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At least 11 dead, 34 missing after boat with Somali migrants capsizesupdated: Fri Feb 10 2012 15:12:00

A boat carrying Somalis fleeing violence in their homeland capsized this week in the Gulf of Aden, leaving at least 11 people dead and another 34 missing, a U.N. agency said.

Al-Shabaab joining al Qaeda, monitor group saysupdated: Fri Feb 10 2012 01:07:00

Somalia's Al-Shabaab rebel movement has tightened its ties to the al Qaeda terror network, with its leader pledging loyalty to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

AU claims success against Al-Shabaabupdated: Fri Feb 10 2012 01:07:00

The man commanding the AMISOM mission in Somalia describes efforts to root out Al-Shabaab militants.

British foreign secretary visits Somaliaupdated: Thu Feb 02 2012 08:22:00

British Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Somalia's capital Mogadishu Thursday, the Foreign Office announced, saying it was the first trip there by a British foreign secretary since 1992.

Militant group kicks aid group out of regions in Somaliaupdated: Tue Jan 31 2012 11:00:00

The Somali militant group Al-Shabaab says it has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross from operating in the regions it controls, accusing the organization of distributing expired food.

Kidnapped, freed aid workers head back home updated: Tue Jan 31 2012 04:59:00

An American aid worker freed in Somalia last week after three months in captivity has left for the United States, a senior U.S. official said, as a fellow kidnapped aid worker headed home to see his family.

Guard "sold out" hostages to piratesupdated: Tue Jan 31 2012 04:59:00

The kidnapping of two aid workers in Somalia was an inside job. CNN's Brian Todd has this exclusive report.

Somalia president decries journalist killingupdated: Sun Jan 29 2012 11:33:00

Somalia's president strongly condemned the killing of a leading journalist as a "senseless murder," suggesting Sunday that the country's al Qaeda-linked Islamist militia Al-Shabaab may have been responsible.

Gunmen kill journalist in Somaliaupdated: Sat Jan 28 2012 21:57:00

A leading Somalia journalist was shot outside him home in Mogadishu on Saturday and died on the way to the hospital, according to other journalists.

Help Somalia fight roots of piracyupdated: Fri Jan 27 2012 08:24:00

The U.S. Navy Seals' dramatic rescue of Poul Hagen Thisted and Jessica Buchanan early Wednesday ended the hostages' three-month ordeal in Somalia. But why was it left to the United States to conduct this operation in a country thousands of miles away?

Crooked guard led to aid workers' kidnapping in Somalia, group saysupdated: Fri Jan 27 2012 07:32:00

A crooked Somali cop may have been the one who made the kidnapping of two foreign aid workers in October possible, the safety adviser for their employer told CNN.

Former hostage to reunite with dadupdated: Fri Jan 27 2012 07:32:00

CNN's Jill Dougherty talks about medical treatments and tries to pinpoint how many Americans are currently in Somalia.

Freed aid workers arrive at U.S. military base in Italyupdated: Thu Jan 26 2012 21:47:00

Freed hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily Thursday, a day after being rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia, a spokesman for the base said.

Daring mission saves aid workersupdated: Thu Jan 26 2012 21:47:00

CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on the U.S. Navy SEAL mission that rescued aid workers in Somalia.

Aid workers rescued in Somaliaupdated: Wed Jan 25 2012 22:36:00

U.S. forces in military helicopters freed two hostages from pirates in a nighttime raid in Somalia.

Who are the SEALs?updated: Wed Jan 25 2012 22:36:00

The same elite Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden took part in a daring nighttime rescue in Somalia of two American and Danish foreign aid workers, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

U.N. rep returns to Somalia after 17 yearsupdated: Tue Jan 24 2012 10:38:00

A top U.N. representative for Somalia will be based in that country -- for the first time in 17 years.

ICRC suspends aid distribution in Somaliaupdated: Fri Jan 13 2012 05:34:00

Distribution of food, seed and medical relief intended for drought victims in Somalia has been suspended, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced Thursday.

Terror group claims to kill 7, capture others in Kenyan police raidupdated: Thu Jan 12 2012 15:03:00

Al-Shabaab members raided a Kenyan police camp, killing seven and taking others prisoner, the al Qaeda-linked militant Islamist group said Thursday.

Pirate loot aids Somali economy, report findsupdated: Thu Jan 12 2012 10:08:00

Somali pirates are not building palaces with swimming pools with the ransoms they collect from international shipping companies and hostages, but they are helping the local economy, a new report finds.

