Somali Military Commander Killed in Southern Somalia

A superior military commander of the Somali Military was killed in the most recent combating between the government armed forces and Al-shabab fighters which happened on Sunday in Lower Shabelle region neighbors to Mogadishu the capital of Somalia, an official said.

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Somali journalist dies for wound after days in hospital

Mohamed Mohamud Turyare who was injured by gunmen has died last night in Madina Hospital as result of the wound.

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Gov’t says Luq is now safe and secure

The government has declared Luq town, Gedo region, and it's environ safe and secure and urged aid agencies to open their offices in the area.

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Somalia: Implementation of the “New Deal” scuttled

The job of the new Federal Government (FG) is overridden by the activities of regional bodies or international mechanisms that control functions and responsibilities invested constitutionally in the Somali government.

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Somalia:Progress on cracking piracy but for others horror continues

by John Steed, UNPOS Chief Maritime Security and Counter Piracy

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Foreign naval ship releases pirates on Bandarbeyla beach

Reports from Bandarbeyla district of Bari region say a foreign naval ship on Wednesday night brought in 17 suspected Somali pirates in a beach near Bandarbeyl town and set them free.

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Four minors drowned in Dadaab refugee complex

Four Somali refugee boys on Wednesday drowned in Hagardera refugee camp, one of the camps forming the larger Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenyan near the border with Somalia.

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5 Yr old girl gang raped by the Ethiopian soldiers

Ethiopian Genocide and Violations against innocent People

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Mass civilian detention reported in Degahbour

Ethiopian army and its associated militia have been very active lately in forcefully displacing many civilians in rural area

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Somalia Needs the Joint Financial Board

Advice to Western Diplomats II:by the Western donors on the Somalia government's expenditure has been responsible for the total lack of progress and unwillingness to end gross corruption. From Villa Somalia down to the so called EU mission on training Somalia's military and police in Uganda, the whole…

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Groundbreaking Start to Cooperation on Military Justice and Human Rights

The UNPOS story on the roundtable meeting attended by Judges from Mogadishu's military court, entitled "Groundbreaking Start to Cooperation on Military Justice and Human Rights"

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Somalia: statement on attacks against journalists

"I condemn these horrific attacks in the strongest terms. Trying to silence the media will have a devastating effect on the nation's vibrant media community. These attacks must stop and the crimes must be fully investigated by the Somali and Somaliland authorities," SRSG Mahiga said.

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People Witness A Profound Transformation in Kismayo

The recent appointment of Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon and the impending formation of a Somali cabinet will help accelerate plans for security improvement to prevent chaos from re-emerging and work towards creating a nation free of violence.

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IOM Nominee Wins 2012 United Nations Person of the Year

The award ceremony now on its 10th year was graced by among others top United Nations representatives and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sam Ongeri. Ongeri lauded the winner saying that it's a home grown idea whose time has come in light of last year's Horn of Africa drought.

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Kismayo, attacks and Explosions happens last night

Reports from kismayo say that the situation was not normal while bullets ware been hearing sometimes in the town and bomb blast attacks were taken to a government military base in Kismayo.

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President Mohamud meets Italian FM in Mogadishu

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday received Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi who paid a surprise visit to Mogadishu to voice Italy's support for a united Somali State.

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Police display alleged militants in Mogadishu

The criminal investigations department (CID) on Tuesday paraded three alleged militants including a woman before a battery of journalists in Mogadishu.

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Suspect on terror watch list surrenders in Mombasa.

One of the four terror suspects whose photograph was released by the police on Sunday has surrendered to the police in Mombasa.

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Explosion shocks in Kismayo caused causalities

Early in the morning serious exposition that were targeted by the Somali government forces rocks in Kismayo city of Southern Somalia, repots say on Monday

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Marine agency reports decline in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia

Attacks on shipping by pirates off the coast of Somalia are on the decline, according to a Malaysia-based maritime watchdog.

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