News: Somalia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Somalia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Somalia: news

Pirates free Taiwan fishing boat

Thursday, February 11th 2010, 14:30
related countries: Taiwan

Somali pirates free a Taiwanese fishing boat held for 10 months after the owner pays a ransom, a maritime agency says.
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Rebels 'pour into Somali capital'

Wednesday, February 10th 2010, 16:01
related places: Mogadishu

Hundreds of Somali Islamist rebels pour into Mogadishu, witnesses say, as at least 16 people die in clashes in the city.
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Somali forces 'kill al-Qaeda man'

Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 16:44

Somali officials say their soldiers have killed a "senior Jordanian al-Qaeda fighter" who also belonged to the al-Shabab group.
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Migrants saved from Gulf of Aden

Monday, February 8th 2010, 16:38

Somali fishermen save some 126 migrants who were reportedly forced into the sea at gunpoint by traffickers.
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Nato troops free ship off Somalia

Friday, February 5th 2010, 16:57
related countries: Denmark

Danish troops serving with Nato's anti-piracy force free the crew of a cargo ship boarded by gunmen off Somalia.
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Somalia 'to shut Europe missions'

Friday, February 5th 2010, 14:49

The weak, cash-strapped Somali government will close most of its embassies in Europe, the foreign minister tells the BBC.
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Burundi peace troops 'mutinied'

Friday, February 5th 2010, 11:30
related countries: Burundi

Thirty-three Burundian soldiers accused of mutinying over pay while serving as peacekeepers in Somalia go on trial.
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Somali bombs 'target civilians'

Thursday, February 4th 2010, 11:29

An aid agency says all groups fighting in Somalia are partly responsible for civilian casualties in "indiscriminate" shelling.
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Pirates release Greek cargo ship

Monday, February 1st 2010, 22:57
related countries: Greece

Somali pirates release the Greek-owned cargo ship Filitsa and its crew of 22, held since November, after a ransom is paid, officials say.
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UK defends Somalia ransom refusal

Monday, February 1st 2010, 19:07
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK Foreign Office defends its position of not paying a ransom to help free a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates.
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Somali Islamists 'join al-Qaeda'

Monday, February 1st 2010, 13:25

Somali Islamist rebel group al-Shabab confirms for the first time that its fighters are aligned with al-Qaeda's global campaign.
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Yacht couple 'need urgent help'

Sunday, January 31st 2010, 16:16
related countries: United Kingdom

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have told the first journalist to see them in captivity they are in urgent need of help.
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Ships 'ignore anti-pirate guide'

Friday, January 29th 2010, 15:25

The majority of ships being hijacked off the coast of Somalia are ignoring safety advice, UN piracy experts say.
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Somali fighting mars anniversary

Friday, January 29th 2010, 13:43

At least two peacekeepers are killed in a militant attack on a parade to mark one year since Somalia's president took office.
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China joins Somalia piracy drive

Friday, January 29th 2010, 5:07
related countries: China, United States

China agrees to expand its role in anti-piracy patrols, alongside the United States and EU, in the seas off Somalia.
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EU agrees to train Somali troops

Monday, January 25th 2010, 17:33

The European Union will send troops to help train up to 2,000 Somali soldiers, who are fighting an Islamist insurgency.
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Yacht couple rescue 'was bungled'

Friday, January 22nd 2010, 18:51
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Whitehall

An attempt to rescue a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates was "bungled", a Whitehall official has said.
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Pirate fears for UK yacht couple

Thursday, January 21st 2010, 19:54
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man kidnapped by Somali pirates says he and his wife could be killed within three or four days.
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Call for tough Somali arms checks

Thursday, January 21st 2010, 1:04

Amnesty International calls for stricter controls for weapons being given to Somalia's transitional government.
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Somali MPs 'cannot hide in Kenya'

Wednesday, January 20th 2010, 10:12
related countries: Kenya

Kenya says it is tired of giving a safe haven to Somali MPs, accusing them of fleeing to Kenya after ruining their own country.
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Somali protest at Kenya arrests

Monday, January 18th 2010, 16:40
related countries: Kenya
related places: Nairobi

Somalia sends a letter of protest to Kenya after 12 MPs were arrested by police investigating Friday's riots in Nairobi.
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Somali pirates free Greek tanker

Monday, January 18th 2010, 10:18
related countries: Greece

Somali pirates free a Greek-owned oil tanker, a day after one of the largest ransoms ever paid was dropped on board, the pirates and officials say.
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Somali pirates battle over ransom

