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General
William E. (Kip) Ward, commander, United States
Africa Command.
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Stockholm, December 5, 2009 — A meeting
between Somaliland Universities and Addis Cardiac Hospital
has taken place at Grand Hotel, Stockholm Sweden.
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Stewart Bell
Ottawa, Canada, December 5, 2009 – The Somali militant group
Al-Shabaab has been arming and training pirates in exchange
for a share of their spoils, says a newly released Canadian
intelligence document.
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Washington, December 5,
2009 — The United States on Friday vehemently condemned a
suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu that killed at least 23
people, including three Somali government ministers.
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WHO Says It Won't Stop
Training Somali Doctors, Despite Suicide Blast
Training medical students gives Somalis hope, says official |
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One of
the wounded following Thursday's suicide bomb attack
in Mogadishu |
Washington DC, December 5, 2009 – The
World Health Organization played a major role in training
the Somali medical students who were among those killed and
wounded in Thursday’s suicide bombing in Mogadishu Thursday.
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Cape Town, SA, December 5, 2009 – Soccer
may not be as big a pastime in the United States as it is in
the rest of the world, but that doesn't stop the World Cup
from being one of the biggest and most exciting events in
the American sports universe once every four years.
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Jim Kouri
Law Enforcement Examiner |
Somali
terror group al-Shabaab is affiliated with al-Qaeda |
By Jim Kouri
Law Enforcement Examiner |
Bio
Washington, December 5, 2009 – Terrorism charges were
unsealed in federal court in Minnesota last week against
another eight suspects.
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A man
lies wounded at the scene of a suicide bomb attack
during a university student graduation ceremony in
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Nairobi, Kenya, December 5, 2009 – The ceremony was meant to
celebrate the graduation of 43 medical students from Benadir
University, a school founded in 2002 to help replace the
hundreds of Somali doctors who have died in or fled
Somalia's 18-year-long civil war. Instead, Thursday's
ceremony in Mogadishu, capital of the world's most failed
state, became another bloody reminder of just how far the
country has sunk.
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Mogadishu, Somalia, December 5, 2009 –
The Somali president is to dismiss two top military
commanders who failed to solve their disagreement with him,
amid fears that the move would cause more tension.
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New York, December 5, 2009—Three
journalists were among the victims of a suicide bombing at a
Benadir University graduation ceremony in Mogadishu today.
At least 22 people were killed at Hotel Shamo, including
three government ministers, by suspected Islamic insurgents,
according to The Associated Press.
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Somali Piracy And
Counterfeiting Funding Al Qaeda |
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By Jim Kouri
Somali marauders operating in the increasingly dangerous
waters off East Africa seized a crude oil tanker making a
delivery from Saudi Arabia to the United States.
The Maran Centaurus was hijacked several hundreds miles off
the coast of Somalia on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The ship
originated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, destined for an oil
delivery in the United States.
The ship's 28-member crew were taken captive by the Somali
pirates, according to the US Defense Department.
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Somalia Force 'Let Down' By
Troop No-Shows |
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Kampala, December 05 2009 — The head of
the African Union's troubled Somalia peacekeeping force
expressed frustration on Wednesday at the failure of
countries to honor troop commitments.
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Fisherman's Family Told Of
Body |
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Mr
Sharif's family is being kept informed by Dorset
Police |
Dorset, December 5, 2009 – The family of a fisherman who
went missing off the Dorset coast have been informed that a
body has been found.
Dorset and Hampshire Police attempted a recovery on Thursday
at Christchurch Bay in the Barton on Sea area, but they were
hampered by poor conditions.
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Somali Militants Recruit
Ugandans |
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By Henry Mukasa
Kampala, December 5, 2009 – UGANDANS are among the foreigner
militants fighting alongside Al Shabaab to overthrow the
Somali government, the African Union Mission in Somalia has
said.
