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(Photo: AP / Ben Curtis)Deaths in US drone strike in Somalia
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Britain leads dash to explore for oil in war-torn Somalia
Engineers and visitors tour an exploratory well in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region. Photograph: Reuters | Britain is involved in a secret high-stakes dash for oil in Somalia, with the government offering humanitarian aid and security assistance in the hope of ...Full Story
Somalia promises west oil riches as diplomats vow to defeat al-Shabaab
Members of the Islamist group al-Shabaab distribute aid near Mogadishu. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters | They expect the oil to flow within weeks. Coming from two miles underground, the crude should reach the arid plains of Puntland in the north-east corner of Somalia ...Full Story
Al Shabaab says extends reach into Somalia's Puntland
| MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Islamist militia group in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region has merged with the al Shabaab rebel group, said the insurgents on Saturday, a union which threatens to destabilise the relatively secure area targeted by oil explorers. | Al ...Full Story
Police look at Sydney charity link to terror
| POLICE are investigating a Sydney charity after discovering its director was imprisoned in the US and linked to suspected terror-financing groups by the FBI. | The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that an investigation has been set up by a joint counter-terrorism team, whi...Full Story
Seoul Salvation
| His name was on the lips of everyone I talked with in South Korea last week. As an underdog with little name recognition but a long history of progressive organizing, he came from behind late last month to become the new mayor of Seoul. | Remember his name. Park Won S...Full Story
The Risk of the "Cheap" Libya Victory
| The Western powers achieved violent “regime change” in Libya under cover of a UN resolution to “protect civilians” and by relying mostly on air power to isolate and then kill Muammar Gaddafi – and doing it all at a much lower price than t...Full Story
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Somalia promises west oil riches as diplomats vow to defeat al-Shabaab
The Guardian | Somali prime minister says his country will give west a share of natural resources in return for help with task of reconstruction Members of the Islamist group al-Shabaab distribute aid near Mogadishu. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters | They expect ...
Britain leads dash to explore for oil in war-torn Somalia
The Guardian | Government offers humanitarian aid and security assistance in the hope of a stake in country's future energy industry Engineers and visitors tour an exploratory well in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region. Photograph: Reuters | Britain is inv...
Our Robotic Assassins
truthout | Washington - The skies over at least six countries are patrolled by robotic aircraft, operated by the U.S. military or the CIA, that fire missiles to carry out targeted assassinations. I am convinced that this method of waging war is cost-effective...
Somali journalists fear becoming targets
Al Jazeera " />" /> | Journalists in Somalia have demanded better protection after the recent high-profile murders of two fellow reporters. | This culture of fear has led many in the nation's press to employ self-censorship to avoid becoming potential targ...
U.S. Drones Reportedly Kill Militia Suspects
All Africa [Garowe Online] Mogadishu - US drones operating in the Horn of Africa have killed 4 Al Shabaab high ranking officials, Garowe Online reports. | ...
Somalia: US drones kill 4 Al Shabaab agents
Gareowe Online MOGADISHU, Somalia Feb 25 2012 (Garowe Online) – US drones operating in the Horn of Africa have killed 4 Al Shabaab high ranking officials, Garowe Online reports. | The drone targeted the agents on Friday while they were in their vehicles near the ...
Al Shabaab says extends reach into Somalia's Puntland
Daily Press | MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Islamist militia group in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region has merged with the al Shabaab rebel group, said the insurgents on Saturday, a union which threatens to destabilize the relatively secure area targeted by ...
Al Shabaab says extends reach into Somalia's Puntland
Hartford Courant | (Reuters) - An Islamist militia group in semi-autonomous Puntland region has merged with the al Shabaab rebel group, said the insurgents on Saturday, a union which threatens to destabilize the relatively secure area targeted by oil explorers. | Al ...
Somalia: Dr.Farole ‘Somalis abroad and at home need to unify’
Gareowe Online LONDON, Somalia Feb 25 2012 (Garowe Online) – Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole declares its time for Somalia to unify, Garowe Online reports. | Somalia’s leaders were invited to a gathering hosted by the Somali Diaspora in England whi...
Al Shabaab says extends reach into Somalia's Puntland
Yahoo Daily News | MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Islamist militia group in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region has merged with the al Shabaab rebel group, said the insurgents on Saturday, a union which threatens to destabilize the relatively secure area targeted by ...
Airstrike Targets Al Shabaab
All Africa [RFI] Air strikes pummeled Somalia's southern region on Friday, killing six. Among the dead were two leading foreign Jihadists and four of their Somali comrades. | ...
Strike kills 4 militants in Somalia
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Al-Shabab: Moroccan militant killed by US drone
Palm Beach Post | MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali militants say that a Moroccan was killed in a strike that a U.S. official said was carried out by an American drone. | The statement Saturday on an al-Shabab website named the dead Moroccan as Sheik Abu Ibrahim. Th...
Al-Shabab: Moroccan militant killed by US drone
The Miami Herald | MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somali militants say that a Moroccan was killed in a strike that a U.S. official said was carried out by an American drone. | The statement Saturday on an al-Shabab website named the dead Moroccan as Sheik Abu Ibrahim. The sta...
Al-Shabab: Moroccan militant killed by US drone
The State | MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali militants say that a Moroccan was killed in a strike that a U.S. official said was carried out by an American drone. | The statement Saturday on an al-Shabab website named the dead Moroccan as Sheik Abu Ibrahim. The stat...
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