It’s the final showdown, the start of last battle. The last, to controlling Mogadishu. Somalia lives now hours of standby of strong tension. Driven by African Union that sustain the Federal Transitional Government, 3500 Burundi and Uganda soldiers of Amisom are preparing to attack in a big style to get by islamic radicals of al-Shabaab the neighborhoods of capital conquered in last months. Group officially tied to al Qaeda has gathered the challenge and by days thousands of mujahideen coming from every region of the country are concentrating in Mogadishu, together with heavy weapons, tanks, guns, rpg and mortars.

The flux of fighters, according fews inhabitants in town forced to live in house in a major of time, is unrestrainable. They are arrived by trucks, jeep, old bus and vans. To control the terrain they already have launched a rain of mortars and of gun along the perimeter along the headquarters of United Nations forces. The blue helmets, armed with new rules of engagement authorizing them to return fire, they responded to gunfire.

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The Yemeni authorities have declared a ceasefire with rebels fighting government forces in the north.

The truce started at midnight local time (2100 GMT) and came after days of negotiations between the government and rebels on how to end the conflict.

The leader of the rebels, known as Houthis, ordered his men to abide by the truce.

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The government of Israel is ready to restore the de jure recognition it has offered to Somaliland in 1960 as it eyes the Red Sea and the Horn, an Israeli spokesman says.

According to a local source, Golisnews, Mr. Yigal Palmor, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman is quoted on the Israeli newspaper of Haaretz Daily saying his government was ready to recognize Somaliland again. He cited Israel was the first state to recognize Somaliland in 1960 when it received its independence from Great Britain.

However, Mr. Palmor admitted Somaliland government has not contacted the Israeli government to seek ties.

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Hundreds of Somali insurgents loyal to islamist group al-Shabaab have reached Mogadishu, witnesses say, amid expectations of a major battle.

Eyewitnesses reported that fighters, about 20 vehicles and artillery had arrived in Somalia’s capital overnight.

Residents have been fleeing for days amid a widespread belief that the rebels and government forces are on the cusp of a serious showdown.

Al-Shabaab and other rebel groups control much of southern Somalia.

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Has just happened an action against italian embassy in Teheran. Some tens of Basij (iranian paramilitary militia), dressed by civilians, have tried to assault our embassy throwing stones and shouting dead to Italy, dead to Berlusconi. The announce of Foreign minister, Franco Frattini, arriving early afternoon during an audition in commission at Senato. Similar incidents have occurred in front of the embassies of France, Holland and Germany.

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Harm U.S. interests anywhere. We want to get the control gulf of Aden.

The wing of al-Qaeda in Yemen has called Monday all muslims of arabic penisula at jihad against christians and jews present in the region by an audio message diffused on internet by number two of the organisation. There is no other way out of this situation than combact a holy war, said Saeed al-Shehri, ex prisoner of Guantanamo, exhorting to attack everywhere american interests and the crusaders.

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Militants have killed five Russian soldiers in the troubled North Caucasus region of Chechnya, officials say.

The gunfight broke out on Thursday night in forested mountains south-west of the region’s capital Grozny, Russia’s interior ministry said.

Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said six more soldiers were wounded in the skirmish against some 15 militants.

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