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Bartamaha Staff Writer - Location: Columbus, Ohio

Al Qaeda exporting jihad with a hip-hop vibe

May 5, 2009 by Staff Writer

LONDON (CNN) — The latest video from Somalia’s al Qaeda-backed Al-Shabaab wing is as slickly produced as a reality TV show but with a startling message — complete with a hip-hop jihad vibe.Mortar by mortar, shell by shell, only going … read more »

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Some Muslims rethink close ties to law enforcement

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Mohammad Qatanani’s mosque was full of FBI agents the night before he was to find out if he would be deported. But even though the federal government was trying to link Qatanani to foreign extremists, the agents … read more »

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Piracy opened world’s eyes to war-torn Somalia

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

Recent pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden finally have turned the world’s attention on Somalia after years of the war-ravaged country being ignored, East African experts say. Piracy is the unfortunate, albeit headline-grabbing, symptom of a … read more »

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Rasaas goos goos ah oo ka bilaabatay Baladweyn

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

Wararka ka imaanaya magaalada Baladweyne ayaa sheegaya in ay is horfadhiyaan saaka maleesjiyaad kala taabacsan maxaakimta dawlada ku biirtay iyo kuwa kale oo taabacsan xisbul islaam. Rasaas goos goos ah ayaa mararka qaar la maqla , waxaana jira barakac ay … read more »

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Dowlada kmg Soomaaliya oo wax lagu qoslo ku tilmaamtay hadalka ka soo yeeray Eritrea.

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

Xamar — Dowlada kmg Soomaaliya ayaa wax lagu qoslo ku tilmaamtay hadalka ka soo yeeray dowlada Eritrea. Wasiirka Gaadiidka Cir iyo Dhulka dowlada kmg Soomaaliya Cali Jaamac Jangali oo maanta wareysi gaar ah siiyay Idaacada Shabelle ayaa jawaab kulul ka … read more »

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Kremlin Eyes International Piracy Court

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

The Associated Press — President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday called for the possible creation of an international piracy court. The Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev captured a vessel with 29 suspected Somali pirates last week off the coast of Africa, and … read more »

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Somalia: Lawmakers Denounce Disbanding of National Council of Somali Journalists

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

Mogadishu — Some Somali Lawmakers and government ministers denounced Monday the decision of the information minister of the Somali government Farhan Ali Mohamoud who disbanded the Council of Somali journalists. Saynab Mohamed Amir, one of the Somali parliamentarians said that … read more »

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Alshabaab oo baydhabo ku qabtey dad sameeya khamriga

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

Alshabaab ayaa hawl gal ay ka sameeyeen xaafad ku taala magaalada Baydhabo oo lagu magacaaabo xaafada Horseed ayaa waxey ka soo qabteen goob lagu sameynayey Khamriga la kariyo Ciidamda Alshabaab ee halwgalka sameynayey ayaa waxey ay xoojiyeen amaanka goobta lagu … read more »

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Somalia: Eritrea Says It Does Not Recognize Government

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

Asmara — Eritrean information minister Ali Abdu has said in an interview with the BBC on Monday that his government does not recognize the transitional government of Somalia denying accusations that it deployed illegitimate weapon into Somalia. Mr. Ali Abdu … read more »

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France captures 11 suspected Somali pirates

May 4, 2009 by Staff Writer

France intercepted 11 suspected Somali pirates on Sunday after they mistook a French naval ship for a commercial vessel and started heading toward it in preparation for an attack, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. Heavily-armed Somali pirates have stepped up … read more »

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