UPDATE: The abduction resumes, known-captures want ransom now (Muujis) If it sounds too good to be true it probably is, even in Somalia. Last night, several Somali news agencies, including VOA-Somali reported about an abduction incident in Galka’yo, Somalia. As usual, the story was later picked up by the western media. Such activity is [...]
(Muujis) Since Kenyan troops declared war on Somali based terrorist-group Al-Shabaab, it has gained the sympathy and unconditional support from many nations that have intrest in the fight, including the fragile Somali government. Overwhelming majority of Somalis want Al-Shabaab wiped of the map, but Kenya’s recent killings of civilians including many children is set to [...]
Although I had nothing to do with the failure of Somalia’s nationhood and its recent horrific famine, I’ve been feeling an extreme personal guilt for not doing enough to halt the pain of many dying infants, elders and mothers in the worst form of starvation. Every night, as my children went to bed well fed-despite my own [...]
(DailyMail) After being viciously beaten by a 10-strong mob of Egyptian male soldiers, this woman lies helplessly on the ground as her shirt is ripped from her body and a man kicks her with full force in her exposed chest. Moments earlier she had been struck countless times in the head and body with metal [...]
(AP) Kenyan troops marched into this decaying Somali fishing village two months ago, but the al-Qaida-linked militants they came to hunt are nowhere to be seen. The Kenyan military says it’s getting ready to push forward with its offensive against the al-Shabab insurgents, who are blamed for attacks on Kenyan soil including tourist kidnappings. For [...]
WASHINGTON — The White House backed away from a critical veto threat Friday as top Republicans in Congress served noticed they will extend expiring Social Security payroll tax cuts only if President Barack Obama swiftly decides the fate of a proposed oil pipeline that promises thousands of jobs. With Republicans talking tough and lawmakers from [...]