The AU special representative for Somalia,
Wafula Wamunyinyi, also listed Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, America, Tanzania, Kenya and Sudan as countries
where Al Shabaab has recruited.
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No Peace For The
Peacekeepers In Somalia |
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Mogadishu, December 5, 2009 — In a khaki
tent shielded by sandbags, four Ugandan officers are
watching "Black Hawk Down," the Hollywood account of the
devastating ambush of US troops in the chaotic streets of
Mogadishu.
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Senior
Al-Shabaab Officer Defects To The Government:
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Ali
Hassan Gedi |
Mogadishu, December 5, 2009 — The Somali government has
acknowledged the defection of a senior Al-Shabaab officer,
who was said to be the second in command of Al-Shabaab
forces in Lower Shabele region.
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Edmonton:
Autopsy Set For Homicide Victim |
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Edmonton, December 5, 2009 – An autopsy
has been set for Tuesday morning to determine the identity
and cause of death of the city's latest homicide victim, who
was found dead at the wheel of a car yesterday afternoon.
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EU: Hijacked
Oil Tanker Was Outside Corridor |
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Nairobi, Kenya, December 5, 2009 – An oil tanker bound for
the United States that was hijacked by Somali pirates was
traveling outside a recommended maritime corridor, the
commander of the EU Naval Force said Tuesday. The
Greek-flagged tanker Maran Centaurus was carrying more than
$20 million of crude oil when pirates captured it Sunday.
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UK House Of Commons Debates On
Somaliland’s Elections |
UK MPs at the House of
Commons' Session (photofile)
London, UK, December 5,
2009 (SL Times) – Oral
Answers to Questions —
International
Development
House of Commons
debates, 2 December
2009, 11:30 am
Alun Michael (Cardiff,
South and Penarth)
(Lab/Co-op): What
support his Department
is giving to the
authorities in
Somaliland to assist in
arrangements for
elections.
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Ethiopian, Somaliland
Foreign Ministers Hold Talks On Somaliland Elections |
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Somaliland
minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdillahi Mohamed Dualle
(L) and Dr. Tekeda Alemu, the Ethiopian State Minister
for Foreign Affairs
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 5, 2009 (SL Times) – Foreign
Affairs State Minister Dr. Tekeda Alemu held talks with Foreign
Minister of Somaliland, Abdillahi Mohammed Duale on elections
due to be held in Somaliland.
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Sillanyo Urges
Unity Against Terrorists |
Hargeysa, Somaliland, December 5, 2009 (SL Times) – The
Chairman of Kulmiye Party, Mr. Ahmed Sillanyo urged
Somalilanders to take a unified stand against terrorists who
want to destroy the peace in Somaliland.
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World Bank Delegation In
Somaliland |
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, December 5, 2009
(SL Times) – A World Bank delegation arrived in Somaliland
this week.
The delegation was welcomed at the airport by Somaliland
Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Aden Muhamad Elmi (Dhoolayare).
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View from
Las Anod, capital city of the Sool region of Somaliland |
Las Anod, Somaliland, December 5, 2009 (SL Times) – Somaliland
security in Las Anod nabbed two alleged terrorists. The two
alleged terrorists were apprehended at their homes where
materials for explosives were found.
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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, December 5, 2009 (SL Times) – The long awaited
experts that were supposed to work on sifting through the
voter’s list have finally arrived in Somaliland and immediately
started their work.
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Sheikh Sharif Appoints Felon To UN
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New York, December
5, 2009 (SL Times) – Most Somalis as well as foreigners who are
knowledgeable about the Somali situation do not take Sheikh
Sharif’s government seriously because they know this so-called
government does not control more than a couple of square blocks
in Mogadishu, and that it is a government in name only.
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Even The Hajj Can’t Escape
Nigerian Fraud |
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia, December 5, 2009 (SL Times) – To say that
Nigeria is well-known for corruption is an understatement.
Corruption and fraud are so endemic in Nigeria, there is hardly
an aspect of that country not touched by those two evils.
