Somalia

Clinton Offers U.S. Support to Somalia
Clinton speaks with head of Somali interim government, vows support for Somali in the face of terrorist group.

Somali Pirates Attack U.S. Cruise Ship
Pirates fired on a U.S. cruise ship over the weekend, but the ship was able to outrun its attackers and avoided falling victim to the growing scourge of Somali piracy.

Details Emerge in Story of Indian Navy Sinking Pirate Ship
After a series of attacks on commercial ships by Somali pirates, the Indian Navy has struck back by sinking a pirate "mother ship," with details emerging about the battle on the high seas.

Navy Destroys Pirate Ship in Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy recorded a rare victory in the growing battle against pirates operating in waters between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

Security Firms’ Questionable Iraq Tactics Taken to the High Seas
Whoever said piracy was dead might want to think again – over 300 years has passed since the golden age of piracy of Africa’s west coast, but attacks are increasing off the coast of Somalia and private security firms are being called in to protect commercial shipping.

Pirates Cause Shootout at Sea
U.S. ships surrounded a hijacked Ukrainian ship off the coast of Somalia. Three pirates may be dead.

Pirates Attack Ship Off Somali Coast
On Tuesday, two American warships battled against pirates who had seized a tanker off the coast of Somalia. The warships reportedly sank two pirate vessels and pursued a hijacked skiff carrying some of the fleeing hijackers.

Barbarism and Terrorism Promoting State, Asked to Send Soldiers in Somalia: Uganda
Fanatic and biased Western journalists, ranging from Anti-Kushitic and Anti-Somali racists to hidden "White Race" supremacists, defend the presence of AMISOM forces in parts of multi-divided Somalia.

A River Called Somalia - Abdirahman Haji Ahmed Aden’s Plan Proposal for Peace in the Horn of Africa
A warning of a great Somali thinker, who having experienced his country’s past Drama, speaks to us of our world’s forthcoming Tragedy

The Unrepentant Sheikh Sharif: Promised Peace, Brought Disaster, Chaos, and Pestilence in Somalia
The earlier Sheikh Sharif resigns the better for Somalia – and for him.

Somalia: Foreign Policy Diagram for Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, Hizbul Islam, and Shabaab
All the contacts of the TFG administration with various governments, organizations, international bodies and other institutions are totally illegal.

Immoral, Cynical Sheikh Sharif Turns Somalia to Bloodbath, Serving Only the Somalis’ Worst Enemies
Ecoterra Intl. – SMCM (Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor) - 2009-05-19 23h55:07 UTC

Jesus and Foreign Fighters in Somalia Oppose the Quadruple Hypocrisy of Pseudo-Christian West
If the colonial powers express their hypocritical concern and mendacious anxiety, the reason is that they want to use the presence of foreign Islamic fighters in Somalia as an excuse in order to interfere militarily.

Based on Ahlu Sunna Waljama Traitors, Sheikh Sharif Turns from Asset to Somalia’s Worst Liability
Ecoterra Intl. – SMCM (Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor) - 2009-05-19

Somalia: Sheikh Sharif’s Failure is a Matter of Erroneous Perceptions
The president of TFG travels to the fake capital of the criminal colonial fossil Abyssinia, because he was ordered to do so by his boss, the French Freemason, Mauritanian diplomat Ahmedou Ould Abdallah.

Somalia in Perilous Impasse, as Sheikh Sharif Embodies Ignorance, Impotency, and Indecision
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys is the best dam break waves against extremism in Somalia.

Corrupt Somaliland, Somalia’s Most Chaotic Spot. Part V – Reporter Doholl Detained Incommunicado
Release Ahmed Suleiman Doholl !

Corrupt Somaliland, Somalia’s Most Chaotic Spot. Part IV – Devastating IRIN Report Reveals Impasse
A devastating report elaborated by IRIN bears witness to the socioeconomic impasse where the paranoid gangsters and promoters of secessionism, who rule from Hargeisa, have driven this integral part of Somalia.

Corrupt Somaliland, Somalia’s Most Chaotic Spot. Part III - US$16 million Euro bribery of the Guurti
The murderous gangster Riyaale simply withheld the money, threatened the Elders for a while, and then bribed ca. 30 members of the upper parliament of So-mafi-land.

Corrupt Somaliland, Somalia’s Most Chaotic Spot – Part I. Bribed Elders Bought Up for US$16 Million
The murderous gangster Riyaale simply withheld the European (donation) money, threatened the Elders for a while, and then bribed ca. 30 members of the upper parliament of So-mafi-land. Each of them got ca. US$ 500000.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part XII – United Greater Somalia: Inevitable
If at a moment of great division, the national unity of Somalia generates so many and so rich thoughts, one can truly be confident that Somalia will certainly be pacified, re-unified and risen to pro-eminence throughout East Africa again.

Somalia, Unrecognized Lawless State Somaliland, and Amnesty Int’l Report’s Recommendations. Part VI
Somalia’s northern provinces were forced to separate and form – due to malignant involvement of the racist Abyssinian tyranny – a secessionist, anti-Somali pseudo-state that nobody recognizes, "Somaliland".

Amnesty International Report Imposes Somaliland’s Dissolution and Merge with Somalia - Part V
Somalia’s northern provinces were forced to separate and form – due to malignant involvement of the racist Abyssinian tyranny – a secessionist, anti-Somali pseudo-state that nobody recognizes, "Somaliland".

Somalia: Horrendous Human Rights Violations in Eastern Somaliland – Amnesty Int’l Report. Part IV
Somalia: Human Rights Challenges: Somaliland Facing Elections - An Amnesty International Report

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part XI – Democratization Possible in a United Somalia Only
Somaliland: the Diaspora is not happy about the direction that this election is heading.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part X–Anglo-French Colonialism: the Main Enemy of All Somalis
There – in the colonial policies of England and France – lies the basic reason of the adversities faced by all the Somalis.

Ecoterra – Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor - Part VI. The Latest Piracy News from Somalia, Kenya
Ecoterra Press Release

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part IX–Freedom of Press Inexistent in Pseudo-state Somaliland
The Riyaale regime shows its worst face these last days that represent the spasms of the dead body "Somaliland". The persecution of an independent journalist in Hargeisa reflects all the despair of the disintegrating tyranny.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part VIII - Somaliland's Claim to Sovereignty Denied
The most compelling argument in favor of the Somali Unity and the Greater Somalia is the Somali History itself.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part VII – North Somalis’ Massive Outcry Against Tyrant Riyaale
More and more Northern Somalis defy Riyaale’s tyranny, expressing their overwhelming rejection of the dictator who betrayed the Somali Nation and remained in power due to Abyssinian support only.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part VI – North Somalis Disgrace Riyaale’s Gang, Family, Wife
Riyaale means permanent chaos in Hargeisa, division in Somalia, and isolation of the Northern Somalis.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part V – North Somalis Appeal to the World Community Vs. Riyaale
An Open Letter to the US and EU Governments Concerning the Somaliland Situation

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part IV–Denunciation of Misinformation Posted in Saylac Website
I want to believe that the Saylac administration will realize how wrong it was for them to post something so fallacious, and how it terribly contradicted their promise to offer authenticated information.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part III – Somaliland Elections Under Chaotic Circumstances
Habar Jeclo and Habar Yonis Conference at Burao - Northern Somalia

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part II–Somalia’s Peace to Trigger the End of Evil "Ethiopia"
Ogaden is the key to Somalia’s pacification, reunification and rehabilitation. Progress and development will come for either all the Somalis or none.

