Tag Archives: Somalia
Somalia: Islamic bomber kills 10
latimes.com The newly reopened National Theater in Mogadishu was the most potent sign of the peaceful change that has swept the Somali capital since Al Shabab militants fled the city in August. It turned into a scene of bloody chaos … Continue reading
Filed under Fellow-believers, Islamicism, Officials, Religious wars, Taxpayers, Women
Somalia: Children targeted for abuse by Islamic rebels
Human Rights Watch Somalia’s warring parties have all failed to protect Somali children from the fighting or serving in their forces, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Islamist insurgent group al-Shabaab has increasingly targeted children for … Continue reading
Somalia: Al-Qaeda chief and another man killed in shootout
SMH. Al-Qaeda’s presumed head in east Africa, Fazul Abdullah Muhammad, wanted for blowing up the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, has died in a shootout in the Somali capital, officials say.
Filed under Fellow-believers, Islamicism, Non-believers, Religious wars
Somalia: the lethal sin of liking football
SMH. Al-Shabab, a hard-line Islamic militia waging a campaign of terrorism across Somalia, has banned playing football in many areas it controls. The militia – linked to al-Qaeda – and Hezb-i-Islami, a rival extremist group, prohibited World Cup broadcasts, describing … Continue reading
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Somalia: Muslims execute football fans for watching World Cup
SMH. Two Somali football fans have been killed by Islamic militants after being caught watching World Cup matches. The deaths happened on Saturday near the capital Mogadishu when members of the Hizbul Islam group stormed a house where people were … Continue reading
Somalia: Woman stoned to death for adultery
SMH. And we don’t even know her name…
Somalia: Shelling in capital kills 24, wounds 60
Mogadishu: airport battles with Islamic militants kill 24.
