SOMALIA

MEDIA SAFETY - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

MEDIA SAFETY

23 June 2006: TV Cameraman Killed

19 June 2006: Somalia: Militia closes Shabelle radio station in south-central town

3 June 2006: Reporters Restricted to Perform Journalistic Assignment

2 June 2006: Somali female journalist "critical" after attack by militia

1 June 2006: Somali militias attack, abduct female Shabeelle radio journalist

22 May 2006: Private Somali radio station temporarily closed down in Baidoa by armed militia

15 May 2006: Covering chaos : Journalists struggle to work effectively amidst fighting in Mogadishu

21 April 2006: Journalist Injured

26 December 2005: Annual Report States Massive Violations of Press Freedom

31 August 2005: Journalists Demand Improved Safety Measures

06 June 2005: Journalist Killed by Gunmen at Checkpoint

25 May 2005: Journalist Shot and Injured in Mogadishu

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

29 March 2007: Heavy fighting smashes Mogadishu truce, kills 10

21 March 2007: Heavy fighting erupts in Somalia

18 March 2007: Mortar blasts rock Somali capital, wound eight

14 March 2007: Mortar bombs hit Somali presidential palace

02 March 2007: Blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

23 February 2007: Gunmen attack Mogadishu's airport

20 Febuary 2007: Mortar blasts rock Mogadishu, 16 killed

16 Febuary 2007: Somali and Ethiopian troops attacked with mortars

15 February 2007: Mortar shells rock Somali capital

07 Febuary 2007: Mogadishu mortar attack wounds at least 8

01 Febuary 2007: Mortar and rocket attack kills three in Mogadishu

31 January 2007: AU fails to secure Somali force

30 January 2007: Explosions rock northern Mogadishu, say residents

24 January 2007: U.S. confirms second air strike in Somalia

24 January 2007: Five wounded in Mogadishu airport mortar attack as new US strike reported

23 January 2007: Ethiopian troops begin leaving Somalia

15 January 2007: Deadly attacks in Somali capital

13 January 2007: Somali parliament declares state of emergency

12 January 2007: Viral fever spreads from Kenya to Somalia -officials

10 January 2007: New attacks in southern Somalia

01 January 2007: Somali Islamists flee towards Kenya and to the hills

29 December 2006: Somali PM enters Mogadishu, crowds line route

29 December 2006: Somali PM enters Mogadishu, crowds line route

29 December 2006: Somali government plans martial law with parliament backing

29 December 2006: Somali PM enters Mogadishu, crowds line route

28 December 2006: Martial law for Somalia after Islamists flee capital

28 December 2006: Ethiopian, Somali govt forces at Mogadishu limits

28 December 2006: Ethiopian-backed govt troops march into Mogadishu

28 December 2006: Somali pro-govt militias seize buildings in capital

27 December 2006: Somali pro-government forces "will besiege capital"

27 December 2006: Somali pro-govt forces capture key Islamist town

26 December 2006: Somali Islamists vow long-term war with Ethiopia

26 December 2006: Ethiopia vows more air strikes in Somalia

26 December 2006: Ethiopian jets fire on retreating Somali Islamists

25 December 2006: Ethiopian jets strike Somali airports

24 December 2006: Ethiopia says forced into war with Somali Islamists

24 December 2006: Somali govt forces kill 500 Islamist fighters-envoy

22 December 2006: Ethiopian tanks roll in Somali battle's fourth day

21 December 2006: Somali rivals duel, day after peace talks deal

20 December 2006: Somali govt, Islamists to resume talks amid clashes

20 December 2006: Heavy fighting erupts in Somalia

19 December 2006: Somali Islamists hint at delay in attacking Ethiopian troops

18 December 2006: Somali Islamist deadline looms

13 December 2006: Ethiopian PM unbowed by troop ultimatum from Somali Islamists

12 December 2006: Somali Islamists give Ethiopians week to exit

11 December 2006: Islamists target Ethiopia border

08 December 2006: Thousands of Somalis protest deployment of regional peacekeepers

08 December 2006: Fighting breaks out near Somali government base

07 December 2006: Islamist warning for Somali force

03 December 2006: Somali speaker says Ethiopian troops must leave

01 December 2006: Suicide attack kills 8 near Somali government seat

28 November 2006: Somali Islamists accuse Ethiopia of shelling central town

27 November 2006: Somalia Conflict Risk Alert

23 November 2006: Flooded East Africa braces for disease outbreak

23 November 2006: Threat of disease outbreaks as flooding persists

20 November 2006: Somali region to switch to Sharia

20 November 2006: Flooding 'will affect food security'

19 November 2006: Ethiopia convoy attacked in Somalia-Islamist source

17 November 2006: UN to start emergency airlifts to flood-stricken Somali refugees in Kenya

12 November 2006: Somali Islamists, government-allied troops clash

08 November 2006: Somalia floods kill at least 47, thousands homeless

23 October 2006: Somali Islamists announce start of 'jihad' against Ethiopian troops