The End of Secessionism in Somalia. Part I–Journalist Nur Ahmed Gagab Injured by Riyaale’s Guards
The international community and, in particular, the International Federation of Journalists should step up their reactions, following the criminal attack of Riyaale's guards against Nur Ahmed Gagab, a highly esteemed Somali video journalist.

Somali Intellectuals Denounce Colonially Incited Tribalism as Reason of Somalia’s Tribulation
It would be determinant for Somalia’s ultimate pacification and rehabilitation to unite against the foreign colonial enemy, isolate the English and the French diplomacies from any development taking place in Somalia.

Freemasonic Conspiracy vs. 4000 Years of Somali History: Targets, Methods of the Anglo-French Elites
Enumeration of the most important points and reasons for which the colonial powers triggered a civil war in Somalia, and demonstrated inhuman indifference to all the calls that demanded immediate pacification and rehabilitation for Somalia

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. X – MV FAINA Crisis: the Epilogue
It is to be hoped that all the other remaining cases of piracy will be soon peacefully solved.

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. IX – Sugule Ali: MV FAINA is Free!
The Somali fishermen who acted as pirates for ca. 3200 hours started leaving the MV FAINA, giving thus an end to the indescribable drama of the crew members who were held hostages.

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. VIII – Towards a Happy End for the MV FAINA Hostages
Ecoterra 129th Press Release Update

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. VII – The Advance of the MV FAINA Negotiations
Ecoterra 128th Press Release Update

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. VI–Ukraine’s Role in MV FAINA Negotiations’ Success
Ecoterra 127th Press Release Update

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. V – Successful Negotiations
Ecoterra 126th Press Release Update

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon about to End. IV – A Sinking Ship Named Sheikh Sharif
In the same way, Abdullahi Yusuf betrayed his nation, and was viewed by all the Somalis as a high traitor, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has no political space to survive on.

Somali Pirates 'have Been Paid $3.2m' for Ship Carrying Soviet Tanks
Captors have agreed to release Ukrainian vessel, says intermediary

New Puntland President will lead new era of Piracy
Puntland President Cabdiraxman Faroole is main suspect in piracy business.

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. XII – The African Union is Africa’s Worst Enemy
It’s not Islam and the Islamic liberators of Somalia who scare so much the AU’s butchers and crooks; it’s the fact that an African people rising to self-determination consists in a threat for their illegal interests, and those of their colonial masters.

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. X
The Ecoterra 119th Press Release Update

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. VIII – Who’s The Responsible?
The Ecoterra 117th Press Release Update

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. VII
The Ecoterra 116th Press Release Update

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. VI
the Ecoterra 115th Press Release Update

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. IV
the Ecoterra 113th Press Release Update

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. III
The Ecoterra 112th Press Release Update

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. II
The 111th Ecoterra Press Release Update

January 2009–The Somali Piracy Records. I - The Evil Tactics of Somaliland’s Warmongers, Gangsters
The Anti-piracy, Anti-Puntland, and Anti-Somali literature represents a trap for unsophisticated militarists who consider the end of the Somali piracy phenomenon as possible through military means.

Ethiopia Ends Somalia Occupation
Withdrawing army claims to have stamped out Islamist threat, yet leaves country in hands of insurgents

Pirates Drown With Ransom Share
Five lives and money lost as Somalian's boat capsized in rough waters leaving Saudi ship

Can Puntland’s Farole Put an End to the Somali Piracy Phenomenon Now?
What will be the role of Puntland within a re-unified Somalia in the future?

Re-unified Somalia - the Only Guarantee for Peace in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden
Markedly expressed interest of China in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden

US Launches Anti-piracy Naval Force to Combat Hijackings Off Somalia
Warships from 23 countries will contribute to Combined Task Force 151

Shipping and Fishing Piracy – Mohamed Abshir Waldo’s Analysis, and Ecoterra Press Release
Focalizing on the Somali piracy, the world in its entirety has been misled and confused in many ways and aspects; shipping piracy represents indeed only one type of piracy.

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 7
Focus on the Russian naval involvement in the Horn of Africa region and worldwide

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 6
The secrecy surrounding the MV FAINA piracy case consists in an additional dimension of the obstacles standing in the path of a peaceful and successful exit.

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 5
Former pirates are hired by the administrative machine of the secessionist state ‘Puntland’, which has been backed by, and is currently backing, the recently resigned TFG ‘president’ Abdillahi Yusuf.

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 4
Beyond the limits of the humanly possible - 100 days of unbearable detention of the MV FAINA crew members at the hands of the Somali pirates

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 3
It is high time that the President of Ukraine reacts to this machination that will end up with loss of many Ukrainian lives; the incompetent governmental attitude with respect to the MV FAINA crisis must take an immediate end.

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 2
Ecoterra 93rd Press Release Update

Around the Year Change 2008 – 2009 in Somalia - Horn of Africa Piracy Annals Part 1
Only the common engagement of the leaders of all liberation forces and their understanding of the fact that their victory will be based on power sharing can save Somalia now.

Clearing the Way for a Calamitous Military Intervention in Somalia
Framing every free opinion in the bogus dilemma "consent with the attack on the pirates or you are an Islamic terrorist" is only one of the ways the Apostate Freemasonic Lodge pursues in order to implement their evil machinations.

The Search for Peace in Somalia, Eritrea, and the Criminal Role of Jendayi Frazer
If Jendayi Frazer had seen her relatives being butchered at the hands of the evil Amhara Ethiopianist regime, she would have certainly had the capacity to realize how correct the Eritrean approach to either Somalia or Abyssinia is.

Abyssinian Thugs’ Withdrawal and TFG President’s Resignation Herald Fake War Against Somali Piracy
The absence of Somali national unity and internationally acknowledged political authority, albeit unrepresentative, offers the necessary vacuum needed by the ‘international’ neo-colonial forces in order to intervene militarily across Somalia.

Somalia, the Abyssinian Invasion and Withdrawal: A Victory for Eritrea
Eritrea predicted correctly; it would be impossible for Abyssinia to win this war.

Wishes, Hopes and Counter-negotiations Due to US Desire to Destroy Somalia
Somalia - A terrible hit will be given in due course of time – only to give president-elect Obama the glory of an early military success, deceiving the numerous supporters of the pro-African theory.

Somalia: A Trap or an Opportunity for China?
A close cooperation between China and the Asmara-based wing of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) would trigger major developments in Somalia, imposing China as major player in the geo-strategically critical Horn of Africa country.

Condoleezza Rice: Unable to Understand that Somali Piracy is a Factoid – Not Fact
Somali piracy was badly needed by the evil groups of power that machinate Somalia’s destruction; it has been geared to serve as mere pretext for the US attack against the liberation forces of Somalia, namely ARS and the Shabab.

Paranoid Accomplice of Gangsters, Jendayi Frazer Has Lost It – not Mugabe!
To add perjury to incontinence, Jendayi Frazer meets at the Nairobi airport the unrepresentative, criminal pseudo-president Abdillahi Yousuf of Somalia and the corrupt pseudo-premier Nur Hassan Hussein in an effort to spread further disorder and chaos in Somalia.