Former U.S. soldier who allegedly tried to join Somali terrorist group denied bailupdated: Wed Jan 11 2012 19:25:00

A former U.S. Army soldier charged with attempting to travel to Somalia to join a terrorist group was denied bail Wednesday and will remain in jail pending trial.

The cost of piracyupdated: Thu Jan 05 2012 06:22:00

African Development Bank's Mthuli Ncube discusses the detrimental affect of increased piracy off the coast of Somalia.

Somali, Ethiopian forces take control of trade townupdated: Sat Dec 31 2011 13:01:00

Backed by Ethiopian forces, Somali troops have wrested control of a key trading town after fierce fighting with Islamic militants, officials with Somalia's transitional government and witnesses said Saturday.

Two aid workers killed in Somalia capitalupdated: Fri Dec 30 2011 10:52:00

A man who was fired by an international aid group in Somalia this week returned to the office and shot dead two aid workers, a government official and the aid agency said Friday.

AU claims success against Al-Shabaabupdated: Thu Dec 29 2011 09:54:00

African Union forces in Somalia have successfully pushed the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab out of the capital Mogadishu, a commander told CNN Thursday.

3 humanitarian workers killed in Somaliaupdated: Fri Dec 23 2011 14:33:00

Two U.N. World Food Programme workers and a third colleague from a local agency were shot to death in Somalia Friday, the organization said.

Somali women defy danger to write basketball historyupdated: Thu Dec 22 2011 07:01:00

It's just a few minutes after the final whistle has blown and the shiny basketball court of the Al Gharafa Sports Hall in Doha is filled with shouts and cheers.

Inside Kenya's war with Al Shabaab updated: Fri Dec 16 2011 05:34:00

We had tried for weeks to get access to Kenya's incursion into lawless Somalia. The go finally came from the Kenyan military in a text message late one Saturday night. We're told to be at the Nairobi's military airbase before dawn.

Kenya's war with Al-Shabaab militantsupdated: Fri Dec 16 2011 05:34:00

CNN's David McKenzie has rare access to the front line of Kenya's war with Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked militant group.

Tension between Somalia, Kenyaupdated: Fri Dec 09 2011 06:59:00

Kenya is drawn into Somalia's two-decade long civil war as border tensions escalate. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

Why we should care about Yemenupdated: Wed Nov 23 2011 07:03:00

At first glance, it might seem that Yemen -- like Somalia -- is a place we should best forget about. It has few proven natural resources, its hinterland is largely barren and inaccessible, and it has a long history of being virtually impossible to govern. But first impressions can be misleading, and if Yemen were to sink into a state of anarchy, the implications for the Gulf region and beyond would be profound.

African leaders: Al-Shabaab operation 'historic opportunity' for securityupdated: Wed Nov 16 2011 12:06:00

The leaders of Kenya, Somalia and Uganda held a closed-door meeting in Nairobi Wednesday, reaffirming their commitment to military operations against the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

Kenya's Somalia foray could be quagmireupdated: Wed Nov 16 2011 12:06:00

Kenya makes a military foray into Somalia to pursue armed militants. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

Accused Somali pirates on trial in Franceupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 14:03:00

Six alleged Somali pirates went on trial Tuesday in Paris for hijacking a yacht and taking a French couple hostage off the coast of Somalia in 2008.

Conflict along Kenya-Somalia border raises danger on both sidesupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 13:26:00

Two Kenyan police officers were injured in Dadaab refugee camp in Northern Kenya when their vehicle struck a land mine on Tuesday, according to a senior official.

Bachmann: CIA interrogation is lackingupdated: Sun Nov 13 2011 01:34:00

During Saturday night's Republican candidates' debate on national security issues, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota said the United States has nowhere to take terrorists for interrogation and said the CIA does not interrogate anymore.

2 Swedish journalists face terrorism charges in Ethiopiaupdated: Fri Nov 04 2011 07:21:00

Two Swedish journalists charged with terrorism in Ethiopia face years in prison after their arrest in a prohibited region along the nation's border with Somalia.

Piracy 'delaying vital food aid from reaching Somalia'updated: Thu Nov 03 2011 10:37:00

Somali pirates are notorious for being behind a spate hijackings on the high seas but their activities have also exacerbated food shortages in the Horn of Africa, a senior official from the African Development Bank has said.

Will Kenya's battle with Islamists in Somalia succeed?updated: Thu Nov 03 2011 06:33:00

Kenyan troops are battling the Islamic extremist group Al-Shabaab in neighboring Somalia, westerners are being targeted at Kenyan tourist resorts and fears are high of terror attacks in Nairobi. What are the reasons behind the unrest and what is likely to happen next?

