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- Who are Somalia's al Shabaab rebels? 9 Dec 2009 05:37 GMT
... (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least ... largely been paralyzed by infighting and the Islamist-led insurgency. Fighting has killed more than 19,000 ... many Somalis, who are traditionally more moderate Muslims. Some residents give the insurgents credit for ...
- Suicide Bombing Marks a Grim New Turn for Somalia 9 Dec 2009 09:01 GMT
... The ceremony was meant to celebrate the graduation of ... rush to help us fight them." The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, AMISOM, put ... attack underscored the way in which the Islamic rebel groups in Somalia are adopting tactics ...
- NEWS ALERT: Eritrea Detains 30 Christian Women, Group Says 9 Dec 2009 11:07 GMT
... The Christians were reportedly detained in Asmara. Via Google. ... “in 2002 after Eritrea's government required all religious groups to register, ICC said. Eritrea only ... the Lutheran Evangelical Church of Eritrea and Muslim groups to register, although within recognized Christian ...
- Eritrea Arrests 30 Evangelical Christian Women 9 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... Asmara, the capital city, according to International Christian Concern. The women are mostly members of ... Eritrean officials,” said ICC’s regional manager for Africa and South Asia, Jonathan Racho, in a ... Eritrea to stop violating the freedom of religion of its people.” In recent years, the ...
- Factbox: Conflict in Somalia 9 Dec 2009 05:37 GMT
... (Reuters) - An explosion tore through a graduation ... Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's Western-backed government is battling Islamist insurgents including the hard-line al Shabaab group, ... off the coast. -- The government and African Union have pleaded with the United Nations ...
- Somalia chaos making E.Africa a crime, drug hub - U.N. 9 Dec 2009 01:32 GMT
... Somalia chaos making E.Africa a crime, drug hub - U.N. UNITED ... over aid that could wind up supplying Islamist rebels determined to seize power. Some 30 ...
- Somalia chaos making East Africa a crime, drug hub 9 Dec 2009 03:34 GMT
... UNITED NATIONS — Chaos in lawless Somalia is ... lawless Somalia is helping to transform East Africa into a major crime hub, with widespread ... over aid that could wind up supplying Islamist rebels determined to seize power. Some 30 ...
- What Fate of Uganda's Troops in Somalia Reveals About Our Politics [column] 9 Dec 2009 06:53 GMT
... A week ago a terrorist bomb exacted a heavy ... another deadly attack, this time on the African Union peacekeepers, where several members of the ... East African security. Right now, the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab that controls most of Somalia ...
- Al-Shabab 9 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... Ask U.S. security experts what violent extremist group costs ... estimated 20 Americans to join the radical Islamist group since late 2007. And in its ... Ethiopian troops. Although Somalia is a majority Muslim nation, its faith has traditionally been far ...
- Al-Shabaab's Encirclement Strategy 9 Dec 2009 12:14 GMT
... A close source in the Horn of Africa reports on al-Shabaab's strategy at the current ... month by displacing its former ally Hizbul Islam (H.I.). The source reports that local observers ...
- Too Few Troops, Too Much Spin By Tony Blankley 9 Dec 2009 13:12 GMT
... A sense of unreality overshadows our debate on Afghan ... and other parts of the Horn of Africa. (The jungles of South America and Central ... correct description of the danger from radical Islamic terror violence with the U.S. troop strength ...
- Bishops Blames War on External Funding and Armament 9 Dec 2009 09:17 GMT
... SOMALIA: Bishops Blames War on External Funding and ... coordinated effort, especially by the United Nations, African Union (AU), Arab League, Islamic League and IGAD," Bishop Bertini who is ...
- Corruption in Country - Who is to Blame? [opinion] 9 Dec 2009 00:16 GMT
... Accra — In light of the ongoing Mabey and ... means. Although many Ghanaians claim to be Christians and adhere to Christian tenets, the sad ... practices by western companies seeking contracts in Africa are not uncommon. Switzerland and British economies ...