German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung: No to a floating Guantanamo, off the Somali Coast
If the entire Somalia was turned to an immense Guantanamo, Islamic extremism of the worst sort would spread throughout Africa with the subsequent islamization of Abyssinia, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Clashes between Somali Liberators and Pirates at Hobyo – Ecoterra 85th Press Release Update
The outright majority of the fighters of ARS, the Shebab, and the other liberation groups are mere Somali patriots who want the criminal Amhara and Tigray thugs of Abyssinia out of their country.

Europeans Start Realizing that Somali Piracy Cannot Be Solved through Military Intervention
From Filip Kaczmarek of Poland to the Portuguese Ana Gomes, a great consensus is about to be formed in order to oppose the madness of a military intervention in Somalia.

Terrorism in Somalia: Aerial Reconnaissance Missions carried out under UN Resolution 1851
With helicopters flying extremely low, over the heads of finally peaceful but long persecuted civilians, the piracy phenomenon will not be uprooted.

Another Apocalypse Now? Ecoterra 78th Press Release Update
Ecoterra Press Release 78th update sheds light on the latest local and international developments.

The Somali Piracy Epiphenomenon and the United Nations
There Cannot Be a War against the Somali Pirates.

80 Days of MV FAINA Piracy Crisis – Ecoterra Updates
Focus on the Somali South

MV FAINA Piracy Crisis, Anglo-Russian Hints to Al Qaeda Threat, UK-Kenyan MoU, Somali Politics
The fake phenomenon of Somali piracy is not dangerous, neither at the global nor at the local level.

‘Ethiopia’ and TFG in Somalia: Nazi Soldiers and Collaborators Against Allies in WW II Europe
There will be no place for warlords in Somalia – either the criminal gangsters of Abyssinia and their US accomplices want it or not.

The Role of International Actors in Somalia, Strongly Criticized by HRW Report
Through the dramas of occupied Mogadishu, the new generation of Somalia is well prepared for a great rise – visible only to few.

Key to Pacification of Somalia: Dissolution of the ‘Ethiopian’ Tyranny
The disaster caused in Somalia by Amhara and Tigray death squads demonstrates the barbarism, the cannibalism and the inhumanity of the villainous Amhara and Tigray Monophysitic (Tewahedo) Abyssinians.

US Asks Un to Allow Pirate Hunters Into Somalia
Draft resolution to permit states fighting piracy circulated to members of security council

Global Conference on Piracy – Nairobi, Ecoterra Press Release 75th Update
A two-day international conference on piracy, placed under the auspices of the UN and the Kenyan Government

HRW Report Weak Point - Somalis’ Religion Cannot Be an Alibi for Anti-Somalism
Every reference to the ARS and the Shebab as ‘Islamist’ is pointless, and plays into the game of those who intend to worsen the humanitarian crisis.

HRW Report on Somalia: Unfair for the Shebab and the ARS Liberation Forces
HRW Report on Somalia

Pathetic Spokesman McCormack Dares Question the Veracity of the HRW Report on Somalia
The destruction of Somalia will soon pale when compared to the forthcoming destruction of the criminal, evil state of ‘Ethiopia’ and the chaos that will prevail in the fake pseudo-Amhara capital "Addis Ababa" that will be evacuated by all alien settlers.

The Destruction of Mogadishu: Genocidal Plans and Practices of the Evil Amhara - Tigray Regime
The enlightening HRW Report on Somalia should become a basic point of reference for any European and American diplomat, statesman and military expert.

Incommensurable Monstrosity of Amhara – Tigray Death Squads at Mogadishu, Revealed by HRW Report
The new HRW Report on Somalia consists in the most condemnatory verdict against the Amhara and Tigray inhumanity and monstrosity displayed in Somalia.

So Much to Fear - War Crimes and the Devastation of Somalia, HRW Report Recommendations
The departure of the Abyssinian forces of occupation and the demolition of the TFG structures are the two measures that will open the way for humanitarian improvement and political pacification of Somalia.

Detrimental IRIN News Report Exposes Criminal, Racist State ‘Ethiopia’ for Genocide in Somalia
IRIN headquarters must become the venue for all those who have fallen victims of the inhumanity of the ruling ethno-religious group of Abyssinia, the Amhara and Tigray Monophysitic (Tewahedo) Abyssinians.

Terrorist State ‘Ethiopia’ to Be Punished for Evil Role in Somalia – HRW Report Summary
The international community must get mobilized against the evil state of Abyssinia whose policies threaten global security and the foremost principles of Humanity.

Devastating HRW Report on Somalia Demonstrates US, EU Responsibility and Failure
It is impossible for the democratic Western world to cooperate in any way with the barbaric, murderous, colonial, racist and medievally dark state of Abyssinia, which has been fallaciously re-baptized "Ethiopia".

Explosive Situation Aboard MV FAINA, Crew Members Attack Pirates – Ecoterra Updates
The negotiations have been carried out in a deceptive way in order to offer the NATO admirals the timing they had planned.

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle XIII - FAINA As Huge Ukrainian Political Scandal
Ecoterra Press Release update no 73

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle XII – The Latest Updates by Ecoterra
Ecoterra Press Release update no 72

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle XI – The First Victim of War is the Truth!
Ecoterra Press Release update no 71, along with the additional features

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle - X
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 69 and 70

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – IX
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 67 and 68

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – VIII
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 65 and 66.

Armada Against Somali Pirates is Eu's First Naval Operation
British-led Operation Atalanta designed to tackle increase in piracy off Somali coast

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – VII
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 63 and 64

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – VI
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 60, 61 and 62

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – V
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 57, 58 and 59

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – IV
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 54, 55 and 56

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – III
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 51, 52 and 53

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – II
Ecoterra Press Release updates no 48, 49 and 50

The MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Chronicle – I
A recapitulative record of the insightful press releases of the leading NGO Ecoterra

British Crew Dive Overboard to Escape Somali Pirates
Guards leap into sea after coming under heavy attack from pirates using rocket-propelled grenades

Latitude 4.595n, Longitude 48.085e: We Find the Hijacked Sirius Star
Guardian satellite tracks down Saudi supertanker with three other ships held by Somali pirates

Sirius Star Hostages Are Well Looked After, Say Pirates
Somali pirates claim the crew of 25 on board the oil tanker are denied nothing except 'their freedom to leave the ship'

BBC Journalist Shot Dead in Somalia Felt Under Pressure to Go, Family Say
Kate Peyton told before she was asked to go to Mogadishu that there were doubts about her commitment, say family

Somali Pirates to Reduce Ransom for Sirius Star
Pirates commanding Saudi supertanker believed to have dropped ransom demand by $10m to $15m

Somalia Sinks Deeper Into a State of Total Disintegration
While the world focuses on piracy off its coast, the failed state is being torn apart by violence

'We Consider Ourselves Heroes' - a Somali Pirate Speaks
Asad 'Booyah' Abdulahi explains how he captures ships in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean

Shipping Industry Urges Eu Governments to Take Up Arms Against Somali Pirates
Concern grows that companies will be forced to avoid the area altogether - at huge cost to global trade

Piracy 'will Worsen Unless Yemen and Somalia Are Made Stable'
Warnings that 'forgotten war' and political upheaval in Gulf of Aden and Indian ocean mean lawless zone could grow

Indian Frigate Destroys 'mothership' As Raids Off Somalia Continue
Three more ships taken in a day as Saudi Arabians negotiate for return of Sirius Star

Indian Navy Destroys Pirate Ship After Coming Under Fire
Somali bandits terrorizing the busy shipping routes around the Horn of Africa suffered a rare setback when an Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mothership" after coming under fire in the Gulf of Aden

As Captured Supertanker Anchors Off Somalia, Pirates Strike Again
Hijacking of Hong Kong cargo vessel is seventh successful seizure in 12 days

Lawless Tradition of Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia
Amid country's state of near anarchy, buccaneers flourish on rich pickings of world's busiest sea lanes

Government Near to Collapse, Says Somalia Leader
Islamist insurgents control most of country, president admits while urging MPs to return to provisional capital

Waiting for the tempest aboard MV FAINA – Ecoterra 41st and 42nd Updates
Only clear choice, prioritization, and resoluteness matter now. The financial aspect of the MV FAINA affair has de facto ceased to exist.

