Monday, December 15, 2008

Somalia President Fires Prime Minister

Fikirka Xorta ah - Somalia's government was near collapse Sunday as Islamic insurgents accused of having ties to al-Qaeda vowed never to negotiate or share power with the Western-backed administration.

Somalia's president fired the prime minister Sunday, saying he failed to bring security to a nation struggling with a violent insurgency and political turmoil. (See TIME's top 10 news stories of 2008)


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