Media freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday condemned a growing crackdown on independent media by authorities of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland.
Clashes kill 46 in Somalia, new security boss named (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Clashes in central Somalia and the capital have killed at least 46 people, officials and peace groups said on Thursday, while a newly-appointed security minister pledged to build strong national security forces.
Clashes kill 46 in Somalia, new security boss named (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Clashes in central Somalia and the capital have killed at least 46 people, officials and peace groups said on Thursday, while a newly-appointed security minister pledged to build strong national security forces.
Clashes kill 46 in Somalia, new security boss named (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds minister appointment, details) * Clashes in central Somalia, capital kill 46 * AU team to investigate mystery peacekeeper illness * New security minister appointed By Abdi …
Somalia: Battles Rage in Central Region Between Islamist Rivals (AllAfrica.com)
Dhusamareb The battles were concentrated in Galgadud region, in central Somalia, where Al Shabaab hardliners and the Sufi militia, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamee’a, have been battling for control of towns since late 2008.
UN chief urges military support for Somalia (AP via Yahoo! News)
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.
16 die in fighting with insurgents in Somalia (KTNV Las Vegas)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) 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….
Somalia: 16 die as insurgents battle government and African Union peacekeepers (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali official and witnesses say insurgents have attacked government soldiers and African Union peacekeeping forces in southern Mogadishu in fighting that killed 16 people.
Somalia Government Forces, Islamists Clash in Capital; 18 Dead (Bloomberg)
July 23 (Bloomberg) — At least 18 people died and 50 were wounded in clashes between Somali government forces and Islamist rebels in the capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said.
SOMALIA: Feeding centres closed amid heavy fighting (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Ongoing conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, has led to the closure of many feeding centres across the city, putting pressure on already crowed camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) as more and more people flee their homes, say local officials.
Source: AFP
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