An Abyss Under Preparation: MV FAINA Piracy Crisis off the Somali Coast
Piracy is being therefore used against the perspective of a reunited and pacified Somalia ruled by the diverse Islamic parties and movements.

Somalian Rape Victim, 13, Stoned to Death
Child accused of adultery after attack by three men is killed by Islamist rebel militia

Rape Victim, 13, Stoned to Death in Somalia
An Islamist rebel administration in Somalia had a 13-year-old girl stoned to death for adultery after the child's father reported that three men had raped her

38 Days off the Somali Coast: MV FAINA Crisis – Ecoterra 36th and 37th Updates
To drive few pirates out of a vessel like MV FAINA wouldn’t need more than few ships and some helicopters. What sort of world game has been played at the unbeknownst of the Somali pirates?

Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Northern Somalia
Synchronized suicide attacks on UN, diplomatic and government institutions kill up to 31 people

Suicide Attacks Kill Dozens in Somalia
Car bombs attack UN, diplomatic and government institutions in the breakaway Somaliland region

Devastating Criticism of Murderous Tyrant Rayaale by Patriotic Northern Somalis
The astute Somali commentator and political analyst Suleyman Egeh introduces us into the modalities and the finalities of the Hargeisa-based, treacherous, Rayaale Mafia regime of thugs and ruffians.

As Neustrashimy sails in the Gulf of Aden, MV FAINA Crisis Remains Unresolved
The correct timing for proper action is now; the Somali pirates have to decide by whose side they stand, Somalia’s or its enemies’.

MV FAINA Negotiations: Hostage-freeing Process Approaching Culmination
With the Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy having crossed Bad al Mandeb (Red Sea straits) and reached Aden, the negotiations with the Somali pirates have approached a culmination point.

Puntland's lucrative piracy business – Police Turn Pirates
This article enlightens the fact and reality inside Puntland, Somalia.

Israel Involved in the Somali Piracy of MV FAINA? Revelations from Yemen
Is there any Israeli connection in the still unsolved MV FAINA piracy crisis off the Somali coast at Hobyo?

MV FAINA Piracy Crisis – The Weapons Saga – An Insightful by Ecoterra
ECOTERRA Intl., the Global Society for ECOlogy and sound ECOnomy, an independent, international civil society organisation (CSO), presents the MV FAINA Piracy arms sales affair.

30 Days MV FAINA Piracy Crisis – Background by Ecoterra
ECOTERRA Intl., the Global Society for ECOlogy and sound ECOnomy, an independent, international civil society organisation (CSO), presents the MV FAINA Piracy Crisis background and history.

MV FAINA Countdown Moment May Be Nigh - Ecoterra 28th Update
In the Ukrainian portal Forum, editorials make state of the ‘possibility’ of Neustrashimy to ‘liberate’ MV FAINA from the pirates, which is something that the political advisors of the pirates must have by now read and understood.

Waiting for the Neustrashimy, off the Somali Coast at Hobyo – Ecoterra 27th Update
Relatives of the Ukrainian in its majority crew held hostage are ready to pay a certain amount of money as ransom.

MV FAINA Cargo for Yemen? Ecoterra 26th Update on the Piracy Crisis off the Somali Coast
According to the related narratives, the MV FAINA cargo was to be delivered to Yemen.

UNHCR Worldwide Refugee Programs and the US Biased Stance
Samuel Witten, expressed US support for the various changes the UNHCR is undergoing, but quite disgracefully, he did not say a word about Somalia, Ogaden and Oromia from where originate many African refugees.

Latest Updates from Ecoterra on the MV FAINA Piracy Crisis off the Somali Coast
The preparations for an incredible showdown between the Somalia pirates from Hobyo and the international community seem to reach their final stage.

Somalia, Abyssinia, Sudan, Kenya, and the Rights of the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons)
A high level conference takes place in Oslo – Norway to assess the Guiding Principles for Internal Displacement, the progress made over the past ten years, and the possibilities for an improvement of the IDPs’ conditions in the future.

Somali Politicians and Free Thinkers Invalidate Donald Kipkorir’s Anti-Somali Paroxysm
Kipkorir’s proposals will simply remain useless hallucinations.

Pirates Hijack Ship in the Gulf of Aden Near Somalia
International Maritime Bureau issues urgent warning after ship with 21 crew members is seized

Somali Ambassadors and Scholars Nullify Donald Kipkorir’s Anti-African Militarism
Ambassador Ahmed Abdi Hashi, Chair Foreign & International Dept of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), and Dr. Abubakar Moallim from the Somali North American Diaspora contributed two excellent articles against the lawless Kenyan lawyer Donald Kipkorir.

Dramatic Deterioration of the Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia
Due to the recent Piracy Crisis, the ending Abyssinian occupation of part of the Somali territory, and the precipitated political – military developments of the Somali Civil War, there is a tendency to forget the immense humanitarian crisis of Somalia.

UN Resolution Heralding Depleted Uranium Contamination of East Africa and the Indian Ocean?
The UN Security Council members disconnected the event they had to deal with from its own reasons that they failed to identify, let alone properly address.

Military Solution in the MV FAINA Piracy Crisis Heralds Overall Aggravation
The Italian Ambassador at the UN underlined the need, however, for the Council to address the entire crisis in Somalia with urgency.

Donald Kipkorir’s Friends: the Ugly Face and the Empty Brain of the Militaristic Kenyan Terrorists
The reason the few Somalis, who might have been in Afghanistan, are currently engaged in the National Liberation Struggle of Somalia is precisely the fact that Somalia has been invaded by Abyssinia.

Ecoterra Updates on the MV FAINA Piracy Crisis off the Somali Coast
Piracy crisis off the Somali coast at Hobyo - Ecoterra advises all parts to ‘Stay Calm & Solve it Now Direct & Fast’.

Devastating Refutation of the Kipkorir Warlike Paranoia by Somali Patriotic Intellectuals
How long can a "lawyer", who openly rejects all principles of International Law, be accepted as member in a respectful Bar?

Somali Commentator Adam Zayla Ridicules Lawless Kenyan Lawyer Kipkorir’s Militaristic Proposals
I hope that the panicked Kenyan ‘authorities’ read twice Mr. Adam Zayla's down-to-earth analysis.

