is Al Queda being defeated in Somalia?

Latest reports of the over hundred Al-Shabab forces that have switched sides

Drought in West Africa threatens millions

One million children at risk in Sahel, UNICEF warns

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Turkey challenges Iran in Somalia

Timeline of Navy SEAL raid in Somalia

For the Somalia rescue look for the legacy in Iran

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Obama upbeat after Somalia raid

US special forces rescue Somalia aid workers

Slow reaction to East Africa famine 'cost lives'

Somalia may be Kenya's Afghanistan but its army doesn't get it

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Children call for a return to reason to bring peace to Somalia

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Somalia food crisis recovery will take two years-ICRC

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War weary Mogadishu revels in new lease on life

Drought returns to West Africa's Sahel bringing hunger as crisis looms

Government threatens further attacks against Al-Shabab

Somalia fighting intensifies as African Union makes gains in Mogadishu

Kenya's Military Says Somalia Incursion Reaches Halfway Point

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Haiti, Somalia and global jobs

First oil well drilled in war-ravaged Somalia for 20 years

Top UN official warns of continued risk of famine in Somalia

Red Cross calls on Somalia to release food trucks

Kenya-Somalia: paying high price for military incursion

UN aid coordinator: Somalia still in crisis

AU wants to expand its mission in Somalia

Somali nationalism: a dead concept?

US Navy comes to rescue of 13 Iranians held captive by Somalia pirates

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World finally coming to Somalia'a aid

Ethiopian troops 'to hand over to AU force'

Somalia's al-Shabab being systematically destroyed

AU prepares big anti-Shabab military push in Somalia

Al-Shabaab vacates second largest town in Hiran region

Progress and Autism (PDF)

via Wood s Lot 1/3/12

Al Shabaab pushed out of Beledwayne

Silence, mlitants at root of rapes in Somalia (NPR interviews Jeffrey Gettleman)

Military exposes warfare tricks elusive Somali militia deploy

New Ethiopian forces pour into central Somalia cities

Ethiopian troops capture Beledweyne from Somalia militants

AU claims success against Al-Shabaab

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Somalia: US changes anti-terrorist strategy

African Union official cites successes, challenges in 2011

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Violence in Somalia continues to take toll on children, refugees

Christmas on the frontline in Somalia

Obama’s gift of emergency relief as aid agencies make Somalia appeal

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We're in Somalia for the long haul, Kenya asserts

Obama announces emergency aid for Africa famine

RAF could give support in Somalia intervention

Mogadishu comes back to life

Somalia 'a threat to UK security'

Somalia remains the worst humanitarian crisis in the world

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Iowa, the world's food capital, is hungry

Alan Davies: I think I understand Emma Bee Bernsein--Jacket 2

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Charles Bernstein: Eulogy for Emma

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Belladonna Elder Series #4: A Tribute to Emma Bee Bernstein


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Douglas Messerli: Irresolvable Pulls of Life (on the death of Emma Bee Bernstein)

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Somalia famine aid hits the mark

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First Djibouti troops join AU Somalia forces

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Famine in Somalia

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UN expert urges greater efforts to tackle violence against women

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Somalia Q & A: US targeted killings and international law

East Africa: Big Rush to Cash in On Somalia, Protect Uganda, Save Sudan

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Yemen could be another Somalia

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Famine in Somalia: From Worse to Better

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Kenyan foreign minister lauds Turkey's diligent role in Somalia

Ongoing support is crucial for Somalia's recovery

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UN chief lobbies for bigger Amison force

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UN appeals for $ 7.7 in emergency aid

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UN launches record $ 1.5 billion appeal to combat Somalia crisis