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Somali rebels defiant after al Qaeda chief killed
Analysis: murderous Islamic leader will not be missed
The US military has confirmed it carried out the airstrike that killed Shabaab leader Aden Hashi Ayro and Sheikh Muhyadin Omar. A tribal leader in Dhusamareb said 30 Somalis have been killed in the airstrike.
US airstrike kills leader of Shabaab movement in Somalia
Aden Hashi Ayro, the leader of Shabaab and an al Qaeda operational commander, is among eight killed in airstrike in central Somalia.
Four Ethiopian troops and two civilians were killed in an attack in Baidoa. Unconfirmed reports state Ethiopian troops killed 12 civilians after the attack. A Somali officer and soldier were killed in an attack in Mogadishu.
Islamic Courts Claims Somali Gains
Meeting Somalia's Islamist insurgents
The Islamic Courts and Shabaab have taken over districts in the Middle Shabelle, Bay and Middle Juba regions. Nine Somali soldiers, two Shabaab fighters, and two civilians were killed after the Islamists attacked a checkpoint in Moqgadishu.
At least five people were injured in Baidoa after insurgents threw a hand grenade into the Alami Hotel that houses members of Somalia's legislative body. One civilian was killed in the crossfire as Somali troops battled Islamic insurgents in downtown Mogadishu. Spanish authorities paid pirates a ransom of $1.2 million to win the freedom of a Spanish fishing boat and its 26-member crew seized off the Horn of Africa a week ago, a Somali official said.
Shabaab said it will not hold talks with the Somali government after accusing Ethiopian troops of conducting a massacre. Ethiopian troops left towns north of Mogadishu after heavy fighting with the Islamic Courts. Amnesty International accused Ethiopian troops of kidnapping 40 children. Britain seeks a stronger UN presence in Somalia.
Ethiopia denies Amnesty mosque killings accusation
More than 100 Somalis are reported to have been killed during fighting over the past several days. Puntland forces boarded a hijacked ship from the United Arab Emirates and captured seven pirates. The Puntland government said it would execute the pirates. US and France have drafted a resolution in the UN to combat piracy off of the Somali coast.
Somalia death toll nears 100 with fresh fighting
A day of violence in Mogadishu leaves 81 dead: activist
Weekend violence in Mogadishu left 28 people dead, including civilians, Somali troops, and insurgents. In the latest clash, Islamist insurgents ambushed a security vehicle in the capital's Madina neighborhood overnight, killing two soldiers and a shop owner who was caught in the crossfire. Sudan Ali Ahmed, chairman of Elman Human Rights, claims 81 were killed and 119 wounded during the latest weekend battles in Mogadishu.
Three Ethiopian soldiers were killed in a rocket attack in Mogadishu. One Somali soldier was killed after a CARE food convoy was hijacked by a "heavily armed militia." Somalia™s interim president said the government is fighting the "children named al Shabaab," which is backed by al Qaeda.
Ethiopia denied any involvement in the killing of three foreigners in Beledweyne. A Somali woman was killed in a bombing in Baidoa. France will prosecute the six captured Somali pirates responsible for the hijacking of a French yacht.
Six Somali pirates who seized a French luxury yacht and held its 30 crew members hostage for a week will be brought to France to face trial. Somalia called for the deployment of a multinational force to assist in ending the decades-long civil war. A British teacher killed in Somalia yesterday was targeted because he had converted from Islam to Christianity.
Shabaab fighters captured the town of Beletwein, the capital of Hiran province, as the provincial governor fled with troops. Shabaab then attacked a school and killed two British passport holders and two Kenyans. Ethiopian and Islamic Courts fighters fought pitched battled in Hiran on Sunday.
French commandos swoop after pirates free hostages
