In Somalia, Violence Is Status Quo
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Confidence in the transitional government is rapidly bleeding away as Somalia becomes a more violent place.
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Somalia yesterday stood on the threshold of history as the country, ripped apart by civil war, began rising from the ashes like a phoenix.
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At least 10 people are killed in clashes between insurgents and government forces in a suburb of the Somali capital.
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NAIROBI, July 19 -- The first full day of Somalia's much-delayed reconciliation conference  opened Thursday in the broken capital of Mogadishu with faint hopes, much quarreling and a barrage of mortar explosions not too far away.
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Islamic insurgents in Somalia have created a video showing a man reciting prayers from the Koran before apparently blowing himself up in a suicide blast, the latest sign the extremists are adopting tactics used in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East.
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An African Union mission arrives in the Somali capital to assess security despite a protest against foreign troops.
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Extremists in Somalia threatened to carry out suicide attacks against African Union peacekeepers who are to begin deploying in the coming days, and the capital's international airport came under mortar fire Thursday.
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Sporadic gunfire rang out Sunday across Mogadishu, but the Somali capital was relatively calm a day after fierce fighting between Islamic militiamen and their secular rivals.
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A headless statue of a soldier stands guard at the entrance of Somalia's "City of Death" &#151; a fitting monument in a place once more stalked by war. An Islamic movement, accused of having al-Qaida terrorists in its ranks, and a new U.N.-backed government struggling to end 15 years of anarchy are vying for control of this nation and girding for battle.
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The president of the breakaway republic of Somaliland on Saturday played down the rise of Islamic militants in the region but said if they tried to destabilize his territory, they would be treated as an enemy.
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Eritrea has warned of a fresh eruption of &quot;chaos and turmoil&quot; in Somalia if the UN Security Council approves the deployment of African peacekeepers in the lawless African nation.
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Somalia, one of Africa&#39;s most landmine infested countries, said on Friday it was considering signing a treaty aimed at banning the deadly devices, but asked the international community to be patient as it rebuilds its war
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Somalia has long been a paradise for free enterprise. But its stability depends on establishing a central authority &#8212; and a month after ruling Islamists were ousted, the prospects are dim
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A senior Islamist leader on Friday rejected the prospect of African peacekeepers for Somalia, as fresh violence in the capital killed five civilians and underscored the continued threat in the war-ravaged country.
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KISMAYO, Somalia  - Islamist fighters opened fire   in the direction of protesters in Somalia's southern port of   Kismayo on Monday, wounding at least two, witnesses said.
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Both sides in the Somali conflict play down the significance of a deadline by Islamists for an attack.
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Hip-hop group Waayaha Cusub, or 'New Era,' is gaining the ear of Somalis from as far away as the US and Europe, but their controversial message challenges traditional norms and is attracting threats of violence.