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The UN and the US support a government that has little presence in Somalia. The area of Puntland is far better organised than the rest of Somalia even though the pirates are a problem. It seems the only groups that...

The United States, Britain and other major world political players have announced that they are planning to send tens of thousands of troops to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban who have links with al Qaida, a terrorist group.     The announcement...

Militant Islamist group al-Shabab has denied responsibility for a deadly suicide blast Thursday that killed at least 22 people, including 3 government ministers and a number of Somalia's educated elite. The nation's embattled president addressed the country Thursday evening to...

Somalia's government called on Saturday for an international peace plan like President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy, saying it would be more effective and far cheaper than current efforts to combat Somali piracy. "We accept that ... the situation in...

There are now 70 Filipino seamen being held by Somali pirates, following the kidnapping of 16 Filipinos on board a Greek-flagged ship last Sunday. Foreign affairs spokesman Ed Malaya said the latest captives were among 28 crewmembers of the Maran...

In a khaki tent shielded by sandbags, four Ugandan officers are watching Black Hawk Down , the Hollywood account of the devastating ambush of US troops in the chaotic streets of Mogadishu. It's maybe not the ideal cinematic fare when...

Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. Al-Shabab and other anti-government groups regularly attack government troops and African Union peacekeepers, in efforts to force them out of the country. Al-Shabab and allied groups control much of southern and...