Horn of Africa Region About to Explode, following Somali Piracy of the Ukrainian MV FAINA
Russia and Ukraine in a Repetition of their Idiotic, Pro-Abyssinian Policy of the Soviet Times?

Ecoterra Press Release on the Global Stand-off with Somali Pirates of the Ukrainian MV FAINA
Stay Calm and Solve it Now!

On the Lawless East African Coast, Piracy is the Only Business That Pays
The stand-off with US warships could make Somalia's well organized criminals even more dangerous

Fall of Kismayo, TGS in Addis Ababa, Crumbling ARS and Puntland: Somalia under Spotlight
Somalis support Somaliland because it protects its border integrity. In other hand, they hate "Puntland" because they handed over the entire country to Ethiopians.

ENOUGH Project Prof. Ken Menkhaus’ Report on Somalia
Prof. Ken Menkhaus warns the global community about the fothcoming dire consequences of global importance if the Horn of Africa conflict is left unresolved.

Gulf of Aden, Red Sea - No Puntland means No Sea Piracy
"Puntland" sponsors the entire pirates in the region

Somalia in Comma - Somaliland is hostage for the failed Somalia
Somalia remains in Comma for last 20 years, and the world is forcing Somaliland to wait until it wakes up.. The question is, If Somalia fails to wake up, what will be the faith of Somaliland?

English Orientalist Richard Burton and English Colonialism denounced by Patriotic Somalis
It would be great for the Somalis to focus and analyze why there were no fratricide antagonisms at the times of the Awdal Empire.

The Unnecessary Bloodshed: Afars and Issa Somalis in Fratricidal Conflict
The main problem for the Issas, the Afars, and many other tyrannized nations of Africa is Colonialism, the nefarious English plans for Eastern Africa, and the Amhara – Tigray Monophysitic Abyssinian tyranny.

Kuwait’s KEC signs illegitimate agreement with Somali Warlord
Kuwait Energy Company should be careful with dealing the Somali Warlords including the current TGS Leader Abdullah Yusuf and his gang members

Tribesman and Warlord Abdullah Yusuf: The major obstacle to Somali Reconciliation Process
The Warlord and Tribesman Abdullah Yusuf and his gang are carrying out plans of ethic cleaning.

Somalia - A Time for Thanks
What can reconfirm Somalia's identity as Land of the Divine better than the character of the Somali Original?

R. Burton’s Preface: Fervent Call for Urgent Colonization of Berbera - 1856
Written in London, after the completion of the trip, the Preface does not hinge on notes and travel remarks; it thus reflects better than any other part of the book Burton’s real approach to the Somalis, the Oromos, and the Eastern African Islam in general.

Amhara Presence in Shoa Historically Illegitimate - 1841 English Mission Report in R. Burton’s Book
In Appendix V, under the title ‘A Condensed Account of an Attempt to Reach Harar from Ankobar’, Burton publishes a text written by the English Commander William Barker of the Indian Navy precisely 14 years before Burton undertook his own exploration.

Somalia, Breakaway ‘Somaliland’, and the Contentious Senlis Council Report
Few Somalis can suspect the enduring, vicious hatred of the English colonials against their country.

Racism and Disrespect of Somalia Evident in English Orientalist R. Burton’s Postscript
The Postscript of R. Burton´s book 'First footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar'

Senlis Council Report on Somalia – A Controversial, Yet Influential Document
In politics, it must be always understood that not only persuasion but also misperception is power.

English Orientalist R. Burton exploring Berbera, slandering Oromos, and denigrating Somalis
Pichard Burton's Chapter X – Berberah and its Environs, from his book on the ´First footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar´.

Somalis: ‘a Peculiarity of Race’ for Racist, English Orientalist Richard Burton
Preconceived ideas, misperceptions, misunderstandings and distortions are omnipresent within R. Burton's book which served as basic point of study and reference for the formation of the English colonial policy in the area of the Horn of Africa at the second half of the 19th century.

English Orientalist R. Burton’s Adventures near Zeyla, in Northern Somalia
´First footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar´ of the famous English Orientalist and explorer Richard Burton - Chapter III. – Excursions near Zeyla

Northern Somalia and Zeyla described by the English Explorer Richard Burton before 150 years
Preconceived ideas, misperceptions, misunderstandings and distortions are omnipresent in Richard Burton's book which served as basic point of study and reference for the formation of the English colonial policy in the area of the Horn of Africa.

ARS, Somalia and their Enemies
But it takes more than bitter antagonism to turn a person like Abdullahi Yusuf from hero of the Ogaden War (he was decorated for bravery) to traitor in Abyssinia.

America, Somalia and AFRICOM
Anti-Americanism is the top stage of colonialism.

Somalis and Oromos Misrepresented by British Colonial Empire’s Foremost Explorer
There will be no freedom and independence for Oromia and Ogaden, and there will be no peace and unity in Somalia, before colonialism is totally rejected by all the Oromos, the Ogadenis, and the Somalis.

End of Differences for ARS, and Bright Perspectives for Somalia
How can now ARS advance fast in the process without experiencing for a second time the divisions triggered in the aftermath of the signature of the Djibouti Agreement?

Richard Burton on Sanaag – At the Origins of the British Anti-Somali Perfidy
I re-publish excerpts from the controversial book 'First footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar', because I am convinced that it reveals negative intentions against, and a wrong perception of, Somalia.

Hawiye Clan Elders Accuse Puntland Administration of Clan Motivated Arrests
The illegal killing by Puntland Militia against Hawiye civilians should be stopped. The misled Ethiopian Forces should understand that Majeerteeniya is using Ethiopian Forces to achieve tribal interest.

Debate with a Somali Critic and Supporter
Criticism brings every author in front of a mirror, and I have been used to take constructive criticism, as I consider it as an opportunity to re-examine the validity of my arguments and the veracity of my interpretation and analysis.

The Days, the Hours, and the Moments of Somalia
It is essential for the part that opposes Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to realize that consent does not signify capitulation.

Ogaden: A Self-imposed Isolation
This is one of the rare articles unveiling the fact about so-called Ogaden and their Turkey jackanapes as ONLF´s adviser on media affairs Pro. Dr. Muhammed Shamsaddin Megalommotis.

Abyssinian Puppet Riyaale’s Targets Exposed by Somali Patriots
Like in every other place, colonization is the ultimate barbarization.

ARS and the Future of Somalia – What to Do?
Somalia can be re-liberated fast and steadfastly; but it will take a deep conviction that ARS, instead of simply ‘replying’ to developments, will be able to trigger the events that will open the way until the elections for Constituent Assembly.

The ARS Meeting in Asmara and the Voice of Profound Somalia
"Over 95% of Somali territory is now under the full control of the ARS fighters" - said by the Acting Chairman of the Alliance, Dr. Zekaria Mahmoud Abdi.

Geeska Africa, Somalia, Ogaden, Oromia, Eritrea, Egypt and the Abyssinian Secret Services
The Abyssinian Secret Services are the custodians of the debteraw’ secret plan of mass extermination and spiritual genocide of all the subjugated nations.

Solidarity among / with the Somalis! – Liberate 215 Immigrants from Libyan Jails!
To raise this fund will not be difficult; the money is little but it has a symbolic value; that of the Somali Solidarity.

ARS Meeting in Yemen, and the Future of Somalia
Frontal ‘No’ proved to fail in Somalia; all Somalis know this – only too well. Now, it’s the time for Nuanced ‘Yes’.

