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

Ethiopia starts Somalia pull-out

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 8:44
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopian troops begin to leave the Somali capital, four weeks after they crossed the border.
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Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders'

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 10:19

One of Somalia's Islamist leaders gives himself up to the Kenyan authorities, a police source tells the BBC.
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Somalis urged to meet Islamists

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 12:47
related countries: Ethiopia

The US ambassador to Kenya calls on Somalia's interim government to talk to Islamic moderates in the country.
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African Union backs Somalia plan

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 1:29

The African Union approves a plan to send African peacekeepers to Somalia to help stabilise the country.
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Gunfire at Somali leader's home

Friday, January 19th 2007, 19:59
related places: Mogadishu

Heavy gunfire breaks out at the residence of the Somali president in the capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.
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Ethiopia 'set for Somali pullout'

Friday, January 19th 2007, 17:47
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopian forces are to start leaving Somalia "in the next few days", Prime Minister Meles Zenawi tells the BBC.
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Somali warlords hand over weapons

Friday, January 19th 2007, 10:26

One of Somalia's main warlords surrenders "battle wagons" to the government and his militia join the army.
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'Best chance' for Somalia peace

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 17:53

The UN envoy to Somalia urges the country not to waste "the best opportunity for peace for 16 years".
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US slams Somali speaker's sacking

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 11:25
related countries: United States

The US criticises the sacking of Somalia's speaker of parliament, saying reconciliation is needed.
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Parliament sacks Somali speaker

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 17:27

Somalia's transitional parliament votes to sack its speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan.
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Troops 'offered' for Somali force

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 18:08

Several African countries offer to contribute to a Somali peace force, the leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya say.
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Somali broadcasters set for talks

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 9:43

Somalia's main broadcasters are due to hold talks with the interim government after being shut down.
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Somalia shuts down broadcasters

Monday, January 15th 2007, 12:58

The main broadcasters in Somalia's capital are shut down, as the president set up a new team to end "chaos".
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Deadly attacks in Somali capital

Monday, January 15th 2007, 8:48
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Mogadishu

A Somali policeman is killed and a convoy of government and Ethiopian troops attacked in the capital, Mogadishu.
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Hunt for Somali peacekeeper force

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 17:27
related countries: Kenya

Kenya's president and the African Union both try to secure peacekeeping troops for Somalia.
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Martial law declared in Somalia

Saturday, January 13th 2007, 12:03

Somalia's parliament backs the declaration of martial law after the rout of Islamist forces.
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Last Somali Islamist base 'falls'

Friday, January 12th 2007, 22:24
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopian-backed troops capture the last stronghold of Somalia's Islamist militia, the defence minister says.
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Battle mars Somali peace deal

Friday, January 12th 2007, 13:11

Somali warlords who have fought for 16 years agree to disarm after a battle which leaves five dead.
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Djibouti condemns US Somali raids

Friday, January 12th 2007, 10:01
related countries: Djibouti, United States

Djibouti, which hosts a large US anti-terror base, condemns this week's US air strikes in nearby Somalia.
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Somali raids miss terror suspects

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 13:53
related countries: Kenya, United States
related places: Monday

The US air strikes in Somalia failed to kill the three al-Qaeda suspects targeted, a top US official says.
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US denies Somalia air strikes

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 20:48
related countries: United States

Air strikes targeting Islamist militias in southern Somalia continue, but the US denies responsibility.
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US 'targets al-Qaeda' in Somalia

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 18:57
related countries: United States

US air strikes in Somalia are aimed at al-Qaeda leaders and based on credible intelligence, the Pentagon says.
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US Somali air strikes 'kill many'

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 16:25
related countries: United States
related places: Mogadishu

The US launches at least two air strikes against Islamist fighters and al-Qaeda suspects in southern Somalia.
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Somali leader arrives in capital

