Mon, 11 Feb 2013 Giant Ocean Vortex Linked to Monsoon | One of the ocean's weirdest currents is the Great Whirl, a giant clockwise eddy that emerges every summer off the coast of Somalia. The swirling waters shift sea-surface temperatures, influencing moisture carried to Asia by monsoon winds. | For more than 100 years, sa... | Somali PM condemns Galkayo bombing, pledges national security mission continues undaunted | 11/02/2013 | somalia Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon today condemned the attack in Galkayo which resulted in a number of casualties. | The suicide bombing targeted senior police officials in the central town of Galkayo. Al Shabaab, the foreign-led, Al Qaeda-allied g... | Somalia: Puntland Deputy police chief survives suicide car bomb attack | GALKAYO, Somalia Feb 11 2013 (Garowe Online) – A suicide bomber attempted to assassinate Deputy Police Chief Gen. Muhyadin Ahmed Musse in car bomb attack in Galkayo Monday morning, only the bomber died in the blast, Garowe Online reports. | According to a Puntland p... | Veterinary Help for 43,000 Livestock Herders in Northern Somalia [ICRC]Nairobi/Geneva -The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), working with the Somali livestock and animal husbandry authorities, has just completed a major animal-health campaign in the north of Somalia. ... | AMISOM Civilian components tour Baidoa, Beletweyne and Kismayo | 11/02/2013 | Mogadishu-February 10th, 2012;The African Union Mission in Somalia’s civilian component this week made its initial foray into the sectors. A team comprising the Political, Civil Affairs and Gender units toured Baidoa, Beletweyne and Kismayo and held... | Report: AU troops in Somalia killed 7 civilians | A joint Somali-African Union investigation into a case of civilian casualties found that African Union troops killed seven civilians, including five children. | The investigation, though, found that the troops acted within internationally accepted rules of engagement ... | | |
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