Gunmen in central Somalia have kidnapped three aid workers – an American woman, a Danish man and their Somali colleague. The three work for the Danish Demining Group, which says they were kidnapped Tuesday afternoon in the city of Galkayo, while on their way to the airport. It is not clear who carried out the […]
Somali Gunmen Kidnap 3 Aid Workers
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in central Somalia have kidnapped three aid workers – an American woman, a Danish man and their Somali colleague. The three work for the Danish Demining Group, which says they were kidnapped before Tuesday afternoon in the city of Galkayo, while on their way to the airport. It is not clear who carried out […]
Somali Gunmen Kidnap 3 Aid Workers
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in central Somalia have kidnapped three aid workers – an American woman, a Danish man and their Somali colleague. The trio work for the Danish Demining Group, which says they were kidnapped about 3 p.m., local time, on Tuesday. A security official in Somalia’s Galmudug region tells VOA the woman and two men were […]
Official: Two Foreign Aid Workers Kidnapped in Somalia
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have kidnapped two foreign aid workers in central Somalia. A spokesman for Somalia’s Galmudug region tells VOA that a man and a woman were seized Tuesday on their way to the airport in the city of Galkayo. The spokesman says the pair worked for the Danish De-mining Group. He says the two were preparing […]
Kenya Detains Muslim Cleric, Two Doctors in al-Shabab Crackdown
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya has arrested a Muslim cleric and two doctors with alleged ties to al-Shabab militants in neighboring Somalia, where Kenya’s military has continued to pursue al-Shabab insurgents. The doctors appeared in a Nairobi court on Friday, where they pleaded not guilty to terrorism related charges. The physicians, Ali Omar Salim and Adan Hassan Hillow, operated […]
UN: More Somalis Fleeing to Yemen
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations refugee agency says an increasing number of Somalis are fleeing to Yemen, despite the risky journey across the Gulf of Aden and the instability in Yemen. The agency says that since January, 20,000 new Somali refugees have traveled to Yemen to escape the worsening security and humanitarian situation in their country. The […]
Kenya Arrests Two Doctors with Suspected Ties to al-Shabab
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police have arrested two doctors with suspected ties to the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, while the Kenyan military continues its cross-border hunt for al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia. Police said Friday the two doctors were detained in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. They were due to appear in court Friday on terror-related charges. A Kenyan […]
Kenya Arrests Two Doctors with Suspected Ties to al-Shabab
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police have arrested two doctors with suspected ties to the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, while the Kenyan military continues its cross-border hunt for members of al-Shabab in southern Somalia. Police said Friday the two doctors were detained in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. They are due to appear in court Friday on terror-related charges. A […]
2 American Women Guilty of Fundraising for Al-Shabab
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Two American women who claimed they were collecting money for charity could soon be spending substantial time in prison for supporting Somali militants. Jurors Thursday in Minneapolis, Minnesota convicted 35-year-old Amina Farah Ali and 64-year-old Hawo Mohamed Hassan of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prosecutors said the two women funneled […]
Somali Kidnappers of French Woman Demand Cash for Remains
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
France says the Somali kidnappers of a French woman, who died in captivity, are demanding cash for the return of her remains. Sixty-six year-old Marie Dedieu was kidnapped from her private beach home in northern Kenya on October 1. France said it learned of her death Wednesday. French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet says the kidnappers […]
