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In Baghdad, a deadly risk of urban war
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - American soldiers approaching the outskirts of Baghdad are poised for one of the most dangerous and unpredictable operations of modern combat - a mission they are trained to perform but one that could easily lead to long days of fighting,...Tags: Islam, Iraq, Basra (Iraq), U.S. Military, Armed Forces
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Letters still warmer way to get missive accomplished
Times Staff WriterJust as technology has changed the nature of warfare in Iraq, it has added a new dimension to the way soldiers at the front communicate with loved ones back home. E-mail, which was barely known during the Persian Gulf War 12 years ago, has enabled...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Electronics, Pacific Ocean, Iraq, The Prodigy (music group)
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UPDATE 1-Turkey tells UN and aid donors to move to Somalia
Reuters* Turkey positioning itself as a regional power * Most aid agencies based outside Somalia * War-torn Somalia plagued by kidnappings, fighting (Adds Ban quote) By Jonathon Burch ISTANBUL, June 1 (Reuters) - The United Nations should beef up its...Tags: United Nations, Relief and Aid Organizations, Africa, Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey
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Turkey tells U.N. and aid donors to move to Somalia
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations should beef up its operation in Somalia, and other countries who want to help the war-torn state should actually move in and set up bases there, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan's...Tags: United Nations, Ankara (Turkey), Africa, Istanbul (Turkey), Ban Ki-moon
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Kenyan, Somali troops capture Afmadow-rebels
ReutersMOGADISHU, May 31 (Reuters) - The al Shabaab militant group in Somalia said on Thursday it had left its stronghold of Afmadow and the strategic town was now in the hands of Somali and Kenyan solders. Kenyan and Somali forces advanced a day earlier to the...Tags: Somalia
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UPDATE 1-Somali rebels say repel Kenyan attack on Afmadow
Reuters* Kenya says troops seized rebel bastion * Al Shabaab says still in control of Afmadow * Capture of Afmadow critical for assault on Kismayu * Blast in northeastern Kenya kills one person (Adds rebels, TFG military, blast in Kenya, changes dateline)...Tags: Kenya, Explosions, Bombings, Armed Forces, Emergency Incidents
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Special Report: In Africa, a militant group's growing appeal
ReutersGARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - When Abdullahi slipped across the Kenya-Somali border to join the fighters of Islamist militant group al Shabaab in 2009, the livestock herder from northern Kenya found himself among recruits from around the globe. There were...Tags: Bodies of Water, Lawyers, FIFA World Cup, College Sports, Eastern Africa
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Somali President escapes rebel ambush on convoy
ReutersMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab rebels ambushed an armored convoy carrying the country's president during a rare overland trip outside the capital on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said. President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was unharmed in the attack...Tags: Kenya, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Somalia
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UPDATE 1-African Union troops secure Somali aid corridor
Reuters* AU, Somali troops seized Afgoye on Friday * Afgoye corridor home to about 400,000 displaced people (Adds al Shabaab, background) By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 28 (Reuters) - African Union and Somali government troops secured an aid corridor...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Nairobi (Kenya), Kenya, Explosions, Africa
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African Union troops secure Somali aid corridor
ReutersMOGADISHU, May 28 (Reuters) - African Union and Somali government troops secured an aid corridor between Mogadishu and a former rebel stronghold close to the capital, the AU said, wresting control of a strip of land believed to hold around 400,000...Tags: Africa, Somalia
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African Union troops say seize key Somali town
ReutersMOGADISHU, May 25 (Reuters) - African Union troops on Friday seized a town northwest of Mogadishu from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, a spokesman said, marking a big blow against the al Shabaab rebels, who have used the town to stage sporadic attacks on... -
Somalia fighting kills at least five, journalist shot dead
Reuters* Five civilians died * Seven peacekeepers wounded * Local journalist shot dead By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 24 (Reuters) - At least five people were killed when a shell hit the minibus they were using to flee fighting in a town north west of the...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Journalism, Radio, Africa, Shootings
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