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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 30 March 2006 watch Islamists report With the recent victory by Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and the success of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in the E
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 December 2006 A little more than six months after seizing control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, Somalia's Islamic Courts Union is enforcing its form of law and order across a wide swath of the east African nation, home
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 28 July 2006 A senior minister of the interim government of Somalia was slain Friday as he was leaving prayers at a mosque in the interim government's provincial base, Baidoa. Many fear the attack will further destabilize the
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 October 2006 The Islamic Courts Union has taken control of another town in Somalia, raising fears that scheduled peace talks between it and the transitional Somali government may not take place. The town of Sakow, 170 ki
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 December 2006 Somali government troops, backed by Ethiopian forces, Wednesday were heading to the Somali capital, the base of the Islamic Courts Union. But Ethiopia's information minister tells VOA it is not his country'
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 December 2006 Ethiopian troops Tuesday were heading towards the Somali capital as Islamist fighters retreated from the front line following Monday's bombing of two airports by Ethiopian forces. Ethiopian jets Tuesday als
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 December 2006 Ali Mohamed Gedi (7 Dec 2006) Somalia's prime minister, Ali Mohamed Gedi, says the government's Ethiopian-backed troops have reached entry points into the capital, Mogadishu, after Islamists abandoned the city.
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 28 July 2006 For the second time this week, a large plane arrived in the Islamists-controlled Somali capital of Mogadishu Friday, carrying an unknown cargo. But many people believe it contains weapons from Eritrea, which the
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 20 July 2006 Islamists in Somalia have threatened to wage a holy war against Ethiopian troops, who are believed to have crossed the border into Somalia. Media reports say a large number of Ethiopian troops are in the provinci
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 18 August 2006 Islamic militiamen in Mogadishu The catalyst for the ban took place late Thursday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. A meeting at a local hotel to commemorate the anniversary of a Somali Islamic movement 28 ye
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 22 January 2007 watch Somalia Flooding Somalia's interim government says it is in control of Somalia now that the Islamic Courts Union has abandoned key posts across the country. That should have been good news to Un
A radical Somali Islamist leader has condemned attacks on humanitarian workers in Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, aid workers have increasingly become a target in the conflict pitting Islamist and clan-base
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 06 February 2006 watch Arab Democracy report In his latest State of the Union address, President Bush urged the Arab World to embrace democracy and free elections.
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 August 2006 Street scene in Mogadishu The recent ousting of unpopular factional warlords by Islamists in the Somali capital Mogadishu has raised hope among residents that peace will finally prevail after more than 15 years
By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 04 July 2006 Somalia's interim government in Baidoa says it will send a senior-level delegation to the capital Mogadishu in the coming days to meet with Islamic leaders, ahead of a second round of peace talks on July 15
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun
By Noel King Khartoum 02 November 2006 Reconciliation talks in Khartoum between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists who control much of the country have ended before the rival parties even met face-to-face. On Wednesday, the Somali talks
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 December 2006 The Islamic Courts Union is threatening to attack what it says are 35,000 Ethiopian troops stationed in Somalia, unless the troops leave the country within a week. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairob
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 17 November 2006 Experts on Somalia have mixed opinions about some of the findings in a new U.N. commission report that accuses 10 countries from across the Middle East and Africa of supplying money, weapons, troops, and traini
By Maram Mazen Khartoum 12 October 2009 Three of four Islamists (excluding man in center) accused in 2008 killing of US diplomat and his Sudanese driver, raise their hands and shout slogans as they walk out of Sudanese court (June 2009) A court in S