Mogadishu

Plane Aiding AU Peacekeepers Shot Down

By PBS News Hour

A cargo plane taking off from Mogadishu was shot down Friday, after delivering equipment to Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia's capitol.

Militants Set Bodies on Fire in Mogadishu Streets

By PBS News Hour

Somali insurgents dragged the bodies of two soldiers through the streets of Mogadishu and set them on fire Wednesday during heavy fighting with Somali and Ethiopian forces.

First African Union Peacekeepers Encounter Mortar Fire

By PBS News Hour

Just hours after African Union peacekeepers from Uganda landed in Mogadishu Tuesday, insurgents launched mortar attacks on the airport and on Somali government targets.

Somali Author Reflects on Conflict in Native Country

Somali author Nuruddin Farah, who recently published a novel about post-civil war Mogadishu, speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the recent conflicts in the Horn of Africa.

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U.N. Security Council Approves AU Force in Somalia

By PBS News Hour

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia on Tuesday, after a day of mortar attacks left at least 15 people dead in the capital.

Somali President Returns Government to Embattled Capital

By PBS News Hour

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.

Ethiopian Backed Troops Take Last Major City from Somali Islamists

By PBS News Hour

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.

Government Troops Capture Somali Capital from Islamists

By PBS News Hour

Nearly a week after Somali soldiers and their Ethiopian allies began fighting Islamic militias that claimed control over most the country, government troops entered Mogadishu unopposed Thursday forcing the Islamists to retreat.

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.

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Somali Islamists Clash with Ethiopian Forces

By PBS News Hour

Ethiopian troops in Somalia to defend the country's embattled government exchanged heavy gunfire with Somali Islamist forces Wednesday, a day after an Islamist deadline passed demanding that the Ethiopians leave or face war.