Tag Archives: Somalia

At least five people were injured in Baidoa after insurgents threw a hand grenade into the Alami Hotel that houses members of Somalia’s legislative body. One civilian was killed in the crossfire as Somali troops battled Islamic insurgents in downtown Mogadishu. Spanish authorities paid pirates a ransom of $1.2 million to win the freedom of […]

Shabaab said it will not hold talks with the Somali government after accusing Ethiopian troops of conducting a massacre. Ethiopian troops left towns north of Mogadishu after heavy fighting with the Islamic Courts. Amnesty International accused Ethiopian troops of kidnapping 40 children. Britain seeks a stronger UN presence in Somalia.

More than 100 Somalis are reported to have been killed during fighting over the past several days. Puntland forces boarded a hijacked ship from the United Arab Emirates and captured seven pirates. The Puntland government said it would execute the pirates. US and France have drafted a resolution in the UN to combat piracy off […]

Weekend violence in Mogadishu left 28 people dead, including civilians, Somali troops, and insurgents. In the latest clash, Islamist insurgents ambushed a security vehicle in the capital’s Madina neighborhood overnight, killing two soldiers and a shop owner who was caught in the crossfire. Sudan Ali Ahmed, chairman of Elman Human Rights, claims 81 were killed […]

Three Ethiopian soldiers were killed in a rocket attack in Mogadishu. One Somali soldier was killed after a CARE food convoy was hijacked by a “heavily armed militia.” Somalia™s interim president said the government is fighting the “children named al Shabaab,” which is backed by al Qaeda.

Ethiopia denied any involvement in the killing of three foreigners in Beledweyne. A Somali woman was killed in a bombing in Baidoa. France will prosecute the six captured Somali pirates responsible for the hijacking of a French yacht.

Six Somali pirates who seized a French luxury yacht and held its 30 crew members hostage for a week will be brought to France to face trial. Somalia called for the deployment of a multinational force to assist in ending the decades-long civil war. A British teacher killed in Somalia yesterday was targeted because he […]

Shabaab fighters captured the town of Beletwein, the capital of Hiran province, as the provincial governor fled with troops. Shabaab then attacked a school and killed two British passport holders and two Kenyans. Ethiopian and Islamic Courts fighters fought pitched battled in Hiran on Sunday.

Islamic Courts fighters took control of Jowhar without a fight but then abandoned it. Five Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an IED attack. A soldier from Burundi died from injuries sustained during a suicide attack.

Ethiopia is deploying 14,000 troops into Somalia after Shabaab fighters have taken over towns throughout the country. A Shabaab suicide bomber rammed a car into the gate of the complex housing peacekeepers from Burundi; one soldier was wounded. Six people were killed in an IED attack in Hiran.

Somali officials have urged tough action against pirates who seized a French yacht several days ago in Somali waters. A small French warship, the Commandant Bouan, and an elite French paramilitary unit are ready to intervene if negotiations with the pirates breakdown. The mayor of a small coastal village in northern Somalia dismissed media reports […]

Shabaab terrorists killed 15 Somali soldiers during a series of attacks. Shabaab also seized the towns of Jalalaqsi and Addado. Ethiopian troops returned to the provincial capital of Lower Shabelle to reinforce security operations in the region. Doctors Without Borders shut down a surgical project in Kismayu after attacks.

Nine Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an IED attack in southern Mogadishu.Twenty-six people were killed in fighting in the Bakara market in Mogadishu. Somalia’s interim Prime Minister indicating he is willing to conduct talks with Islamic Courts leaders based in Asmara, Eritrea.

Islamic insurgents killed six Somali soldiers and a child after the group attacked and overran two military bases north of Mogadishu but withdrew three hours later. An agent working for the Puntland Intelligence Service in Somalia’s northeastern region was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen, the third such killing in the area within two days. […]

Islamic insurgents ambushed an Ethiopian unit while they tried to establish a new barracks in northern Mogadishu. The five-hour battle left at least three Ethiopian soldiers and three insurgents dead. Insurgents briefly overran two military bases following the clash.

The US government has classified al Shabaab, an Islamic terrorists group based in Somalia, as a terrorist organization. The group has conducted beheadings of government soldiers and praised al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. The Danish HDMS Thetis, a state of the art navy vessel, is now protecting food aid and conducting anti-pirate patrols in […]