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    Mar 16, 2012 |Story| Interior Journal

  1. First, do no harm

    By Michael Broihier
    By Michael Broihier In 1999, a Marine general wrote as part of a concept he called the Three Block War of an actor he called the “Strategic Corporal,” and after hearing that a US soldier probably murdered over a dozen Afghans, mostly women...

    Tags: YouTube, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Aug 10, 2011 |Story| Interior Journal

  2. The right tool for the right job

    Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman warned about “reading too much into a single combat incident” that killed 30 U.S. servicemen over the weekend, but there is a danger in not considering it at all, and questioning the planning and execution of a...

    Tags: Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Terrorism

    3. Jun 30, 2011 |Story| Interior Journal

  3. Mission not accomplished

    Almost exactly nineteen years ago, a plane lumbered across the pocked runway of the Mogadishu airport and a young Marine, a veteran of two wars in three years, looked out of the departing plane’s window, sniffed and said, “Thirty days.” He was pretty close; less than forty days after the departure of the U.S. combat troops that had brought an end to fighting and starvation in Somalia, two dozen Pakistani soldiers were ambushed and massacred in that nation's capital. When Marines handed over combat outposts scattered across the bullet and mortar scarred city to Pakistani soldiers, one look in their eyes told them that the UN forces had no intention of manning the hard-earned bases and even less commitment to the relentless patrolling that had brought what passed for normal back to a war-torn country.
    Almost exactly nineteen years ago, a plane lumbered across the pocked runway of the Mogadishu airport and a young Marine, a veteran of two wars in three years, looked out of the departing plane’s window, sniffed and said, “Thirty days.”...

    Tags: National Government, Politics, Human Interest, Justice and Rights, United Nations

    4. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Gunmen attack Somalia Supreme Court complex killing at least 35

    The death toll rose Monday to at least 35 killed in the most serious Islamic extremist attack in years on Mogadishu, a government official said.
    The death toll rose Monday to at least 35 killed in the most serious Islamic extremist attack in years on Mogadishu, a government official said. Islamic radicals from al-Shabab launched a multi-pronged attack against the country's Supreme Court...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Somalia, Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics

    5. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Armed men attack Mogadishu courthouse, triggering gun battles

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Militants attacked Mogadishu’s main courthouse Sunday in one of two attacks in Somalia that were linked to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Militants attacked Mogadishu’s main courthouse Sunday in one of two attacks in Somalia that were linked to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group. About nine gunmen wearing Somali police uniforms and suicide vests stormed the...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Somalia, Al-Qaeda

    6. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. In Somalia, music festival aims to spread peace

    MOGADISHU, Somalia — Lihle Muhdin was 11 years old when he first picked up a Kalashnikov rifle, pushed into combat by an Islamist militia in Mogadishu. That was 15 years ago. Now he wields a microphone in his fight for peace. Muhdin is a member of...

    Tags: Music Industry, Islam, Concerts, Somalia, Al-Qaeda

    7. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Mogadishu suicide bombing kills 10 people

    MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Ten people died and more than 15 were wounded Monday in a suicide bombing close to the presidential palace in the capital, according to Somali officials.
    MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Ten people died and more than 15 were wounded Monday in a suicide bombing close to the presidential palace in the capital, according to Somali officials. The attack in central Mogadishu targeted a vehicle carrying Somali...

    Tags: Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Somalia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan

    8. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Jail time for journalist and Somali woman who alleged rape

    A woman who accused Somali security forces of raping her must spend a year behind bars for making a “false accusation” and insulting the government, a Mogadishu court ruled Tuesday.
    A woman who accused Somali security forces of raping her must spend a year behind bars for making a “false accusation” and insulting the government, a Mogadishu court ruled Tuesday. Court official Ahmed Aden Farah said medical evidence showed...

    Tags: Civil Rights, National Government, Crime Victims, Somalia, Politics

    9. Sep 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Suicide blasts at Mogadishu cafe reportedly kill 15

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    Suicide bombers set off at least two explosions at a popular restaurant in Mogadishu late Thursday, killing about 15 people including journalists and two police officers, authorities said....
    10. Oct 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Somali troops take key port of Kismayo after Al Shabab rebels retreat

    World Now
    Somali troops and their foreign allies occupied the key city of Kismayo, the last strategic base for Islamist militants who had relied on the local port as an main source of revenue....
    11. Aug 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Mogadishu marks its first peaceful Eid al-Fitr celebration in years

    World Now
    Mogadishu, Somalia, is marking its first peaceful Eid al-Fitr celebration in years....
    12. Aug 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Somalia gets new parliament but still waiting for new president

    World Now
    Somalia's new parliament was due to convene, but a scheduled presidential vote was not being held....
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