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Somalia graduation ceremony blast kills 23

Abdirahim — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:54:56 +0000

The death toll rose to 23 on Friday in a suicide bombing attack at a Somali graduation ceremony, which killed three members of Somalia’s U.N.-backed interim government, according to an independent media...

Civilians on the edge in Somalia; 8 more Killed in Fresh Clashes

Abdirahim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:41:31 +0000

At least 8 people were killed and more than 17 others injured in Heavy fighting between Somali government forces and insurgents in south and northern Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said.

The clashes broke out late on Saturday, when the two sides exchanged heavy mortar fire, which killed at least 6 civilians in the districts of Bondhere, Karan, Yaqshid, Hodon and Abdiaziz.

According to eyewitnesses, heavily armed insurgents carried out attacks on government bases in the districts.

Crime pays for Somalia’s pirates

Abdirahim — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:43:41 +0000

Somali pirates are demanding an $8m ransom for the release of a Ukrainian ship they are holding off the coast off their country’s northern coast.The pirates appear to rule the seas around Somalia with impunity, while towns in Somalia’s Puntland...

Al-Shabab kills 14 Somali soldiers

Abdirahim — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:16:53 +0000

Al-Shabab fighters have killed at least fourteen Somali soldiers in an attack on a military checkpoint south of the capital, Mogadishu.

U.N. extends Congo arms embargo

Abdirahim — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:36:57 +0000

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to lift the arms embargo on the Congolese government but extended a ban on arms sales and military training to all militias and rebel groups in the country.

The council’s action was seen as a show of support for President Joseph Kabila’s government following democratic elections and its efforts to restore security in much of the country.

Asked whether the resolution would help the government combat militias still operating in the volatile east, Congo’s U.N. Ambassador Atoki Ileka, said: “Yes, absolutely. That’s what we are aiming at.”

The resolution adopted by the council also extended a travel ban and asset freeze on a list of individuals, including political and military leaders of foreign armed groups. It ordered financial and travel restrictions against leaders who recruit child soldiers — and against individuals who kill, maim and abduct children and women, and subject women to sexual violence.