A Menu of Options. The spellings of names of Somali leaders, clans, cities and regions used in this chronology are those which appear most often in the sources consulted. Some common variant spellings are listed below. Chronology of Events June April , which should preferably be read first. The Horn of Africa: Somalis in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya Feb. Chronology of Events December June Nov. Update on the Situation in the North Somaliland Jan. Jeune Afrique reports that an Islamic court in Mogadishu has condemned a young woman to having part of her lip cut off as a punishment for biting off part of a friend's lip Apr.
Approximately one month after the last peacekeepers left Somalia, the UN Security Council states that it will maintain a [translation] "small political mission" to [translation] "promote national reconciliation" AFP 6 Apr. General Mohamed Farah Aidid condemns the kidnapping ibid.
According to AFP, the alleged rape of a Luwaye woman by a Galadle man sparks clashes between the Galadle and the Luway, two sub-clans of the Rahanweyn clan. As a result, at least 5 people are killed and 3 injured in the Bai region of southern Somalia 14 Apr. The term of the president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, is extended by 18 months Afrique contemporaine July-Sept.
The shelling casts doubt on the effectiveness of the agreement signed last March by General Aidid and Acting President Ali Mahdi concerning the opening of Mogadishu's port and airport Keesing's Record of World Events 27 June , At least four people are killed, and 13 others are injured, during clashes between members of the Mursade and Abgal clans in Mogadishu Reuters 5 May The Abgal, who are loyal to Ali Mahdi, have been attempting since September to impose Sharia Islamic law in the Bermuda neighbourhood, and at times their attempts have caused heavy fighting between the two clans ibid.
Agency for International Development USAID estimates that the fighting in Burao has caused 85, civilians to move to surrounding areas of the town and that "thousands" of others have fled to Ethiopia 7 July , 2. The Islamic organization Jihad al-Islam threatens factional leaders with a holy war [translation] "unless they find a solution to the country's political impasse within two months" Afrique contemporaine July-Sept.
