Radio Somalia

At least six people have been killed and 17 others injured as two coordinated bomb explosions ripped through a region in southwestern Somalia, Press TV reports.
The first blast took place at a restaurant in the town of Garbaharey, the capital of Gedo region and situated 528 kilometers (328 miles) southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, on Sunday, killing three people, among them transitional government soldiers.
Ten other people suffered various degrees of injury as a result of the explosion.
“The restaurant was packed with people, mainly government officials and troops, at the time of the blast. I saw three dead bodies on the ground as wounded people were being taken out, Abdi Dhuurgal, a witness, told Press TV.
Shortly later, a remote-controlled explosive device was set off inside a market, killing three more people. Local officials said the blast apparently targeted Ethiopian and Somali soldiers, who were patrolling the area.
They added that a prominent elder was among the dead, and the wounded victims have been rushed to the main hospital in the town.
Meanwhile, al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for the acts of terror, saying that they could cause extensive structural damage to strategic and important facilities in Garbaharey.
Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
The weak Western-backed transitional government in Mogadishu has been battling al-Shabab fighters for the past five years and is propped up by thousands of African Union soldiers from Uganda, Burundi, and Djibouti.

Source: PressTV

Somalia
Somalia: Explosion kills 11 in Baidoa 9 Apr 9, 2012 - 8:19:02 AM BAIDOA, Somalia Apr 9 2012 (Garowe Online) - A improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted in the middle of a busy street in downtown Baidoa kills civilians, Radio Garowe reports. The IED whcih the terrorist organization Al Shabaab are being held responsible for kiilled 11 civilians and injured more than 18 people, one of whom was a soldier. Authorities in Baidoa said that Al Shabaab had planted the IED in hopes to kill many TFG troops stationed in Baidoa but instead killed poor civilians shopping in the busy market in central Baidoa. According to sources the majority of the dead bodies lying motionless in the busy intersection in Baidoa were women."There was a huge explosion next to the meat market and vegetable market where many women were shopping for groceries, the majority killed in the blast were women," said a female shopkeeper that owns business a few blocks from the blast. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Al Shabaab have not claimed responsibility for the attack but on Sunday vowed to recapture cities in southern and central Somalia which the terrorist organization was uprooted from by allied forces. The battle continues In the region of Gedo a battle broke out between Kenyan alongside TFG troops and Al Shabaab that claimed the lives of 8 people on the fighting sides. The battle broke out after Kenyan and TFG troops conducted a military operation on a known Al Shabaab base in a small town called Modaale. TFG authorities who spoke to local media in Gedo region said that they successfully carried out their operation but did not comment on casualties sustained in the battle. After a failed attempt by the Al Shabaab to kill Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Gaas the TFG has vowed to continue their battle to rid Al Shabaab from Somalia. GAROWE ONLINE

Journalist gunned down in front of this home

Somalia: Journalist gunned down in front of his home 6 Apr 6, 2012 - 9:29:09 AM BELEDWEYNE, Somalia Apr 6 2012 (Garowe Online) – A journalist working in Beledweyne the former stronghold of Al Shabaab was gunned down as he stood in front of his house on Thursday afternoon, Radio Garowe reports. Gunmen repeatedly shot Mahad Salaad Adan in the head as he was approaching the door of his home in Howlwadag in north Beledweyne. The unknown gunmen then fled the scene of the crime. Mahad who was only 23 years old is survived by his wife and daughter. Mahad was one of few reporters working in Beledweyne the former stronghold of Al Shabaab until the Ethiopian and TFG forces captured it late last year. Mahad who was a journalist for 4 years worked wit Radio Hiraan and Radio Shabelle. This is the fourth journalist to be killed in Somalia just in the year 2012. Somalia has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world for a journalist. GAROWE ONLINE

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1st July Somali World Wide Movement,

A one day peaceful demonstration on the 1st of July 2012 is being organized, and I must admit it’s getting a positive effect. The idea consists on going to the streets in every city on a peaceful demonstration for our voices to be listened to. Many have talked on our behalf and come with no solution. We the Somali Association in Spain support this initiative.

Almost 22 yrs. of war, hunger and constant death is more than we can take. Somalia does not any more exist like a country. We do not have an embassy nor is our passport recognized.

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/11/23/internacional/1322066679.html