Somalia/Mogadishu all over again?
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Somalia/Mogadishu all over again?
Somali Islamists seize capital
By Ali Musa Abdi in Mogadishu
06jun06
SOMALI Islamists claimed to have seized full control of Mogadishu after four months of bloody fighting with a US-backed warlord alliance and were set to impose Sharia law across the city.
Having captured nearly all of the lawless capital and a key warlord supply line on its northern outskirts at the weekend, the Islamists said they were cementing their authority over areas formerly held by the alliance.
Fighters loyal to the warlords could not be seen on the streets and many of their top commanders were said to have left Mogadishu amid signs any short-term attempt to re-take the city would be futile, according to witnesses.
In a statement read over local radio stations, the chairman of the city's Joint Islamic Courts, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, said 15 years of warlord control of Mogadishu was over and urged residents to accept the new leadership.
"The Joint Islamic Courts are not interested in a continuation of hostilities and will fully implement peace and security after the change has been made by the victory of the people with the support of Allah," he said.
"The JIC will take care of the safety of the people and freedom of individuals and will eradicate any sort of hostilities brought about by inter-clan fighting," Sheikh Ahmed said.
Senior court officials said preparations were being made to bring all of Mogadishu under Islamic law.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...5E1702,00.html
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By Ali Musa Abdi in Mogadishu
06jun06
SOMALI Islamists claimed to have seized full control of Mogadishu after four months of bloody fighting with a US-backed warlord alliance and were set to impose Sharia law across the city.
Having captured nearly all of the lawless capital and a key warlord supply line on its northern outskirts at the weekend, the Islamists said they were cementing their authority over areas formerly held by the alliance.
Fighters loyal to the warlords could not be seen on the streets and many of their top commanders were said to have left Mogadishu amid signs any short-term attempt to re-take the city would be futile, according to witnesses.
In a statement read over local radio stations, the chairman of the city's Joint Islamic Courts, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, said 15 years of warlord control of Mogadishu was over and urged residents to accept the new leadership.
"The Joint Islamic Courts are not interested in a continuation of hostilities and will fully implement peace and security after the change has been made by the victory of the people with the support of Allah," he said.
"The JIC will take care of the safety of the people and freedom of individuals and will eradicate any sort of hostilities brought about by inter-clan fighting," Sheikh Ahmed said.
Senior court officials said preparations were being made to bring all of Mogadishu under Islamic law.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...5E1702,00.html
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