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The region covers much of the traditional territory of Ogaden and it formed a large part of the pre-1995 province of Hararghe. The region has a very high Somali population, and there is internal pressure to remove Ethiopian rule. There have been attempts to incorporate the area into a Greater Somalia. In the 1970s, Somalia invaded Ethiopia in support of local Somali ribirators, particularly during the Ogaden War. In late April 2005, heavy rains generated widespread flooding throughout Somali Region as well as Somalia, and caused the Shebelle River to burst its banks. As of May 2005, the flooding in Somali Region alone had caused over 100 confirmed deaths and widespread property damage affecting over 100,000 persons. The floods also destroyed shelters housing 25,000 Somali refugees in Kenya near Dorooro in Ogaden. Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the Somali Region has a total population of 4,439,147, consisting of 2,468,784 men and 1,970,363 women; urban inhabitants number 621,210 or 14% of the population. With an estimated area of 279,252 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 15.9 people per square kilometer. For the entire region 665,397 households were counted, which results in an average for the Region of 6.6 persons to a household, with urban households having on average 6.3 and rural households 6.7 people. Ethnic groups include Somalis (97.2%), Oromo (0.46%), Amhara (0.66%), foreign-born Somalis (0.20%) and Gurages (0.12%). 98.4% of the population is Muslim, 0.6% Orthodox Christian, and 1.0% are followers of all other religions.[2]
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1. Thousands of Somalis Moved to New Camp In Kenya
October 13, 2009
The International Organization for Migration, the U.N. refugee agency and their partners say they have successfully completed the relocation of more than 13,000 Somali refugees from overcrowded camps in Kenya's northeastern region of Dadaab to Kakuma, in the northwest of the country. The emergency operation began in mid-August in an effort to ease the pressure on the heavily congested Dadaab camp complex. Newly arrived Somali refugees wait to register at Hagadera camp in Dadaab (file photo)Conditions for the Somali refugees who have been moved to Kakuma have changed for the better. But, for ... (read more)
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2. Rights Groups Decry Ban on VOA in Somali Region
October 05, 2009
Media watchdog groups are condemning a ban placed on the Voice of America's Somali news service by the government of the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia. Three reporters connected to the VOA Somali service were also ordered to cease their journalist activities.The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, the Mogadishu-based National Union of Somali Journalists, and the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders are all decrying the unexpected move to ban the VOA broadcasts in Puntland. In a directive issued Thursday by Puntland's Ministry of Security, local radio stati... (read more)
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3. Al-Shabab Leader Threatens Somaliland
September 04, 2009
The spiritual leader of the radical Somali militant group al-Shabab has sharply criticized the leadership of the breakaway region of Somaliland for having ties with Ethiopia. The radical leader also called the brand of democracy practiced in the Somaliland un-Islamic and demanded implementation of Sharia law. In a thinly-veiled message warning of future attacks, al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, also known as Sheik Muktar Abu Zubayr, warns residents of Somaliland not to do business with Ethiopians and to stay away from Ethiopian-owned property.In the taped message, the al-Shabab leader also... (read more)
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4. Ethiopian Troops Reported to Leave Somali Town
August 31, 2009
Residents in the Somali town of Beledweyne are reporting that Ethiopian soldiers, who had apparently seized the town two days earlier, have partially withdrawn from the formerly rebel-held western part of town. Ethiopia's alleged military action on Saturday has been condemned by influential clan elders. Somalia's Shabelle Radio says residents in Beledweyne, near the Ethiopian border in the Hiran region, saw a large number of Ethiopian troops withdrawing from the western side of town. It was not immediately clear why the troops withdrew. But the report comes just two days after hundre... (read more)
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5. Al-Shabab Militants Enforce Laws Alien to Somali Culture
August 13, 2009
In Somalia, militant Islamists have begun enforcing new laws in the areas they control that are challenging the views of many traditionally moderate Muslims in the country. The leader of al-Shabab militants in Somalia's Banadir region, which includes the capital Mogadishu, says all women living in towns and districts under al-Shabab control must now cover themselves completely or face severe punishment. Ali Mohamud Hussein says al-Shabab will not tolerate anyone who disobeys the order. Hussein says in the Koran, Allah orders all women to be covered from head-to-toe and that ... (read more)
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6. Gunmen Kill 5 in Somali Mosque
August 12, 2009
Masked gunmen have stormed a mosque in Somalia's Puntland region, killing at least five preachers from Pakistan.Witnesses say the gunmen forced the Islamic preachers out of the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo on Wednesday, and killed them nearby. Five of the preachers died at the scene. Two other men were wounded.No one has claimed responsibility for the shooting.Puntland, a semi-autonomous region, has been relatively peaceful compared to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which sees near-daily violence and killing. Somalia has not had an effective government for 18 years, since 1991 when wa... (read more)
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7. Somali Government Forces say Insurgents Pushed from Strategic City
July 27, 2009
Forces loyal to Somalia's embattled government say they have pushed out Islamist insurgents from the strategic capital of Beledweyne in the central Hiran region. But the insurgents claim they made a tactical retreat and have not been defeated. Controlling Beledweyne has long been a vital goal for the Somali government. A Somali wounded in fighting between government forces and Islamist rebels in Mogadishu is brought to Madina hospital, 27 Jul 2009According to a local lawmaker, Mohamed Dhaqane Elmi Aar, Somali government forces assumed full control of Beledweyne on Sunday after driving Hisbu... (read more)
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