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Somalis in Twin Cities Shaken by Charges of Sex Trafficking

Jennifer Ackerman for The New York Times

Members of Minneapolis’s Somali community left an Eid prayer at Masjid Dar Al-Hijrah on Tuesday. While many Somalis have thrived in the United States, criminal allegations have jolted the immigrant population.

By ERIK ECKHOLM

Published: November 23, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS — When the girl now identified as Jane Doe 2 came under their control in 2006, at age 12, the Somali Outlaws and the Somali Mafia gangs set a firm rule: Their members could have sex with her for nothing; others had to pay with money or drugs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/us/24gang.html?_r=1&src=me

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Troops Ambushed in Niger Waited an Hour to Call for Help, Pentagon Official Says October 23, 2017

The Pentagon has not determined why the soldiers waited to seek backup. A top official said they might have thought they could withstand the deadly attack.

By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and HELENE COOPER

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A storm of criticism had greeted the appointment of the Zimbabwe’s leader this past week.

By YONETTE JOSEPH

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Ms. Mntambo, an artist who grew up in South Africa, has become known for her work in cowhide — an idea that came to her in a dream.

By GINANNE BROWNELL MITIC

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The decision outraged medical professionals, rights groups and others who took to social media to call it an “insult” and “a sick joke.”

By YONETTE JOSEPH

Gunmen Kill 13 Niger Soldiers in Attack Near Mali Border October 21, 2017

Heavily armed men in trucks and on motorcycles rode into the base a few dozen miles from where militants killed four American soldiers in an ambush on Oct. 4.

By REUTERS

Conflicting Accounts in Niger Ambush Are Subject of Pentagon Investigation October 21, 2017

Nigerien officials have said that a convoy gave chase to Islamic militants who later returned to ambush them, but American troops say they didn’t pursue the militants before the attack.

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The Pentagon has not determined why the soldiers waited to seek backup. A top official said they might have thought they could withstand the deadly attack.

By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and HELENE COOPER

W.H.O. Removes Robert Mugabe as ‘Good-Will Ambassador’ October 22, 2017

A storm of criticism had greeted the appointment of the Zimbabwe’s leader this past week.

By YONETTE JOSEPH

Nandipha Mntambo’s Journey From Taxidermy to Art October 22, 2017

Ms. Mntambo, an artist who grew up in South Africa, has become known for her work in cowhide — an idea that came to her in a dream.

By GINANNE BROWNELL MITIC

After Making Mugabe a ‘Good-Will Ambassador,’ W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Rethinking’ It October 21, 2017

The decision outraged medical professionals, rights groups and others who took to social media to call it an “insult” and “a sick joke.”

By YONETTE JOSEPH

Gunmen Kill 13 Niger Soldiers in Attack Near Mali Border October 21, 2017

Heavily armed men in trucks and on motorcycles rode into the base a few dozen miles from where militants killed four American soldiers in an ambush on Oct. 4.

By REUTERS

Conflicting Accounts in Niger Ambush Are Subject of Pentagon Investigation October 21, 2017

Nigerien officials have said that a convoy gave chase to Islamic militants who later returned to ambush them, but American troops say they didn’t pursue the militants before the attack.

By DIONNE SEARCEY, HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT

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