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Propaganda in the War in Somalia (2006–2009)

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and after the admission. One claim by the ICU put the number of Ethiopian troops at 35,000. Ethiopia consistently insisted it had a "few hundred" advisors in the country until it increased its admission to "3,000 - 4,000." Independent claims put Ethiopian strength at anywhere between 8,000 and 20,000. Eritrea consistently denies presence of any troops in the country, though the TFG and Ethiopia both consistently accuse it of having up to 2,000 troops in Somalia. Other assertions include a wide range of other nations contributing troops, from Uganda to Islamic nations from which
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have also been accused of propaganda to drum up domestic support for the conflict. Eritrea even claims the assertions it has troops involved in Somalia is part of a disinformation campaign being waged against it by Ethiopia. Once the TFG and Ethiopian troops advanced into areas previously controlled
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Casualty reports have also conflicted, where one side might claim to have lost only a few troops while the opponent claimed to have inflicted hundreds. The positions of advance have also been disputed, such as one report where the ICU claimed to be within 10 km of Baidoa; the government denied
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One of the greatest debates has been over the presence or quantity of troops of the various external powers involved. There were various claims of involvement of Ethiopia before its open admission of presence in Somalia, as well as speculation and arguments about the quantity of troops both before
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In her most blunt assessment yet, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer last week accused the Islamic council of being controlled by "East Africa Al Qaeda cell individuals."
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of the casualties inflicted or taken, influence or control of media outlets (or shutting them down), and other informational means and media to sway popular support and international opinion.
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Islamists dismiss such allegations as Western propaganda, though some concede that the council is struggling to strike a balance between its moderate and fundamentalist factions.
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in Baidoa in 2006 and again in January 2007 and arresting numerous journalists attempting to report on Ethiopian troops in Baidoa. In November 2007, the federal government and
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Low literacy rates in Somalia, estimated at between 17% and 19%, also greatly impact the effect of propaganda within the country (see related article on literacy in
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urged Somalis to build an Islamic state in the country, and warned all nations that his al Qaeda network would fight against them if they intervened there.
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Al Qaeda, for their part, have not been silent on the issue. On July 1, 2006, a Web-posted audio message purportedly recorded by
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On January 15, 2007, the TFG closed the radio stations for Shabelle Radio, Horn Afrik, IQK, and the television station
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the ICU had advanced that far. Such claims and counter-claims have been common in the conflict.
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in Mogadishu, without stating a reason. Later, it was said the radio stations had ties to the
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clan, which supported the Islamic Courts, and, according to government spokesman
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Press Media reports the "propaganda of pro-ICU media outlets in Somalia "
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Post details: Ethiopia is the play ball of mafia and CIA propaganda
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SOMALIA: ICU authorities censor radio station, detain journalist
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activity was part of a propaganda campaign waged by Washington:
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there were significant assertions and accusations of the use of
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Ethiopians claim Iran's Press TV propaganda against Ethiopia
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On the other side, the TFG was accused of shutting down FM
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Referring to the UN Security Council resolution to support
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Iran expands role in media, via satellite and in English
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List of journalists killed during the Somali civil war
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NUSOJ leaders released on bail, documents confiscated
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Eritrean government: running out of propaganda tricks
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Index

Propaganda in the War in Somalia


War in Somalia (2006-2009)
disinformation
propaganda
information warfare
exaggeration
minimisation
Somalia
IGASOM
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Islamic Courts Union
mujahideen
Media manipulation
Radio Simba
Osman Adan Areys
East Africa
HornAfrik
Radio Warsan
Ethiopian
Al-Jazeera
Ayr
Abdirahman Dinari
Press TV
Internet censorship and surveillance in Somalia
List of journalists killed during the Somali civil war

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