We have started to collect the most important news related to Somalia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
One of the Somali capital's main hospitals says it is swamped with patients, as a radical cleric takes over an armed rebel group.
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Yemen says an international vessel on patrol against Somali pirates in the Red Sea opened fire on local fishermen, killing two.
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Somalia's transitional government sends 600 extra troops to reinforce Mogadishu's airport.
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Around 200 Somali pirates reportedly renounce piracy at a meeting in north Somalia, after pressure from local leaders.
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Somalia's militant group al-Shabab says it carried out Sunday's suicide bombing in the capital.
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Chasing the Somali piracy evaporating money trail
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Chasing the Somali piracy evaporating money trail
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A suicide bomber kills a civilian and six government guards in the Somali capital, as Islamists battle pro-government troops.
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The African Union calls on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Eritrea for supporting insurgents in Somalia.
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Both pro-government forces and Islamist militants claim success as 36 people die in fierce fighting in Mogadishu.
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A Somali man arrested over the kidnap of a US captain pleads not guilty to 10 charges including piracy in a New York court.
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Somalia's neighbours call for the UN to impose a blockade on air strips and sea ports to stop Islamists getting fighters.
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At least three civilians, including a child, are killed during fierce overnight fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, residents say.
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A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates is indicted on piracy charges.
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Somali Islamists use amputations to deter thieves
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Ethiopian military forces have crossed back into Somalia, four months after leaving, witnesses tell the BBC.
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Somalia asks the international community to help it set up a coastguard to tackle the pirates plaguing shipping off its coast.
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Hardline Islamist militants capture a strategically important town north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, eyewitnesses say.
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Eritrea denies reports that it has been supplying hardline Islamists in Somalia with weapons and ammunition.
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The US is "seriously concerned" by reports that Eritrea is supplying hardline Islamists in neighbouring Somalia with arms.
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Somalia's president appeals to insurgents to negotiate, but they reject the overture as civilians continue to flee the capital.
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After 18 years, a Somali gives up hope of going home
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There is evidence that Somali pirate ships are co-ordinating their attacks, the commander of the EU's anti-piracy mission says.
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Heavy fighting erupts again in the Somali capital Mogadishu as some of the fiercest clashes in months show no sign of abating.
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Somalia faces its worst drought for at least a decade, with nearly half the population suffering malnutrition, says the UN.
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Thousands of residents flee Somalia's capital Mogadishu as the death toll jumps from intense fighting.
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Somalia's president tells the BBC hard-line Islamists
are to blame for renewed bloodshed in the capital Mogadishu.
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A Somali minister says piracy is being made worse by the international community paying ransoms.
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At least 14 people are reported killed in a mortar attack on a mosque in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Somali pirates release a British-owned cargo ship after more than a month following the payment of a ransom.
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A South Korean warship foils a pirate attack on a North Korean cargo ship off Somalia, officials in Seoul say.
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Somalia's influential Islamist leader says he will not hold talks with the president, following his recent return to Mogadishu.
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Fourteen suspected Somali pirates are captured in separate operations by a French frigate and the Seychelles coast guard.
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A Greek ship carrying 35,000 tons of soya is hijacked by Somali pirates south-west of the Seychelles, officials say.
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The UN's refugee agency says it hopes to restart operations in areas under Islamists' control in Somalia.
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A Russian warship seizes a pirate vessel with 29 people on board near the coast of Somalia, Russian news reports say.
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A US cargo ship captain held hostage for five days by Somali pirates on a lifeboat did not immediately realise he was being rescued as gunshots rang out, he says
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Somali vigilantes capture 12 pirates as local leaders tell the BBC they are fighting back against the sea raiders.
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Two aid workers with Medecins Sans Frontieres held by gunmen in Somalia for over a week are released.
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Spanish forces arrest nine Somalis suspected of being the pirates who attacked an Italian cruise ship.
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Yemeni special forces free an oil tanker captured by Somali pirates, one of four attacked on Sunday, Yemeni officials say.
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A mortar attack on the Somali parliament on Mogadishu misses the building but kills eight people nearby, officials say.
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Hardline Islamist cleric Sheikh Aweys calls for African Union troops to leave Somalia before he talks to the government.
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Donors offer rare optimism for Somalia future
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A Philippine crew freed after being held for five months by Somali pirates fear recapture after running out of fuel.
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Will the 'Somalia effect' encourage more piracy in Asia
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