MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ago. Full story
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but how to pay and arm recruits, tackle corruption and prevent rebels infiltrating their ranks remain hurdles for the cash-strapped government. Full story
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - In a sign of growing optimism that Somalia is winning a struggle against pirates and al Qaeda-linked insurgents, Britain opened an embassy on Thursday in a set of four metal cabins at Mogadishu airport. Full story
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suspected al Shabaab militant was killed on Thursday trying to plant a bomb in a busy district of the Somali capital, a police official said, after the Islamist group threatened more attacks following two deadly assaults this week. Full story
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's finance minister has his eye on conferences in Washington, London and beyond in the next six months to shore up international support for a slow recovery whose fragility was exposed by this weekend's suicide bombings in Mogadishu. Full story
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali militants linked to al Qaeda warned on Monday of further attacks in the capital, a day after killing at least 30 people in a wave of coordinated bombings and shootings that exposed the fragility of security gains in Mogadishu. Full story
A soldier from the African Union Mission in Somalia and another from the Somali National Army are illuminated using a nightvision scope during an operation aimed at improving security in Mogadishu in this May 25, 2013 picture provided by the AU/UN Information Support Team. AMISOM, in support of the
A soldier from the African Union Mission in Somalia monitors traffic along a street during an operation aimed at improving security in Mogadishu in this May 25, 2013 picture provided by the AU/UN Information Support Team. AMISOM, in support of the Somali Police Force , last night cordoned off one an
A member of the Somali Police Force leads a group of blindfolded men to a holding area during an operation aimed at improving the security situation in Mogadishu, May 21, 2013. The African Union Mission in Somalia and Somali Police Force conducted an overnight operation in the Wardhiigley district
Soldiers belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia stand guard during an operation aimed at improving security in Mogadishu May 21, 2013. The AMISOM and Somali Police Force conducted an overnight operation in the Wardhiigley district of Mogadishu, in an attempt to weed out members of the Al
Men sit blindfolded after being rounded up by the Somali Police Force, to be screened during an operation aimed at improving security in Mogadishu May 21, 2013. The African Union Mission in Somalia and Somali Police Force conducted an overnight operation in the Wardhiigley district of Mogadishu, in
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