Monday, January 8th 2007, 15:04
related countries: Ethiopia

Somalia's interim president flies into Mogadishu amid tight security, for his first visit since Islamists fled.
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Protests hit Somali border town

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 14:59
related countries: Ethiopia

Demonstrators in a Somali town near Ethiopia's border demand that a local official be freed from detention.
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Somalis protest over Ethiopians

Saturday, January 6th 2007, 16:46
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Mogadishu

One person dies and at least 10 are hurt as Somalis in Mogadishu protest over the presence of Ethiopian troops.
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Somalia 'needs peace force soon'

Friday, January 5th 2007, 15:39
related countries: Kenya
related places: Nairobi

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf calls for a "speedy deployment" of peacekeepers in his war-torn country.
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Somali militia group 'surrounded'

Thursday, January 4th 2007, 17:13

Ethiopian and government forces battle a group of 600 Islamist fighters near Somalia's border with Kenya.
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US navy patrols Somalia's coast

Thursday, January 4th 2007, 1:28
related countries: United States

US naval forces deploy off Somalia's coast to stop leaders of defeated Islamist militias escaping by sea.
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Kenyans close Somali border

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 15:31
related countries: Kenya

Kenya shuts its border with Somalia and says it will not allow any refugees fleeing conflict to enter the country.
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Net tightens on Somali Islamists

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 20:52

Kenya beefs up its security and closes its border with Somalia to halt defeated Islamic militias.
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Europe to discuss Somali crisis

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 15:32
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

European members of the International Somalia Contact Group are to discuss the Somali crisis in Brussels.
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Ethiopians to stay on in Somalia

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 9:42
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopian troops will stay on in Somalia to ensure stability after the defeat of Islamist militias, but splits emerge.
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Somali Islamists told to disarm

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 2:51
related countries: Kenya

Somalia's PM Ali Mohamed Ghedi gives overpowered Islamist fighters three days to hand in their weapons.
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Somali Islamic stronghold falls

Monday, January 1st 2007, 13:14
related countries: Ethiopia

Somali Islamists flee their last major stronghold as Ethiopian-backed government troops claim the port of Kismayo.
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Somali militia abandon stronghold

Monday, January 1st 2007, 8:34
related countries: Ethiopia

Somali Islamists flee their last major stronghold as Ethiopian and Somali government troops close in on Kismayo.
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Ethiopians chase Somali Islamists

Saturday, December 30th 2006, 16:31
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopian tanks backing Somali forces advance towards the port stronghold of Somalia's Islamist fighters.
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Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM

Friday, December 29th 2006, 19:40
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi enters Mogadishu, a day after Islamist fighters fled the city.
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Somali government seeks control

Friday, December 29th 2006, 10:16
related places: Mogadishu

Somalia's government is to take steps to assert control over Mogadishu, a day after its forces entered the city.
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Somali troops enter capital city

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 20:26
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Mogadishu

Somali government troops march into parts of Mogadishu, hours after Islamist forces flee the city.
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Islamists abandon Somali capital

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 11:24
related countries: Ethiopia

Islamist forces leave the Somali capital, as Ethiopian-backed government troops advance on Mogadishu.
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Somalia peace hopes stalled at UN

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 2:01
related countries: Ethiopia

The UN Security Council fails to agree on a statement urging the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia.
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Ethiopia urged to leave Somalia

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 17:17
related countries: Ethiopia

The African Union calls on Ethiopia to withdraw troops who are supporting the Somali interim government.
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Ethiopians nearing Somali capital

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 13:28
related countries: Ethiopia

Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces advance towards Mogadishu, after seizing a key town.
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Ethiopia 'repels Somali militia'

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 1:56
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Baidoa

Ethiopia says it has routed Islamist militia threatening the seat of Somalia's transitional government in Baidoa.
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Somali militia 'made to retreat'

Tuesday, December 26th 2006, 12:57
related countries: Ethiopia

Somalia's Islamist militia reportedly pulls back after assaults from government and Ethiopian forces.
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