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Turmoil in Somalia

Islamic insurgents guard Howlwadaag police station in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
Islamic insurgents guard Howlwadaag police station in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
U.S. Sends Weapons to Help Somali Government Repel Rebels Tied to Al-Qaeda
The United States has sent a shipment of weapons and ammunition to the government of Somalia, according to a U.S. official who said the move signals the Obama administration's desire to thwart a takeover of the Horn of Africa nation by Islamist rebels with alleged ties to al-Qaeda.
 
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Displaced Among Thousands in Dadaab
Scenes from Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, one of the world's largest and oldest facilities for displaced people, located on the border with Somalia. Refugees from Somalia's violent conflict sometimes wait months to be registered by camp officials, at which point they are eligible for food rations, vaccinations and other aid.

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Protestors Take to Streets in Somalia

Hundreds of angry Somalis protest the invasion of Ethiopian troops who ousted the Islamic Courts movement that took control of most of the country in order to restore the weak interim government.

• Joy and Insecurity Anew in Mogadishu
• Ethiopian Incursion Roils Somalia
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Somali Islamic Fighters Retreat
Washington Post staff writer Stephanie McCrummen discusses the conflict in Somalia, where transitional government and Ethiopian troops have forced the retreat of Islamic militia fighters.

On the Web

U.S. Outreach On Rough Seas Off Western Africa: Naval Effort Seeks to Build Stability, Trust in Strategic Region (Post, May 21, 2009)
 
U.S. Lays Out Anti-Piracy Plan: Strategy Comes as Somali Raiders Try to Take Another American Ship (Post, April 16, 2009)
 
For 20 Mariners, an Extreme Test of Resolve: Sailors Describe How Crew of Cargo Ship Used Its Training to Resist Somali Pirates (Post, April 15, 2009)
 
Pirate's Youth May Complicate Prosecution Decision (Post, April 15, 2009)
 
U.S. Cargo Ship Reaches Kenya: Armored Vessels Face Down Somali Pirates as Captain Remains Held (Post, April 12, 2009)
 
FBI Joins U.S. Navy In Pirate Standoff: American Adrift in Lifeboat With Captors (Post, April 10, 2009)
 
In Somalia, an Exodus of the Educated: Violence, Instability Force Thousands of Professionals to Flee (Post, March 16, 2009)
 
Somali President Courts Insurgents: 'They Have No Option but to Accept Peace,' Says New Leader of War-Torn Nation (Post, March 12, 2009)
 
5 Pirates Drown With Share of $3 Million Ransom a Day After Freeing Saudi Tanker (Post, January 11, 2009)
 
Ethiopia Begins Somalia Pullout: Resulting Power Vaccuum Likely to Unleash Scramble for Power (Post, January 3, 2009)
 
President Of Somalia Steps Down Amid Pressure (Post, December 30, 2008)
 
Somali President May Quit, Advisers Say: Mounting Pressure, Resignation of Prime Minister Could Force Yusuf to Yield (Post, December 25, 2008)
 
Impeachment Proceedings Begun Against Somali Leader: Yusuf's Two Years of Rule Backed by Ethiopian Army, U.S. (Post, December 18, 2008)
 
China to Aid in Fighting Somali Pirates (Post, December 18, 2008)
 
U.N. Authorizes Land, Air Attacks on Somali Pirates: International Effort to Secure Sea Route May Stumble Amid Political Disarray in East African Nation (Post, December 17, 2008)
 
Prime Minister Of Somalia Fired By President (Post, December 15, 2008)
 
U.S. Will Push U.N. for Somalia Mission: Peacekeeping Force Proposed to Stop Pirates, Reemergence of Islamist Militants (Post, December 14, 2008)
 
Ethiopia to Pull Its Troops From Somalia by End of the Year (Post, November 29, 2008)
 
Al-Qaeda Leader Uses Slur Against Obama in Web Video: Zawahiri Says Next President Has Proved to Be 'House Negro' (Post, November 20, 2008)
 
Indian Naval Warship Destroys Pirate Vessel (Post, November 20, 2008)
 
After Hijacking, Saudi Foreign Minister Says Nation Will Join Anti-Piracy Efforts (Post, November 19, 2008)
 
Somalia Embraces Foreign Assistance Against Pirates (Post, October 2, 2008)
 
U.S. Navy Bolsters Watch Over Ship Seized by Somali Pirates (Post, September 30, 2008)
 
Mortar Attack on Market Kills as Many as 30 in Somalia (Post, September 23, 2008)
 
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