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Former Islamic Courts leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was elected president by the newly expanded parliament. Sharif led the Islamic Courts conquest of southern Somalia in 2006. The United States welcomed victory and "looks forward to cooperating with President Sharif."
Former Islamic Courts Leader elected president of Somalia
Sheikh Sharif Ahmed is elected president by the newly expanded parliament. Sharif led the conquest of southern Somalia in 2006.
Islamist leader elected Somali president
Former Islamic Courts leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed is leading in the presidential election. Somali pirates hijacked a German-owned tanker in the Gulf of Aden. Ten people were killed as Shabaab and Sufi forces clashed in Galgadud.
Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca took control of the town of Dhusamareb after a battle with Shabaab. The deputy governor of Bay province said he is gathering forces to dislodge Shabaab from Baidoa, where sharia law has been declared. A battalion of Nigerian troops is prepared to deploy to Mogadishu.
Shabaab fighters chopped off the hand of a thief in Kismayo. Ethiopian forces have halted traffic along the Somali-Ethiopian border. Somaliland rejected the Djibouti peace process and reiterated its independence.
Shabaab spokesman Muktar Robow said the group will not accept a government that does not accept Islamic law. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said he would push for peace with Ethiopia and called for Shabaab to end the fighting. Ethiopia said it would not be drawn back into Somalia despite the prospect of an Islamist state on its border.
Shabaab has taken control of Baidoa. The African Union has sharply condemned the takeover of the Somali parliament building in Baidoa and surrounding areas by Shabaab. Islamic Courts leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed may run for president.
Shabaab takes control of Somalia's seat of government
The al Qaeda affiliate moved into the southern town of Baidoa after Ethiopian forces pulled out, ending a two-year occupation.
A key road in Mogadishu was reopened. Ethiopian troops are scheduled to leave from Baidoa. The African Union warns of possible further suicide attacks against peacekeeping forces in Mogadishu.
With Ethiopian pullout, Islamists rise again in Somalia
Suicide bomber targets African Union troops in Mogadishu
More than 13 civilians and security personnel were killed in the attack. Shabaab claimed credit for the strike.
Two people have been killed after fresh fighting between pro-government militias and Islamist insurgents in Mogadishu. Islamist insurgents have recaptured Bardhere town in southwestern Somalia.
I'm a successful Somali pirate: Yassin's story
The UN announced that it would support a Somali peacekeeping mission. Shabaab fighters killed three Somalis during attacks on AMISOM bases in Mogadishu. The Puntland president appointed a new cabinet, along with a seven-member military commission.
Islamists executed a famous Somali statesman in Kismayu town. Dutch seek Somali pirates' extradition from Denmark.
Ethiopian troops fully withdrew from Mogadishu, ending their two-year stay. Shabaab and other Islamist groups immediately occupied the Ethiopian bases. An explosion targeting a militia commander killed six people in Bardhere town.
Shabaab and rival Islamist group clash in central Somalia
Somali Islamist groups vie for power as Ethiopian forces begin their withdrawal from the country.
Somali Islamists strike at departing Ethiopians
Somali militants issue biography of American jihadist
