An Ugandan Army soldier serving in Somalia under AMISOM rides past destroyed buildings near the port of Mogadishu. Photo AFPMogadishu Battle Draws in Foreign Powers -- War Is Boring
In early May, insurgent fighters from the hard-line Al-Shabab Islamic group, pictured, launched a major offensive in Mogadishu, aimed at overthrowing the new, U.S.- and U.N.-backed coalition government of moderate Islamist Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. As tens of thousands of refugees fled the city, Al Shabab closed in on the presidential palace, where Ahmed and his lieutenants were fortified behind an African-Union peacekeeping force, equipped with tanks and mortars.
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UN Extends African Peacekeepers' Somalia Mandate -- Voice of America
UN council puts cash behind support for Somalia -- Reuters
UN backs keeping troops in Somalia -- AFP
Suicide Bombing in Somalia Raises Concerns About Foreign Support -- Voice of America
Somalia: Besieged Government Begs for International Help -- AllAfrica.com
Somali militants fire at palace -- UPI
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UN Extends African Peacekeepers' Somalia Mandate -- Voice of America
UN council puts cash behind support for Somalia -- Reuters
UN backs keeping troops in Somalia -- AFP
Suicide Bombing in Somalia Raises Concerns About Foreign Support -- Voice of America
Somalia: Besieged Government Begs for International Help -- AllAfrica.com
Somali militants fire at palace -- UPI
UN Extends African Peacekeepers' Somalia Mandate -- Voice of America
UN council puts cash behind support for Somalia -- Reuters
UN backs keeping troops in Somalia -- AFP
Suicide Bombing in Somalia Raises Concerns About Foreign Support -- Voice of America
Somalia: Besieged Government Begs for International Help -- AllAfrica.com
Somali militants fire at palace -- UPI
Ten die as insurgents shell presidential residence in Mogadishu -- China View
Gov't imposes air, sea blockade in insurgent-run south-central Somalia -- China View
Over 67,000 displaced in latest Somali violence, says UN -- Thaindian News
UN council puts cash behind support for Somalia -- Reuters
UN backs keeping troops in Somalia -- AFP
Suicide Bombing in Somalia Raises Concerns About Foreign Support -- Voice of America
Somalia: Besieged Government Begs for International Help -- AllAfrica.com
Somali militants fire at palace -- UPI
Ten die as insurgents shell presidential residence in Mogadishu -- China View
Gov't imposes air, sea blockade in insurgent-run south-central Somalia -- China View
Over 67,000 displaced in latest Somali violence, says UN -- Thaindian News