Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Somalia News Updates -- June 2-3, 2009

Through a car window, an intersection in a Mogadishu area noted for violence. The moderate government controls only a small part of the city. Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

No Winner Seen in Somalia’s Battle With Chaos -- The New York Times

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia is once again a raging battle zone, with jihadists pouring in from overseas, preparing for a final push to topple the transitional government.

The government is begging for help, saying that more peacekeepers, more money and more guns could turn the tide against the Islamist radicals.

But the reality may be uglier than either side is willing to admit: Somalia has become the war that nobody can win, at least not right now.

Read more ....

More News On Somalia

Somalia crisis 'Africa's worst' -- BBC
Residents flee Mogadishu after heavy clashes -- AFP
Somali government forces seize ground in capital -- Reuters
Bomb, battles kill at least 38 more in Mogadishu -- Reuters
At Least Seven Killed in Mogadishu Fighting -- Voice of America
Russia plans to rotate warships off Somalia coast in July -- RIA Novosti

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