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Somalia Blames Al-Qaida, Somali
Group For Bombing |
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Mogadishu, Somalia, December 5, 2009 — The Somali government on
Friday blamed al-Qaida-linked Islamic militants for a suicide
bombing that killed 22 people in the capital, as government
officials buried three Cabinet ministers killed in the attack.
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The World Cup: Brazil, Portugal,
Ivory Coast And North Korea Drawn To The Group Of Death |
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South African
president Jacob Zuma (L) ad FIFA president Sepp Blatter
attend the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2010
December 4, 2009 at the International Convention Center
in Cape Town, South Africa
World Cup final draw |
Cape Town, South Africa, December 5, 2009 –
It only happens every four years, and finally in a star-studded
ceremony at the Cape Town International Conventional Centre, the
group stages of the World Cup were decided, kicking off Africa's
first World Cup.
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Remarks By The President, Barack
Obama, In Address To The Nation On The Way Forward In
Afghanistan And Pakistan |
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Eisenhower Hall Theatre, United States
Military Academy at West Point, West Point, New York
For Immediate Release
December 01, 2009
8:01 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. To the United States Corps of
Cadets, to the men and women of our Armed Services, and to my
fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our
effort in Afghanistan -- the nature of our commitment there, the
scope of our interests, and the strategy that my administration
will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion. It's
an extraordinary honor for me to do so here at West Point --
where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our
security, and to represent what is finest about our country.
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Geneva, December 5, 2009 – The World Health Organization
(WHO) is increasing its attention to tobacco control in Africa with the overall
goal of preventing tobacco use from becoming as prevalent there as it is in
other parts of the world.
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Witnesses said the gunmen threw
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Rawalpindi,
Pakistan, December 5, 2009 – Pakistani authorities have launched a massive
manhunt across the garrison city of Rawalpindi for gunmen involved in a deadly
attack on a mosque near the country's army headquarters.
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By Judith Akolo
Nairobi, Dec 5, 2009 – Agriculture is the key to Africa's economic development
and should be given the requisite support, says the Vice-President of the Pan
African Parliament (PAP), Mary Mugyenyi.
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Written by David Fiocco
As part of my travel reading on last month's Horn of Africa
expedition, I purchased Mark Bradbury's Becoming Somaliland. At
least in Uganda's book stores, this appears to be the best
comprehensive overview of the new breakaway republic. It is a
part of the excellent "African Issues" series, which includes
some of my other favorite books on the continent (Paul
Richards's Fighting for the Rainforest: War, Youth & Resources
in Sierra Leone and Alex DeWaal's Famine Crimes: Politics & the
Disaster Relief Industry in Africaare both must-reads). The book
was published in 2008, but Bradbury's fieldwork seems to have
ended in about 2006, already making the book a bit dated in this
volatile region of the country.
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“The Al Shabaab cadres, many of
whom had allegedly served with the Afghan Mujahideen, the
Taliban and Al Qaeda in the Af-Pak region, look upon their jihad
as similar to the jihad waged by the Afghan Mujahideen against
the Soviet troops and those of the Government of the then
President Najibullah in the 1980s and the early 1990s.”
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By B.Raman
Chennai, December 5, 2009 – Al Qaeda looks upon its continuing
jihad against the so-called Crusaders --- thereby meaning
essentially the US, Israel and their supporters--- as a global
intifada waged on many fronts and through many means.
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Seleban Yussuf Noor, 75, Ununley village, Togheer,
Somaliland |
Louis Belanger, Oxfam International Spokesman in New
York
December 5, 2009
Muhammed interrupted me by pounding the
ground, laughing out loud and exchanging a few words with
Seleban Yussuf , the village's elder sitting next to him.
