Introducing Omar Hammami, the jihadist rapper

Introducing Omar Hammami, the jihadist rapper

26 Mar 2013 12:53 - Guardian Reporter
Songs such as Send Me a Cruise (Missile) have landed Omar Hammami with a $5-million bounty on his head – but he doesn't seem too worried.
Somalia's al-Shabab display enemy bodies

Somalia's al-Shabab display enemy bodies

01 Sep 2012 14:05 - Sapa-AFP
Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shabab militants put on show the bodies of four "enemy" soldiers killed in combat in Kismayo, in southern Somalia.

Kenya, Somali troops close in on key rebel town

23 Oct 2011 14:24 - Sahra Abdi
Kenyan and Somali government troops have edged closer to a town in southern Somalia where al-Qaeda-inspired rebels have grouped, hoping to strike.

Kenyan troops push into rebel-held Somalia

17 Oct 2011 14:02 - Mustafa Haji Abdinur
Kenyan troops have pushed deep into Somalia to hunt al-Qaeda-linked fighters, in an unprecedented move that raises fears of a regional escalation.

UN to return to Somalia within two months

09 Aug 2010 07:46 - Abdiaziz Hassan
The United Nations and foreign missions and organisations will move back inside Somalia within two months after an absence of more than 17 years.

Somali rebels fire mortars near US politician

13 Apr 2009 19:41 - Staff Reporter
Militant Islamist insurgents fired mortars toward US congressman Donald Payne as he left Somalia on Monday after a rare visit by a US politician.

Somali Islamists to rule by sharia law in Baidoa

27 Jan 2009 15:05 - Staff Reporter
Somalia's insurgent group al Shabaab introduced sharia law in Baidoa on Tuesday, a day after taking the town that had been a government stronghold.

Somali President Yusuf resigns, appoints speaker

29 Dec 2008 11:16 -
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf resigned on Monday, ending a deadlock in the interim government and paving the way for a new administration.

Suicide bombers kill at least 28 in Somalia

29 Oct 2008 14:13 - Hussein Ali Noor
A wave of suicide bombings killed at least 28 people across Somalia on Wednesday in attacks that snatched attention from the political crisis.