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The US should not wait for a "next time" in my opinion. There needs to be a direct assault on their bases. In the long run if Somalia cannot be governed by their own people maybe the land needs to be annexed to the surrounding countries and let them deal with it.

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Funds to boost Somalia security

International donors pledge more than $250m (£172m) to boost security in Somalia, an EU official says. Ref. Source 8

Somalia History & Civil Business Politics

Somalis Say Illegal Fishing By Foreign Trawlers Drove Them To Piracy
By SHASHANK BENGALI

The international community is shouting about piracy. But long before this, we were shouting to the world about our problems," said Eid, a bony-cheeked former lobsterman with a bushy goatee. "No one listened." Ref. Source 9

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UN-Islamist talks on Somalia aid

The UN's refugee agency says it hopes to restart operations in areas under Islamists' control in Somalia. Ref. Source 3

Somalia

It is my belief that the UN should go in and take this country over totally. Set up a new government that can treat the whole of the nation as one and stop all the fighting and pirates that is going on.

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Ethopian troops 'return to Somalia'

Ethiopian troops have reportedly crossed the border into Somalia as fighting there intensifies between government forces and Islamist fighters, witnesses said. Ref. Source 5

Somalia - Page 4

Big attack on Mogadishu Islamists

Somalia's Western-backed government forces launch a big counter-attack on Islamist militants in Mogadishu. Ref. Source 5

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Somalia Declares State of Emergency After Intense Fighting

In Somalia, thousands have fled the capital of Mogadishu as government forces continue to fight opposition Islamist fighters. Fierce street fighting over the past month has claimed hundreds of lives. Just last week, bombs killed two lawmakers, the country's security minister, the police commander of Mogadishu and nearly two dozen civilians. We speak to Somali American writer and human rights activist Sadia Ali Aden. Ref. Source 9