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• Somalia: IRC expresses concern over Somali plight, says crisis worsening
  2008-10-10 02:47:58 - (SomaliNet) The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and 51 other aid organizations have expressed concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia. The aid agencies, In a statement is
  
• Somalia: Somali pirates free Japanese tanker for $1.6mln ransom
  2008-10-10 02:45:36 - (SomaliNet) A regional government official said Somali pirates freed a Japanese chemical tanker and its crew on Thursday after a $1.6 million ransom was paid. The MT Irene was seized by gunmen on
  
• Somalia: NATO to deploy 7 warships to fight piracy in Somalia
  2008-10-10 02:43:31 - (SomaliNet) NATO the alliance spokesman said NATO defense ministers agreed Thursday to send ships to escort vessels carrying food aid and deter piracy off the coast of Somalia. James Appathurai,
  
• Somalia: Islamist militants says may revoke airport flight `ban\'
  2008-10-10 02:41:42 - (SomaliNet) If discussions are held on the issue, Somalia\'s militant al-Shabaab Islamist movement, which last month vowed to shutdown the main airport in the capital, Mogadishu, said it may be prepare
  
• Somalia: Somali pirates free 15 Filipino seamen, hold 67
  2008-10-10 02:40:02 - (SomaliNet) Officials said Thursday that Somali pirates released 15 Filipino seamen and four other crewmen of a chemical tanker hijacked nearly two months ago, but were still holding 67 other Filipin
  
• Somalia: Ethiopia says it captured 8 Kenyan terror suspects in Somalia
  2008-10-10 02:38:19 - (SomaliNet) According to reports, the Ethiopian government said on Thursday that its own troops had captured eight Kenyan terror suspects who were recently released amid accusations by rights groups o
  
• Somalia: Ship carrying cement hijacked off Somalia\'s coast
  2008-10-10 02:36:51 - (SomaliNet) After NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off the perilous coast, a ship carrying cement to the East Africa country has been hijacked, a Somali official says.
  
• Somalia: Kidnappers seize Pakistani aid worker in Somalia
  2008-10-08 06:04:45 - (SomaliNet) In the in the latest such attack on foreigners in Somalia, a Pakistani working for a Canadian oil company has been kidnapped in north Somalia, a regional official said on Wednesday.
  
• Somalia: Use force to secure arms seized by Somalia pirates - Kenya
  2008-10-08 06:00:30 - (SomaliNet) Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang\'ula has called for the use of force to secure the arms seized by Somalia pirates a fortnight ago. The Kenyan minister’s remarks echo a U
  
• Somalia: UN Council urges action to fight piracy off t coast of Somalia
  2008-10-08 04:35:03 - (SomaliNet) Calling on all countries with a stake in maritime safety to send naval ships and military aircraft to confront the seaborne criminals, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to urge ste
  

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