Somalia
Aktuelle Einsätze
AMISOM
African Union Mission in Somalia (Sonstige)
Beginn: 01/07
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UNPOS
United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UN-Peacebuilding)
Beginn: 04/95
Link zum Einsatz
40 killed in worsening Mogadishu clashes (24.08.2010)
(Quelle: allAfrica)
At least 40 people civilians have been killed and 150 others injured in heavy shelling and gun fire exchanged between Somali government troops and rebel fighters in Somalia's capital Mogadishu since Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports.
More AU troops arrive to boost Somalia peace force (23.08.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Hundreds of mainly Ugandan troops have arrived in Mogadishu to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force helping Somalia's government battle Islamist insurgents, an AU official said on Monday.
Somali militants step up campaign against WFP (22.08.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Hardline militants in Somalia have intensified their campaign to stop humanitarian supplies being distributed by the World Food Program (WFP) by issuing tough warnings against people who work with the aid agency, officials said.
South Africa to deploy troops to Somalia? (19.08.2010)
(Quelle: allAfrica)
South Africa has come under increasing pressure from several organizations to send soldiers to Somalia to reinforce a peacekeeping mission.
Somalia's al Shabaab increases Kenya border raids (16.08.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Hardline Islamists from Somalia are increasingly launching cross-border raids into Kenya's remote north east despite a heightened state of alert there, local residents and officials said. … Not wanting to be named, a local politician said al Shabaab's incursions into border towns such as Liboi, Dadachabulla and Hulugho would continue until the Kenyan authorities stopped supporting the Somali militia groups.
World must boost efforts to protect Somali civilians, UN expert says (10.08.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the international community to step up efforts to protect civilians in Somalia, where the world body is hoping to boost its presence in a bid to advance the peace process in the war-torn country.
Ban on aid agencies condemned (10.08.2010)
(Quelle: Irinnews)
Government officials, aid beneficiaries and humanitarian workers in south-central Somalia have condemned a ban imposed on three aid organizations by the Islamist group, Al Shabab, which controls most of the region. … In a statement issued in Mogadishu on 9 August, Al Shabab accused World Vision, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and Diakonia of proselytizing.
UN deliberating possible ‘light presence’ in Somali capital (09.08.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
With the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia nearing its full capacity, the United Nation is now “seriously considering” the second of its three-part strategy in which the world body would have a light presence in the capital, Mogadishu, and other parts of the war-ravaged country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
Ethnic Somali rebel group signs peace accord with Ethiopia (02.08.2010)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune)
A rebel organization that has been fighting for the independence of the ethnic Somali region of Ethiopia officially ended its two decade-long armed struggle by signing a peace deal last Thursday.
AU rejects change to Somalia mandate (28.07.2010)
(Quelle: allAfrica)
The African Union summit yesterday bowed to pressure from the United Nations and turned down a request that it support a change in the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in war-torn Somalia.
Militant alliance adds to Somalia’s turmoil (28.07.2010)
(Quelle: New York Times)
An insurgent commander based in the semiautonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia has pledged his allegiance to the Shabab militant group, a move that threatens to destabilize a part of Somalia that had been relatively peaceful.
AU adds 4,000 troops to Somalia peace force (27.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The African Union (AU) will add 4,000 troops to its peace force in Somalia and is considering whether to let them battle Islamists who were behind suicide attacks in Uganda that killed 76 people.
UN sounds the alarm as dire humanitarian situation continues to grip Somalia (21.07.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
As Somalia remains in the grip of a humanitarian crisis, it is vital to ensure adequate funding to assist the 3.2 million people – or more than 40 per cent of the population – who rely on international aid, a senior United Nations aid official stressed today.
US seeks ways to boost African forces in Somalia (20.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
The U.S. military is prepared to step up assistance to African Union forces in Somalia, where violence has escalated since al Shabaab Islamist rebels carried out bombings in Uganda earlier this month, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
AU summit to broaden rules for Somalia peacekeepers (20.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Preliminary meetings are under way for a summit of African leaders in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, a little more than a week after the city was shocked by twin suicide bombings that killed 76 people. … The summit host, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says he wants authority for the mostly Ugandan A.U. mission in Somalia to step out of its peacekeeping role and actively pursue the al-Qaida linked Somali extremist group that claims responsibility for the blasts.