Somalia Targeted by the Colonial US - Anglo-French. Why?
A successful Nation Somalia, with National Historical Conscience would be the catalyst for Africa’s real emancipation, and a real nemesis for the colonial interests.

Open Letter to Dr. Zakariya Mahmud Haji Abdi on Somalia’s Future and ARS Unity in Diversity
The deployment of UN peacekeepers should now be the focus of the efforts of all Somali political leaders.

Former Somali Air Force Pilot, Who refused to bomb civilians in Hargiesa, July 1988
Killing of defenseless people was the only way to face the reality during Siyad Barre Regime.

HRW Report on Ogaden reconfirms the Abyssinian State’s Criminal and Barbaric Nature
Sections from the HRW Report on Ogaden, Part 1, focusing on the ‘Renewed Insurgency and Conflict in Somali Region’, ‘The Somalia and Eritrea Connections’ and the ‘Escalation in 2007’.

Comments on the HRW Report on Ogaden, Ancient History of Somalia, Abyssinia, Sudan and Yemen
However, the frontal encounter between the Muslim Somalis and the heretic Monophysitic Abyssinians covers a span of more than 700 years.

Somalia, Sheikh Sharif, Sheikh Aweys, Eritrea, Abyssinia, and the US
The world needs moral standards not filthy politics; anyone involved in the latter will lose; either he controls Washington or he is in charge of Asmara.

Somalia: A Great Day and A Way Out
The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) agreed upon a three-month cessation of hostilities at the UN-sponsored peace talks in Djibouti on Monday 9 June 2008.

Somalia loosing identity: will Ethiopia alter the demography?
Ethiopian government is planning to create demography imbalance in Somalia, in order to have its own christian people inside Somalia.

Somalia – What Options for Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, ARS and all the rest?
Never ever in the World History did a country hate, plan the destruction of its neighbor, and perpetrated so criminal deeds in an invaded territory as Abyssinia against Somalia.

Somalia: Djibouti Talks Open Way for Reconciliation
The path to Free Somalia and to Somali Constitutional Assembly elections in 2009 will be full of thorns and mines, but it is a honour for every part to be engaged in.

Somalia – Another Division or the Beginning of the Re-unification?
Sheikh Aweys wants to say ‘thanks’ to Eritrea; but he cannot say ‘thanks’ to another country by damaging his own. The price is too high and the attempt is too contemptuous.

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, ARS, Eritrea, and the Somalis of the Center
Without realizing it, President Afeworki of Eritrea with his interference in the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, makes of Sheikh Sharif the only occupant of the Center of the Somali political life.

Sailing around the Horn of Africa, before 2000 years
Completing the series of articles on the excerpts of the ‘Periplus of the Red Sea’ that bear evidence to the ‘Other Berberia’, a country that spanned from Eritrea’s Assab to the Somali harbour of Ras Hafun, we will focus here on the easternmost coasts of that land.

UN Security Council Resolution 1814 on Somalia – Comments
The forthcoming "deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Somalia to succeed AMISOM" should start at the same time in Mogadishu, Hargeysa, Garowe and Badhan.

An Answer to a Suave Somali Intellectual
The world is worse than a novice; it’s a neophyte who rejects the essence of his initiation! They have eyes and they can’t see.

Ancient Harbours of Northern Somalia and Colonial Anti-African Historiography
Through the textual evidence offered by the author of the Periplus of the Red Sea, we realize that there was power centralization at Malao (today's Berbera), whereas Avalites (today's Assab) was a border point where fights and disputes happened frequently.

Somalia, the Other Berberia, Abyssinia, Yemen and the Periplus of the Red Sea
The Yemenite kingdom of Sheba and Himyar and the Abyssinian kingdom of Axum, failed to put the area of Assab (Avalites) under control; it belonged to the Somalis of the 'Other Berberia'.

Somalia as Part of the East – West Trade during the Antiquity
Beyond the ‘Akrotirion Aromaton’, the Cape of Spices as the Periplus names Cape Guardafui, Azania was extended down to Rhapta (in today’s Tanzania). Azania was colony of the Sabaean – Himyaritic kingdom of Kharibael.

Islamic Extremism in Somalia: due to TFG ‘President’, Neo-Nazi Abyssinian Death Squads
A UN Security Council decision should immediately order the Abyssinian soldiers out of Somalia; a UN peacekeeping force is rather advisable.

Somaliland in Chaos: Somalia’s Most Unsafe Spot
The days of Riyale are numbered.

Somali Refugees Speak of Horrific War Crimes
Soldiers, insurgents and bandits routinely attacking civilians, carrying out murder, rape, and robbery

UN Trusteeship System: the only solution to Italian Somalia
As Somalia goes into civil war, UN Trustship will be the ideal solution.

Somalia´s future?... After Somaliland´s independence
The article is about unstable security in Somalia and Ethiopian danger to destroy Somalia

Free Jowhar – A New Day is Dawning for Somalia
Only an ignorant of African History like Ass. Secretary Jendayi Frazer could believe that the Neo-Nazi armies of ‘Ethiopia’ have some validity.

ARS - the Liberal Somalis of the Political Center
The solution to all problems of Eastern Africa starts from Somalia. And the resolution of all the troubles of Somalia begins with the Somali Political Center, the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.

Reject the Fake-Ethiopian Myth of Somalia’s Failure!
All the nations crossed far worse moments in their history than the Somali Civil Conflict which is a brief period indeed compared with the 4 millennia long Somali History.

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the Only Credible Somali Interlocutor for UN, US and Europe
In Abbasid Baghdad of Harun Al Rashid, there was Sharia; but people enjoyed spectacles, theatrical performances, drunk wine, and tolerated premarital sex far more unwearyingly than in Charlemagne’s Europe.

Unknown Viewpoints on Sacred, Undividable Somalia
For Mr. Israel Cohen’s interpretational effort of Sacred Geography, Somalia "had been the left leg on an anthropomorphic map of Aphrodite, seen in left-profile with her head at Morocco and her waist at Misr/Egypt".

Oil Giants – NGOs Involved in Mass Extermination in Maakhir – Somalia?
It seems that the Somali soil contains a real lake of Oil, and perhaps the expectations posted in the KNOC website for the company return and net profit over the next 7 years reflect the estimates about the early stages of Oil exploitation in Somalia.

4000 Years of Illustrious History of Somalia and a Somali Renegade
Language, origin (historical heritage - ethnicity), culture and religion are certainly the basic criteria to determine the identity of a nation.

Somalia, Renegade Somaliland, and the Abyssinian Fear of Egypt
Refutation of Mr. Sabeyse’s shameful and utterly immoral effort to reduce his country’s and nation’s History of 4 millennia to just some decades...

Futureless Somaliland, Somalia, Abyssinia, and Egypt
We have to admit that Somalia lost a war against a Nuclear Superpower and its satellites. This is the only truth. It is disreputable for a Somali not to say it loudly, and not to be proud for having fought against the Soviet Union itself.

The Nile, Egypt, Abyssinia, Somalia, and Somaliland
Recognition of Somaliland or isolation of Hargeysa are two issues that do not influence the sphere of Nile politics at all.

