[Iran Press] Somali Information Minister Abdirahman Omar Osman warned that foreign terrorists have flocked to Somalia in recent months, joining militant forces attempting to turn the Horn of Africa country into an al-Qaeda haven.
| Jihadi tourists. Originally they went to Afghanistan to "fight" the Soviets. Later it was Iraq, where as I recall 50,000 got themselves killed, and an unknown number went home maimed. Now they split between Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. How many of those will not find their way home, except in an unmarriageable state? Darwin always wins, you see. |
"We are very much concerned about the influx of foreign terrorists coming to Somalia. The only way to stop terrorists from coming to Somalia is to have effective institutions which can bring peace and stability to the country. The TFG renews its appeal to the international community to support the TFG and AMISOM [African Union Mission for Somalia] forces with a view to ending the atrocities committed by al-Shabab," he said.
In addition, 25 people were killed on Thursday after a car bomb was detonated at the gate of Mogadishu's airport, where a high-ranking international delegation was having talks with the leaders of the Transitional Federal Government.
| Let's see: we've got the cannon fodder in the car, the guards... who made up the rest of the twenty-five? I think we can safely assume none of the target internationals were hit by much more than a flying splinter. O Ineffective Lions of Islam! |
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