From Yahoo News/AP:
NAIROBI, Kenya – After months of hopeful glimmers in one of the most explosive countries in the world, violence again is roiling Somalia as mortars, machine-gun fire and rockets pound the bloodstained capital.
More than 100 people, mostly civilians, have been slaughtered in a week and thousands are streaming out of Mogadishu as insurgents close in on the presidential palace. The Western-backed government is struggling to survive.
All this comes as Somalia's government, formed in January, tries to quell the insurgency by accommodating its stated goal of an Islamic state. A former Islamist insurgent was elected president this year and promised to strike a deal with his ex-comrades, implementing Shariah law to appease them.
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U.S. urges Eritrea to stop "fanning violence" in Somalia -- China View
U.S. Insists Eritrea Stop Fomenting Violence in Somalia -- U.S. Department of Defense
Somali President Approves Islamic Law, But Insurgent Attacks Continue -- Voice of America
Somalia peace overture rejected -- BBC
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Aid groups warn of worsening situation in Somalia -- Reuters
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