20110126
xinhua

BUJUMBURA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Somali President Sherif Ahmed Sherif visited Burundian troops serving in the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to comfort them in the fight against terrorism, the mission said on Tuesday.

20110125
reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Better equipped Somali pirates operating deep at sea threaten oil tankers in key waterways, and more naval firepower is "desperately needed" to combat the growing risk, shipping groups warned on Tuesday.

20110123
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region has barred central government officials from entering its territory, an official said, as a row between Puntland and the capital Mogadishu escalated.

20110122
reuters

BOSASSO (Reuters) - Somali pirates threatened on Sunday to kill any South Korean seamen they take hostage in future in revenge for the killing of eight pirates by South Korean troops who stormed a hijacked vessel.

20110121
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

Mogadishu — Heavy clash between Somali forces with the help of African Union peacekeepers and Al Shabaab fighters re-erupted in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least 2 persons and wounding 6 others in Mogadishu, witnesses said on Saturday.

20110122
Garowe Online (Garowe)

A political dispute between Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the state government of Puntland in northern Somalia escalated Saturday after Puntland banned TFG officials from visiting the peaceful state, Radio Garowe reports.

20110122
Garowe Online (Garowe)

At least 22 people including many civilians were killed in Somalia' s capital Mogadishu and in Middle Shabelle region, Radio Garowe reports.

20110114
IFEX

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses its grave concern for the safety of radio journalist Mohamed Ali Mohamud, publicly known as "Madka", who was kidnapped by Al-Shabaab forces at his home in northern Mogadishu.

20110115
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Thousands of rural Somalis are camping within earshot of fighting in the capital Mogadishu after Islamic militants prevented aid groups from helping them survive a drought.

20110110
Shabelle

Mogadishu — Officials of Benadir Administration under the transitional federal government of Somalia on Monday tortured two reporters of Shabelle Media Network, a local radio station based in the Somalis capital Mogadishu.

20110101
Shabelle

Mogadishu — More fighters loyal to Al shabaab Jihadist movement detained at leat 20 people in Elasha Biyaha, where is said to be a shelter for hundreds of thousands displaced Somalis, witnesses said on Saturday.

20110102
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have hijacked a Mozambican-flagged fishing vessel about 200 nautical miles (370 km) southwest of Comoros in the Indian Ocean, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said on Saturday.

20110101
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have hijacked a Mozambican-flagged fishing vessel about 200 nautical miles (370 km) southwest of Comoros in the Indian Ocean, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said on Saturday.

20101228
africanews

At least 20 people have reportedly been killed and more than 33 others seriously injured after a heavy clash between the Government Troops and the insurgent group of Al-Shabaab has erupted in the capital of Mogadishu according to local media.

20101226
africanews

Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a merchant ship with 27 crew off the sultanate of Oman, the head of a regional maritime group and the European Union Naval Force of Somalia said on Saturday.

20101226
africanews

At least 12 Somali young men have been captured by the police in Netherlands after they were suspected of planning a terrorist attack in the European country, Shabelle.net quoted a spokeswoman for the anti-terrorism police department .

20101225
reuters

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested 12 Somalis suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said on Saturday.

20101225
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a merchant ship with 27 crew off the sultanate of Oman, the head of a regional maritime group and the European Union Naval Force of Somalia said on Saturday.

20101223
africanews

The UN Security Council has recommended an additional 4000 African Union troops to bolster the African Union Mission in Somalia which is backing the weak Transitional Federal Government that is fighting radical groups.

20101221
IRIN

Nairobi — Holding a football tournament with teams from 15 regions of Somalia is an achievement in itself - but the organizers hope it will do more than only bring players together.