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 Somalia, January 2010
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 Controversial cartoonist escapes attack   Map of Aarhus Denmark A Somali terrorist was shot as he tried to enter the home of cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, known for his controversial Mohammad depictions
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| Jan.2 |
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Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' A Somali man has been charged with trying to kill an artist whose drawing of the Prophet Mohammed sparked riots around the world
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Somali pirates hijack 4th vessel in week Pirates off Somalia have hijacked two more vessels in the Gulf of Aden, The British-flagged Asian Glory and Singaporean chemical tanker M/V Pramoni
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| Jan.3 |
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 Bloody fighting hits Somali town At least 47 people have been killed and 100 injured in fighting in the central Somali town. al-Shabab militants were in control for a few ho...
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| Jan.5 |
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More than 1 million in Somalia going hungry
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| Jan.22 |
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 Hostages: Pirates will kill us in days A British couple held hostage by pirates for more than 3 months have told of brutal treatment at the hand of their captors
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| Jan.31 |
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Hostages: We're being badly treated
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| Mar.5 |
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Pirates seize Norwegian tanker
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| Mar.10 |
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 Contractors divert Somalia aid A leaked UN report: Up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamist militants
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| Mar.11 |
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Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital A battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and scores injured
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| Mar.24 |
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'Pirate' shot as attack repelled A pirate has been shot dead as private guards repelled an attack on a cargo ship off Somalia, in what may have been the first such incident
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| Apr.5 |
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Pirates seize South Korean tanker
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  Korea ship reaches Somali pirates A South Korean warship has caught up with a super-tanker Samho Dream that was hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean
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| Apr.13 |
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Stations air animal noises to protest
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| Apr.22 |
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11 pirates brought to U.S. for prosecution
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| Apr.26 |
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Extremists calling fighters to Somalia Al Shabaab has reached out to Somalis living in the West, radicalizing young Muslims via the Internet and encouraging them to move back
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| May.2 |
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At least 45 dead in mosque attack
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| May.6 |
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 Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker| Marines have stormed a tanker hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing its 23 man crew and cargo of oil to be worth up to $50 million | |
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| May.14 |
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Somali pirates free ship after ransom paid
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| May.16 |
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 Rebels attack Somali parliament Map of Mogadishu Somalia| At least 20 people were killed and 60 others wounded. Most of those killed were civilians who died inside the Bakara Market | |
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| May.24 |
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U.S. destroyer frees ship from 50 pirates
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| Jun.15 |
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Islamist militias target World Cup watchers
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| Jun.27 |
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Somaliland election observer killed
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| Jul.5 |
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Anti-government protesters march
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| Jul.11 |
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Fans pour into capital to watch World Cup
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| Jul.12 |
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Somali Islamists claim Uganda attack
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| Jul.15 |
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Somali militants promise more operations
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| Jul.26 |
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Africa to boost its Somalia force
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| Jul.27 |
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More AU troops to Somalia Map of Munyonyo Uganda| The African Union summit ended without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing | |
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| Jul.31 |
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Sufi group backs more AU troops
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| Aug.5 |
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Pirates hijack cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
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US charges 14 over al-Shabab ties
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| Aug.9 |
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Al-Qaeda linked militants ban 3 aid groups
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| Aug.17 |
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Judge throws out Somalis' piracy charge
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| Aug.27 |
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Would-be pirate pleads guilty to attacking
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| Sep.15 |
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Battle measure success in meters
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| Sep.16 |
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12 die as Islamists, AU forces fire shells
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| Sep.19 |
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 Terror suspect arrested at airport Map of Amsterdam Netherlands A terror suspect of Somali origin was arrested early Sunday at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam
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| Sep.21 |
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Somalia's prime minister resigns
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| Sep.27 |
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13 drown in rush for U.S. Navy aid
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| Oct.3 |
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9 killed as AU advances on Somali militants At least nine civilians were killed and 42 wounded as peacekeepers from the African Union forces advanced on militant strongholds in Mogadis...
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| Oct.8 |
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 Pirates hijack Taiwanese fishing vessel Pirates have commandeered the Feng Guo No. 168 off the coast of Africa in the Gulf of Aden
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| Oct.17 |
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Somali pirates hijack South Korean vessel The 241-ton trawler 'Keummi 305,' with a crew of 43, a South Korean fishing boat, was hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa
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| Oct.19 |
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UK aid worker released in Somalia Zimbabwean-born Frans Barnard, a security consultant kidnapped six days ago by gunmen in Somalia, has been released
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| Nov.6 |
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Somali pirates get record ransom Somali pirates are reported to have received a total of $12.3m in ransom money to release two ships South Korean oil tanker, and Singaporean ship
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| Nov.14 |
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British pair freed from pirates| Paul, 60, and Rachel Chandler, 56, from Kent, have been released by Somali pirates after being held captive for more than a year | |
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| Dec.20 |
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Islamic party joins more hard-line group A militant group confirmed that the group has merged with the brutal and more hard-line group of Al Shabaab
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| Dec.21 |
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Pirates hijack cargo ship in Indian Ocean At least four pirates, using two small boats and rocket-propelled grenades, boarded the MV Orna, a Panama-flagged merchant vessel
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| Dec.25 |
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Somalis held in Dutch terror raid Map of Rotterdam Netherlands Twelve Somali men have been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of involvement in terrorism
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East Africa 
Pirates
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