Fertile territory for Al Shabaab in chaos of Somaliaupdated: Thu Nov 03 2011 05:07:00

Al Shabaab, which has connections to al Qaeda, is a militant Islamist group that controls much of southern Somalia and is active around the capital, Somalia. It has waged an insurgency against the weak Transitional Federal Government since 2007.

Aid workers kidnapped in Somalia are alive and wellupdated: Sun Oct 30 2011 21:06:00

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped last week in Somalia are alive and well, a Danish aid group said Sunday.

Airstrike hits displaced Somalis, kills 3, aid group saysupdated: Sun Oct 30 2011 19:18:00

An airstrike hit a camp for people displaced by Somalia's humanitarian crisis Sunday, leaving three dead and dozens of people injured, the aid group Doctors Without Borders reported.

American carried out Somalia suicide bombing, Islamists claimupdated: Sun Oct 30 2011 13:08:00

A suicide bomber who carried out an attack in Somalia this weekend was an American citizen of Somali descent, a website associated with the Al-Shabaab Islamist movement claimed Sunday.

Aid group names American, Dane kidnapped in Somaliaupdated: Thu Oct 27 2011 10:25:00

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped two days ago in Somalia were named Thursday as American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted.

Somalia thanks Kenya after president's criticismupdated: Wed Oct 26 2011 15:11:00

Somalia praised Kenya Wednesday, thanking it for helping battle the Islamic extremist group Al-Shabaab, in an apparent effort to heal tensions sparked by the Somali president's criticism of Kenya earlier this week.

2 still missing in Somalia kidnapping; one arrestedupdated: Wed Oct 26 2011 10:38:00

Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Somalia remain missing but a Somali man who was believed abducted with them has been arrested, a Danish aid organization said Wednesday.

3 aid workers kidnapped in Somalia, Danish group saysupdated: Tue Oct 25 2011 15:50:00

Three aid workers -- an American woman, a Danish man and a Somali man -- have been kidnapped in Somalia, the Danish Demining Group said Tuesday.

Somali president speaks out against Kenyan incursionupdated: Tue Oct 25 2011 12:51:00

Somalia's president has spoken out against Kenya's military incursion into his country, saying his nation's African neighbor has overstepped its bounds by pursuing Islamic militants beyond its borders.

U.S. Embassy warns of imminent terror threat in Kenyaupdated: Sun Oct 23 2011 04:46:00

The U.S. Embassy in Kenya warned it has credible information of an imminent terror attack, days after the east African nation announced it is sending troops to Somalia to battle Islamist militants.

Minnesota women found guilty of raising money for Somali terror groupupdated: Fri Oct 21 2011 09:30:00

A federal jury found two Minnesota women guilty Thursday of raising money for Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Somalia.

France: Frenchwoman kidnapped in Kenya and taken to Somalia dies updated: Wed Oct 19 2011 09:25:00

A Frenchwoman kidnapped from her holiday home in northern Kenya and taken to Somalia has died, the French Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Mexican officials call terrorist attack report a fakeupdated: Tue Oct 18 2011 20:55:00

News stories saying authorities thwarted a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are not true, the Mexican secretary of the navy said Tuesday.

Mysterious al Qaeda 'envoy' dispenses aid in Somaliaupdated: Tue Oct 18 2011 19:07:00

The mysterious visitor stands in a patch of scrubland in Somalia, surrounded by Islamic militants wielding AK-47s. His face is covered by a white-and-red headscarf; he is slim and seems young. But there is something puzzling about him: His skin is fair, and when he speaks in an audio recording, his English is near perfect and spoken with a North American accent.

Fierce battle for Mogadishuupdated: Tue Oct 18 2011 19:07:00

Somali forces say they've taken the remaining strongholds of al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu.

Somali militants move fighters to border with Kenyaupdated: Tue Oct 18 2011 10:59:00

Islamic militants have moved fighters to the Somali border town of Afmado in an effort to combat Kenyan forces who have entered Somalia, the militant group Al-Shabaab said Tuesday.

Somali militants threaten to enter Kenya if troops don't withdrawupdated: Mon Oct 17 2011 11:05:00

Islamic militants in Somalia have threatened to "come into Kenya" if Kenyan forces do not leave Somalia, according to an online message posted on a jihadist website.

Kenya vows to hit Al-Shabaab across Somali borderupdated: Sun Oct 16 2011 15:55:00

Kenyan troops are pursuing suspected Islamic militants from Al-Shabaab across the border into Somalia, Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua told CNN Sunday.

