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News Alert: Attack on Shabelle Media in Mogadishu, Somalia
2008-03-02 14:10:00 Pine River World News was included in a short (but very impressive) list of government and media organizations selected to receive the following breaking news from Somalia.The text is reproduced in full:Date: 02/03/08Press statementDetention of our Shabelle director and ransack of our studio equipments.Forces from the transitional government of Somalia have forcibly and violently entered our premises in Mogadishu, whisking away our director Mukhtar Mohamed Hiraabe under the barrels of guns while also taking some our main studio equipments. ?We condemn this barbaric attack staged on our radio station by some forces of the transitional government and we call on the government leaders firstly to assure the safety of our director, Mukhtar Mohamed Hiraabe and his immediate and unconditional release? says in a statement released by Mr. Abdimaalik Yusuf Mohamud, Chairman of Shabelle Media Network. ?Somalia?s media is facing danger which will ultimately and surely silence the freedom of spe...
To Mogadishu
2007-12-29 16:49:00 Another year went by - almost slipped without being noticed much. It has been one long volatile year for Somalia with the arrival of the Ethiopian forces to help the incredibly incompetent Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia. Today the Ethiopian forces have almost obliterated the weak and vulnerable people of Mogadishu and the very ...
Mogadishu clashes leave 51 dead
2007-11-09 14:39:00 Mogadishu, Nov 9 (DPA) One of the goriest days of fighting on the streets of the Somali capital left at least 51 people dead Friday, residents and hospital sources said Friday.
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Heavy Fighting Reported In Somali Capitol, Mogadishu
2007-11-04 15:24:00 Not good enough !! Not until they are ALL DEAD, will I open the champagne. In the meantime, that reporter should count how many grains of rice are in a fifty pound bag. That is information we care about.
By: Wildman's blog
Fighting stops in Mogadishu
2007-04-27 19:32:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 27: The Somali capital of Mogadishu was calm Friday as government forces claimed victory after more than a week of fighting insurgents.
By: newkerala.com
Somali PM Claims Mogadishu Victory; Fighting Continues Throughout Country
2007-04-27 16:58:00 After nine days of intense fighting over control of Mogadishu, transitional federal government (TFG) prime minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi claims that “the worst of the fighting against Islamists and clan gunmen was now over.” The fighting has caused many citizens to flee from Mogadishu, a city of one million residents. UN relief coordinator John Holmes ...
Eighth day of fighting in Mogadishu
2007-04-26 17:22:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 26: At least 20 people were killed Thursday in Somalia as heavy fighting between Ethiopian-backed Somali forces and insurgents entered its eighth day.
By: newkerala.com
Violence escalates in Mogadishu
2007-04-22 08:07:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 21: Explosives killed at least six people Saturday in Somalia's capital city.
By: newkerala.com
Seven killed in fresh fighting in Mogadishu
2007-04-18 17:47:00 Mogadishu/Nairobi, April 18 : Heavy fighting resumed in the Somali capital Mogadishu between Ethiopian-backed government troops and rocket-toting insurgents, killing at least seven people, reports said Wednesday.
By: newkerala.com
Official warns of new Mogadishu offensive
2007-04-03 17:14:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 3: War-weary residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have been warned the government is planning a new offensive against Islamist rebels in the city.
By: newkerala.com
Third day of violence rocks Mogadishu
2007-04-01 08:27:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 31: Ethiopian soldiers and Somali insurgents exchanged fire for the third day Saturday in Mogadishu, forcing people to flee in the Somalian capital.
By: newkerala.com
Helicopter shot down over Mogadishu
2007-03-31 03:46:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 30: An Ethiopian helicopter was shot down Friday in Mogadishu, where Somali insurgents and government troops backed by Ethiopian forces have been battling.
By: newkerala.com
More fighting in Mogadishu
2007-03-30 14:17:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 30: Somali insurgents and government troops backed by Ethiopian forces exchanged heavy gunfire in Mogadishu Friday.
By: newkerala.com
Cargo plane shot down in Mogadishu
2007-03-24 05:56:00 MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 23: Insurgents in Somalia shot down a Belorussian cargo jet shortly after it took off Friday from the airport in Mogadishu, a report says.
By: newkerala.com
Two dead in Mogadishu clash
2007-03-08 06:49:03 MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 7: Masked gunmen fired on Ethiopian and Somali troops searching a bus in Shirkole neighborhood southeast of Mogadishu in Somalia.
By: newkerala.com
Somali gov?t troops roll into Mogadishu
2006-12-29 16:47:01 I can't believe it, something finally surprised me! From the AP: Somali government troops backed by Ethiopian forces rolled into Mogadishu without firing a shot Thursday, a striking gain in its bid to recapture the country from an Islamic movement that had once seemed nearly invincible. Hours earlier, the Islamic militants fled Mogadishu, pledging to make a last [...] |
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