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1 hr ago | Edmonton Journal

Brits take credit for journalists' release

Former hostages Amanda Lindhout, left, of Sylvan Lake, and Nigel Brennan, of Australia, arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday.

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6 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

Somalia: Heavy Clashes Kill 11 in Mogadishu

At least 11 people have been killed and 18 others injured in heavy fighting between Somali government forces and fighters loyal to insurgent Hizbul Islam group, Radio Garowe reports on Monday.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

Spokesman Review

new Eight more face terror charges

Federal authorities unsealed criminal charges Monday against eight suspects alleged to be part of a U.S. recruiting network that sent young men to fight in Somalia - one of the largest militant operations uncovered in the United States since the Sept.

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McClatchy DC

Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher?

The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex.

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Calgary Sun

Somali journalist called hero of kidnapping saga

If there's a hero in the Amanda Lindhout kidnapping affair, it's the Somali journalist who risked his life trying to secure her freedom, colleague Chris Gelken says.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

Reuters

Somali rebels order WFP to halt relief food imports

The U.N.'s World Food Program must immediately stop importing relief rations to Somalia, hard-line rebels said on Wednesday, accusing the aid agency of devastating local agriculture.

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IRIN

SOMALIA: Mass exodus as militia takes control of southern town

Watering animals in Afmadow : Hundreds of families have fled Afmadow after Somalia's Islamist Al-Shabab militia took over control of the southern town NAIROBI, 24 November 2009 - Somalia's Islamist Al-Shabab militia group has taken control of the southern town of Afmadow, 620km south of the capital Mogadishu, causing hundreds of families to flee in ...

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

National Post

Officials worried group in Canada went to join Islamic radicals in Somalia

Counterterrorism officials are investigating a group of youths who allegedly left Canada for East Africa two weeks ago, amid concerns they may have gone to join the Somali militant group Al-Shabab. Two sources familiar with the case said investigators had been canvassing Toronto's large Somali-Canadian community for information about as many as ...

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

MSNBC

Boy becomes lost face of Somalia's war

The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm.

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CBS 2

Pirates free hijacked ship bound for Somali port

Marshall gives Ted and Robin one of his "Slap Bet" slaps to be used on Barney; and Lily's estranged father visits her for Thanksgiving.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Gulf Times

Islamists seize town in Somalia, 12 killed

's Al Shabaab Islamists said yesterday they had seized control of a southern town from the rival Hizbul Islam insurgents after clashes that killed at least 12 fighters.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

AllAfrica.com

Somalia: Woman Stoned to Death for Adultery

An unnamed woman was stoned to death at Eel-boon in Wajid district, 330 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, on Wednesday.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Somalia's Islamist militants spill into neighboring countries

When he fled his native Somalia for Uganda 18 months ago, Ali Yasin thought he had escaped the death threats for good.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Reuters

Somali pirates free UAE-owned cargo ship: trader

Somali pirates have freed a United Arab Emirates-owned cargo ship, a Somali businessman said on Thursday, dismissing suggestions that it had been carrying weapons to the anarchic country.

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Miller-McCune

What Are Those Warships Doing Off Somalia?

Somali pirates aboard Motor Vessel Win Far are seen firing upon a U.S. Navy Sea Hawk helicopter.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

BBC

Somali woman stoned for adultery

A 20-year-old woman divorcee accused of committing adultery in Somalia has been stoned to death by Islamists in front of a crowd of about 200 people.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Somali pirate: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages free

In this undated photo released by the family of crew member Pablo Costas, second left, stands aboard the Spanish trawler Alakrana with other crew members at sea in an unkown location.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

FOX News

Kenyans Recruited to Fight in Somali Civil War

The recruits assembled by moonlight at a watering hole. Hundreds of boys and young Kenyan men were herded onto trucks, which were covered with heavy canvas, and driven through the night.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

NewsBlaze

The Forgotten Conflict Country in East Africa and Its Technological Development

Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, adjacent to the Arabian Peninsula; Somalia is geographically located in a very advantageous region, bordering both Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

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Wilson's Almanac

Two Kenyans kidnapped in Somalia by gunmen

According to witness reports, two Kenyan businessmen were kidnapped in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Monday, and a ransom has been demanded for them.

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