US ship 'fires on Somali village'
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A US Navy ship fires on a suspected Islamist militant in a remote village in northern Somalia, reports say.
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Somali Islamist fighters open fire at protesters in the port city of Kismayo, angered by its occupation.
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BOSSASSO, Somalia  - A U.S. warship attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia, CNN reported, and residents said on Saturday missiles had pounded hills where foreign jihadists fled after clashing with locals.
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UNITED NATIONS/KHARTOUM  - The United States  accused Sudan on Thursday of using attack helicopters against  African villagers and said the United Nations was not being  tough enough on Khartoum.
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The U.S. military launched a strike against a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia on Friday, CNN reported.
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An alleged threat to blow up US ships may not have come from Iranian speedboats, US navy sources say.
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The Somali Shabeelle web site today reported under its "Breaking news" strapline that "two explosions have taken place near the SOS hospital in Mogadishu". It says it currently has no details concerning any damage or casualties.  (c) 2007 BBC Monitoring Newsfile.
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At least 17 people are dead and 50 wounded in a new attack by United States and Iraqi forces on the northern town of Tel Afar. The town is believed to be a base for insurgents who have infiltrated from Syria.
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KISMAYO, Somalia  - Islamist forces with machine   guns mounted on pick-up trucks took over the strategic Somali   port of Kismayo overnight on Monday without firing a shot,   extending their grip on the south, witnesses said.
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Islamic militants fired mortar shells and guns in the Somali capital on Thursday, sparking crossfire with Ethiopian troops and their Somali government allies that killed at least 16 people, witnesses said.
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KISMAYO, Somalia  - Islamist fighters in the   Somali port of Kismayo opened fire on Monday on residents who   were burning tires, throwing stones and chanting to protest   against the Islamist takeover of the city hours earlier.
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 2 -- A U.S. Navy destroyer launched an attack on fighters in a remote corner of northeastern Somalia late Friday, according to a senior U.S. official, though details of the operation remained sketchy.
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Mortar attacks in a residential area and on a hotel in the Somali capital killed five people and injured 10 on Saturday, witnesses said, a day after a previously unknown pro-Islamist group warned it would step up violence.
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BOSSASSO, Somalia  - Six Islamist fighters, including foreigners from Western nations, were killed in U.S. air strikes and battles with local forces in northern Somalia this weekend, a regional official said on Sunday.
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An explosion in a Somalia kills at least 15 people, who were apparently waiting for a boat to the Arabian peninsula.
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Suspected Somali pirates attacked an Italian-owned cargo ship on Monday as it headed for Kenya's Mombasa port through one of the world's most dangerous waterways, a regional maritime group said.
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Residents of the town housing Somalia's interim government stocked up with provisions on Friday as troops tested weaponry ahead of a feared attack by rival Islamists in the Horn of Africa nation.