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Photo shows a U.S. soldier making a body search in
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Photo shows the U.S. military camp in Somalia, Dec.
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U.S. voices grave concern over terrorists in
Somalia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States is
very much concerned over the presence of al-Qaida terrorists in Somalia, State
Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Tuesday.
"Very clearly, the U.S. government has had a concern
that there are terrorists and al-Qaida affiliated terrorists that were in
Somalia. We have a great interest in seeing that those individuals not be able
to flee to other locations," McCormack told reporters.
U.S. gunship strikes suspected al-Qaida
targets in Somalia
WASHINGTON,
Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military launched an air strike against targets
suspected of al-Qaida operations in Somalia on Monday, U.S. media reported.
The Cable News Network, citing senior Pentagon
officials, said the attacks were conducted by an AC-130 gunship, operated by the
Special Operations Command.
The plane flew from its base in Djibouti to the
southern tip of Somalia, where the al-Qaida suspects were believed to be
operating.
AU underlines urgency of deployment of
peace support mission in Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on
Monday underlined the urgency of the deployment of a peace support mission in
Somalia in order to build on the current momentum to stabilize the situation.
It also underlined the need for continued support by the
United Nations and its Security Council, as well as by other AU partners, said a
statement issued after its Peace and Security Council meeting. Full Story
Somali president enters Mogadishu amid tight
security
NAIROBI, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's interim President
Abdullahi Yusuf arrived in Mogadishu on Monday amid tight security, his very
first visit to the capital city since taking office in 2004.
Somalia's Foreign Minister Ismail Mohamud Hurreh, speaking
over phone from Mogadishu, told Xinhua that Yusuf flew in the bullet-infested
capital shortly after noon time and kept the visit unannounced for security
concerns. Full Story
Ethiopian PM denies U.S. involvement
in Ethiopia's counterattacks in Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister
Meles Zenawi on Thursday denied U.S. involvement in the country's counterattacks
on Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts (UIC).
"The U.S. hasn't contributed a single bullet, a single
soldier or a single military equipment to this operation," Meles told a press
conference in Addis Ababa. Full Story
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