French warships hit Somalia coastline


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Relief efforts in Somalia falling short

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Official: Al-Shabaab leaders contact Kenya to negotiate

Kenyan motives in Somalia predate recent abductions (Gettleman, NY Times)

U.S. Worries Grow Over Al-Qaida's African Presence

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Is the west helping Kenya on Somalia?

French forces shell Somalia

Cholera: 214 more children die in Somalia

East African nations back Kenyan offensive in Somalia (Voice of America)

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Kenya: Region backs operation against Somali militants (BBC)

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Civilians flee Mogadishu in lull between clashes

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Kenya army says it’s closing in on rebel-held town in Somalia where ground battle is expected

Famine crisis remains dire in Horn of Africa

Kenya's advance in Somalia surprises US officials

War on al-Shabaab: Kenya joins forces with Somalia (Video)

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Kenya incursion in Somalia threatens rescue of kidnapped workers

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Heavy rains slow Kenyan army's hunt for militants inside Somalia

Kenyan officials make surprise visit to Somalia

Kenyan troops 100km inside Somalia

BBC: Q & A- Who are Somalia's al-Shabab

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Why Somalia

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Somalia militants threaten Kenya with suicide attacks

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AmeriCares delivers 1.2 million in medical aid for Somalia

Al-Qaeda tries a new tactic in Somalia: philanthropy

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Stability, peace aid relief efforts, China Daily

Kenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels

Kenya to hunt down abductors in Somalia

Video: Somalia's children dying in record numbers

East Africa: UN bill would restrict U.S. response to the Horn of Africa crisis (Congressman Donald M. Payne is Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. He represents the 10th district of New Jersey.)

Packing up home: Mogadishu residents flee warfare

Somalia: Militant Strongholds Captured

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Thousands displaced as fighting flares in Mogadishu