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World News // 1 decade ago

Somalia MPs meet to elect president

Somalia's Parliament met Monday to select a new president in the country's latest step toward ending years of violence, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

U.S. official visits Somalia

Progress is being made in Somalia, said Johnnie Carson, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the struggling African nation in nearly 20 years.

World News // 1 decade ago

Somalia plans more security after attacks

The Somali government said Thursday it plans heightened security in the capital city, Mogadishu, after deadly bomb attacks by al-Shabaab militants

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Airstrikes pound Somalia after summit

Witnesses said Friday they're not sure who fired an airstrike in the Islamist south of Somalia that left several foreign fighters dead.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

'We're scared' says Somali president

The Somali president said from London that he was "scared" despite optimism expressed by the international community about the future of the war-torn country.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Somali P.M. issues alert to U.N.

Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali warned the U.N. General Assembly Saturday Islamic militants in his country have international aspirations.

World News // 1 decade ago

Somalia picks new prime minister

Somalia's president has appointed a Harvard-educated prime minister who said he would try to revive the country's war-wrecked economy.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Somali-American picked as prime minister

A Somali-American was elected prime minister of Somalia, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Attacks in Mogadishu neighborhoods kill 15

Fighting between Somali government and insurgent forces near the presidential palace and other Mogadishu neighborhoods killed at least 15 people, officials say.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Somali leader meets with victims' families

Somali President Sheik Sharif Ahmed, in Minnesota as part of a U.S. mission, met with families of men who went to Somalia to train and fight as terrorists.

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The Ethiopians want to bombard Mogadishu, so we withdrew in order not to give them this opportunity
Mogadishu reclaimed by Somali government Dec 28, 2006