News Topic - Somalia
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AU panel urges UN stabilisation force for SomaliaAFP - An African Union panel on Saturday urged the United Nations to form a stabilisation force for Somalia, a day after Ethiopia announced it would withdraw its troops from the Horn of Africa state.
Yahoo! – Nov 29, 2008 4:40 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Ethiopia to Pull Its Troops From Somalia by End of the Year
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 28 -- Ethiopia announced Friday that it will pull its forces from Somalia by year's end, leaving the ravaged capital vulnerable to the Islamist fighters who have seized nearly all of the country.
Washington Post – Nov 29, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 28 -- Ethiopia announced Friday that it will pull its forces from Somalia by year's end, leaving the ravaged capital vulnerable to the Islamist fighters who have seized nearly all of the country.
Washington Post – Nov 29, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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British crew dive overboard to escape Somali pirates
Three British private security workers guarding a chemical tanker jumped overboard yesterday after Somali pirates attacked the vessel. The men, employees of Devon-based Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions (APMSS), were plucked out of the Gulf of Aden early yesterday morning by a German navy heli ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 29, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Three British private security workers guarding a chemical tanker jumped overboard yesterday after Somali pirates attacked the vessel. The men, employees of Devon-based Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions (APMSS), were plucked out of the Gulf of Aden early yesterday morning by a German navy heli ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 29, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Somalia faces collapse as Ethiopia plans troop withdrawal
Somalia's weak and discredited transitional government was facing outright collapse last night after its main backer, Ethiopia, declared it would remove its troops by the end of the year.
The Independent – Nov 29, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Somalia's weak and discredited transitional government was facing outright collapse last night after its main backer, Ethiopia, declared it would remove its troops by the end of the year.
The Independent – Nov 29, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Ethiopia to withdraw from Somalia by end of year
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Ethiopia announced Friday that it will withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of the year, leaving this country's weak and fractured government to face an increasingly powerful Islamic insurgency.
GoErie.com – Nov 28, 2008 10:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Ethiopia announced Friday that it will withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of the year, leaving this country's weak and fractured government to face an increasingly powerful Islamic insurgency.
GoErie.com – Nov 28, 2008 10:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Ethiopia to pull troops from Somalia
Associated Press - November 28, 2008 4:13 PM ET MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's U.N.-supported government is losing the military support of key ally.
KHQ Right Now – Nov 28, 2008 9:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - November 28, 2008 4:13 PM ET MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's U.N.-supported government is losing the military support of key ally.
KHQ Right Now – Nov 28, 2008 9:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Pirates hijack chemical tanker off Somalia
A chemical tanker with 30 crew has become the latest ship to be hijacked off Somalia, a commercial shipping expert said Friday.
CNN.com – Nov 28, 2008 8:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
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A chemical tanker with 30 crew has become the latest ship to be hijacked off Somalia, a commercial shipping expert said Friday.
CNN.com – Nov 28, 2008 8:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Chemical tanker hijacked by Somali pirates
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A chemical tanker and its crew of primarily Indian nationals were under the control of Somali pirates Friday after a maritime hijacking, officials say.
United Press International – Nov 28, 2008 7:29 PM [GMT] – comment?
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A chemical tanker and its crew of primarily Indian nationals were under the control of Somali pirates Friday after a maritime hijacking, officials say.
United Press International – Nov 28, 2008 7:29 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Threat of Kenyan border clash prompts fear
GARISSA, Kenya, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Thousands of individuals living on the border of Kenya and Somalia have begun fleeing the area in fear of possible armed conflict, an official says.
United Press International – Nov 28, 2008 7:25 PM [GMT] – comment?
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GARISSA, Kenya, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Thousands of individuals living on the border of Kenya and Somalia have begun fleeing the area in fear of possible armed conflict, an official says.
United Press International – Nov 28, 2008 7:25 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Ethiopia to pull troops out of Somalia
Ethiopia said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from Somalia by the end of this year, piling pressure on Somalia's feuding government and African nations that had promised to send peacekeepers.
International Herald Tribune – Nov 28, 2008 5:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Ethiopia said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from Somalia by the end of this year, piling pressure on Somalia's feuding government and African nations that had promised to send peacekeepers.
International Herald Tribune – Nov 28, 2008 5:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
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