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Somalia
Insurgents killed two Somali soldiers in Mogadishu. The second female of the pro-Islamic Courts Hawiye clan has accused Ethiopian troops of rape. Somali police intercepted a truckload of weapons en route to Mogadishu from Kismayo.
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Somalia
The Hawiye clan, Somalia’s largest, has declared war on Ethiopia. “I call upon the Somali people, wherever it exists, to unity in the fight against the Ethiopians. The war is not between Ethiopia and our tribe, it is between Ethiopia and all Somali people,” a Hawiye spokesman said.
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Somalia
The Hawiye clan, which supports the Islamic Courts, claimed 1,086 people have been killed and 4,334 wounded since the fighting began in Mogadishu. Four more were killed as fighting resumed in the capital. Ethiopia is holding 41 terror suspects from 17 countries. Eritrea denied U.S. claims it is supporting the insurgency.
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Somalia
More than 1,000 killed in Mogadishu clashes
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Somalia
Brief fighting at Mogadishu flashpoint
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Somalia
Young Mujahideen Movement in Somalia Issues Claims of Attacks Through the Global Islamic Media Front, Video Depicts Aftermath of Battle
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Somalia
US Fails to Act as Fighting Worsens in Somalia
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Somalia
Over 380 have been killed during the past four days of fighting in Mogadishu. A TFG government car was hit with an IED attack. The Hawiye clan, which supports the Islamic Courts, issued a press release concerning a cease fire agreement with the Ethiopians.
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Somalia
An Ethiopian helicopter was shot down by Islamic Courts fighters in Mogadishu as heavy fighting in the capital entered its second day. Seven more Ethiopian troops were killed in the fighting.
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Somalia
Fifteen Ethiopian soldiers and an unknown number of Islamists have been killed during renewed fighting in Mogadishu. Another Ethiopian soldier has been dragged through the streets. Two Ethiopian ‘tanks’ are reported to have been disabled.
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Somalia
A large explosion occurred at an Ethiopian base in Mogadishu, but the cause or casualties are unknown. Over 70 government soldiers defected. The Hawiye clan released 18 soldiers captured in fighting last week.
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Somalia
Islamists shot down a Belarus cargo plane during takeoff from Mogadishu airport. Eleven AU soldiers a said to have been killed and a surface to air missile is said to have been used in the attack. Fighting continues between Ethiopian forces and insurgents. The government ordered Shabelle Media Network, Horn Afrik and Al-Jazeera to shut down their offices in Mogadishu.
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Somalia
Islamic Courts Union Returns to Somalia
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Somalia
The Somalia government claimed Aden Hashi Ayro is now al Qaeda’s commander in Somalia.Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of the Islamic Courts, defended the insurgency.
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Somalia
At least 13 soldiers and civilians killed in Somali capital
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Somalia
Heavy fighting has been reported in Mogadishu between Ethiopian troops and Islamic Courts fighters. At least 14 were killed in the battles, and the bodies of Ethiopian troops have been reported to have been burned dragged through the streets.
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Somalia
A U.S. citizen caught during the fighting against the Islamic Courts was moved to Kenya and Ethiopia for questioning. Ugandan troops have taken over security in Mogadishu. Eritrea, which admitted to backing the Islamic Courts, warned Uganda to leave Somalia.
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Somalia
The “Brigades of Tawhid Wal Jihad in the Land of Somalia” claimed responsibility for the mortar attack on the presidential palace earlier this week. The local government in southern Somalia ordered security forces to kill any suspect believed to be threatening the peace.
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Somalia
Some residents in Mogadishu flee as cannon attacks kill 16
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Somalia
Somalia’s president was targeted with mortars at the Mogadishu capital. Mogadishu’s deputy mayor was targeted in an attack on his convoy, 2 were killed and 4 wounded. Islamic Courts fighters and Ethiopian troops clashed north of the capital. Ethiopian troops will withdraw from Somalia soon. The Islamic Courts have been shut out of reconciliation talks.
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Somalia
Somali government and Ethiopian forces continue to battle Islamic Courts insurgents in Mogadishu. The Cabinet will relocate from Baidoa to Mogadishu. Ugandan troops are now securtng the Mogadishu airport.
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Somalia
Islamic Courts fighters attacked a Ugandan convoy in Mogadishu, killing 9 civilians and wounding two soldiers and 26 civilians. Ethiopian troops are preparing to withdraw from the southern port city of Kismayo.
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Somalia
Over 100 Islamic courts fighters massed to attack a government base in Mogadishu. Islamists shelled the Mogadishu airport as 400 Ugandan troops arrived. “Gunmen” stormed a local meeting of police and “vigilantes” and killed 5. A former police colonel and 3 others were also murdered in the capital.
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Somalia
African force attacked in Somalia
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Somalia
Somalia: Police colonel and three others killed in Mogadishu
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Somalia
A group of 20 Islamic Courts fighters have been spotted near the southern town of Kolbio on the Kenyan border. The government is appealing to clan leaders to attend the reconciliation conference. Egypt promised to assist in building Somalia’s governmental institutions.
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Somalia
Seven were wounded in Islamist mortar attacks in Mogadishu. Heavily armed troops from Puntland are deploying to Baidoa. The UN humanitarian coordinator for Somalia is hopeful about the prospect for peace .
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Somalia
Over 1,500 Ugandan troops are headed to Mogadishu. Burundi will send 1,700 peacekeepers in the near future. The size of the entire African Union force is slated at 8,000. The national reconciliation conference will be held on April 16. Islamists attempted to murder Mogadishu’s port manager.
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Somalia
First African Union Peacekeepers Arrive in Somalia
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Somalia
A police station was the target of a grenade attack. A local militia commander and 4 others were killed in Mogadshu. The government announced the beginning of a security operation in the capital.