Special forces rescue ship from pirates, Italy saysupdated: Tue Oct 11 2011 11:51:00

The crew of an Italian ship seized by pirates on Monday was freed Tuesday thanks to an operation by U.S. and British troops working with the Italian military, the Italian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Italian ship attacked off Somali coastupdated: Mon Oct 10 2011 11:48:00

An Italian ship was attacked Monday off the Somali coast, the ship's owner said.

Somali forces say they've retaken Al-Shabaab strongholdsupdated: Mon Oct 10 2011 11:16:00

Military forces have managed to take the remaining strongholds of al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab in the far northeast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the military said.

Red Cross taking food to militant territory in Somaliaupdated: Wed Oct 05 2011 11:57:00

More than a million hungry Somalis living in southern and central areas hit hard by war and drought will start seeing much needed food distributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the agency said Wednesday.

Blast shakes Mogadishuupdated: Wed Oct 05 2011 11:57:00

A truck filled with explosion hits a government complex in Mogadishu, Somalia. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

3 days of mourning in Somalia after deadly attackupdated: Wed Oct 05 2011 11:55:00

Somalia's president on Wednesday declared three days of national mourning for the victims of a suicide truck bomb that killed more than 70 people in Mogadishu, the nation's capital.

Fears grow over Somali pirates' 'new tactics' after kidnaps, killingupdated: Tue Oct 04 2011 23:35:00

Somalia's pirates have long made the country's coastline a no-go area for sailors, but two brutal attacks on resorts in neighboring Kenya have sparked fears the militants may have dramatically altered their tactics.

Dozens dead in Somalia bombingupdated: Tue Oct 04 2011 14:35:00

A truck filled with explosives barreled into a government complex in the heart of Somalia's war-torn capital.

U.N.: 'Scores' dead in Somalia bombingupdated: Tue Oct 04 2011 14:35:00

A truck filled with explosives barreled into a government complex in the heart of Somalia's restive capital Tuesday, a brazen strike killing dozens of people, including students registering for an education program.

Kenya sends mediators to Somalia after French woman's kidnappingupdated: Sun Oct 02 2011 11:05:00

Kenyan officials sent mediators into Somalia Sunday after captors took a kidnapped French woman there, a Kenyan government official said.

Are Somali pirates shifting tactics?updated: Sun Oct 02 2011 10:53:00

CNN's David McKenzie takes a look at a theory that Somali pirates might be turning to abductions.

Official: Gunmen seize French woman in Kenya, take her to Somalia updated: Sun Oct 02 2011 10:53:00

A French woman seized in northern Kenya was taken to Somalia by her captors after a sea battle to rescue her failed, Kenyan government officials said.

Health crisis adds to Somalia's woesupdated: Fri Sep 23 2011 10:48:00

In addition to a disastrous drought and political violence, Somalia is facing a potentially devastating health crisis.

Born into hungerupdated: Fri Sep 23 2011 10:48:00

Children are dying at an alarming rate in Somalia's famine, as CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

UK man killed, wife kidnapped in Kenyaupdated: Mon Sep 19 2011 11:09:00

A British man is killed and his wife kidnapped while on holiday at a remote villa in Kenya. ITN's Rohit Kachroo reports.

Experts: Pirates abducted English tourist, hold her in Somaliaupdated: Mon Sep 19 2011 11:09:00

An English tourist kidnapped from a remote Kenyan resort is being held by pirates in a remote corner of Somalia, according to experts and security analysts in Nairobi.

Officials: English tourist kidnapped by Somali piratesupdated: Mon Sep 19 2011 08:26:00

An English tourist kidnapped from a remote Kenyan resort is being held by Somali pirates in a remote corner of the lawless country, according to experts and security analysts in Nairobi.

U.N.: Somalia has world's highest mortality rate for childrenupdated: Fri Sep 16 2011 07:45:00

Somalia has the world's highest mortality rate for children under age 5, according to data released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

British citizen killed, another kidnapped near Kenya-Somalia borderupdated: Tue Sep 13 2011 12:42:00

One British citizen was killed and another one was kidnapped overnight at a resort near Kenya's border with Somalia, Britain's Foreign Office told CNN Sunday.

Four arrested over terror plot in Swedenupdated: Tue Sep 13 2011 12:06:00

Four people have been arrested in Gothenburg, Sweden, suspected of plotting terror acts. CNN's Per Nyberg reports

Sweden terror suspects accused of plotting murderupdated: Tue Sep 13 2011 12:06:00

Swedish prosecutors Tuesday asked a judge to extend the detention of four terror suspects, telling the court they were "planning to commit murder," according to legal documents obtained by CNN.

