Somalia extremist group denies links to alleged terror plot in AustraliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — A powerful insurgent group in Somalia on Thursday denied having any links to an alleged plot to shoot up an Australian military base. Clinton vows support for Somalia against extremists, remembers EAfrica embassy bombings,NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday pledged continued American support for Somalia’s weak interim government as it struggles against Islamist extremists believed linked to al-Qaida. Somalia president says meeting with top US diplomat a “golden chance” for his war-torn nationMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president on Tuesday described his upcoming meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a “golden chance” for his war-torn country. Secretary of State Clinton to pledge new aid to Somalia during seven-nation African tourWASHINGTON — On a seven-nation tour of Africa this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will pledge more U.S. assistance, including military aid, to Somalia’s shaky government as it fights for survival against Islamist extremists. UN envoy says Somali government is resisting overthrow but needs international supportUNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. envoy for Somalia said Wednesday that Somalia is at “a turning point” and needs international support, especially military equipment, training for its security forces and money to pay them. UN: Thousands of Somalis mass along coast, trying to flee across Gulf of Aden to YemenMOGADISHU, Somalia — Thousands of Somalis fleeing fighting around the capital have massed in a northern town, trying to cross the Gulf of Aden and sneak into Yemen, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday. Government forces take full control of strategic western Somali town from Islamic insurgentsMOGADISHU, Somalia — With a show of force, Somali government troops on Sunday took full control of the strategic western town where the national security minister was killed last month. UN chief urges military support for Somalia’s embattled government whose survival is at stakeUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all countries Thursday to provide urgent military support to Somalia’s embattled transitional government, warning that its survival is at stake. Somalia: 16 die as insurgents battle government and African Union peacekeepersMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Islamist insurgents clashed with government forces and African Union peacekeepers, killing fighters on both sides and ten civilians, an army spokesman and witnesses said Thursday. UN chief condemns looting of 2 UN offices in Somalia, pledges to keep helping the countryUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the looting of two United Nations offices in southern Somalia and pledged to continue to help the war-ravaged country emerge from decades of violence. Hardline Somali Islamic insurgents raid UN compounds, ban 3 UN relief agenciesMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents with alleged links with al-Qaida looted two United Nations compounds in southern Somalia on Monday, and announced they will ban three U.N. agencies from operating in areas the militants control. Somali insurgent group to try French hostages; official says gunmen kidnap 3 other foreignersNAIROBI, Kenya — Two French security advisers being held hostage in Somalia will soon be tried under Islamic law for alleged spying and “conspiracy against Islam,” a senior member of a rebel group holding the men said Saturday. Security official says gunmen kidnapped 3 foreign aid workers in Kenya, took them to SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen have seized three foreign aid workers in northern Kenya and taken them across the border into Somalia, a security official said Saturday. Somali minister: Gov’t in talks with kidnappers of 2 French security advisersPARIS — The Somali government is negotiating with the kidnappers of two French security advisers taken hostage in Mogadishu earlier this week, a Somali minister told French TV. Somali minister says arrests have been made in kidnapping of French advisersMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali authorities have arrested suspects in the kidnapping of two French security advisers in the Somali capital, Somalia’s defense minister told French radio Wednesday. Somali minister says arrests have been made in kidnapping of French agentsMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s defense minister tells French radio that authorities have arrested suspects in the kidnapping of two French security advisers in the Somali capital. 2 French security advisers kidnapped by gunmen at hotel in Somalia’s capitalNAIROBI, Kenya — Two French security advisers on a mission to train Somali forces were kidnapped Tuesday at a hotel where they had checked in as journalists, officials and witnesses said. Two foreign journalists kidnapped in SomaliaNAIROBI/MOGADISHU - Two foreign journalists were kidnapped by armed men in the Somalian capital Mogadishu Tuesday, witnesses said. 2 French men kidnapped from a hotel in Somalia; were on mission to train Somali forcesNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen stormed into a hotel in the Somali capital on Tuesday and kidnapped two French security advisers on a mission to train Somali forces, officials said. Hotel manager say 2 foreigners kidnapped from a hotel in SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen stormed into a hotel in the Somali capital on Tuesday morning and kidnapped two French men who were working for the military, officials said. Eyewitnesses say 2 French journalists have been kidnapped from a hotel in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen kidnapped two French journalists from their hotel in the Somali capital Tuesday, the hotel manager and an eyewitness said. Somalia clashes subside, rebels and gov’t forces return to positionsMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents have retreated from areas around Somalia’s presidential palace after a day of fighting that killed dozens of people and wounded about 150, witnesses said Monday. Somalia fighting kills dozens, AU peacekeepers intervene directly for timeMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents fought their way toward Somalia’s presidential palace Sunday in fighting that killed dozens and wounded about 150, officials said. African Union peacekeepers directly intervened for the first time to support government forces. AU soldiers help Somali forces for first time as fighting rages for second dayMOGADISHU, Somalia — African Union peacekeepers in the Somali capital have directly intervened for the first time to support government forces fighting Islamist insurgents, a spokesman said. A witness reported at least eight people were killed on the second day of fighting. 15 killed in Somali clashesMOGADISHU - At least 15 people, including the security head of Mogadishu, were killed and 43 others injured in clashes between the security forces and Islamic militants in the Somali capital Saturday, officials said. Somalia fighting kills 16, including alleged foreign fighterMOGADISHU, Somalia — A foreign fighter and a top government security official are among 16 people killed in Saturday’s fighting between U.N.-backed government forces and Islamist insurgents in the north of the capital, a Somali official said. Somali Islamist insurgents behead 7 accused of espionage and abandoning their religionNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali Islamist fighters on Friday beheaded seven prisoners accused of abandoning the Muslim faith and spying for the government in the largest mass execution since the Islamists were pushed from power two and a half years ago. UN: Over 200,000 Somalis have fled fighting in Mogadishu since MayMOGADISHU, Somalia — Much of Somalia’s capital has become a ghost town as more than 200,000 residents have fled intensified clashes between Islamist insurgents and government troops, the U.N. and a medical charity said Tuesday. Somali fighting kills at least 12; PM says more peacekeepers expected soonMOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavy shelling between Somali rebels and government forces near the presidential palace killed at least 12 people on Sunday, witnesses said, and the prime minister looked for help from more African Union peacekeepers. Somali Islamic insurgent group says arms sent to Somali gov’t by the US will escalate violenceMOGADISHU, Somalia — A radical Islamic group in Somalia has threatened to seize weapons and ammunition the U.S. has supplied to the nation’s embattled government. |
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