Somali Pirates Seize Cargo Ship- Militants Launch Major Afghan Outpost Attack
NAIROBI, Kenya — The European Union’s anti-piracy naval force says Somali pirates have seized a cargo vessel with 24 crew members aboard. The owners of MV Polar confirmed early Saturday that pirates control the ship, the EU force said in a statement.
Somalia: Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in Mogadishu
Heavy fighting between the troops of the transitional government of Somalia and Al-shabab fighters has broken out in the Somali capital Mogadishu overnight, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Somalia: Islamist Fighters Clash, Killing 5 at Bakara Market in Mogadishu
A bitter clash between Al-shabab and Hizbul Islam fighters broke out at Bakara market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 5 of warriors injuring more others, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Somalia: Hawiye Elders Call for Businessmen to Withdraw Properties From Bakara And Suk Ba’ad Markets in Mogadishu
Hawiye traditional elders have Thursday called for the Somali businessmen to withdraw their properties from Bakara, the biggest market in Somalia and Suk Ba’ad market in Mogadishu to save their lives and properties, spokesman said on Thursday.
Somali fighters display soldier’s body in Mogadishu
Fighters from Somalia’s Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab group on Sunday displayed the body of a soldier believed to belong to an African force in Somalia in the streets of Mogadishu.
Somalia: Government Soldiers Exchange Gunfire in Mogadishu
Somali government soldiers have exchanged gunfire around Villa Somalia, the presidential palace of the transitional government of Somalia in Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing a soldier according to witnesses.
Somalia: Fighting Breaks Out in Mogadishu
Heavy fighting between the troops of the transitional government of Somalia and the Islamist fighters of Al-shbab has broken out in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said on Friday.
Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Mogadishu
More than 20 people have been killed and 30 others were wounded in hours of heavy fighting between soldiers of UN’s backed government supported by AMISOM and Al-shabaab fighters that erupted in Somali capital of Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports.