Kenyan authorities investigating attack on British coupleupdated: Mon Sep 12 2011 13:43:00

Kenyan police have launched an investigation into the killing Sunday of a British man and the abduction of his wife from a remote safari lodge on the coast, near the border with Somalia.

Swedish terror suspects are Somali and Iraqi, authorities sayupdated: Mon Sep 12 2011 11:20:00

Three of the four men who were arrested this weekend on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack in Sweden are of Somali origin, and the fourth is Iraqi, Swedish authorities told CNN on Monday.

Officials: Somali pirates free Danish familyupdated: Wed Sep 07 2011 10:19:00

Somali pirates have released a Danish family of five and two other Danes after more than six months in captivity, the Danish Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen confirmed Wednesday.

Somali leaders sign deal to hold elections in a yearupdated: Wed Sep 07 2011 06:40:00

Somali leaders signed a deal to hold elections within 12 months and re-establish stability in the war-ravaged nation that has not had a functioning government for two decades.

Somalis fear tyranny of al-Shabaab as they flee drought-stricken areasupdated: Tue Sep 06 2011 05:53:00

A few weeks ago, Sengaba Ibrahim began her march through the arid wasteland of Somalia's famine zones, an arduous trek not just for this 60-year-old woman, but for thousands of others who chance their lives in search of food and water in the drought-stricken region.

Famine continues to spread in Somaliaupdated: Tue Sep 06 2011 05:51:00

According to the U.N. thousands of people face "imminent starvation" in Somalia. CNN's Anderson Cooper has more.

Malaysian journalist killed in Somaliaupdated: Sat Sep 03 2011 12:12:00

Somalia's government said Saturday they are investigating the death of a Malaysian cameraman who was shot dead when African Union peacekeepers allegedly fired on his convoy.

Index: Which countries are perceived to be the most corrupt?updated: Fri Sep 02 2011 07:54:00

Somalia, Myanmar and Afghanistan have the lowest scores on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures how people in 178 countries and territories view corruption in their public sectors.

Witness to famineupdated: Thu Sep 01 2011 05:01:00

More than 12 million people across the Horn of Africa have been impacted by the worst drought in 60 years.

Drought not the real cause of East Africa famineupdated: Thu Sep 01 2011 05:01:00

Imagine if long-term drought were to strike a part of the rural United States, Wyoming say, or Montana.

2 Somali pirates sentenced to life in killing of U.S. citizensupdated: Tue Aug 23 2011 07:17:00

Two Somali pirates involved in a botched effort to obtain ransom that ended with the murders of four U.S. citizens were sentenced to life in prison Monday.

May: Somali pirates costing tradeupdated: Tue Aug 23 2011 07:17:00

CNN's Zain Verjee looks at the implications that Somali pirates have on the world's shipping industry.

Famine in East Africa: How you can helpupdated: Thu Aug 18 2011 10:36:00

Twelve million people are facing a hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, and they are in desperate need of help.

Suffering spreads across Horn of Africaupdated: Fri Aug 12 2011 09:30:00

An aid worker discusses what it's like for drought victims and refugees in the Horn of Africa.

Somalia famine 'crime against humanity'?updated: Fri Aug 12 2011 09:30:00

Somalia is known to most Americans as the setting for the book and film "Black Hawk Down" and as the world center for modern-day pirates. It is the poster child for failed humanitarian interventions and for good intentions gone wrong.

Somalia struggling with famineupdated: Thu Aug 11 2011 17:34:00

Somalia struggles with famine, and U2?s Bono calls for greater international attention to the crisis.

Saving lives, healing weapons in Somaliaupdated: Thu Aug 11 2011 12:23:00

Photographer Andre Liohn gets a unique insight into the life of doctors treating the casualties of violence in Somalia.

Communities must protect health workersupdated: Thu Aug 11 2011 12:23:00

The exodus of international NGOs following their ban in South Somalia has denied civilians any relief from the vast impact of the famine.

Fight to save Somali kidsupdated: Thu Aug 11 2011 11:25:00

Anderson Cooper talks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta and David McKenzie about the effort to save Somali children from diseases.

Former Sen. Bill Frist discusses famineupdated: Wed Aug 10 2011 17:57:00

Former Sen. Bill Frist talks to Anderson Cooper about the Somali famine crisis.

Why Americans should care about famine in Africaupdated: Wed Aug 10 2011 17:57:00

Why should Americans care about the unfolding crisis in Somalia when our own economy is in chaos?

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