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Unknown gunmen kill Islamic Relief staff in somalia
(Sh. M. Network)-Unidentified gunnies have shot to death a staff working for Islamic Relief Agency in the heart of Somalia's south-central Baidoa town, situated 256 kilometers (159 mi) by road northwest of the capital Mogadishu, reports said on Thursday.Fanah, the victim was rubbed out on Wednesday after evening prayer by gunnies as he walked near his house in Baidoa, a former Al shabab stronghold town beforeSomaliaand Æthiopian troops rolled in On February 22, 2012. Witnesses said the assailants beat feet from the scene after shooting. Hundreds of Somali government forces have reached at the site and launched search operations, but no arrests were reported so far. No group or individual has claimed the responsibility for killing so far. Islamic-Relief. Islamic Relief is an international aid & development charity that is working in Somalia fort years. Hundreds of Æthiopian troops with tanks and artillery weapons had arrived in Baidoa On February 22, 2012; to protectSomalia's government against the Al shabab inBaidoa,Somalia's third largest city in south-central Somalia and It is the capital of the Bay region. Last year, Al-Shabaab  ... the personification of Somali state failure... beturbanned goon group, which has been battling African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... troops supporting the transitional government, banned 16 international aid agencies from operating in the territories it controls, accusing the agencies of spying on behalf of Western entities. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-11 |
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