Mogadishu may fall within 24 hours By Jeffrey Gettleman December 27, 2006 Islamist fighters at Mogadishu Airport on Monday (Reuters/Shabelle Media) NAIROBI, Kenya – The Islamist forces once in control…
Ethiopian, Somali troops regain Jowhar – gateway to Mogadishu Correspondents December 27, 2006 Transitional Federal Government with an anti aircraft gun on a truck after arriving in Jowhar town 90…
Radical Journeys By Rachel Lewis, KE’s Women’s Affairs correspondent December 27, 2006 In a country where politics is regarded as a man’s domain, Ethiopian women are leading the struggle against…
Somalia could be Ethiopia’s quagmire By Edmund Sanders, LA Times December 26, 2006 Sites of conflicts (AFP Map: Dec 26, 2006) NAIROBI, KENYA — Ethiopia’s attacks against Islamic forces in…
Islamists in retreat in Somalia By Salad Duhul, AP December 26, 2006 Islamist fighters have abandoned several towns and are heading toward Mogadishu. Picture shows an Islamic militia fighter at…
Islamist fighters asked to surrender BBC December 26, 2006 Islamist fighters have abandoned several towns and are heading toward Mogadishu. Picture shows an Islamic militia fighter at Mogadishu Airport shortly…
“Encircle Mogadishu,” Meles says Wire Services December 26, 2006 Islamist fighters at Mogadishu Airport on Monday (Reuters/Shabelle Media) ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose military openly joined…
Analysts: Ethiopia stopped Islamists from overruning Baidoa By Guled Mohamed, Reuters December 25, 2006 A member of a Somali Islamic Courts militia brandishes his weapon (Photo: Reuters) MOGADISHU (Reuters) –…
Gedi says 8,000 foreign fighters with Islamists By Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters December 25, 2006 Residents inspect a fire engine damaged during an Ethiopian air strike at Mogadishu’s international airport December…
Ethiopian jets hit Islamist positions Wire Services December 25, 2006 An Islamic militia fighter at Mogadishu Airport on Monday (Reuters/Shabelle Media) ETHIOPIAN AIR STRIKES killed at least 80 fighters and…