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SOMALIA: Islamic Courts warn of possible renewal of civil war

OCT 09, 2006

NAIROBI, 9 October (IRIN) - The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which controls much of southern and central Somalia, has warned of imminent war between...

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Somalis Protest Militia; 100 Arrested

OCT 08, 2006

BAIDOA, Somalia — About 100 demonstrators were arrested at protests against an Islamic militia that has seized much of southern Somalia, a new offic...

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Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an Taliban

OCT 08, 2006

As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...

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Somalia: Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban?

OCT 08, 2006

Other aspects of the new regime are less welcome. As traditionally secular Muslims, many Somalis have been worried at how the courts have tried to shu...

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Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban...

OCT 08, 2006

As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...

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Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban?

OCT 08, 2006

As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...

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Four Somali siblings mourned, laid to rest

OCT 08, 2006

Wrapped head to toe in white sheets that seemed to emphasize their innocence, the tiny bodies easily fit side by side, two to a gurney....

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Somali militia vows to recapture port from Islamists

OCT 08, 2006

KISMAYO, Somalia, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A militia faction that controlled Somalia's port of Kismayo until it was seized by Islamists last month vowed on S...

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Minneapolis City Council Removes Moratorium on Taxicab Licenses

OCT 07, 2006

Minneapolis, MN – (HOL) Minneapolis City Council passed Friday an ordinance lifting the long-standing moratorium on taxicab licenses, stirring anger...

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Somali militiamen arrest dozens protesting new Islamic administration in key seaport

OCT 07, 2006

BAIDOA, Somalia Militiamen fired into the night to try and disperse hundreds of people who burnt tires, threw stones and vandalized shops as they prot...

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