By David Ochami

(Africa Press International) — Eleven Muslims deported to Somalia from Kenya after the collapse of Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union (ICU) have been released from Ethiopian Woyanne jails and taken to Somalia.

It is not known why they were freed without charges. More on Woyanne frees eleven Kenyan Muslims, some in bad condition

 A US air raid that killed a senior figure in Somalia’s armed al-Shabaab group has put UN-sponsored peace talks under threat as the biggest opposition alliance said it was considering a boycott.

The Alliance for Liberation and Reconstitution of Somalia said on Friday that it was considering pulling out of the talks scheduled for May 10.The negotiations are aimed at addressing the escalating fighting and humanitarian crisis in the country.  More on US raid ‘undermines’ Somalia talks

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A U.S. airstrike that killed the suspected al-Qaida leader in Somalia brought warnings of vengeance from Islamic insurgents Friday and the threat of a boycott that could jeopardize peace talks with the U.N.-supported government. More on Somali militants vow to avenge leader’s death

Ninkii dhoof ku yimid baa geeridu dhibeysaa “ waxaa kaloo ka mid ahaa ereyo noorweeji ah sida “ Lenge leve for nasjon , lenge leve for Somalia” kuwaasoo macanahaeedu yihiin soomaali ha noolaato waqti dheer , waxaan kaloo arkayey ilmada ka qubaneysey qaar ka tirsan banaanbaxayaasha markii la qaadayey heesta ah “heybad waxaad ku leedahay dhulkaada hooyo”.

The recent US air raid, which killed Aden Hashi Eyrow, one of the senior leaders of Somalia’s Islamist movement, shows how Somalia has become the second key front of US’s war on terror after Afghanistan. The commonality between Somalia and Afghanistan, two anarchy fountain countries, is striking, according to the Senlis Council, an international think tank. Both countries are epicentres of war on terror and demonstrate how this war is aggravating the calamitous situations that already existed in these two countries. More on The failings of war on terror

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s Islamist rebels vowed to fight on under new leadership on Friday after U.S. warplanes killed an insurgent said to be al Qaeda’s commander in the Horn of Africa country.

Aden Hashi Ayro, who led al Shabaab militants blamed for attacks on government troops and their Ethiopian allies, was killed on Thursday in the latest of a string of U.S. air strikes on insurgents in the last year. More on Somali rebels defiant after al Qaeda chief killed