Mogadishu At least five people were killed and 14 others wounded Sunday in the Somali capital Mogadishu after suspected insurgents targeted the presidential compound with mortars and government forces responded with artillery fire, Radio Garowe reports.Somalia: Five Killed As Mortars Target Presidential Palace
. MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali radical Islamic insurgent says weapons and ammunition the United States recently supplied to Somalia’s embattled government will only increase violence in the war-wracked country..more
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Mogadishu Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the Somali president, told a Sunday press conference at the Villa Somalia presidential palace that “Eritrean officers” are helping Somali insurgents fighting the government in Mogadishu...,more..Somalia: President Sheikh Sharif Accuses Eritrea of Aiding Insurgents (AllAfrica.com)
Source: Reuters * Growing worries for shipping routes due to Somali piracy * Consumer supplies could be disrupted By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Pirate attacks on vessels sailing off Somalia …more..Shippers, insurers fear Somali piracy may escalate (AlertNet) Source: Reuters
The Obama administration’s recent move to increase aid to Somalia takes aim at Islamic extremists’ safe havens, pouring resources into a government that analysts say may not be worth salvaging.,,more..Analysis: Somalia aid tied to shaky government (AP via Yahoo! News)
Islamist militiamen in Somalia stone to death a man accused of raping and murdering a woman in a town south of Mogadishu...more,,Somali ‘killer’ stoned to death (BBC News) .
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