- Somalia Hotel Attack Illustrates Fragility of U.S. backed Regime 8 Dec 2009 14:32 GMT
... Resistance movements deny responsibility for attacks while TFG ... the TFG placed blame on the main Islamic resistance organization, Al-Shabab, which denied responsibility for ... Middle Eastern states and countries with large Muslim populations in Asia, the U.S. is now ...
- African minors seeking new life in Gulf 8 Dec 2009 19:26 GMT
... Kharaz, December 08: The rising number of minors ... number of minors fleeing the Horn of Africa is becoming a challenge for the UN ... she told IRIN, “But as we are Muslims, we need to take care of them. ...
- Ethiopia and Eritrea top the list in jailing journalists in Africa 8 Dec 2009 05:45 GMT
... Ethiopia and Eritrea top the list in jailing journalists in Africa CPJ's annual prison census 2009: In Sub-Saharan Africa, ... “false” news, and engaging in ethnic or religious “insult” constitute the other charges filed against ...
- NEWS ALERT: Asmara Detains 30 Christian Women, Group Says 8 Dec 2009 08:53 GMT
... in Eritrea have detained dozens, mostly elderly, Christian women in the capital Amara as part ... “in 2002 after Eritrea's government required all religious groups to register, ICC said. Eritrea only ... the Lutheran Evangelical Church of Eritrea and Muslim groups to register, although within recognized Christian ...
- Eritrea Imprisons Large Group of Elderly Women 8 Dec 2009 05:29 GMT
... Women Washington DC: December 7, 2009. International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December ... in 2002 after Eritrean officials required all religious groups to register. The officials then allowed ... of medical attention. ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa and South Asia, Jonathan Racho said “We ...
- Somalia blames al-Qaida, Somali group for suicide blast that killed 22 at graduation ceremony 8 Dec 2009 05:43 GMT
... The Somali government on Friday blamed al-Qaida-linked Islamic militants for a suicide bombing that killed ... had been carried out "because of twisted religious beliefs." Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for past ... hospital heavily guarded by government forces and African Union peacekeepers fearful that militants might try ...
- What fate of Uganda's troops in Somalia reveals about our politics 8 Dec 2009 22:57 GMT
... What fate of Uganda’s troops in Somalia reveals about ... another deadly attack, this time on the African Union peacekeepers, where several members of the ... East African security. Right now, the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab that controls most of Somalia ...
- Somalis protest bombing; gov't warns of new threat 8 Dec 2009 02:43 GMT
... Mogadishu,December 07: Hundreds of students marched in Mogadishu's ... Monday in the first known protest against Islamic militants, as Somalia's government warned that militants ... gain a foothold in the Horn of Africa. The anarchy has also allowed piracy to ...
- Somali police warn of more suicide bombings 8 Dec 2009 04:32 GMT
... By Ibrahim Mohamed Mogadishu - Somalia's hardline al Shabaab ... security agencies say the failed Horn of Africa state is a safe haven for militants ... members of another Somali rebel group, Hizbul Islam, appeared in court in Mombasa charged with ...
- Residents clash with rebels on Mogadishu outskirts 8 Dec 2009 17:16 GMT
... * Demonstrations rock Elasha * Witnesses say two people ... of a Mogadishu suburb clashed with Hizbul Islam rebels on Tuesday after the insurgents arrested ... security agencies say the failed Horn of Africa state is a safe haven for militants ...
- Too few troops, too much spin 8 Dec 2009 12:56 GMT
... A sense of unreality overshadows our debate on Afghan ... and other parts of the Horn of Africa. (The jungles of South and Central America ... correct description of the danger from radical Islamic terror violence with the U.S. troop strength ...
- Residents clash with rebels in Mogadishu 8 Dec 2009 23:06 GMT
... suburb clashed with Hizbul Islam rebels yesterday after the insurgents arrested a ... security agencies say the failed Horn of Africa state is a safe haven for militants ...
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