British Captain Held for 46 Days By Somali Pirates Freed With His Crew
Officials claim that a ransom was paid for the release of the hostages by ship's owner

Nunca Mas: Spanish Words for Noble Somalis and Barbaric Abyssinians
Nunca más, never again, will the Somalis accept the existence of the Abyssinian barbaric tyranny.

Unity and Peace in Somalia: A Task for the Somali Youth
The sooner the Somali youth comes to the forefront of the struggle for Union and Peace the best for Somalia will be.

Somalia: a German abducted, Maakhir in Stability, and Somaliland in Disarray
Reports from Badhan, the Maakhir capital, specified that the abducted German aid worker was taken away to the mountains toward Daalo, an area controlled by clan militia supporting Somaliland.

Laasqoray – the Maakhir Harbour in Northern Somalia
The harbour development and the promotion of Laasqoray as trade and navigation center in Northern Somalia has become a major preoccupation of the Maakhiri administration.

2008 Starts From Somalia
A first piece of good news for the new, leap, year 2008 comes from the autonomous state of Maakhir that has been seriously engaged in environmental protection.

2007 Ends In Somalia
The only terrorist in Eastern Africa is the Tigray butcher Melse Zenawi.

The Maakhir State of Somalia – An insightful
Maakhir - a new state formed last July in the Somali North, spanning in the Sanaag region between Somaliland (in the West) and Puntland (in the East)

Maakhir – A New Somali State Calling for Somalia’s Unity
Under the leadership of Col. Jibrell Ali Salad, the Maakhiris, due to their long tradition of staunch opposition to Abyssinian Barbarism, promise to use their autonomous state as key tool for Somalia’s re-unification.

Sheikhnur Ali – A Young Somali Thinker’s Viewpoint on Somalia
We are having a problem with Salafism and Wahhabi extremism in Somalia, due to Saudi money flow aimed at promoting this ideology.

Hawiye Somalis’ Worldwide Appeal against Neo-Nazi Abyssinian Crimes
Ask for the immediate release of Ahmed Dirie Ali! Call for the Re-Liberation of Somalia! Demand the immediate withdrawal of the Abyssinian gangsters!

Eritrea, Somalia, Ogaden, and Oromia unite against Amhara / Tigray Ethio-Fascism
Various Eritreans, Somalis, Ogadenis, and Oromos start the coordination of the Fight against Dictator Zenawi's Ethio-Fascism.

When the Somali Youth comes to the forefront
Today, the Somali Youth represents the greatest asset of the Somali Nation in its engagement on the Path of Peace and Unity.

Somali Cause: the Impact of the Somali Diaspora
The Somali Cause was launched as an umbrella organization for the forthcoming great struggle for the liberation and the re-unification of Somalia.

Somalis appeal to Turkey and Egypt to save Somalia
Abdillahi Ahmed, Vice President of the World Somali Congress: I am appealing to the governments of our historical allies, Turkey and Egypt, who used to stand by our side in times like this to support the Somali people.

World Somali Congress Vice-President Abdillahi Ahmed: No to premeditated destruction of Somalia
The second part of the tripartite interview with Mr. Abdillahi Ahmed, Vice President of the World Somali Congress

Peace and Unity in Somalia – One Way Ticket to Africa’s Future
An interview with Mr. Abdillahi Ahmed, Vice President of the World Somali Congress, shedding light to yet unfocused aspects of all problems pertaining to the Horn of Africa area.

Death and Denial
Leader: The UN estimates that 173,000 people have fled Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia, in the last three weeks alone

Open Letter to Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Chairman of OIC, on Somalia
At a moment Ogaden and Somalia are living under conditions of systematic genocide at the hands of the racist Abyssinian dictator's soldiers and tribal thugs, the International Community has nothing to say. Will the Organization of the Islamic Conference also keep silent?

Somalia, America, Values, Metaphysics and World Politics
I do not know many people in the world who would expect a Somali Plead for America in 2007; to them I dedicate the present article.

Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance: end the Mogadishu Humanitarian Crisis!
Incredible atrocities are being perpetrated by the rancorous Abyssinian dictator Meles Zenawi’s soldiers these days in the South of Somalia.

The Battle at Mogadishu
With the necessary perspicacity of a Braveheart’s glance, one can still see Jesus wandering in streets of Mogadishu.

Zenawi’s Plan for Somalia: Hallucinations of the Neo-Nazi Amhara / Tigray butchers of Africa
In the same way the Mesopotamian butcher considered Kuwait as his own province, Meles Zenawi finds himself well positioned to decide about the future of the partly invaded Somalia.

A Great Victory for the Oppressed Nation of Ogaden!
In these tragic moments, Somalia’s Great and Noble Past gave to the most desperate Ogadeni the Unique Vigor and the Adamant Determination needed.

Darfur and Ogaden – Parallel Developments and Treatment
The crises that both regions have undergone for long are of similar, colonial, origin; Sudan’s arabizing policies match very much its neighbor’s ‘abyssinianizing’ policies; In order to avoid the impending deterioration in Somalia and finally pacify the entire Horn of Africa region, the UN Security Council has to adopt a similar resolution as that adopted in the case of Darfur.

Guns, Grenades and Gps: the Brutal Reality of Somalia's Hi-tech Pirates
Piracy Aid vessels targeted as armed gangs terrorize ships off coast of anarchic state.

The Spoilers Who Threaten Somalia's Peace Hopes
World Briefing: Hopes of replacing violence with dialog in Somalia are focusing on a much-delayed national reconciliation congress now expected in Mogadishu next week, says Simon Tisdall.

Return of the Warlords
Leader: The UN says Somalia is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in his history and suspects the transitional federal government (TFG) of stopping aid from getting through to refugees.

Somalia's Descent to Hell
Predictions that the US-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia last Christmas would hasten rather than halt the country's political disintegration are proving grimly accurate. By Simon Tisdall

Civilians Killed in Somali Clash
At least 11 people, most of them civilians, were reported killed today as government and allied forces launched a major offensive against rebel troops in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Somali Rebels Drag Soldiers' Bodies Through Mogadishu Streets
Somali rebels dragged the bodies of two soldiers through the streets of Mogadishu today after a government assault on insurgent forces.

Britons Released After Return From Somalia
Four Britons detained on the border of Kenya and Somalia last month were questioned under anti-terror laws on their return home today but released without charge.

Somalia Summit Fails to Reach Peacekeeping Target
An African summit focusing on the fate of conflict-ravaged Somalia ended today without a firm commitment to send a sizeable peacekeeping force to the country.

Six Killed in Somali Presidential Palace Clash
Fears mounted today that the Somali capital was reverting to lawlessness after several people were killed in a clash outside the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu.

US Bombards Somalia for Third Day
US forces launched a third consecutive day of air strikes in Somalia today as Somali government officials said one of three al-Qaida suspects targeted by the raids was believed to have been killed.

US Launches New Somalia Raids
Air strikes follow gunship attacks on sites in southern Somalia believed to be hideouts of al-Qaida suspects, leaving 'many' dead.

Us Air Strikes in Somalia
The US air strikes in Somalia could hinder rather than help efforts to resolve the country's internal crisis, writes Simon Tisdall.

US Gunship Bombs Somalia
Two US air strikes on sites in southern Somalia, thought to be the hideouts of al-Qaida suspects, have left "many dead", reports said today.

