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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
– MILITANTS REGROUPING IN SOMALIA
Sheikh Qasim Ibrahim Nur, the national security director of Somalia’S interim government, said, on 12/13/2007, that the “Council of Islamic Courts” ( C.I.C ) is regrouping. He also said that 80% of the country is not under Somalia’S interim government control. “Islamists are planning to launch a massive attack against the [government] and its allied troops” – Sheikh Qasim Ibrahim Nur added.
Abdulaye Hassan, a Hawiye tribe spokesman, said on Thursday 12/13/2007, Ethiopian troops must leave Somalia for the country’s ailing transitional institutions to garner any legitimacy and a political solution to emerge.
The Hawiye clan is the largest in Somalia and is dominant in the capital Mogadishu, although some divisions exist amongst its numerous sub-clans.
“Council of Islamic Courts” ( CIC ) took over Mogadishu and most of Somalia in 06/2006. Because USA considered CIC as a wing of Al Qaeda – America encouraged Ethiopia to invade Somalia in order to introduce a pro American regime.
Since the Ethiopian-Somali War in 12/2006 Somalia runs under an interim government supported by Ethiopian troops and in constant civil war and bloodshed.
Due to the success of containing Al Qaeda in Iraq, the closing of the border between Syria and IRAQ, which reduces the number of Al Qaeda volunteers streaming to IRAQ and the Sunnite tribes in IRAQ, once allies to Al-Qaeda and now, turned against Al-Qaeda, there is a growing number of Islamic Jihady volunteers who travel to Somalia and North Africa to wage Jihad there. (see – Awakening Council )
** The Ethiopian-Somali War caused a major humanitarian crisis in Somalia (see – Triple disaster). According to Somalia’S Elman Human Rights report from 12/02/2007 – 5,960 civilians were killed in Mogadishu alone since 01/2007 (see – Mogadishu violence).
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