U.S. Trying New Approach In Somalia To Fight Insurgency -- Stars And StripesSTUTTGART, Germany — In the coming months, the U.S. will begin direct engagement with leaders of two northern Somalia breakaway regions with the hope that those political ties can stem the radical insurgency that threatens to spread beyond the lawless parts of southern Somalia, according to State Department officials.
The effort marks a significant policy change toward Somalia, which has become a safe haven for the Islamic insurgent group al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked faction that has been battling the weak, U.S.-backed central government.
Read more ....
West turns to Somaliland while rest of Somalia crumbles (Feature) -- M&C
America Looks to Puntland and Somaliland to Improve Security in Somalia -- Turkish Weekly
UN Returning to Somalia in Effort to Stop Terrorist Takeover of Government -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Somali Government Forces Capture Strategic Town -- Voice of America
Somali government seizes Bulo Hawo town from al-Shabab -- BBC
Somali government forces take town from Islamist militia -- AFP
20 die in battles in central Somalia -- P
Read more ....
More News On Somalia
West turns to Somaliland while rest of Somalia crumbles (Feature) -- M&C
America Looks to Puntland and Somaliland to Improve Security in Somalia -- Turkish Weekly
UN Returning to Somalia in Effort to Stop Terrorist Takeover of Government -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Somali Government Forces Capture Strategic Town -- Voice of America
Somali government seizes Bulo Hawo town from al-Shabab -- BBC
Somali government forces take town from Islamist militia -- AFP
20 die in battles in central Somalia -- P
America Looks to Puntland and Somaliland to Improve Security in Somalia -- Turkish Weekly
UN Returning to Somalia in Effort to Stop Terrorist Takeover of Government -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Somali Government Forces Capture Strategic Town -- Voice of America
Somali government seizes Bulo Hawo town from al-Shabab -- BBC
Somali government forces take town from Islamist militia -- AFP
20 die in battles in central Somalia -- Press TV
15 killed as Somali troops begin offensive; al-Shabab shuts down money transfer services -- Canadian Press
Somali militants ban mobile money transfers -- Reuters
Somali Islamists ban mobile money transfer -- AFP
Al-Shabab bans mobile phone money transfers in Somalia -- BBC
Signs of hope in Somalia? -- UPI
UN Returning to Somalia in Effort to Stop Terrorist Takeover of Government -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Somali Government Forces Capture Strategic Town -- Voice of America
Somali government seizes Bulo Hawo town from al-Shabab -- BBC
Somali government forces take town from Islamist militia -- AFP
20 die in battles in central Somalia -- Press TV
15 killed as Somali troops begin offensive; al-Shabab shuts down money transfer services -- Canadian Press
Somali militants ban mobile money transfers -- Reuters
Somali Islamists ban mobile money transfer -- AFP
Al-Shabab bans mobile phone money transfers in Somalia -- BBC
Signs of hope in Somalia? -- UPI