Kenyan forces, al Shabaab rebels clash on border (20.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Kenyan security forces clashed along the border on Tuesday with gunmen from the Somali rebel group that was behind deadly suicide bombings in Uganda this month, an official and residents said.
Al-Shabaab’s regionalization strategy (16.07.2010)
(Quelle: ISN Security Watch)
While Uganda has paid a bitter price at home for its military engagement in Somalia, al-Shabaab’s recent attacks will likely foster a more interventionist agenda in East Africa and play into the hands of insurgents, Georg-Sebastian Holzer writes for ISN Security Watch.
Obama says U.S. will 'redouble' efforts against Al-Shabaab (15.07.2010)
(Quelle: allAfrica)
U.S. President Barack Obama has said Washington will "redouble" its efforts against the Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab (The Youth), whose deadly bombings in Kampala Sunday are likely to result in stepped-up U.S. military and other assistance to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu.
Burundi to keep troops in Somalia despite threat (14.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Burundi said on Wednesday it would keep its 2,500 peacekeepers in Somalia despite threats from Islamists responsible for bomb attacks in neighbouring Uganda that killed 73 soccer fans.
"Mogadishu faces a catastrophe" (07.07.2010)
(Quelle: Irinnews)
Heavy fighting in the northern areas of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has trapped many residents in their homes, with some unable to bury their dead, civil society sources said on 6 July. The fighting has rendered the areas inaccessible to those who could provide help to the affected families.
Somalis protest against extra peacekeepers, many coerced (07.07.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Hundreds of Somalis including veiled women and children armed with automatic rifles marched through the town of Kismayu on Wednesday, protesting against plans to increase peacekeeper numbers. Many residents said they were coerced by Islamic insurgents to take to the dusty streets, days after regional powers promised 2,000 extra troops to prop up Somalia's fragile government.
East African leaders urge UN to provide Somalia force (06.07.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
East African leaders have renewed their calls to the UN to replace the beleaguered African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia. … The leaders of the regional grouping Igad also agreed to deploy 2,000 more AU peacekeepers to help the government.
Observers say breakaway Somali region vote was fair (28.06.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Three candidates stood in the election that opposition leader Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo is expected to win, ousting Dahir Rayale Kahin, who has been in office for nine years.
Somaliland poll fuels recognition hopes (25.06.2010)
(Quelle: Irinnews)
As voters in Somaliland prepared to finally cast their ballots in a tight, oft-delayed presidential election on 26 June, there was one outcome for which almost everybody in the territory, regardless of political or clan affiliation, was rooting.
Political reconciliation and basic security the priorities for Somalia, new UN envoy says (22.06.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Augustine Mahiga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and the head of the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), told UN Radio that promoting reconciliation and a more inclusive political process must be a priority in a country that has not had a functioning national government in two decades.
Secretary-General names new UN envoy for Somalia (09.06.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Augustine Mahiga, Tanzania’s Ambassador to the United Nations, to serve as his top envoy for Somalia.
Somalia's defence minister Yusuf Mohammed Siad resigns (09.06.2010)
(Quelle: BBC)
Somalia's defence minister, who is leading the fight against Islamist insurgents, has resigned from the embattled transitional government.
Somali rebels kill two AU peacekeepers - AMISOM (05.06.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Two Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM) died in fighting with rebels for control of north Mogadishu this week, an AMISOM spokesman said on Saturday.
Somali clashes continue to kill and uproot thousands, reports UN agency (28.05.2010)
(Quelle: UN News)
Renewed fighting between Government troops and armed opposition groups have displaced over 17,000 people from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, over the past month, with more than 14,300 fleeing in the last two weeks alone, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
One million displaced Somalis in need of aid are beyond reach - UN (26.05.2010)
(Quelle: Reliefweb)
Almost 1 million displaced Somalis in need of aid cannot be reached by United Nations refugee and food agencies because of growing insecurity and the threat of kidnappings to staff.