23 October 2006: Five killed as fresh fighting rocks southern Somalia

09 October 2006: Combined Somali, Ethiopian forces seize town

01 October 2006: Over 20 killed in clan clash on Somalia-Ethiopia border

26 September 2006: Somali Islamists slap curfew on port town after protests

25 September 2006: Ethiopian troops enter Somalia to back government: witnesses

25 September 2006: Anti-Islamist protests break out in Somali port

22 September 2006: Somali Islamists flex Sharia muscle, vow to take Kismayo port

18 September 2006: Explosion near Somali parliament during presidential speech

14 September 2006: Islamists vow to fight Somalia peacekeeping plan

14 September 2006: Tension in Somali port town as Islamist fighters arrive

04 September 2006: Somali govt, Islamists agree to form joint military

04 September 2006: At least 12 killed as fight erupts in Somali government seat

31 August 2006: Nine injured in Mogadishu grenade attack

16 August 2006: Islamist militia take key Somali port - residents

22 July 2006: Somali Islamists and govt clash, fuelling war fears

20 July 2006: Somali Islamists vow holy war on Ethiopian troops

20 July 2006: Somali executions total 682 in 2006

20 July 2006: Somali Islamists vow holy war on Ethiopian troops

20 July 2006: Somali militia 'pull back' forces

19 July 2006: Somali government on alert at Islamist advance

13 July 2006: Somalia military movements increase as talks near

12 July 2006: ICRC continues to aid Mogadishu wounded

12 July 2006: Defeated Somali warlord joins government

10 July 2006: Somali warlord surrenders after two-day battle

10 July 2006: Fighting flares in Mogadishu, at least 60 dead

10 July 2006: Heavy fighting resumes in Somali capital

09 July 2006: Islamists battle Somali warlord militia, 20 die

09 July 2006: Somali government calls for exclusion of Islamists from peace talks

05 July 2006: Attacks on aid vehicles in Somalia, Sudan

05 July 2006: Somali World Cup viewers killed

03 July 2006: Islamic courts issue Mogadishu travel guidelines

27 June 2006: Somali Islamists seize checkpoints, demand sharia

26 June 2006: Somali courts ask Africa to block foreign forces

19 June 2006: Africa Union to send mission to Somalia as Islamists entrench theocracy

19 June 2006: Somali conflict could trigger refugee crisis - UN

19 June 2006: Somali peace force moves closer

15 June 2006: Islamic fighters control southern Somalia

14 June 2006: Somali warlords stronghold tense after US-backed militia chiefs flee

13 June 2006: Key US-backed Mogadishu warlord defects to Islamic courts

12 June 2006: Somali town girds for fresh clashes

11 June 2006: Somali Islamist gunmen on move, offensive feared

11 June 2006: Somalia Islamic militia target new town

9 June 2006: UN voices concern about Somalia violence, urges respect of arms embargo

8 June 2006: AU wants UN Security Council to lift Somalia arms embargo

08 June 2006: Transitional gov't in talks with Islamic leaders

6 June 2006: ANALYSIS-Islamist victory may give Somali peace a chance

06 June 2006: Is it over for Mogadishu's warlords?

02 June 2006: Scores killed in inter-clan fighting in northeast

31 May 2006: Fresh fighting breaks out in Mogadishu

31 May 2006: Somali Islamists seize rival base

29 May 2006: Mogadishu tense after weekend violence

26 May 2006: Thousands flee Mogadishu battle

26 May 2006: ICRC alarmed by number of civilian casualties

26 May 2006: Tentative calm reported in Mogadishu after bloody battle

26 May 2006: Mogadishu on edge as residents await new factional battles

23 May 2006: Somali cabinet renews call for foreign peacekeepers

17 May 2006: East Africa warns against foreign support for Somali factions

17 May 2006: US committed to working with 'partners' to end unrest in Somalia

15 May 2006: Truce holding after days of clashes in capital

15 May 2006: Eleven die in interclan clashes in the northwest

14 May 2006: NGO office in Somali port town bombed

13 May 2006: Bloody street battles in Somalia

12 May 2006: New fighting in Mogadisgu as clashes enter sixth day

12 May 2006: Illegal arms continue to fuel factional fighting

11 May 2006: From clan fighting to ideological battleground

10 May 2006: Islamic militants gaining ground in Mogadishu fighting: UN

09 May 2006: More deaths in third day of Mogadishu fighting

08 May 2006: More than 15 killed in renewed fighting in Mogadishu

07 May 2006: Mogadishu clashes claims one, wounds eight

24 April 2006: Seven killed, families displaced by renewed fighting in Mogadishu

13 April 2006: Losing Livelihoods as drought bites in Juba Valley

05 April 2006: Severe food and water crisis in Gedo

04 April 2006: Drought, insecurity drive more Somalis into Kenya

29 March 2006: Mogadishu ceasefire talks hit snag

26 March 2006: Calm returns in Somali capital after days of clashes

23 March 2006: Eleven killed in Somali capital clashes

01 March 2006: Somali warlord expels president's militia

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