20110318
presstv
Fresh clashes between Somali government troops backed by African Union (AU) forces and al-Shabab fighters have left at least 13 people dead in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

20110318
presstv
Somali pirates have hijacked an Indonesian-flagged ship with 20 crew onboard in the Gulf of Aden, the European Union anti-piracy mission says.

20110315
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali rebels briefly attacked an area bordering Kenya before retreating to the countryside where security sources on Tuesday said the militants were regrouping after a government-led offensive.

20110310
Xinhua
NEW DELHI, March 10 (Xinhua) -- India said Thursday that 11 Indians captured along with their ship were finally released by Somali pirates Wednesday, after being held hostage for nearly a year.

20110305
reuters

MOGADISHU, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces in Mogadishu on Saturday said that they have foiled a suicide car bomb attack by Islamist rebels on the forces base.

20110305
reuters

MOGADISHU, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Somali government on Saturday said it recaptured the southern border town of Beledhawo from Islamist fighters of Al Shabaab following days of fierce battles. "Our forces are now fully in control of Beledhawo. We have succeeded in driving out the anti-peace forces from the town after they have been oppressing its people for long," Abdelhakim Mohamoud Haji Fiqi, Somali defense minister said in a news conference in Mogadishu.

20110305
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM) captured a key position from al Shabaab rebels in the capital, losing several troops in the fighting, its force commander said on Saturday.

20110304
Xinhua
NAIROBI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates have released a German-owned ship which was seized in December last year with eight crew members onboard, European Union anti-piracy mission said late Thursday.

20110203
Xinhua
MANILA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The 20 Filipino seafarers who were abducted by Somali pirates five months ago were released last weekend, local media Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.

20110301
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali rebels have launched a recruiting drive to counter a government offensive aimed at breaking the back of the insurgents, a rebel commander said on Tuesday, as fighting continued a stone's throw from Kenya.

20110228
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali's hardline rebel group al Shabaab threatened on Sunday to attack neighbouring Kenya for training Somali government forces and allowing Ethiopian troops to operate from its towns.

20110225
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali forces pushed deeper into rebel-controlled pockets of Mogadishu, the president said on Friday, as the beleaguered government sustained its offensive against insurgents in the city and in southern Somalia.

20110223
allAfrica.com

Somali pirates have killed four Americans aboard their yacht in the Indian Ocean, news reports said Tuesday.

20110223
reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pirates shot dead four U.S. hostages on a private yacht on Tuesday, the deadliest incident involving Americans kidnapped for ransom in the increasingly dangerous waters off Somalia.

20110221
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb by rebels who profess loyalty to al Qaeda killed at least 17 people near a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, and police forecast the death toll would rise.

20110213
xinhua

NAIROBI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates hijacked a Maltese- flagged ship with 23 crew members on board, according to the information released by European Union Naval Force on Sunday.

20110208
xinhua

ROME/LONDON (Reuters) - Pirates firing guns and rocket propelled grenades hijacked an Italian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday and diverted the medium-sized vessel towards Somalia, Italian Navy and European Union officials said.

20110205
UN News

The top United Nations official for Somalia voiced disappointment today at the transitional parliament's extension of its mandate by three years beyond the August deadline by which it was to enact a new constitution and hold general elections in the war-torn country.

20110203
Xinhua
NAIROBI, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Prolonged conflict and instability have largely impacted on the mental and psychological well-being of the Somali people, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in three Somalis has been affected by some kind of mental illness, a prevalence which is higher than in other low-income and war-torn countries.

20110128
Xinhua
NAIROBI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved 655,000 U.S. dollars for emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia.