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Somali Forces Ready To Use Force To Free Ship Seized By Pirates
Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.
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Ahead Of Presidential Polls, Al Shabaab Terrorists Kill Military Prosecutor In Somalia
A military prosecutor was shot dead by Al Shabaab terrorists in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia on Sunday, officials said.
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Thirsty Somalis Trek 40 Miles For Water As Drought And Conflict Bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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65 Al-Shebab Insurgents killed In Somalia: Army
Somalia security forces have killed 65 Al-Shebab Islamic insurgents who attacked coastal towns in the semi-autonomous Puntland area in the country's northeast, the regional army chief said on Monday.
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French, British national held in Somalia for 'spying': officials
Authorities in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have arrested a British and French national for spying, officials said.
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Storm kills at least 100 in Somalia's Puntland
At least 100 people were killed when a tropical cyclone hit Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region at the weekend, the government said on Monday, declaring a state of emergency and appealing for international aid.
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22 hostages, including Indians, rescued from Somali pirates
Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
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Somali Forces Ready To Use Force To Free Ship Seized By Pirates
Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.
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Ahead Of Presidential Polls, Al Shabaab Terrorists Kill Military Prosecutor In Somalia
A military prosecutor was shot dead by Al Shabaab terrorists in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia on Sunday, officials said.
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Thirsty Somalis Trek 40 Miles For Water As Drought And Conflict Bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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65 Al-Shebab Insurgents killed In Somalia: Army
Somalia security forces have killed 65 Al-Shebab Islamic insurgents who attacked coastal towns in the semi-autonomous Puntland area in the country's northeast, the regional army chief said on Monday.
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French, British national held in Somalia for 'spying': officials
Authorities in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have arrested a British and French national for spying, officials said.
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Storm kills at least 100 in Somalia's Puntland
At least 100 people were killed when a tropical cyclone hit Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region at the weekend, the government said on Monday, declaring a state of emergency and appealing for international aid.
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22 hostages, including Indians, rescued from Somali pirates
Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
