Somalia 
At Least 40 Killed in Mogadishu Fighting(0)
Witnesses say clashes began in north Mogadishu and escalated when AU tanks reinforced government troops.
Britain to Ban Somali Islamic Militant Group
The British government says it is banning the Somali militant group, al-Shabab and designating it a terrorist organization.
Somali Official Condemns Insurgent Threat to WFP
An official of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government says the administration categorically condemns al-Shabab’s threats after the hard-line Islamist group ordered the World Food Program (WFP) to halt its operations and leave the country.
Somali Pirates Free Taiwanese Fishing Boat
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry says Somali pirates have freed a Taiwanese fishing boat held since last April.
More in this category:
- Al-Qaida Group in Yemen Reaches Out to Somali Rebels
- Terror Attacks Continue to Traumatize Somalis
- Pirates Hijack Vessel Near Somalia
- Violence Marks Somali Government’s Year Anniversary
- Al-Shabab Attacks Peacekeeping Hospital in Somalia
- Six Dead In Somali Pirate Fights Over Ransom
- Record Ransom Frees Hijacked Tanker off Somali Coast
- Pirate Attacks Off Somalia Nearly Double
- Rival Somali Islamic Militias Clash in Power Struggle
- AU to Ask UN to Focus on Somalia’s Global Terrorism Role
- Al-Qaida Militants Retreat from Strategic Somali Town
- Al-Shabab Militants Divided over Tactics, Foreign Control
- Somali Pirates Release Greek-Owned Ship
- Al-Shabab Denies Responsibility for Deadly Bombing
- Deadly Suicide Blast Rips Through Hotel in Somalia
- Islamist Ally Turns on Somalia’s al-Shabab
- Somali Pirates Seize Greek-Owned Tanker
- Somali Insurgents Order Halt to Imported Food Aid
- Pirates Seize Greek-Owned Ship off Yemen
- Media Rights Groups Call for Probe Into Shooting of VOA Reporter in Puntland
- Somali Pirates Free Spanish Boat With 36 Crew



