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Genocidal politics and the Somali famine

The blame for Somalia's devastating famine should not be levelled at the weather, but at geopolitics and armed militia.

Abdi Ismail Samatar

Opinion Last Modified: 30 Jul 2011 09:26 GMT

US-backed Somali commander defects

A leading member of the US-backed Somali commanders alliance has defected to the Islamic courts, dealing a blow to the weakened coalition that was routed from the capital Mogadishu.

Archive Last Modified: 13 Jun 2006 23:41 GMT

Islamists take Somali town

At least 12 people have been reported killed as Islamist fighters seized a town north of Mogadishu in clashes with a secular alliance.

Archive Last Modified: 04 Jun 2006 16:40 GMT

Deaths surge in Somalia clashes

A fourth day of fighting between rival militias in Mogadishu saw the toll rise to at least 94, after armed men broke a brief ceasefire to the worst street combat in the Somali capital in years.

Archive Last Modified: 10 May 2006 15:21 GMT

Fighting Somali groups reach truce

Warring Somali factions have clinched a ceasefire agreement to end days of fighting in Mogadishu that has killed at least 33 people, mostly civilians, and left hundreds others wounded, elders said.

Archive Last Modified: 22 Feb 2006 20:01 GMT

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Revised Guantanamo force-feed policy exposed

Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.

Report: Canada could see indigenous uprising

Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.

China Rising

A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.

Al-Nakba

Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.

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Somalia ghost town Once a bustling haven, Elasha Biyaha has almost become a ghost town as residents flee.
Syria: The War Within Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Hezbollah and Syria Lebanon-based militia is assisting villagers caught up in the conflict.
China Rising A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Crisis in Bangladesh Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.