Somalia NewsNews on Somalia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.HRW Report on Ogaden - Revelation of the 'Ethiopian'...- June 29, 2008 Further sections from the HRW Report on Ogaden - "Economic war": Confiscation of Livestock, the Trade Embargo, and Other Restrictions In two articles, I re-published the editorial article published in the Human ...http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/hrw-report-on-ogaden-revelation-of-the-ethiopia... SOMALIA: End attacks against aid workers, agencies urge- June 29, 2008 Civil society groups in Somalia and aid agencies have called for an end to attacks against their staff, saying such incidents seriously hampered efforts to assist thousands of needy Somalis.http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/somalia-end-attacks-against-aid-workers-agencie... Swede, Dane kidnapped in southwestern Somalia- June 28, 2008 Suspected Islamic insurgents kidnapped a Swede and a Dane on Saturday in a town in southwestern Somalia, residents and Sweden's Foreign Ministry said.The suspected Islamic insurgents seized control of Hudur, about 180 miles northwest of the capital, Mogadishu, and kidnapped the foreigners, said Qamar Adam, a resident who works for a local non-governmental organization.Adam said she did not witness the kidnapping, but some of the suspected insurgents openly told residents they had kidnapped the..http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/swede-dane-kidnapped-in-southwestern-somalia?fr... Somali gunmen kidnap two U.N. workers- June 28, 2008 Somali gunmen kidnapped two United Nations workers from Sweden and Denmark in the Bakool region of southern Somalia on Saturday, a U.N. source said, and local residents said a translator had been abducted as ...http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/somali-gunmen-kidnap-two-u-n-workers?fromrss=1 Pirates kidnap four tourists off Somalian coast- June 28, 2008 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 MOGADISHU: Pirates kidnapped four foreign tourists, including a woman and a child, who were sailing off the coast of Somalia's northern region of Puntland, officials said on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/pirates-kidnap-four-tourists-off-somalian-coast... Open Letter to Dr. Zakariya Mahmud Haji Abdi on Somalia's Future and ARS Unity in Diversity- June 28, 2008 Open Letter to Dr. Zakariya Mahmud Haji Abdi on Somalia's Future and ARS Unity in Diversity Dear Sir, In the aftermath of the Djibouti Agreement, converging information bears on your opposition to the agreement ...http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/open-letter-to-dr-zakariya-mahmud-haji-abdi-on-... Wanted: Somalia aid escort - UN- June 27, 2008 Somalia faces a serious food crisis if no nation steps forward with naval ships to escort relief shipments through pirate-infested waters, the United Nations World Food Programme said today.http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/wanted-somalia-aid-escort-un?fromrss=1 Former Somali Air Force Pilot, Who refused to bomb civilians in Hargiesa, July 1988- June 27, 2008 Killing of defenseless people was the only way to face the reality during Siyad Barre Regime.http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/former-somali-air-force-pilot-who-refused-to-bo... Somalia conflict kills more than 2,100 this year- June 26, 2008 Conflict in Somalia has killed 2,136 civilians so far this year, bringing the death toll since an Islamist-led insurgency began in early 2007 to 8,636, a local human rights group said on Thursday.http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/somalia-conflict-kills-more-than-2-100-this-yea... Nigerian troops for Somalia- June 26, 2008 Nigeria has a battalion of approximately 800 soldiers ready to deploy to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping force and could send more if needed, a military spokesperson said on Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/world/somalia/2008/06/nigerian-troops-for-somalia?fromrss=1 |