Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says it is struggling to keep up with the increased number of refugees entering Ethiopia from war and famine-stricken Somalia. The group said Wednesday the number of Somalis entering the Dollo Ado refugee camp in Ethiopia has increased to about 300 per day in recent weeks — a level […]
Aid Group Struggling With Somali Refugee Flow into Ethiopia
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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Aid Groups Warns of Increased Refugee Flow to Ethiopia from Somali
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Medical charity group Doctors Without Borders says it is struggling to keep up with the increased number of refugees entering Ethiopia from war and famine stricken Somalia. The group said Wednesday the number of Somalis entering the Dollo Ado refugee camp in Ethiopia has increased to about 300 per day in recent weeks – a […]
Kenya’s Government Says Shabab Rebels Receiving Arms Deliveries
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan government officials and local media say that two unspecified aircraft have made a delivery of weapons to al-Shabab militants, who are locked in a battle against the Kenyan army in southern Somalia. Kenya’s government said in a statement that the planes landed Tuesday in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, which is under control […]
Kenya to Probe Civilian Deaths in Somalia
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya says it is investigating reports of civilian deaths stemming from the country’s military campaign in Somalia. The probe comes days after aid group Doctors Without Borders said five people were killed when Kenyan airstrikes hit a camp for internally displaced people in the southern Somali town of Jilib. Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said […]
Kenya, Somalia Plea for Help Battling al-Shabab
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Kenya and Somalia have called for more international help to defeat al-Shabab, the al-Qaida-linked militant group which the neighboring countries have described as “a common enemy.” After meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his Somali counterpart Abdiwelli Mohammed Ali called for more troops to join the African Union peacekeeping mission […]
Aid Group Says Airstrike Kills 5 at Somali Camp
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
An international humanitarian group says an airstrike that hit a camp for internally displaced people in southern Somalia has killed five people and wounded more than 40 others. Doctors Without Borders said late Sunday it was treating the wounded after jets bombed the camp in the town of Jilib. The group called on all parties […]
Aid Group Says Airstrike Kills 3 at Somali Camp
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
An international humanitarian group says an airstrike that hit a camp for internally displaced people in southern Somalia has killed three people and wounded more than 50 others. Doctors Without Borders said late Sunday it was treating the wounded after jets bombed the camp in the town of Jilib. The group called on all parties […]
Kenyan Jets Bomb Southern Somalia, 10 Dead
Posted October 30th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Suspected Kenyan fighter jets have bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib killing at least 10 people. At least 45 people were also wounded in the attack. Local officials say Sunday’s strike targeted an area where al-Shabab militants were distributing food to internally displaced people. Reports say many of those killed were civilians, including several […]
Kenyan Jets Bomb Southern Somalia, 10 Dead
Posted October 30th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Suspected Kenyan fighter jets have bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib killing at least 10 people. At least 45 people were also wounded in the attack. Local officials say Sunday’s strike targeted an area where al-Shabab militants were distributing food to internally displaced people. Reports say many of those killed were civilians, including several […]
Somalia Militants: American Suicide Bomber Behind Attack
Posted October 30th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s al-Shabab militants say an American citizen was one of two suicide bombers behind a recent attack on an African Union military base in the capital. A pro-Shabab radio station and website identified the Somali-American bomber as a young man named Abdisalan. It said he emigrated to the United States at the age of two. […]
