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Heavy fighting has been reported in Mogadishu between Ethiopian troops and Islamic Courts fighters. At least 14 were killed in the battles, and the bodies of Ethiopian troops have been reported to have been burned dragged through the streets.

A U.S. citizen caught during the fighting against the Islamic Courts was moved to Kenya and Ethiopia for questioning. Ugandan troops have taken over security in Mogadishu. Eritrea, which admitted to backing the Islamic Courts, warned Uganda to leave Somalia.

The “Brigades of Tawhid Wal Jihad in the Land of Somalia” claimed responsibility for the mortar attack on the presidential palace earlier this week. The local government in southern Somalia ordered security forces to kill any suspect believed to be threatening the peace.

Somalia’s president was targeted with mortars at the Mogadishu capital. Mogadishu’s deputy mayor was targeted in an attack on his convoy, 2 were killed and 4 wounded. Islamic Courts fighters and Ethiopian troops clashed north of the capital. Ethiopian troops will withdraw from Somalia soon. The Islamic Courts have been shut out of reconciliation talks.

Somali government and Ethiopian forces continue to battle Islamic Courts insurgents in Mogadishu. The Cabinet will relocate from Baidoa to Mogadishu. Ugandan troops are now securtng the Mogadishu airport.

Islamic Courts fighters attacked a Ugandan convoy in Mogadishu, killing 9 civilians and wounding two soldiers and 26 civilians. Ethiopian troops are preparing to withdraw from the southern port city of Kismayo.

Over 100 Islamic courts fighters massed to attack a government base in Mogadishu. Islamists shelled the Mogadishu airport as 400 Ugandan troops arrived. “Gunmen” stormed a local meeting of police and “vigilantes” and killed 5. A former police colonel and 3 others were also murdered in the capital.

A group of 20 Islamic Courts fighters have been spotted near the southern town of Kolbio on the Kenyan border. The government is appealing to clan leaders to attend the reconciliation conference. Egypt promised to assist in building Somalia’s governmental institutions.

Seven were wounded in Islamist mortar attacks in Mogadishu. Heavily armed troops from Puntland are deploying to Baidoa. The UN humanitarian coordinator for Somalia is hopeful about the prospect for peace .

Over 1,500 Ugandan troops are headed to Mogadishu. Burundi will send 1,700 peacekeepers in the near future. The size of the entire African Union force is slated at 8,000. The national reconciliation conference will be held on April 16. Islamists attempted to murder Mogadishu’s port manager.

A police station was the target of a grenade attack. A local militia commander and 4 others were killed in Mogadshu. The government announced the beginning of a security operation in the capital.

Six were wounded, including 5 police, after a grenade attack in Mogadishu. Ugandan troops have been cleared to deploy to Mogadishu. A US warship is moving to intercept a UN WFP vessel hijacked off the coast of Puntland.

Mortar attacks and fighting killed 8 and wounded 20 in Mogadishu. Shabelle reports 78 have been hospitalized due to mortar attacks in the past 24 hours. Ugandan officials are in Mogadishu to plan for the peacekeeping deployment.

Islamists threaten suicide attacks. Two government officials have been assassinated in Mogadishu. Mortars have hit the Mogadishu airport.

Thirteen were killed and 42 wounded in mortar attacks in Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops are taking over military camps in Kismayo. Four Swedes have been detained for fighting alongside the Islamic Courts.

A car bomb in northern Mogadishu killed 4 and wounded 1. The ICU linked businessman released from Kenya calls for the withdrawal of Ethiopia. Somali-Britons believe the BBC Somali Service is siding with the Islamic Courts based on its coverage. Further details emerge on Eritrean and Iranian involvement in transporting al Qaeda and weapons into […]

Islamists attacked the Ethiopian Army in Mogadishu. Police in Kismayo seized weapons and are preparing to deploy 1,500 officers inside the city. A gunman attacked Medicine Sans Frontier personnel attempting to open a hospital in Bardhere. Over 1,500 Ugandan troops will deploy to Mogadishu.

Mortar and rocket attacks killed 1 and wounded 10 in Mogadishu. The interior minister blamed the Islamic Courts for the rash of attacks. Kenya released two ICU linked businessmen.