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Africa Horn
Warlord Says Battle for Mogadishu Not Over
2006-06-12
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - One of the secular warlords who lost control of Somalia's capital to an Islamic militia vowed Sunday that the battle for Mogadishu was not over - an ominous warning for a city devastated by years of bloodshed and anarchy.

The threat came a day after Islamic fighters stopped showings of the World Cup soccer tournament, one of the first of many, many signs that the fundamentalist force now controlling nearly all of southern Somalia could install strict Islamic rule.
Because soccer is un-Islamic. Says so in the Qur'an.
Muse Sudi Yalahow said his group of secular warlords is regrouping to fight the Islamic militia, whom he accused of having ties to al-Qaida. "The alliance will continue fighting until we win the war on terror. We will hand down the terrorists linked to al-Qaida," Yalahow said in a telephone interview. "We will never surrender our arms."

The state of the secular alliance and how many weapons it has is not clear. Many members are in hiding after weeks of fighting with the Islamic militia killed at least 330 people, many of them civilians. Its leader was believed to be in Ethiopia seeking reinforcements.
"Youse guys gotta help me now or you'll be fighting those crazies yourselves!"
Posted by:Steve White

#1  Mog - the gift that keeps on giving. Sorta like Ted Kennedy.
Posted by: Fleaper Speater7122   2006-06-12 08:29  

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