An Islamist insurgent holds his machine gun in the stadium in Mogadishu, one of the bases vacated by Ethiopian troops, January 14, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail TaxtaThousands Of Refugees Flee Fighting In Somalia -- Christian Science Monitor
The UN says more than 100,000 have now been displaced. Two Islamist militias may have joined forces for a new offensive.
As violence in Somalia creates a staggering wave of refugees, the United Nations has warned that factions on both sides of the fight – Islamist rebels and pro-government militias – are committing atrocities against innocent civilians.
Cycles of violence have shaped Somalia's history for the past two decades. A particularly devastating one has flared in the past month. On May 7, an Al Qaeda-linked group called Al Shabab, which is fighting for an Islamic state, began a major offensive to oust the moderate government from power.
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Somalia: Mogadishu exodus swells, Islamists battle for town -- Kongo Times
At Least 56 Killed as Islamist Groups Fight Over a Somali Town -- Sikh Times
UN says War Crimes Committed Daily in Somalia Fighting -- Inside Somalia
Human Rights Violations Escalate In Somalia -- American Chronicle
Arms dealers revel in Somali war business -- Reuters
Somalia Trains First Naval Force in Decades -- CBN News
No Oil For Naughty Somalis -- Stra
As violence in Somalia creates a staggering wave of refugees, the United Nations has warned that factions on both sides of the fight – Islamist rebels and pro-government militias – are committing atrocities against innocent civilians.
Cycles of violence have shaped Somalia's history for the past two decades. A particularly devastating one has flared in the past month. On May 7, an Al Qaeda-linked group called Al Shabab, which is fighting for an Islamic state, began a major offensive to oust the moderate government from power.
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More News On Somalia
Somalia: Mogadishu exodus swells, Islamists battle for town -- Kongo Times
At Least 56 Killed as Islamist Groups Fight Over a Somali Town -- Sikh Times
UN says War Crimes Committed Daily in Somalia Fighting -- Inside Somalia
Human Rights Violations Escalate In Somalia -- American Chronicle
Arms dealers revel in Somali war business -- Reuters
Somalia Trains First Naval Force in Decades -- CBN News
No Oil For Naughty Somalis -- Stra
More News On Somalia
Somalia: Mogadishu exodus swells, Islamists battle for town -- Kongo Times
At Least 56 Killed as Islamist Groups Fight Over a Somali Town -- Sikh Times
UN says War Crimes Committed Daily in Somalia Fighting -- Inside Somalia
Human Rights Violations Escalate In Somalia -- American Chronicle
Arms dealers revel in Somali war business -- Reuters
Somalia Trains First Naval Force in Decades -- CBN News
No Oil For Naughty Somalis -- Strategy Page
30 soldiers defect from Somalia government -- Garowe Online
Somalia: The Thorn of Africa -- AllAfrica
Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed -- Time Magazine
UN-chaired international group asks support for Somalia government -- UN News Center