Archive for February 6th, 2010

A visit to Gadabursi Land (By Major.R.G Edwards Leckie) in 1903.

February 6, 2010
By staff-reporter
A visit to Gadabursi Land (By Major.R.G Edwards Leckie) in 1903.

  The beginning of October 1903, found our caravan hustling along the Abyssinian boundary towards Jiffa Medir, where my companion and I were to meet an akil, or native chief, detailed by the Consul at Zeila to guide us through the Gadabrusi country. This lies on the Anglo-Abyssinian border, and is partly under the...
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8 killed in fighting in Somalia’s capital

February 6, 2010
By staff-reporter

Awdalpress,  06. Feb, 2010–At least eight civilians, including a woman and 4-year-old child, were killed when insurgents and government soldiers pounded each other’s positions with mortars in the Somali capital overnight, a witness said Monday. Osman Guled said he and other elders on Monday removed the bodies from the rubble of their homes in...
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Hijakers of Saudi-bound ship demand $15 million

February 6, 2010
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JEDDAH: 06 Feb.10-Somali pirates who captured a car carrier heading to Saudi Arabia in January are demanding $15 million for the release of the vessel, cargo and crew.  The news of the ransom for the Korean-owned but British-flagged ship first emerged in Bulgaria although it is reported to come from Ukrainian intelligence services. Eight...
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