allAfrica.com: Somalia: Fierce Battle in Mogadishu City Overnight (Page 1 of 1): "Fierce clashes have been reported in Ceel Tuba Wayne area in Yaqshid district in northern part of Mogadishu, between government forces and unknown armed group but thought to be insurgents. The fierce clashes started around 10:00 PM a local time and both the combat groups exchanged heavy weaponries."
Broken Spring? : Information Clearing House This is a sequel to my June 2011 article, ‘After the spring’, on the upheavals in the Arab world. It is an article that has been painful to write, because it brings bad tidings and offers a pessimistic analysis of the upheavals, at least in the short term, in a number of Arab countries. The outcomes and potential outcomes of these uprisings have also acquired new, very significant dimensions. These include a complex entanglement with the accelerated preparations for a possible attack on Iran, and a poisonous, sectarian aspect that could have the consequence of ripping Syria and the Middle East apart.
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