Insurgents in Somalia Take Over Police Posts
Sunday, den 4. January 2009The move to take over the stations, which were unoccupied, raised fears that the Ethiopians’ departure would set off a violent scramble for control among Islamist groups.
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Ethiopian Army Begins Leaving Mogadishu
Friday, den 2. January 2009As people in Mogadishu watched the first convoy of trucks head toward the Ethiopian border on Friday, many said they feared what would happen next.
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World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: 10 Die in Market Attack
Wednesday, den 31. December 2008Witnesses described a mortar attack on a busy market Somalia’s government crumbled and the impending pullout of Ethiopian troops raised fears of an Islamist takeover.
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Somalia’s Fate Still Unclear After Leader Quits
Tuesday, den 30. December 2008It is hard to predict how the resignation of Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, widely blamed for his country’s deepening crisis, will play out in Somalia.
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Opportunities and Risks After Somali Leader Quits
Tuesday, den 30. December 2008It is hard to predict how the resignation of Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, widely blamed for his country’s deepening crisis, will play out in Somalia.
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Somalia’s President Resigns
Monday, den 29. December 2008Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Somalia’s president who has been widely blamed for his country’s deepening crisis, resigned on Monday, casting Somalia into a deeper political abyss.
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Islamist Militants in Somalia Begin to Fight One Another
Monday, den 29. December 2008A newly militarized Islamist group, the Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jama, killed more than 10 fighters from the Shabab, a rival Islamist faction that was known as one of Somalia’s toughest.
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Somali President to Resign, Officials Say
Wednesday, den 24. December 2008Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the president of Somalia’s beleaguered transitional government, has been steadily marginalized over the past few months.
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African Union Staying in Somalia
Tuesday, den 23. December 2008The African Union decided Monday to maintain its peacekeepers in Somalia for two more months, and it appealed for more countries to send troops to bolster the security force.
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Despite Wave of Piracy, Filipinos Crave Work as Sailors
Sunday, den 21. December 2008There has always been an element of risk in the seafaring life, but with a surge in piracy off the Horn of Africa, the dangers have seldom been more glaring.
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