The United Nations says fighting in southern Somalia has forced aid groups to halt operations in a town that is key to the famine relief effort. The U.N. refugee agency says humanitarian operations have been put on hold in Dobley because of fierce clashes between opposing armed groups. Spokesman Adrian Edwards said Tuesday the fighting […]
Unrest in Southern Somali Town Suspends Flow of Aid
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
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Insurgents Kill 60 in Somali Capital Blast
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
A truck bomb tore through a Somali government compound in Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing at least 60 people and wounding nearly 150. The insurgent group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was aimed at Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government and African Union peacekeepers who assist the TFG. Witnesses told VOA that two suicide bombers […]
Somali Pirates Free Greek-Owned Cargo Ship
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Somali pirates have freed a Greek-owned cargo ship with 23 crew members they had held since February. The European Union’s anti-piracy force said late Monday that the MV Dover was released from pirate control late last week. It says the ship is now in the Omani port of Salalah. Pirates hijacked the ship February 28 […]
Insurgents Kill 60 in Somali Capital Blast
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Somali militant group al-Shabab has set off a truck bomb in the country’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 60 people. Witnesses say two suicide bombers drove the truck into a compound housing several government ministries, where it exploded Tuesday afternoon. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the bombing on its website. A local journalist told VOA that […]
Truck Bomb Kills Dozens in Somali Capital
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
A truck bomb has exploded at a government compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing dozens of people. Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu’s ambulance service, says the blast Tuesday killed more than 60 and injured more than 40 others. Witnesses told VOA that two suicide bombers drove the truck into the compound, which houses […]
Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Somali Capital
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
A truck bomb has exploded outside a government compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing more than 20 people. A VOA reporter in Mogadishu counted 21 bodies Tuesday outside the compound, which houses eight Somali ministries. Officials at the scene said the death toll was likely higher. Witnesses told VOA that two suicide bombers drove […]
Car Bomb Kills 10 in Somali Capital
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
A car bomb has exploded outside a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack. Al-Shabab is fighting to overthrow Somalia’s fragile transitional government in a bid to impose a strict form of Sharia, or Islamic law. The group recently […]
Two Somali Pirates Get Life in US Prison
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. court has sentenced two Somali pirates to life in prison for hijacking a yacht in February, leading to the murders of four Americans. Muhidin Salad Omar and Mahdi Jama Mohamed both pled guilty to piracy charges in May, but denied shooting anyone. U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride called Somali piracy a scourge that is […]
US Tries Women Accused of Funding Somali Terror Group
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The trial has begun for two American women charged with raising money and recruiting fighters for the Somali militant group al-Shabab. Jury selection began Monday in the U.S. city of Minneapolis for the trial of 35-year-old Amina Farah Ali and 64-year-old Hawo Mohamed Hassan. Prosecutors say the women, who are both of Somali descent, collected […]
US Tries Women Accused of Funding Somali Terror Group
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Two women are going on trial in the U.S. state of Minnesota on charges they raised money and recruited fighters for the Somali militant group al-Shabab. The women, both U.S. citizens of Somali descent, face multiple charges during a trial set to begin Monday. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Amina Farah Ali and 64-year-old Hawo Mohamed Hassan […]
