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South Korea navy rescues pirated crew
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| Feb.9 |
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Piracy 'threatens oil supplies'
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| Feb.22 |
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  4 Americans slain by captors on yacht A round-the-world boating adventure ended tragically for Americans, whom pirates fatally shot after capturing their yacht in the Indian Ocean
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| Feb.24 |
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57 Somalis reported dead in boat tragedy
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| Feb.26 |
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Americans detained pirate negotiators
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| Mar.14 |
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Life sentences for Somali pirates
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| Mar.17 |
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Pirates release tanker after 4 months
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| Jun.10 |
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Somali minister killed by niece  Map of Mogadishu Somalia Interior Minister Abdi Shakur Sheikh Hassan has been killed in a suicide attack at his home in the capital, Mogadishu
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| Jun.11 |
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'African US embassy bomber dead' Map of Mogadishu Somalia| Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, suspected of in the 1998 embassy bombings, has been killed by Somali government forces | |
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US hails death of al-Qaeda militant Hillary Clinton has said the death of top African al-Qaeda militant Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is a 'significant blow' to the group
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| Jun.19 |
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Despite supporting rallies, PM steps down
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| Jun.27 |
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Somalis flood across Kenya border
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| Jul.5 |
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UNHCR in 'human tragedy' warning
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| Jul.9 |
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UN calls for aid inside Somalia
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| Jul.12 |
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CIA aiding Somalia suspect interrogations
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| Jul.14 |
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Kenya to open new drought camp
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| Jul.16 |
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 UN flies aid to Islamist Somalia The UN has made its first aid delivery to drought victims in areas of controlled by al-Qaeda-linked militants since they lifted an aid ban
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| Jul.18 |
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Man admits Somalia terror plot
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| Jul.19 |
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Somalis flock to largest refugee camp
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 UN to declare famine in Somalia| The United Nations is set to declare a famine in parts of Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century | |
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| Jul.20 |
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U.N. declares famine in southern Somalia
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US to aid Islamist Somali areas The US has said it will send aid to famine-hit areas of Somalia controlled by the Islamist group al-Shabab
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| Jul.22 |
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Militants: Aid ban in Somalia still in place Islamist militants in Somalia have reversed a pledge to allow foreign aid agencies to operate in famine-struck regions in the nation
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| Aug.2 |
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Al Qaeda affiliate threatens starving
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| Aug.3 |
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Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu Map of Mogadishu Somalia| Three more regions of Somalia have now been struck by famine, including the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations announced | |
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| Aug.6 |
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Al-Shabab rebels leave Mogadishu Map of Mogadishu Somalia Islamist rebels have pulled out of all positions in the Somali capital. President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed declared the rebels defeated
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| Aug.9 |
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Amnesty offered to Somalia insurgents Transitional government has offered a general amnesty to insurgent fighters in Mogadishu who surrender and promise to renounce violence
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| Aug.12 |
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U.N.: Not enough money to fight famine
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| Aug.13 |
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Somalia PM orders aid protection
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| Aug.14 |
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Rights group says all sides guilty of crime Human Rights Watch has said all sides in Somalia's are guilty of serious violations of international law
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| Aug.17 |
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 UK minister visits Mogadishu International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has become the first British cabinet minister to visit war-torn capital in 18 years
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| Sep.5 |
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Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000'| As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens in the coming months, the UN has warned, declaring a famine in a new area | |
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| Oct.2 |
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 French woman kidnapped in Kenya A French woman seized in northern Kenya was taken to Somalia by her captors after a sea battle to rescue her failed
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| Oct.4 |
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More than 30 dead in Somalia bombing  Map of Mogadishu Somalia A truck filled with explosives barreled into a government complex, a brazen strike killing students registering for an education program
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| Oct.11 |
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 Special forces storm pirate-held ship British and US naval forces have rescued The 56,000-tonne bulk carrier Montecristo, an Italian ship hijacked by Somali pirates
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| Oct.13 |
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 Doctors seized near Somali border| Gunmen have kidnapped two Spanish doctors working for the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres near Kenya's border with Somalia | |
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| Oct.16 |
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Kenya to hit Al-Shabaab across border Kenyan troops are pursuing suspected Islamic militants from Al-Shabaab across the border into Somalia
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| Oct.17 |
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Somali militants threaten Kenya Somali militant group Al-Shabab has warned Kenya to withdraw its troops from Somalia, or face bloody battles
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| Oct.28 |
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 US launches drones from Ethiopia The US military has begun flying drone aircraft from a base in Ethiopia, as part of its fight against Islamist militants in Somalia
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| Nov.19 |
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Ethiopia troops 'enter Somalia' Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia in significant numbers, eyewitnesses say. At least 20 vehicles carrying Ethiopian troo...
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| Dec.31 |
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Ethiopian army takes Somali town Ethiopian forces have captured the central Somali town of Beledweyne from al-Shabab Islamist militants
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