August 2010 Archive
Police commander gunned down in Las Anod
HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) -–The Special Police Unit (SPU) commander of Sool region, Mr. Abdi Isse Nour was killed in the city of Las Anod in South ...
4 peacekeepers killed in Somalia fighting
MOGADISHU (Somalilandpress) — One day after relative calm in the Somalia capital, heavy fightings resumed between the Islamic militant group, Al Shabab and Somali government ...
increase in numbers of Somali businesses in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine — Inside his Somali grocery store, Hussein Ahmed smiles with pride as he talks about becoming a property owner. He bought the lower Lisbon ...
Hitler related to Somalis, Berbers and Jews
(SomalilandPress)–DNA research shows that the German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler was related to Somalis, Berbers and Jews. Dat staat deze week te lezen in het tijdschrift ...
Op-Ed: Should Somaliland allow the formation of a unionist party?
Ludicrous idea, isn’t it? How can I suggest such a treacherous idea when I am known as an unflinching advocate for Somaliland’s independence and sovereignty? ...
Conflicting reports about Ethiopian forces crossing into Somalia
DOLO (Somalilandpress) -- Conflicting reports are emerging from Somali-Ethiopian borders about Ethiopian troops crossing into Somalia to support the weak Transitional Government in face of increasing attacks by the militant group, Al-Shabab. Numbers of reporters inside Somalia have reported that they saw Ethiopian military forces accompanied by Somali troops inside Somali borders.
Somali woman jailed over plane hijack attempt in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A Somali woman was sentenced to nine years in jail in New Zealand’s first aircraft hijacking case, local media reported on Friday. Asha ...
Somaliland religious community condemn Al-Shabab attack
HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) – Somaliland prominent religious leaders have condemned recent bombings of Muna Hotel in Mogadishu. The militant group, Al-shabab has claimed responsibility of the ...
30 Somalis and a journalist killed in Mogadishu continuous battles
(Somalilandpress) — The Committee to Protect Journalist reports that veteran radio journalist Barkhat Awale was killed by crossfire today in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according ...
Al-Shabaab’s Unavoidable Clash with Somaliland Democracy
WASHINGTON DC, (Somalilandpress) — Jake Zenn at Jamestown Foundation (a thinktank ) in Washington DC, wrote this article about inevitable clash between Al-Shabab and the ...
Somalia has a role model for success on its doorstep
LONDON (Somalilandpress) — The escalating war for control of what is left of Somalia, between the al-Shabab extremists and the African Union puppet “transitional federal ...
British ambassador to Ethiopia departures from Somaliland
Hargeisa (SomalilandPress) — Delegation lead by British ambassador to Ethiopia, Mr. Norman Ling has departured from Egal International Airport after a two days visit to ...
At Least 30 Killed in Somalia Hotel Attack
NAIROBI (Somalilandpress) — Somali insurgents disguised in government military uniforms stormed a Mogadishu hotel on Tuesday and killed at least 30 people, including ...
Police foil terrorist attacks in Somaliland
HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) – The Somaliland police reports that they arrested three men in Hargeisa, who are suspected of planning terrorist acts in Somaliland. The police ...
Six MP among 31 killed in Mogadishu suicide hotel raid
MOGADISHU (Somalilandpress) — At least 30 people including six Somali lawmakers were killed and dozens others wounded on Tuesday after Islamist fighters including suicide bombers ...
Somaliland: ACP-EU Acknowledges “Realities
(SomalilandPress)–The meeting of ACP-EU representatives in the Seychelles has noted in its final communiqué the need for solutions to the crisis in Somalia to note ...
UN creates new judicial mechanism to prosecute Somali pirates in Kenya
(Somalilandpress) — An international tribunal set up by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter authorizing the use of force is ...
More AU troops arrive in Somalia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Hundreds of mainly Ugandan troops have arrived in Mogadishu to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force helping Somalia’s government battle Islamist insurgents, an ...
Australian elections: Why I refused to be part of the assassination of Kevin Rudd – Somali Australian
On Saturday 21st of August the Australian people went to the polls as they did for centuries to elect their next constitutional leader. However unlike ...
Somaliland Telecommunication: Understanding the Regional Undersea Cable Systems
LONDON (Somalilandpress) — Somaliland is leading the way in the Telecommunication sector in the region but the lack of reliable and affordable connectivity with the ...
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