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Troops build up in south Somalia
Tension is rising in the Somali town of Burhakaba after government troops moved in on Saturday to wrest control from Islamist militias....
Read More »Islamist forces gather as Somalis prepare to flee
LEGO, Somalia, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Heavily armed Islamist fighters gathered near a key southern Somali town on Sunday a day after their allies were cha...
Read More »Out of Somalia
Not officially anyway. Death in this overcrowded refugee camp for victims of Somalia's civil wars means a family loses one of its precious food-ration...
Read More »Horn of Africa May Be Next Terror Front
NAIROBI, Kenya - From the Red Sea to Lake Victoria, the Horn of Africa is one of the few places in the world where, if careful, a traveler can move 1,...
Read More »Somalis under siege in South Africa
A spate of murders over the past two months has left Cape Town's Somali community, especially those who run businesses in townships, fearing for their...
Read More »Somali, Ethiopian troops capture town from Islamists
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali government troops backed by Ethiopian forces have captured a town near a government base in south central Somalia after heavy...
Read More »Refugees 'being fed to sharks'
At least 126 East Africans died or disappeared while crossing shark-infested waters to Yemen in recent weeks, sometimes after being thrown overboard b...
Read More »Government forces and Ethiopian troops retake town in southern Somalia, witnesses say
MOGADISHU, Somalia About 100 forces of Somalia's transitional government backed by Ethiopian troops have retaken the main town between the capital and...
Read More »Perilous Somalia stories worth risk, sacrifice
Our job is to bring the news home to you. Over the years, the Toronto Star's newsroom has sent reporters and photographers to outrageously dangerous p...
Read More »Heavy fighting erupts in Somali town
Heavy fighting between pro-Islamic militia and government troops backed by Ethiopian forces has erupted near a government base in south central Somali...
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