http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/MogadishuFind stories, videos, and photos about Mogadishu from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:22:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mogadishu14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mogadishu from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.women.flogged/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.women.flogged/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitants who control parts of Somalia's capital city are beating women in broad daylight for violating their radical brand of Islamic law, according to local officials and witnesses in Mogadishu.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/29/somalia.ambulance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/29/somalia.ambulance/index.html#cnnSTCTextChaos and death on the streets of Mogadishu: unfortunately, it's nothing new in the Somali capital.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/20/somalia.peacekeepers.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/20/somalia.peacekeepers.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextA radical Islamist leader in Somalia said Sunday that a suicide attack that killed 21 African Union peacekeepers was the right thing to do.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/12/somalia.mortars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/12/somalia.mortars/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least nine people were killed in Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu when mortars slammed into a home for disabled veterans, according to journalists and witnesses.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/21/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/21/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomali forces clashed with al Qaeda-linked militants in the capital city Friday after the militants attacked an African Union peacekeeping station, according to an independent media report.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/18/somalia.french.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/18/somalia.french.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Somali militants who kidnapped two French advisers plan to try the pair as soon as possible, a Somali journalist told CNN on Saturday.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/16/somalia.french.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/16/somalia.french.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's interim prime minister said Thursday that he has spoken to one of two French hostages seized earlier this week by gunmen who stormed their hotel in Mogadishu.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/14/somalia.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/14/somalia.kidnapping/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo French advisers helping the Somali government with security were kidnapped in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning, according to the French Foreign Ministry.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/13/somalia.president.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/13/somalia.president.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid the worsening conflict in his country, Somalia's president made a plea for Somalis living in the United States to stop sending their young men to fight.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/12/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/12/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFresh fighting erupted Sunday between Somalia's transitional government forces and Islamist rebels, continuing a wave of violence that a top United Nations official called a "grave violation of human rights" that could possibly amount to war crimes.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/07/somalia.refugees.fleeing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/07/somalia.refugees.fleeing/index.html#cnnSTCTextAround 204,000 people have fled their homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu as a result of a militant offensive against government forces, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/18/somalia.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/18/somalia.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's internal security minister was killed Thursday in a massive suicide car bombing in central Somalia, the country's president said.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/26/somalia.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/26/somalia.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextDescribed as the largest single gathering of displaced residents in the world today, tens of thousands of civilians are seeking shelter along the Afgooye corridor outside Mogadishu, according to the United Nations.Tue, 26 May 2009 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/25/somalia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/25/somalia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia needs international help to fight Islamist extremists battling for power in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, the country's moderate Islamist president said Monday.Mon, 25 May 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/17/somalia.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/17/somalia.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's hard-line Islamic group Al-Shabab seized control of Jowhar, the president's hometown, after a battle with pro-government forces Sunday.Sun, 17 May 2009 14:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/15/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/15/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextClashes between Somalia's transitional government and the Al-Shabab militia left 103 people dead and 420 others wounded, Somali officials said Friday.Fri, 15 May 2009 22:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/25/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/25/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextMortar rounds slammed into Somali parliament on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring 15, sources in Mogadishu told CNN.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/26/somalia.minister.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/26/somalia.minister.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb attack Thursday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, injured the nation's interior minister and killed one of his secretaries, according to a source close to the minister.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/28/somalia.sharia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/28/somalia.sharia/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Saturday he will give in to a rebel demand that he impose Islamic law, or sharia, in an effort to halt fighting between Somali forces and Islamic insurgents.Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/27/somalia.residents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/27/somalia.residents/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 40,000 Somalis have returned to the abandoned neighborhoods of Mogadishu in the past six weeks, despite some of the heaviest fighting in months, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday.Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/au.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/au.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe African Union responded angrily and defiantly to the killing of at least 11 Burundian soldiers in an apparent suicide bomb attack Sunday in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/08/somali.journalist.attacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/08/somali.journalist.attacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Somali journalists' union on Sunday condemned the multiple stabbing of a radio director -- the second targeted attack on a Somali journalist in less than a week.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/04/somalia.journalist.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/04/somalia.journalist.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA prominent Somali journalist was shot and killed by suspected Islamist gunmen in broad daylight on Wednesday, as one of his colleagues watched in horror.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/somalia.election.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/somalia.election.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextModerate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Sheekh Ahmed was sworn in as Somalia's new president Saturday after he was voted in by the country's parliament, a Somali journalist said.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/26/somalia.takeover/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/26/somalia.takeover/index.html#cnnSTCTextRadical Islamist fighters seized control of the seat of Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government Monday, raiding the parliament building and demanding that several lawmakers publicly surrender, according to a journalist who witnessed the spectacle.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/ethiopia.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/25/ethiopia.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextEthiopia said Sunday it has withdrawn all its troops from Somalia, two years after the soldiers were deployed to prop up Somalia's transitional government.Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/somalia.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/somalia.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomb exploded Saturday in Somalia's capital, killing 15 people and wounding 24, a government spokesman said.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/somalia.ethiopia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/somalia.ethiopia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamist militants took almost full control of Mogadishu on Thursday, less than 24 hours after Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia's capital, a witness reported.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextA reporter for Somalia's Shabelle Radio was shot and killed Thursday during a gun battle south of Mogadishu, the network reported.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/06/somalia.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/06/somalia.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextClashes erupted in Somalia over the weekend, leaving 28 dead in incidents, according to a hospital spokesman and witness accounts.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/ethiopia.somalia.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/ethiopia.somalia.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextEthiopian troops have not yet begun to withdraw from key positions in the capital of Somalia two days after they were supposed to do so under a peace agreement designed to end years of conflict.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/12/somalia.towns.seized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/12/somalia.towns.seized/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamic fighters have seized control of a strategic Somali port city just outside the capital, Mogadishu, where United Nations relief supplies enter the famine-stricken country.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/13/somalia.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/13/somalia.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 47 people have been killed in a series of violent incidents in Somalia, according to reports.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/24/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/24/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamist militants launched a massive assault on African Union peacekeepers in the Somali capital Wednesday, sparking battles that killed at least 17 civilians, according to witnesses and journalists in Mogadishu.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/22/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 33 people have been killed as fighting rages in the volatile Somali capital of Mogadishu, residents and media reports said on Monday.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMortars slammed into a market in Somalia's capital Monday, killing up to 30 people including children and overwhelming hospitals with dozens of wounded in the worst fighting in months, witnesses saidMon, 22 Sep 2008 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/15/mogadishu.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/15/mogadishu.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamist fighters battling for control of Somalia have threatened to close Mogadishu's only airport, warning all airlines to stop flights into the Somali capital by early Tuesday.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835544,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835544,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIslamic militants said Saturday they had seized control of Somalia's third largest city after three days of fighting that left about 70 people deadSun, 24 Aug 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/16/somalia.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/16/somalia.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTextEthiopian forces in Somalia have killed at least 46 civilians after a roadside bomb ripped through their military convoy, residents said.Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/08/somalia.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/08/somalia.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextFresh fighting between Ethiopian-backed government forces and Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu reportedly killed at least 10 people Sunday, eyewitnesses said.