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Update on the Somalia Situation |
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Somalia
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
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The military and humanitarian situation in Somalia worsened over the weekend, primarily due to the actions of the Union of Islamic Courts. Reconciliation now seems even more unlikely. But is there hope?
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Somalia: Continued Conflict or Possibility of Peace? |
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Somalia
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
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Grim tales of humanitarian emergencies and
violence now dominate where once there existed some hope for Somalia’s
future. The fragile transitional government and its Ethiopian backers now face
a violent insurgency, and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate
with every passing day. These factors and others prompted Foreign Policy
to rank Somalia
as the third least stable state in the world. Yet although Somalia seems
near to regressing into collapse, a few hopeful signs have emerged.
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US Military Strikes Again in Somalia |
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Somalia
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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In early June, the United States intervened militarily in Somalia for the third time this year, striking a group of alleged terrorists with cruise missiles. The men targeted had come ashore in northern Somalia two days earlier and were hiding in nearby mountains. Episodes such as this one may soon become more frequent, as recent reports point to an increased US military presence in Somalia.
The confrontation occurred outside of a small village in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia that has escaped much of the violence there. A group of more than a dozen men came ashore Wednesday night and opened fire on local policemen. Having wounded four, they headed into nearby mountains for cover....
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Archbishop Ncube Arranges Conflict Management Training in Bulawayo |
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Zimbabwe
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
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Political and economic turmoil continue to
threaten the stability of the whole of Zimbabwe, but Catholics, like the media
and direct political opposition, have been suffering from severe oppression by
the government. Although the President of the ruling ZANU-PF party,
Robert Mugabe, is a Jesuit-taught and “practicing” Catholic, he has reacted
particularly negatively to a protest letter published and distributed
throughout the country by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference.
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