Somalia: One Soldier Killed in Mogadishu Blast

At least one soldier was killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu Monday after a roadside bomb exploded along a road, Radio Garowe reports. Three people - two soldiers and a woman - were wounded as the bomb exploded along Maka Al Mukarrama Road, witnesses said.

Somalia: 10 Mortars Hit Mogadishu Port As Rebels Vow War (AllAfrica.com)
Suspected insurgents launched at least ten mortars at the main port in the Somali capital Mogadishu Saturday, as Islamist rebels vowed war against the Horn of Africa country’s interim government, Radio Garowe reports.

Will pirates join forces with Islamist militias in Somalia? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Escalation of violence could lead pirate gangs to join radical militants, including those with ties to Al Qaeda, say analysts.

Somalia: U.S. Congressman Makes Historic Visit to Mogadishu, Survives Mortar Attack (allAfrica.com) (AllAfrica.com)
Donald Payne, a veteran Democratic Congressman from New Jersey, has landed safely in Nairobi after his plane drew mortar fire while departing Mogadishu, Somalia.

Somalia: Meeting About Security Takes Place in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu Meeting about the security of Mogadishu organized by the interior ministry has taken place in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said on Monday.

Sea scum a new peril, but military has long been fighting true terrorists on land in Somalia (New York Daily News)
Pirates pillaging freighters off Somalia have captured America’s attention - but they’re hardly the most lethal threat in the Horn of Africa, where the U.S. has waged a secret war since 2001.

US congressman’s plane fired at in Somalia (The New Zealand Herald)
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Assailants fired mortar shells at Mogadishu airport as a plane carrying a US congressman took off, a police officer said. The plane departed safely, but 19 Somalis from surrounding residential areas were reported…

Somalia: 10 Killed in Mogadishu Bombardment (AllAfrica.com)
At least 10 people were killed Sunday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, as Islamist rebels and African peacekeepers exchanged artillery fire, Radio Garowe reports.

Source: AllAfrica.com