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/01/somalia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/01/somalia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Islamic insurgents fired mortar rounds at a plane carrying Somalia's transitional president, but no one -- including Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed -- was harmed, a presidential spokesman said.Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/06/somalia.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/06/somalia.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoldiers, insurgents and bandits routinely target civilians in Somalia for rape, robbery and murder, according to an Amnesty International report released Tuesday.Tue, 06 May 2008 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736736,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736736,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn air strike targeting al-Qaeda linked militants kills a key leader, but the war on radical Islamists there may be turning the population against AmericaThu, 01 May 2008 20:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/20/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/20/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo days of fighting between government and Ethiopian troops and Islamic militants in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, left 81 civilians dead and more than 100 wounded, a local human rights group reported Sunday.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/21/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/21/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's main opposition group Monday accused Ethiopian troops of killing six leaders of a Muslim sect during weekend street battles in Mogadishu, clashes one observer called the worst since the country's government collapsed in 1991.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/19/somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/19/somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 27 people, including nine Ethiopian soldiers and seven Islamic militants, were killed Saturday in fierce fighting in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, according to eyewitnesses and hospital officials.Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/04/somalia.al.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/04/somalia.al.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextClashes between Islamist fighters and Ethiopian-backed government forces in Somalia this week killed dozens of people, as a militia group took over two towns and attempted to seize a third, according to journalist sources.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/03/somalia.camp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/03/somalia.camp/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe woman walked into the sprawling camp outside the Somali capital last month carrying her month-old baby, with her other seven children in tow. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/02/somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/02/somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernment forces in Somalia raided a prominent independent radio station Sunday, whisking away its director and ransacking its equipment, the station reported on its Web site.Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/yemen.drownings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/yemen.drownings/index.html#cnnSTCTextAround 200 Africans migrants are feared dead after two boats they were traveling in sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/13/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/13/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's transitional government shut down the independent Shabelle Radio network Monday, amid a new push by government troops and their Ethiopian allies to put down an insurgency, network managers reported.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextNeighborhoods in the Somali capital were deserted on Sunday, a day after 17 civilians were brutally killed in the wake of intense fighting between Ethiopian-backed Somali troops and Islamic insurgents, according to witnesses and journalists in Mogadishu.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:59:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682877,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682877,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew fighting between Ethiopian troops and Somali insurgents is extinguishing the hope that the chaos was endingMon, 12 Nov 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/08/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/08/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn enraged crowd dragged the body of an Ethiopian soldier through the streets of Somalia's capital Thursday after gun battles with Islamic insurgents killed 19 people, witnesses reported.Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia, but not without a deadly fight, the U.S. Navy reported Tuesday. Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/17/un.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/17/un.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of the head of the World Food Programme's Mogadishu office after his arrest, a spokesman said. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/30/somalia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/30/somalia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe killings in Mogadishu, Somalia's bloodstained capital, are not going away. Nearly every day, the city endures street battles, roadside bombs, showers of bullets.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/12/somalia.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/12/somalia.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe general director of a local independent radio station in Mogadishu was killed in a roadside bomb explosion Saturday while coming home from the funeral of a murdered colleague shot earlier that day, a journalist with Shabelle Radio told CNN on Sunday.Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the city all around it remains the epitome of urban anarchy, Mogadishu's Peace Hotel offers tranquility, security, Internet access and good foodWed, 25 Jul 2007 08:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/19/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/19/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Islamic insurgents fired mortar rounds at a Somali government meeting in Mogadishu on Thursday, barely missing the target but striking a nearby village, killing six civilians -- most of them children -- a government spokesman told CNN.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/03/somalia.bombing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/03/somalia.bombing/index.htmlSomalian Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a suicide vehicle bomb blast that heavily damaged his home Sunday, his spokesman said.Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/17/somalia.pm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/17/somalia.pm/index.htmlSomali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived an attempt on his life in central Mogadishu Thursday when grenades thrown at his convoy failed to explode, a government spokesman said.Thu, 17 May 2007 10:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/21/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/21/somalia/index.htmlFighting raged Saturday in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, and a local human rights group reported dozens of casualties and scores of people fleeing the chaotic city -- a persistent hotbed of violence spawned by the fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamic insurgents.Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/22/somalia.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/22/somalia.violence/index.htmlFierce fighting raged in the Somali capital for a second day as government forces battled insurgents determined to oust Ethiopian-backed interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/06/somalia.peacekeepers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/06/somalia.peacekeepers/index.htmlMortar fire and heavy fighting erupted in Mogadishu on Tuesday during a welcoming ceremony as Ugandan peacekeepers arrived in the Somali capital, according to witnesses at the scene.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/23/somalia.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/23/somalia.troops/index.htmlEthiopian troops began to withdraw from Mogadishu Tuesday as part of a troop rotation with fresh troops entering the country from Ethopia.Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/06/saturday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/06/saturday/index.htmlBAGHDAD (CNN) -- Two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks in Iraq on Friday and Saturday, the U.S. military announced Sunday.Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/28/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/28/somalia/index.htmlEthiopian troops, along with Somali government soldiers, entered Mogadishu on the heels of retreating Islamist troops Thursday, according to a journalist in the Somali capital.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/27/somalia.ethiopia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/27/somalia.ethiopia/index.htmlEthiopian troops have taken control of the major Somalian town of Jowhar after several hours of heavy fighting with Islamist fighters and their force of about 2,000 soldiers advanced toward Balad, about 20 miles northeast of Mogadishu, according to witnesses.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/26/somalia.ethiopia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/12/26/somalia.ethiopia/index.htmlThe United Nations envoy to Somalia has warned of a "deteriorating situation" in the Horn of Africa nations and called for the U.N. Security Council to take steps to end the violence in the country.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382564/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382564/index.htm1. MEXICO Calderón's narrow victory is likely to be upheld, but a polarized landscape and a weak mandate will constrain his ability to govern.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/09/somalia.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/09/somalia.deaths/index.htmlIslamic militia fighters Sunday attacked a group loyal to secular warlord Hussein Aideed in Mogadishu who refused to disarm. The ensuing firefight left 15 dead and over 20 injured, hospital sources said.Sun, 09 Jul 2006 11:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/23/somalia.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/23/somalia.shooting/index.htmlA freelance cameraman covering a rally organized by Islamists who seized the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month has been shot dead, a witness told CNN.Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/22/somalia.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/22/somalia.fighting/index.htmlSomalia's transitional government and the Islamic militia that seized control of the war-torn capital Mogadishu have signed a cease-fire in which the two factions agreed to work together, a government representative said Thursday.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/17/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/17/somalia/index.htmlTwo defeated Somali warlords have fled Mogadishu to a ship in the Indian Ocean, an informed source told CNN.Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/15/somalia.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/15/somalia.talks/index.htmlDiplomats led by the United States and Norway called Thursday for an immediate end to factional warfare in Somalia and talks between the interim government and the Islamic militia that now controls Mogadishu.Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/09/marsh.somalia.exiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/09/marsh.somalia.exiles/index.htmlA World Cup match is on a television screen at the Al-Fatxi Cafe in Nairobi. But the buzz among the swelling crowd of ethnic Somalis is about developments back home.Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/06/somalia.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/06/somalia.fighting/index.htmlThe Islamic militia that has claimed control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu still faces opposition from some of residents and is unlikely to be able to form a new government, according to observers.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/06/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/06/somalia/index.htmlAn Islamic militia said to have ties to al Qaeda claims to have seized control of Somalia's capital after some of the worst fighting since the government collapsed in 1991.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/05/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/05/somalia/index.htmlAn Islamic militia accused of having ties to al Qaeda claims it has seized control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu after some of the worst fighting seen since the government collapsed in 1991.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 02:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/25/somalia.unrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/25/somalia.unrest/index.htmlRenewed and intense fighting between Islamic fighters and an alliance of Somali warlords has broken out in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.Thu, 25 May 2006 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/14/somalia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/14/somalia/index.htmlFighting between transitional government forces and Islamic fighters subsided for a time on Sunday in Somalia, apparently as both sides regrouped to attack again, local journalists reported.Sun, 14 May 2006 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/05/03/somalia.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/05/03/somalia.blast/index.htmlSomalia's prime minister has escaped what officials say was a bombing at a government rally in Mogadishu's football stadium that killed at least seven people.Tue, 03 May 2005 12:23:00 EDT