Chronology of Somalia's collapse, conflict

[Jacaylbaro]

March 6 (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked the airport in Mogadishu on Tuesday and fought a heavy battle with government and Ethiopian troops as Ugandan peacekeepers arrived in Somalia's lawless capital.

 

Here is a chronology of recent events in Somalia:

 

Oct. 2004 - In 14th attempt since 1991 to restore central government, lawmakers elect Ethiopian-backed warlord Abdullahi Yusuf as president. In December, new Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Gedi swears in 27 ministers in Kenya.

 

Feb. 2006 - Lawmakers arrive in the southern city of Baidoa for the first meeting of the country's parliament on home soil.

 

June 2006 - The Somalia Islamic Courts Council (SICC) seizes the capital Mogadishu from U.S.-backed warlords and takes control of parts of southern Somalia. The interim government and the SICC recognise each other in their first direct talks.

 

Sept. 25 - President Yusuf escapes a bomb attack that kills five outside parliament in Baidoa.

 

-- Islamist fighters take over the southern port of Kismayo, Somalia's third largest city.

 

Oct. 9 - Islamists declare holy war against Ethiopia, which they accuse of invading Somalia to help the government.

 

Nov. 30 - Ethiopia's parliament votes to let its government take necessary steps to rebuff any invasion by the Islamists.

 

Dec. 12 - Islamists tell Ethiopia to leave Somalia within seven days or face war.

 

Dec. 19 - Fighting starts following the end of the deadline.

 

Dec. 24 - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says he is waging war against the Islamists to protect his country's sovereignty, in Ethiopia's first public admission of military involvement in Somalia.

 

Dec. 28 - Islamists flee Mogadishu ahead of a joint Ethiopian and Somali government force which captures the city.

 

Dec. 31 - Somali Prime Minister Gedi enters Mogadishu.

 

Jan. 1, 2007 - Islamists abandon defences at Kismayu.

 

Jan. 8 - President Yusuf arrives in Mogadishu for the first time since he became president in 2004.

 

-- U.S. aircraft strike the southern village of Hayo, after it was believed that at least one al Qaeda suspect was sheltering there. Ethiopian and Somali troops had chased the Islamists' last remnants to the area.

 

Jan. 13 - Parliament declares a three-month state of emergency amid fears of a return to clan violence.

 

Jan. 17 - Parliament ousts powerful speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, who split with the president and prime minister late last year over his peace overtures to rival Islamists.

 

Jan. 23 - Ethiopian forces begin leaving Mogadishu.

 

Feb. 20 - U.N. Security Council authorizes an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia for six months.

 

March 1 - A Ugandan vanguard of an African Union peace force to help the interim government flies into Baidoa.

 

March 6 - Some 350 Ugandan troops land at Mogadishu airport amidst pitch battles between insurgents and government and Ethiopian troops.

[Taako Man]

July 1- Mass celebrations of Somali independence day. Even in Hargeisa. Kana siib kana saar. The Somalia Flag Flies High Once Again.

[Jacaylbaro]

that was an ambitious dream ,,,,,,,

[Jaylaani]

Originally posted by Taako Man:

July 1- Mass celebrations of Somali independence day. Even in Hargeisa. Kana siib kana saar. The Somalia Flag Flies High Once Again.

Shouldn't you get the right color of the "dead" flag before talking about kani siib kana saar?