Somali Forces Regain Mogadishu
Government troops entered the Somali capital unopposed today, hours after an Islamist movement that tried to establish a government based on Sharia law abandoned the city.

Islamist Forces Desert Somali Capital
Troops loyal to Somalia's weak transitional government were today poised to retake Mogadishu after Islamist movement fighters abandoned the city.

Coming Storm in Somalia Threatens Regional War
World Briefing: The looming conflict in Somalia has the potential to make Darfur look like a little local difficulty, writes Simon Tisdall.

Looming Somalian War Menaces Whole Region - Un
Racked by clan rivalry, disorder and violence, the failed state of Somalia is now lurching towards a war that could suck in several of its neighbours, the UN warned today.

Athletics: Refugee Farah Strikes Gold
Somalian refugee Mohammed Farah won the European Cross-Country Championships in Italy to give hope for the future of British athletics.

US Accused of Covert Operations in Somalia
Emails suggest that the CIA knew of plans by private military companies to breach UN rules.

Athletics: Farah and Simpson Make Strides
Somalian refugee Mo Farah gave a boost to British middle-distance hopes with an impressive time in the 5,000m in Heusden.

Somalia Inches Towards War
Ethiopian troops take over towns in challenge to Islamic militia who have occupied the capital.

Dutch Coalition Collapses in Row Over Somali-born Politician's Citizenship
The Dutch government collapsed last night in a row over its treatment of a Somali-born politician who came to symbolise the country's troubled relations with its Muslim population.

Dutch Coalition Partner Quits in Row Over Somali-born Politician
The Dutch government was shaken yesterday when a coalition ally withdrew its support in protest against the treatment of a high profile Somali-born politician.

Somali Warlords 'forced to Flee Refuge'
Islamist fighters who seized control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, from secular warlords have forced them from the nearby town to which they had fled, witnesses said today.

Mogadishu's New Rulers Reassure West
The Islamic militia which seized control of Somalia's capital last week has mounted a charm offensive to reassure neighbouring governments and the west that it is not a Taliban-type extremist movement.

Mogadishu Protesters Urge Islamist Militia to Withdraw
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, today to demonstrate against an Islamist militia that has seized control of the city after weeks of bloody fighting.

Interview with FreeThinker Banaadiri Whose Aim Is to Change the Name "Somalia"
An honest talk with author and activist Nuredin Hagi Scikei on the prospect of a lasting peace and stability in the Horn of Africa...

The Land the World Forgot
Hilary Benn's foray into war-torn, drought-plagued Somalia last week was a brave attempt to focus attention on the land the world forgot. By Simon Tisdall

Mogadishu Militia Fighting Kills 135
At least 135 have been killed in a fight between rival militias to control a district of the troubled Somalian capital, Mogadishu.

The Pirate Attacks That Threaten the Lives of Somalia's Poor
The hijacking of cargo ships is on the increase, threatening trade and humanitarian aid.

PM Seeks Help to Keep Coast Clear of Pirates
Somalia's prime minister called on neighbouring countries yesterday to send warships to patrol his lawless country's waters following the latest hijacking of a ship by pirates.

Pirates Hijack Aid for Somalia
Pirates hijacked a ship carrying relief supplies for Somalian survivors of the tsunami, demanding a $500,000 (£279,000) ransom to free the crew.

Somali Battle Rages Over Choice of Capital
Rival factions in Somalia yesterday battled for control of the southwestern city of Baidoa, where President Abdullahi Yusuf plans to establish a temporary capital.

Q&A: The State of Somalia
Sarah Left explains why the government of Somalia is based in Kenya.

Briton Accused of Trying to Sell Missiles
A British man was yesterday accused of offering to sell 200 shoulder fired missiles to a Somali group he thought would use them to shoot down US commercial airliners.

British 'missile Smuggler' Trial Opens in the Us
A British man accused of trying to smuggle shoulder-fired rockets into the US and sell them to a Somali group he thought would use them to shoot down US commercial airliners, went on trial in Newark, New Jersey yesterday.

Donkey's Years Began in Africa
European scientists report that a study of donkey DNA shows all members of the modern Equus asinus probably descended from two African wild asses in Nubia or Somalia.

Iman Cuts De Beers Links in Ethics Row
Somalian model Iman is reported to have abruptly ended her contract with the diamond giant De Beers over a conflict of ethics. Concerns that the corporation is exploiting the rights of the Bushmen of Botswana have prompted Iman, wife of singer David Bowie, to step down, the human rights...

Desperate Somalis Yearn to Escape to Uk
In war-scarred capital bristling with guns, getting food on the table is first priority.

Somalian-born Author Attacked By Stalker
The actress, model and best-selling author Waris Dirie was last night recovering after an obsessed stalker tracked her down to her new home in Vienna and attacked her. Ms Dirie, 40, moved from her flat in Cardiff a week ago to escape the persecution of a 26-year-old Portuguese man who had...

Two Britons Shot Dead in Somalia
Two Britons were last night shot dead in Somalia, the Foreign Office said today. Police said that the pair, who were both teachers working for aid organisation, were killed by unidentified gunmen while they watched television in their sitting room in the school. According to...

America shaken by images of PoWs
The last time American prisoners of war were paraded on television - when the corpses of soldiers were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993 - US public opinion quickly came to view the conflict as a disastrous debacle, and troops left soon afterwards.

Somali children in exodus to Europe
Thousands of children are being smuggled into Europe from war-ravaged Somalia every year, with Britain the most popular destination, according to a UN report released yesterday.

Somalia talks run into sand
After a month of peace talks in Kenya between Somalia's feuding clans - described by western observers as the failed state's best chance for peace in over a decade - half the £6m funds donated for a six-month process have been spent, and the talks are deadlocked in a dispute over the number of delegates each clan is allowed.

Insurers Pay to Free Pirates' Hostages
A group of Somali pirates was yesterday enjoying a $400,000 ransom extracted from a Greek insurance firm after agreeing to release 23 sailors they had held hostage for the past three weeks. Following a deal believed to have been brokered by a former SAS officer and Somali diplomats in...

Somalia Firefight Clue Found in Afghan Cave
American soldiers searching a cave in the Afghan mountains have discovered a satellite positioning device that apparently belonged to a US commando killed in the disastrous raid in Somalia in 1993. Defence officials said that the global positioning receiver, found in an ice-covered cave...

Net closes on Mullah Omar as Somalia enters frame
Tribal chiefs who claim to have surrounded the Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, said he was likely to be flushed out of his southern mountain hideout by tomorrow. Nusrat Ullah, an intelligence official in the southern city of Kandahar, said that talks with those suspected of...

Somalia high on US list of terror targets
Somalia could become the next target of US action, in an attempt to shut down boltholes for al-Qaida members fleeing Afghanistan. The information leaked out from a senior German official after a briefing by the US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld. The official said US action against...

Americans in dark glasses cast an eye on Somalia
The twin-engined plane popped out of the clouds over Baidoa, central Somalia, at around 10am, although no plane was expected. A UN flight coordinator guided it on to the airstrip and watched nine casually dressed white men climb out. "We are from the US embassy in Nairobi, and the UN are...

US military in talks with Somali rebels
US military personnel have visited Somalia for the first time since their ill-fated peace keeping operation ended seven years ago, to investigate possible targets in the wider war on terrorism, it was revealed yesterday. According to UN sources, the nine-man US team held talks on...