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Somalia bans foreign aid workers from rebel areas
Somalia has banned foreign aid workers and journalists from entering areas controlled by al-Shabaab insurgents, in fear of attacks on them.
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Somali Islamists tell president to step down
A Somali rebel group has told the Horn of Africa nation’s leader to quit power and said hardline Islamists had succeeded where government had failed.
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Dozens killed in blasts at Somali mosque
Two explosions at a mosque in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killed 39 worshippers, wounded scores more.
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Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels declare war on rivals
Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels said on Wednesday they would fight rival Hizbul Islam militants for control of the port of Kismayu.
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Rebels attack AU troops in Mogadishu
Hardline Islamist insurgents in Somalia’s capital fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace and attacked AU peacekeepers on Saturday evening.
