Nation Mar 23 Plane Aiding AU Peacekeepers Shot Down A cargo plane taking off from Mogadishu was shot down Friday, after delivering equipment to Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia's capitol. By PBS News Hour
Nation Jan 08 Somali President Returns Government to Embattled Capital Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf returned to Mogadishu on Monday, reclaiming the capital as the seat of his government for the first time since taking office in 2004. By PBS News Hour
Nation Jan 03 Watch African Countries Plead for International Aid in Somalia Ethiopian and Somali leaders are calling for international peacekeepers to help stabilize Somalia. Meanwhile, Kenya bolstered border security to keep fleeing Islamists from entering the country. Experts discuss what comes next for Somalia and the region.
Nation Jan 01 Ethiopian Backed Troops Take Last Major City from Somali Islamists After two weeks of clashes, troops of Somalia's fledgling U.N.-organized government swept into the southern city of Kismayo with the help of Ethiopian firepower Monday, taking back the final major city controlled by Islamic militias. By PBS News Hour
Dec 26 Watch Conflict in Somalia Escalating Toward War Fighting between Somali Islamists and interim government forces has escalated in recent days. After a background report, Ray Suarez talks with two experts about the reasons for the conflict and the possibility of it enveloping the Horn of Africa region. Continue watching
Dec 15 Threat of War Rises in Somalia; Islamists Set Deadline for Ethiopian Withdrawal By PBS News Hour Residents of the Somali town of Baidoa stocked up on emergency provisions Friday as tensions between Somalia's Islamic Court fighters and government-backed Ethiopian troops heated up. Continue reading
Jun 14 Somali Islamist Militants Seize Town from Warlords By PBS News Hour Somali Islamist militias that took over the capital Mogadishu last week ousted warlords from the strategic town of Jowhar on Wednesday. Continue reading