Operation launched near capital targets al-Shabab-controlled town of Afgoye, site of massive camp for internally displaced Somalis
Majority of more than 7,700 people who fled to Kakuma camp this year are from Sudan, South Sudan
United Nations five-year ‘Nothing-But-Nets’ campaign hopes to end fatalities from the infectious disease by 2015
Elders from Somali areas under al-Shabab control may elect members of parliament who support the Islamist militant group
Elders from areas under al-Shabab control and clans supporting it may elect members of parliament who support Islamist group
Human Rights Watch report cites widespread emotional, physical abuses, including rape, during four-month period
President of Somalia Olympic committee and the head of its soccer federation are among the dead
Analysts say President Mwai Kibaki, PM Raila Odinga moved cabinet ministers they saw as a threat to their political futures
Somali government described latest incidents as desperate attempt by al-Shabab to spread fear
Troops from African Union, including forces from Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, will take over in Baidoa, Beledweyne
Somali-based militant group recruits Kenyan Muslims to carry out attacks in Kenya
Explosions Saturday came hours after Kenya officially announced it has joined African Union Mission in Somalia
Officials say it is hard to determine which of the new local administrations will be reliable
Abukar Hassan Mohamoud, a radio station director, is the third Somali journalist to be killed in as many months
Somalia's militant al-Shabab group fights multiple adversaries, some of whom are members of their own families who want them back
Ethnic Somali families lose income when young bread winners join the Kenyan Defense Forces
William Hague visits Somali capital Thursday, is first British foreign secretary to visit the war-ravaged city in two decades
Troops set to capture Bay, Bakool regions; Militant Islamist group has vowed to resist any foreign intervention
Somaliland was criticized for detaining 25 journalists after they reported on a tribal conference
Move comes as local authorities linked to al-Shabab have blocked aid to central and southern parts of the country
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