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Africa Horn
Somalia: PM accuses Islamists of preparing an attack on Baidoa
2006-07-20
(Somalinet) Somali interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi condemned Islamic Courts on Tuesday afternoon for preparing an attack on the government based Baidoa town in southwest Somalia after its militia moved to Burhakaba town only 60km to Baidoa. In a news conference held in the provincial town of Baidoa today, Prime Minister Gedi accused Islamists in the capital of provoking major conflict with the legal transitional federal government based in Baidoa. He said I want to make clear that foreign insurgents trained in Eritrea stay in Somalia capital Mogadishu to destabilize the situation.

The press conference of Gedi came shortly after hundreds of Islamic militiamen with 25 battle wagons reached Burhakaba district of Bay region on Wednesday. “We have received confirmed reports saying that Islamic Courts arrived at Burhakaba district of Bay region which has its local authority formed by Somalia government and the Islamic courts announced to install an Islamic court there and that is an aggression to the region and also means interfering the local authority,” Gedi said.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Nah, Grace Jones never looked that good.
Posted by: WolfDog   2006-07-20 13:39  

#1  who is that? Grace Jones?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-20 11:44  

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