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Referring to the foreign military campaigns in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, Ihsanoglu noted that a foreign military intervention would only harm the Syrian people. The military intervention "did not bring any good to the people of those...
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View shot through the window of an African Union (AU) armoured personel carrier shows a IDP (internally displaced person) camp in Somalia's war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu on February 13, 2012. Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said today he... View Photo »
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The Monitoring Group also pursued its investigation into alleged arms deliveries by air to the Al-Shabaab controlled airfields in Southern Somalia in late October and early November 2011. The SEMG's preliminary assessment is that these reports were incorrect and that the alleged deliveries to Baidoa pro...
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I have glad tidings for the Muslim ummah [nation] that will please the believers and disturb the disbelievers, which is the joining of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia to Qaeda al-Jihad to support the unity against the Zionist-Crusader...
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Ihsanoglu, who was born in Egypt and lives in Turkey, said the lesson from conflicts in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia was that outside military intervention "did not bring any good to the people of those countries and to the region ... and to...
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Government of Canada and the Anglican Church today celebrated a joint agreement under which approximately 50 refugee families have been brought to this country from countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia and Iran. "Canada has a long and proud tradition...
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View shot through the window of an African Union (AU) armoured personel carrier shows young IDPs (internally displaced person) waving to the passing vehicle during a patrol at a camp in Somalia's war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu on February 13, 2012. ... View Photo »
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Our mission in Somalia has always been to degrade and reduce the capacity of Al Shabaab to be a threat to the security of this nation
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Hon. Alun Michael, MP and Mr. Tony Baldry, MP at the Somalia Debate yesterday (Thursday, February 9, 2012) at the Houses of Parliament. As joint Chair of Somaliland All Party Parliamentary Group , Rt. Hon. Alun Michael, MP and Mr. Tony Baldry, MP...
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Smuggling and trafficking in persons in Somalia has been a sad facet of the Somali conflict, said UN Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari. Such tragedy highlights the critical need to find a lasting and...
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Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال translit: aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is located on the Horn of Africa in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the north-west, Kenya on its south-west, and the Gulf of Aden on its north, and the Indian... Full Article
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African Union (AU) Special Representative to Somalia Jerry Rawlings stands in front of a guard of honour at the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) headquarters following his arrival for a two-day visit in the Somali capital Mogadishu February 7, 2012. Rawlings flew into Mogadishu...
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View shot through the window of an African Union (AU) armoured personel carrier shows a IDP (internally displaced person) camp in Somalia's war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu on February 13, 2012. Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said today he hoped an upcoming conference in...
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View shot through the window of an African Union (AU) armoured personel carrier shows young IDPs (internally displaced person) waving to the passing vehicle during a patrol at a camp in Somalia's war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu on February 13, 2012. Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed...
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Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali speaks during an interview at his office in the war-ravaged Somalian capital, Mogadishu. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said Monday he hoped an upcoming conference in London on the war-torn country would produce a 'Marshall Plan' to end two decades of...
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An African Union (AU) soldier scans the horizon on February 13, 2012 using binoculars at a new frontline location near the Mogadishu University which they captured following a joint offensive with Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers in January. Somali Prime Minister...
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Uganda's Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Okello Oryem (2nd L) greets officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at AMISOM's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu in this handout photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team...
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Armed members of the militant group al-Shabab attend a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Hundreds of Somalis gathered at a militant-organized demonstration on the outskirts of Mogadishu in support of the merger of the Somali militant group al-Shabab...
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Armed members of the militant group al-Shabab attend a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Thousands of Somalis gathered at a militant-organized demonstration on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Monday in support of the merger of the Somali militant group...
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This picture taken on January 12, 2012 shows a gay couple, who wish to remain anonymous, who fled deadly persecution in their home country due to their sexual-orientation, speaking during an interview in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people...
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Displaced Somali children queue as they wait for food-aid rations on January 19, 2012 at a distribution centre in Mogadishu. Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after they were declared, but the situation remains dire with a third of the population needing...
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Rap artist and actor 50 Cent (L) mingles with residents and officials during a visit to Mogadishu to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia February 9, 2012.
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Wafula Wamunyinyi, deputy head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), gestures during a news conference at the mission's headquarters in Mogadishu in this handout photo made available by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team on February 9, 2012. The...
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Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed attends the inauguration of the high-rise African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, built and donated by China at a cost of $200 million, on January 28, 2012. The inauguration event was attended by African Heads of State and other dignitaries...
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (L) shakes hands with Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed as they attend the inauguration of the new African Union (AU) building in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 28, 2012.
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 and released Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 by the World Food Programme (WFP), rapper Curtis 50 Cent�Jackson, left, visits a nutrition center in the town of Dolo, Somalia, accompanied by WFP Deputy Country Director Salman Omer, right. The rap star...
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 and released Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 by the World Food Programme (WFP), rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson talks with primary school children in the town of Dolo, Somalia. The rap star teamed up with WFP to fly to Dolo, Somalia on Wednesday where...
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Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers stand guard on February 13, 2012 at a new frontline location near the Mogadishu University which they captured with the support of AMISOM soldiers on January 20. Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said today he hoped an...
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