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  U.S. Navy rescues Iranians from pirates  U.S. sailors from the destroyer USS Kidd have rescued 13 of the Middle Eastern country's sailors from a hijacked fishing boat
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| Jan.12 |
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ICRC suspends Somalia aid distribution| Distribution of food, seed and medical relief intended for drought victims has been suspended, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced | |
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| Jan.15 |
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Somali famine 'to kill thousands' The UN in Somalia says tens of thousands of people will have died of starvation by the time the famine in the Horn of Africa ends
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| Jan.25 |
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Navy SEALs rescue aid workers  | U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers an American and a Dane | |
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| Feb.11 |
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Rapper 50 Cent visits impoverished areas Rap star Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson visited Kenya and famine-hit Somalia this week to raise awareness on hunger and poverty issues
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| Feb.22 |
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Somalia militants lose key town Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia
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| Feb.23 |
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Leaders back Somali terror fight World leaders have pledged to boost support for measures to fight piracy, terrorism and political instability in Somalia, after a meeting
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| Mar.10 |
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Islamists al-Shabab ambush Ethiopia troops Islamist militant group al-Shabab has ambushed an Ethiopian base in Somalia, with dozens of casualties
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| Mar.21 |
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 Somali pirates release British hostage Somali pirates freed Judith Tebbutt, nearly 7 months after she was taken captive in a raid at a Kenyan beach resort in which her husband was...
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| Mar.23 |
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EU approves pirate base attacks The European Union has agreed to expand its mission against Somali pirates by allowing military forces to attack land targets as well as those...
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| Apr.4 |
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Bomb kills Somali sport officials Map of Mogadishu Somalia Members of Somalia's Olympic committee and football heads are among seven people killed by a bomb in Mogadishu
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| Sep.20 |
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Suicide bombers strike Mogadishu Map of Mogadishu Somalia| Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a restaurant in the city centre, near the presidential palace | |
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| Sep.28 |
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Sea assault on Somali rebel city Map of Kismayo Somalia African Union (AU) forces have launched a beach assault and taken control of parts of Kismayo, the last major stronghold of Islamist militants
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AU forces 'rout Somali militants' Map of Kismayo Somalia| Troops from the African Union and Somali army made significant gains in an assault on one of the final strongholds of an al Qaeda-linked militant group | |
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| Oct.7 |
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Somali president appoints prime minister Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has named Abdi Farah Shirdon as the nation sets up an effective central government following decades of civil war
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| Dec.9 |
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Somali army captures key town from Al-Shabaab rebels Map of Jowhar Somalia| The Somali National Army, along with African Union troops, on launched a offensive against al Qaeda-linked rebels and captured the town of Jowhar | |
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| Dec.20 |
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At least 55 people drowned or missing Map of Bosasso Somalia Women, child among dead after a boat capsized off the Somali coast. Ethiopians and Somalis were on the boat
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| Dec.23 |
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Somali troops 'free' 22 hostages held by pirates Map of Puntland Somalia 22 hostages seized by pirates nearly 3 years ago have been freed, the authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland say
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Ship crew held for 1,000 days rescued off coast of Yemen They were trapped at sea for 1,000 days, held on their own ship MV Iceberg 1 by Somali pirates off the coast of Yemen
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