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American militant in Somalia releases martyr's rap

JASON STRAZIUSO Yahoo! News 04/12/2011

Islamist rebels attack Somali hotel, killing 32

MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN and MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED Yahoo! News 08/24/2010
American militant in Somalia releases martyr's rap

An American from Alabama who joined Somalia's most dangerous militant group has released two new rap songs on the Internet, a possible indication that he is still alive after rumors circulated of his death during heavy fighting in Mogadishu.

Islamist rebels attack Somali hotel, killing 32

Islamist militants wearing Somali military uniforms stormed a hotel favored by lawmakers in the war-battered capital Tuesday, firing indiscriminately and killing 32 people, including six parliamentarians.

Iraq has top terror risk, Thai danger up: ranking

William Maclean Reuters 02/16/2010
Iraq has top terror risk, Thai danger up: ranking

Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft, while Thailand has joined the nine countries most in danger for the first time.

Thousands flee Somalia fighting, says UN refugee agency

Thousands of people have fled Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, since Wednesday, the UN refugee agency has said.

Somalia's Militant Group Al Shabaab to Ally With Al Qaeda

SARAH CHILDRESS The Wall Street Journal 02/01/2010
Somalia's Militant Group Al Shabaab to Ally With Al Qaeda

NAIROBI, Kenya—The militant group al Shabaab said it would ally with al Qaeda in a drive to establish an Islamic state in Somalia and fight for Muslims across East Africa, offering a fresh test for U.S.-backed African peacekeepers struggling to defend a weak Somali government.

Somali Pirate-Held British Couple Reunited, But Not Released

After more than 90 days of being separated, the retired British couple who are being held in Somalia by pirates have been reunited temporarily, according to Sky News.

No plan to send troops to Yemen, Obama says

Olivia Hampton AFP 01/10/2010
No plan to send troops to Yemen, Obama says

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he has "no intention" of sending US troops to fight militants in Yemen and Somalia, despite growing concern over the presence of militant cells there.

U.N. agency halts food aid in southern Somalia

A million people in southern Somalia risk starvation after the World Food Program on Tuesday suspended humanitarian aid because of attacks and threats by Al Qaeda-linked Islamic rebels.

Somali pirates seize UK, Panamanian-flagged ships; release Singaporean vessel

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Pirates seized a British-flagged chemical tanker and a Panamanian-flagged carrier off Somalia's coast and were holding 45 crew members Tuesday, a maritime official said.

Blast kills 19 at graduation ceremony in Somalia, including 3 ministers

A male suicide bomber dressed in women's clothing attacked a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Thursday, the Somali president said, according to a local journalist.


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