Monday, January 18th 2010, 4:48
related countries: Greece

Somali pirates have been fighting over a huge ransom paid to free a Greek-flagged oil tanker, pirates and a maritime official say.
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Somalia and Yemen 'swap rebels'

Sunday, January 17th 2010, 6:44
related countries: Yemen

A Somali Islamist group fighting to overthrow Somalia's government says it is exchanging fighters with Yemeni rebels.
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Obama says no US troops in Yemen

Monday, January 11th 2010, 12:03
related countries: United States, Yemen

President Obama says he has "no intention" of sending US troops to Yemen or Somalia to combat militant groups in those countries.
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Guns for hire

Wednesday, January 6th 2010, 7:54

Kenyans who fight for - and against - Somali Islamists
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Pirates free hijack 'mother ship'

Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 14:35
related countries: India, Indian Ocean, Pakistan, United Kingdom

Somali pirates free a Pakistani vessel used to hijack a UK-owned car-transporting ship in the Indian Ocean.
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Somali militants force WFP exit

Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 11:23

The UN's World Food Programme suspends its operations in large parts of southern Somali because of threats from Islamist militants.
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Somali axeman 'was held in Kenya'

Monday, January 4th 2010, 10:55
related countries: Denmark, Kenya

A man accused of trying to kill Danish Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was previously held by Kenyan police, reports say.
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Bloody fighting hits Somali town

Monday, January 4th 2010, 9:12

At least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says.
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UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat'

Sunday, January 3rd 2010, 8:09
related countries: United Kingdom, United States, Yemen

The UK and US agree to intensify joint efforts to tackle the "evolving" terror threat from Yemen, Downing Street says.
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Pirates seize UK ship off Somalia

Saturday, January 2nd 2010, 11:19
related countries: Bulgaria, United Kingdom

A UK-flagged cargo ship with 25 crew, including eight Bulgarians, is hijacked off Somalia, the second in a week.
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Pirates hijack chemical tanker

Saturday, January 2nd 2010, 6:02

Somali pirates hijack a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden - the third vessel seized in waters around Somalia this week.
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Somali man 'tried to bomb plane'

Wednesday, December 30th 2009, 16:46
related places: Mogadishu

A Somali man is in custody in Mogadishu, suspected of trying to take explosives onto a plane, officials say.
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Somali pirates hijack two ships

Tuesday, December 29th 2009, 11:56
related countries: Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Somali pirates hijack a UK-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on its way to Thailand from Spain, officials say.
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Ship released by Somali pirates

Monday, December 28th 2009, 19:53
related countries: Singapore

Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says.
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China crew 'rescued' off Somalia

Monday, December 28th 2009, 5:28
related countries: China

The crew of a Chinese ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia have been rescued, officials say amid reports of a ransom.
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UK pair in captivity at Christmas

Friday, December 25th 2009, 0:34
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British hostages being held by pirates in Somalia face a Christmas in captivity with no immediate sign of their release.
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UN action shameful, says Eritrea

Thursday, December 24th 2009, 9:58
related countries: Eritrea

Eritrea says sanctions imposed by the UN are shameful and dismisses claims it backs militants in Somalia.
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UN imposes sanctions on Eritrea

Wednesday, December 23rd 2009, 16:46
related countries: Eritrea

The UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Eritrea, accusing it of aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
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UN imposes sanctions on Eritrea

Wednesday, December 23rd 2009, 16:36
related countries: Eritrea

The UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Eritrea, accusing it of aiding Islamic insurgents in Somalia.
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Mortar attack on MPs in Somalia

Monday, December 21st 2009, 15:55
related places: Mogadishu

At least eight people die after mortars are fired at Somali MPs holding their first meeting in Mogadishu since August.
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Dutch release Somalia 'pirates'

Friday, December 18th 2009, 11:20
related countries: Netherlands

A group of suspected Somali pirates held on a Dutch warship will be freed because no country wants to prosecute them.
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Somalis 'forced into Yemen war'

Wednesday, December 16th 2009, 13:27
related countries: Yemen

Hundreds of Somali refugees are being forced at gunpoint to join rebel fighting in north Yemen, a Somali diplomat has told the BBC.
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Bomb kills policemen in Somalia

Tuesday, December 15th 2009, 12:20

At least three Somali police officers are killed by a roadside bomb in the port city of Bossaso in the Puntland region.
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Somali pirate patrols 'may widen'

Thursday, December 10th 2009, 23:27
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK admiral in charge of the EU flotilla carrying out anti-piracy patrols off Somalia considers extending the area of patrol.
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