Category Archives: Somalia

U.S. Trained Somali Army Deserts To Rebels After Not Being Paid

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Glenn Church

A U.S. training program to rebuild the Somali army has had mixed results at best. The $6.8 million program trained 1,000 Somalis in Djibouti and 1,100 in Uganda. The program envisions training 10,000 soldiers for the Somali army. Private donors … Continue reading →

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Somali Islamicists Ban Music From Radio, Allow Gunfire Sounds As A Replacement

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Glenn Church

Hardline Islamic fundamentalists in Somalia are forcing radio stations to stop the playing of all music — Western, Arabic and African. The ban involves not merely the playing of songs that might be viewed as un-Islamic from their narrow points … Continue reading →

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Terrorist Group Bans Ringtones In Somalia

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Glenn Church

The Somalia terrorist group al-Shabaab, which has close ties to al-Qaeda, has banned ringtones on cell phones in the areas it control in southern Somalia. This is part of an attempt to impose their version of Islamic law. Al-Shabaab already … Continue reading →

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School Contest Winners Get Guns, Ammo, Grenades…Where? Somalia, Of Course

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Glenn Church

Al Shabaab is an extremist Muslim group imposing a strict version of sharia law on the parts of Somalia that it controls. They treat women like chattel, ban sports, many consumer electronic items, Western clothing, movies, dancing and even musical … Continue reading →

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Hardline Islamists Demand Women Remove Bras In Somalia

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Glenn Church

Respect for women? That is something you won’t find from the Islamic fundamentalists in Somali. In their never ending battle against immorality, Al Shabaab, a group of hardline Islamists, are sending gunmen into the streets of Mogadishu to wage war against bras. … Continue reading →

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European Dumping Of Toxic Waste Off Coast Of Somalia Helped Create Pirates

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Glenn Church

(This was originally published January 6, 2009, but I am republishing it because it helps explain how the world got into this mess off the coast of Somalia) The world now knows of the Somali pirates operating off their country’s … Continue reading →

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European Dumping Of Toxic Waste Off Somalia Helped Create Pirates

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Glenn Church

The world now knows of the Somali pirates operating off their country’s coast and the capture and ransom of ships from around the world. Slowly world action is taking place to combat the barbaric acts as navies of the world’s … Continue reading →

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Off The Coast Of Africa, The Life Of A Pirate Is Lucrative

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Glenn Church

The twenty-first century equivalent of Barbary Coast pirates are disrupting global commerce and thwarting the world navies. The pirates primarily hail from Somalia, and all merchant ships are their victims. Naval experts from Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Korea, NATO and … Continue reading →

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