Officials of the Somali government have accused local merchants of supporting Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab militants. Elbuur district commissioner, Noor Hassan Guutaale says that Al Shabaab militants had been given funds by local merchants in the town. Elbuur, a former Al Shabaab stronghold which was captured by Somalia army, along with African Union peacekeeping forces after battling insurgents. […]
hat tip-Islam in Europe Somalians ‘won’t integrate’ A Somalian woman who came to Norway more than 10 years ago is harshly criticizing her fellow Somalian immigrants and Norwegian authorities. In a new book, she claims Somalians themselves don’t want to integrate into Norwegian society, and that Norwegian welfare programs make it easy for them to […]
Somali aid workers in crisis talks after killings Sun 13 Jul 2008, 11:51 GMT By Abdi Skeikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Local aid workers in Somalia held crisis meetings on Sunday as anxiety rose over growing insecurity and the unexplained killings of humanitarian staff. Unidentified gunmen have killed at least three aid workers in […]
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