burst into flames on Saturday, but officials said all three crew su...

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Somalia's president ready to visit recaptured capital Mogadishu

DEC 30, 2006

AFGOYE, Somalia (AFP) - Somalia's President Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed has travelled to Afgoye near the capital to prepare his entrance into Mogadishu itsel...

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Displaced children being forced to fight

DEC 30, 2006

CHILDREN as young as 12 are being recruited to fight in the conflict between Somali Government forces and rival Islamists, the United Nations refugee ...

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Somali Troops, Allies Prep for Showdown

DEC 30, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Thousands of Somali and Ethiopian troops set off Saturday for a showdown with Islamic forces who have regrouped at a southern se...

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Virginia's Somalis fear for families left behind

DEC 29, 2006

The fighting in Somalia has caused Marwa Abdulle and her family deep pain....

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After takeover, Somalia at square one

DEC 29, 2006

NAIROBI, Kenya - Some Somalis danced in the streets of central Mogadishu to welcome their prime minister Friday, while others across town threw stones...

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Somalis Split as Fighting Halts and Hint of Insurgency Looms

DEC 29, 2006

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Dec. 29 — Anti-Ethiopia riots erupted in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Friday, while masked gunmen emerged for the fi...

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Flood Situation Report No 19 – 28 December, 2006

DEC 29, 2006

The heavy fighting of the last eight days has abated, with Ethiopian/TFG forces now controlling much of southern Somalia. After taking Jowhar in Middl...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 29

DEC 29, 2006

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 29...

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