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The Military Take Over (1969 Coup D'état)
The Beginning of the New Era - Part III |
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By Dr. Mohamed-Rashid Sheikh Hassan
In Search for a New Ideology and Alliance
The first political statements of the military regimes who
seized power and overthrew post-colonial states in most
Africa countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana were
almost identical in that they stepped into power to save the
country.
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Qasim Sh. Yusuf Ibrahim As I
Remember Him |
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Late
Qasim Sheikh Yusuf |
By Bashir Goth
“…Xiddigihii Dilaadee
Daadanaayay waayadan
Maantana qod baa dumay
Dabayshaygu soo furay...”
These words were part of a poem I wrote on hearing the death
of Haji Hersi Awale on January 16, 1982 but they stand true
for the death of any important person anywhere. And they
stand truer today for the death of my friend Qasim Sheikh
Yusuf Ibrahim.
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Current Spate Of Suicide
Bombings In Mogadishu Are Meant To Wipe Out Young Somali
Intellectuals And Educators |
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By Fowzi
Kamal.
Somalia is entering an era of spate in suicide bombings only
seen only in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan that is carried
out by Al-Shabaab terrorist militants. Yesterday’s suicide
blast that killed at least three Ministers, one critically
injured and injured scores of others that reached fifty
people including young promising graduating students at
Banadir University, doctors, professors, parents,
journalists and ordinary people at Hotel Shaamo in Mogadishu
is an indicative of the seriousness of the situation in
Somalia and the way international terrorists and their hosts
Al- Shabaab and Hizbul Islam are wrecking havoc in Somalia.
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Improving Education In
Somaliland- The Case Of University Of Hargeysa |
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By
Farhan Abdi Suleiman (Oday)
Education generally refers to the knowledge which is
provided in Schools, Colleges and Universities, with
structured hierarchy of classes, syllabus and grades.
Education is not only recognized as fundamental human need,
but recognized as basic human right. We need to gain
knowledge. We need education to invent and discover, we need
education in order to master and surmount the world around
us to remove the anonymities of life.
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Has UN Mission In The Congo
Failed? |
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By Scott
Morgan
You have to Love Extended Holiday Weekends. Especially ones
where the US Government reveals Information regarding
Economic Data or Key Foreign Policy Decisions. This way they
can say that they told us and the Information is released.
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More Arrests
In America's War On Islam |
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By Stephen Lendman
A November 24 "hatemail" underscores the issue, titled
"Muslims in America - violent clashing of cultures, basic
incompatibility of Western thought and Muslim theocracy,"
then quoting Denver radio talk show host Peter Boyles (know.com)
saying:
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Assessing Somalia’s Terror
Threat |
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Despite increased efforts of young members of the Somali
diaspora to fight at home, it is unlikely that Somalia will
turn into a large-scale training ground for jihadists,
unless it becomes a major hotspot for confrontation against
the West, Georg-Sebastian Holzer writes for ISN Security
Watch.
By Georg-Sebastian Holzer for ISN Security Watch
Recent activities by US citizens of Somali decent are
setting new records in the US security arena. Last weeks’ unveiling
of terrorism-related charges against 14 US nationals who
allegedly helped 20 young Americans to join the Somali
al-Shabaab movement is the largest group of Americans
suspected of joining an extremist movement affiliated with
al-Qaida since 9/11.
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Molly Driessen
According to "The World in 2010," printed by The Economist,
Somalia is "the worst country on the Earth." The World in
2010 is an annual edition put out by the Economist
Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist.
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Mogadishu has known only
civil war for 18 years. Matteo Fagotto reports from a
place bloated with arms and young men with nothing to do
but kill
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A government
soldier stands next to the body of a fighter at KM4
X-Control frontline section of Mogadishu where
Islamist Fighters belonging to the Al-Shabaab
attacked the stronghold of the Government positions
in the early hours of 1 December 2009 |
Mogadishu, Somalia, December 5, 2009 –
Cooking pots and pans stained with blood were still
scattered around the courtyard of the Martini Hospital.
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