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      <title>Turkey hosts meeting on Somalia</title>
      <description>Istanbul gathering comes as Turkish government becomes one of the key backers of transitional government in Mogadishu.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 11:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AU troops seize strategic Somalia town</title>
      <description>Afgoye town captured from al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab fighters, as AU and Somalia troops clear areas around Mogadishu.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 08:47:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Conference calls for action in Somalia</title>
      <description>Leaders in London warn world will "pay the price" for failing to help the country tackle instability, war and piracy.</description>
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      <title>Online reactions to UK conference on Somalia</title>
      <description>London conference to focus international response to poverty, famine, piracy and country's continuing civil war.</description>
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      <title>Somalia factions accused of using children</title>
      <description>Human Rights Watch report singles out al-Shabab for committing some of the worst abuses.</description>
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      <title>Somalia's waiting game</title>
      <description>The politicians are talking and the international agencies are pledging aid, so why then are Somalis still dying?</description>
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      <title>Kenya's growing influence in Somalia</title>
      <description>Kenya has sent troops into neighbouring Somalia, so is it about to get sucked into a protracted conflict?</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Horn of Africa Crisis: Somalia's Famine</title>
      <description>Have US counter-terrorism policies contributed to the deadly crisis in the Horn of Africa?</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:47:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Mayor of Mogadishu</title>
      <description>It is one of the world's toughest jobs, but one man is determined to make a difference in the war-torn Somali capital.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Abdiweli Mohamed Ali: 'Ready to move on'</title>
      <description>Will Somalia's new prime minister be able to fight famine and corruption in order to build a functioning state?</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Somali group bans aid organisations</title>
      <description>Al-Shabab blacklists NGOs for "illicit activities and misconducts", putting thousands of refugees at risk of starvation.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Blast follows Kenyan air raid in Somalia</title>
      <description>One soldier dead and four others injured as bomb hits army vehicle, shortly after attacks on al-Shabab bases.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:07:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ethiopian troops 'enter Somalia' </title>
      <description>Residents say convoys of Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighbouring Somalia in search for al-Shabab fighters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:21:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Eritrea rejects Kenyan al-Shabab arms claims</title>
      <description>Asmara denies arming al-Shabab fighters in Somalia and describes Nairobi's implied threat of action as "unfortunate".</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN downgrades half of famine zones in Somalia</title>
      <description>Three zones downgraded to emergency status, but aid groups warn crisis not over with four million people needing help.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:34:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Al-Shabab and Somalia's 'far enemy'</title>
      <description>Al-Shabab has withdrawn from Mogadishu, but the country is shattered from years of civil war and US military actions.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:49:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>No exit date for Kenyan mission in Somalia</title>
      <description>Army says it has no withdrawal date for Somalia operations, as African Union base in Mogadishu comes under attack.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aid workers kidnapped in northern Somalia</title>
      <description>Gunmen abduct Danish man, American woman and their Somali colleague in latest in string of kidnappings.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kenya blast suspect claims al-Shabab ties</title>
      <description>Man arrested over twin explosions in Nairobi admits involvement in bus stop attack and says he belongs to Somali group.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Somalia goes after squatters</title>
      <description>Hundreds left homeless, with little chance of being compensated, as government looks to reclaim public buildings.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:13:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kenya says making gains against al-Shabab</title>
      <description>Kenyan and pro-Somali government forces claim to have captured a key al-Shabab base and killed 75 of its fighters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:19:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Al-Shabab loses ground to rival armed groups</title>
      <description>Amid Somalia's worsening famine, new militias increase hold on areas at cost of main rebels.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:36:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kidnappers flee with French woman to Somalia</title>
      <description>Tourism minister says men made off with their elderly hostage after gun battle on Kenyan coast where she was kidnapped.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:37:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Somalia signs 'roadmap' for political reform</title>
      <description>Politicians agree on timetable to write new constitution, reform parliament and tackle insecurity and graft.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rights group: 'All sides guilty' in Somalia</title>
      <description>Human Rights Watch report says all sides in Somalia's conflict are committing crimes against civilians.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Somalia offers al-Shabab amnesty</title>
      <description>Move follows withdrawal of opposition fighters from capital, which fighters said was a "strategic step".</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:32:38 GMT</pubDate>
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