Somali Islamist commander gunned down in capital as tensions within insurgency escalateOctober 9th, 2009 Somali Islamist commander gunned down in capitalMOGADISHU, Somalia — An Islamist spokesman says gunmen have killed a senior member of Somalia's insurgency in the country's capital. Hizbul Islam spokesman Mohammed Osman Aros says the group does not know who killed Ahmed Abdurahamn Odawa, known as "Taliban".
Official: Somali state minister for defense kidnapped in UgandaOctober 6th, 2009 Somali minister for defense kidnapped in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen kidnapped Somalia's state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said. Minister Yusuf Mohamed Siad was abducted as he walked out of a mosque in Kampala, Somali government spokesman Sheik Abdirisaq Qeylow said.
Somali Islamists cut off hands of 2 accused of theft in capital, lash anotherSeptember 9th, 2009 Somali Islamists cut off 2 men's hands in capitalMOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali Islamic court hacked a hand each from two screaming men accused of theft and lashed another accused of rape on Wednesday, officials and a witness said, the latest in a series of harsh punishments that have elicited both admiration and revulsion from the war-weary population. A witness said two masked men carried out the amputations immediately after Sheik Abdibasit Mohamed, an Islamic judge in northern Mogadishu, pronounced the sentence in front of a crowd of around a hundred residents.
Witnesses say gunmen storm Somali mosque, kill 5 Pakistani preachers in SomaliaAugust 12th, 2009 Witnesses: 5 Pakistani preachers killed in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said Ismail Mohamud Hassan, who was in the mosque at the time.
Witnesses say gunmen storm Somali mosque, killed 5 Pakistani preachers in SomaliaAugust 12th, 2009 Witnesses: 5 Pakistani preachers killed in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said Ismail Mohamud Hassan, who was in the mosque at the time.
Security official says gunmen kidnapped 3 foreign aide workers in Kenya, took them to SomaliaJuly 18th, 2009 Official: 3 aide workers kidnapped in KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen have seized three foreign aid workers in northern Kenya and taken them across the border into Somalia, a security official said Saturday. Roughly 10 gunmen arrived late on Friday night at a house in the border town of Mandera where the workers were staying, shot the watchman in the head and kidnapped the three, the official said, speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Security official says gunmen kidnapped 3 foreign aid workers in Kenya, took them to SomaliaJuly 18th, 2009 Official: 3 aid workers kidnapped in KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen have seized three foreign aid workers in northern Kenya and taken them across the border into Somalia, a security official said Saturday. Roughly 10 gunmen arrived late Friday night at a house in the border town of Mandera where the workers were staying, shot the watchman in the head and kidnapped the three, the official said, speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Somali insurgent group to try French hostages; official says gunmen kidnap 3 other foreignersJuly 18th, 2009 Somali insurgent group to try French hostagesNAIROBI, Kenya — Two French security advisers being held hostage in Somalia will soon be tried under Islamic law for alleged spying and "conspiracy against Islam," a senior member of a rebel group holding the men said Saturday. The official with the insurgent group al-Shabab said no date had been set for the trial.
2 French men kidnapped from a hotel in Somalia; were on mission to train Somali forcesJuly 14th, 2009 2 French men seized in SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen stormed into a hotel in the Somali capital on Tuesday and kidnapped two French security advisers on a mission to train Somali forces, officials said. The gunmen went from room to room at the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu looking for the French men, said hotel manager Mohamed Hassan Gafaa.
2 French security advisers kidnapped by gunmen at hotel in Somalia's capitalJuly 14th, 2009 2 French security advisers seized at Somali hotelNAIROBI, Kenya — Two French security advisers on a mission to train Somali forces were kidnapped Tuesday at a hotel where they had checked in as journalists, officials and witnesses said. About 10 gunmen arrived at the Sahafi Hotel in a small car and a pickup truck mounted with machine guns before several of the men disarmed the guards and stormed inside, said Abdi Mohamed Ahmed, a witness who runs a tea shop nearby.
Hotel manager say 2 foreigners kidnapped from a hotel in SomaliaJuly 14th, 2009 Witnesses: 2 foreigners seized in SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen stormed into a hotel in the Somali capital on Tuesday morning and kidnapped two French men who were working for the military, officials said. The manager of the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu said the men had registered as reporters, but a senior Somali government official said they were in Somalia to train government soldiers.
15 killed in Somali clashesJuly 11th, 2009 MOGADISHU - At least 15 people, including the security head of Mogadishu, were killed and 43 others injured in clashes between the security forces and Islamic militants in the Somali capital Saturday, officials said. Nur Hassan Ali, in charge of Mogadishu security, was killed in one of the battles between Somali government forces and militants in the Abdelaziz district here, an official said.
Somali government declares state of emergencyJune 23rd, 2009 MOGADISHU - The Somali government has declared a state of emergency in the war torn country as government forces battled insurgents. "The Somali government decided to impose a state of emergency on the country so that we can overcome the difficult situation the country is going through," President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said at a press conference in Mogadishu.
Official says Somali gunmen release Belgian, Dutch aid workers who were held for 9 daysApril 28th, 2009 Somali gunmen release 2 abducted aid workersMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen released two European aid workers on Tuesday after holding them for nearly 10 days in southwestern Somalia. Rab Dhure District Commissioner Sheik Mohamed Kheyr said elders and an extremist Islamic group helped secure the release of the employees of Doctors without Borders.
Somali gunmen demand $4 mn to free aid workersApril 22nd, 2009 MOGADISHU - The Somali gunmen holding two foreign aid workers hostage in southern Somalia have demanded a ransom of $4 million for releasing the captives. 'We are the people holding the hostages, a Dutch and a Belgian, working for MSF (Medicins Sans Frontieres) and we demand that anyone with a pity for these men should pay us $4 million,' Ibrahim Ali Hassan, the self-proclaimed gang leader, told Shabelle Radio in Mogadishu Tuesday.
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