Topic: Mogadishu
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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What is Somalia's Al Shabab?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/11
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Four reasons help is slow to reach Somalia’s famine victims
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In Pictures: East Africa endures drought
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Why Somalis aren't benefiting from rollback of Islamists
The past year's offensive against Islamist militia Al Shabab should have opened territory for aid groups to operate in. But security and funding shortages remain problems.
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In Somali capital, a year without Islamist militia
One year after the forced departure of Islamist militia Al Shabab, Mogadishu is rebuilding and prospering. But residents worry the group may return.
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With draft constitution, Somalia draws closer to democracy
Somalia has lacked a working government since 1991, when its last elected government collapsed. Its newest draft constitution puts it on a path toward elections and legitimacy.
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Training for the Olympics in the shadow of war
To get to the London Games, Somalian runner Mohamed Hassan Mohamed has had to survive warring militias, Islamic insurgents, and the occasional stray bullet along his workout route.
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If all goes well, Somalia soon may have a government
Seen by World Bank and UN monitoring group as 'corrupt' and 'incompetent,' Somalia's interim government has a deadline within a month to transition to a permanent government.
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Editor's Blog The end of 'faster, higher, stronger?'
As the cream of the world's athletes converge on London for the Olympics, sports scientists say humans may be reaching the limits of their ability to set world records. But that takes nothing away from the drama of athletic competition.
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Cover Story Olympic mettle: athletes who overcame barriers to get to London
For some Olympians, the struggle to qualify for the 2012 Games may be as notable as what will happen there.
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Somalia sends troops to rescue aid workers nabbed by pirates
Soldiers for the transitional Somali government in Mogadishu have increasingly taken on pirate gangs, as they extend their authority outside of Mogadishu.
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Somali rescue operation frees 4 kidnapped foreign aid workers
Somali government troops, together with Kenyan forces, rescued kidnapped foreign aid workers near the Somali town of Afmadow.
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Turkey takes lead in rebuilding Somalia
Turkish workers have flooded Somalia - a country many have long considered too dangerous to work in - to rebuild it and burnish Ankara's image as a regional player and powerful force in the Islamic world.
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Somalia famine has ended, but many still hungry
Good rains and reduced conflict have helped aid groups reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Somalia who rely on their aid. The hunger crisis remains a delicate situation, though.
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Africa Monitor Somalia: Al Shabab loses Afgoye and Afmadow. Is Kismayo next?
Military advances by African Union troops and Somali forces have pushed the Islamist Al Shabab militia out of key towns. Is the Shabab headquarters of Kismayo next on the list?
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Somalia, African Union forces attack Islamist-held camp
The effort is to push the Islamist militia Al Shabab further away from the outskirts of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, but aid workers worry that displaced civilians in Afgoye camp may get caught in crossfire.
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American jihadi in Somalia writes an autobiography
Omar Hammami, an American jihadist from Alabama, wrote a 127-page book about his experience fighting on the front lines with Somalia's Al Qaeda affiliate, Al Shabab.
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With conference in Mogadishu, TEDx is officially everywhere
The Somali capital is not an obvious choice for a conference that highlights 'ideas worth spreading,' but organizers say growing peace gives Somalis a chance to change their future.
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Terrorism & Security Al Shabab strikes Somali lawmakers
A suicide bombing in a Somali town more than 300 miles from Mogadishu killed at least two lawmakers who were engaged in trying to set up a lasting government.
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Africa Monitor Famine relief in Somalia: a view from Mogadishu
Change may be afoot with action against the militant al-Shabab and high-level international attention on Somalia. But famine could threaten progress, writes guest blogger Laura Heaton.
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Africa Monitor Bombers coopt the 'symbol' of Mogadishu's National Theater
Mogadishu's National Theater has been used as a symbol in Somali politics and the western press, but others used it as a symbol of their own during Wednesday's bombing, writes a guest blogger.
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Terrorism & Security Deadly blast at Somali theater mars Mogadishu's budding peace
At least 10 people were killed in a suicide bombing at Somalia's national theater in Mogadishu. The capital of the wartorn country had been experiencing a revival of sorts.
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Suicide bomber kills six in Somali capital
The militant Islamist group Al Shabab is claiming responsibility for the attack that targeted senior government officials Wednesday.
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Keep Calm Blowback? Kenya pins Nairobi grenade attack on Somali Islamists
Kenyan police have arrested four people in Sunday's grenade attacks in Nairobi, which killed 7 people. Is it blowback for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia?
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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Opinion: Nations must learn from past mistakes in helping Somalia
This week Britain led another international attempt to help Somalia, a dysfunctional state plagued by piracy and terrorism. Nations must learn from the past that trying to build up a central government in Somalia won't work. It's the regions and sub-clans that need bolstering.
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Somalia: For once, some optimism
The UN beefs up an African Union-led peacekeeper mission and Ethiopian troops take the town of Baidoa, as delegates at a London conference contemplate the future of Somalia.
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Will a London conference help set Somalia on path to peace?
Somalia aid groups and experts welcome renewed international attention, but warn that a focus on either state-building or military action alone could make things worse rather than better.
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