Insurgents 'seize' Somalia port

12 Nov 2008

Islamist militants have taken control of the port of Merka, 90km (56 miles) south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Local residents witnessed fighters from the Islamist group al-Shabab taking the port without a fight, after pro-government militia left overnight. (Full Story)

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