Somalia
Kenya denies the presence of Ethiopian and U.S. troops at the Somali border. Puntland arrested a shiekh who called for jihad. The ICU closed cinemas and then imposed a curfew in Bulo Burde, and will seize weapons from Mogadishu businessmen.
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Mujahideen Brigades of Eritrea Issue a Video of Ambushing an Enemy Supply Vehicle, and Photographs of Somali Martyrs
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The Islamic Courts has “dispatched thousands of troops Sunday to within 15 kilometers” of the Ethiopian border. The ICU rallied in the border town of Abudwaq, and has banned weapons. Over 3,000 TFG cadet graduates have been deployed in Baidoa.
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The ICU “openly declared a holy war against Ethiopians.” Ethiopia has sent hundreds more troops to reinforce Baidoa. The ICU has sent in a force of 30 technicals to control Abudwaq, on the Ethiopian border. Over 22,000 Somalia have left for Yemen to escape the ICU.
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The Ethiopian government “is making the necessary preparations for war,” said Prime Minister Meles. TFG President Yusuf is heading to Puntland. A local militia in the town of Abudwaq near the Ethiopian border has retaken a police station form the ICU.
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Ethiopian troops are patroling a road in Baidoa and have imposed a curfew in a town in central Somalia. A TFG Colonel defected to the ICU. A radio station near the Ethiopian border was closed after callers express opposition to the ICU. Khat kiosks in the Hiran region are shut down.
Islamic Courts on the Offensive
Two more Ethiopian armored vehicles destroyed, ICU engages TFG outside Baidoa, captured border town Islamic Courts controlled cities and towns marked in red. Click map to view. The Islamic Courts Union, al Qaeda’s proxy organization in Somalia, is on the offensive against the Transitional Federal Government and supporting Ethiopian Army units. Over the weekend, ICU […]
Ethiopian Convoy Ambushed in Aweys’ “Greater Somalia”
Islamic Courts attacks an Ethiopian military convoy; Aweys calls for a “Greater Somalia” in the Horn of Africa ICU militiamen in a “technical.” Click image to view. The Islamic Courts Union has ambushed an Ethiopian military column of 80 vehicles, and killed 6 Ethiopian soldiers and wounded 20. The Islamic courts conducted a sophisticated attack […]
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The Islamic Courts ambushed an Ethiopian convoy of 80 vehicles heading to Biadoa. Six soldiers were killed an 20 wounded after 2 vehicles were hit by IEDs, then a skirmish broke out. TFG President Yusuf urges 3,000 cadets training in Baidoa to defend their country. The ICU officially banned khat, and has shut down a […]
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In Mogadishu, the Islamic Courts opened fire on a crowd protesting the banning of Khat. A 13 year old boy iwa killed and others are wounded. A curfew has been imposed in Mogadishu after the riots. U.S. Marines are conducting joint operations with the Kenyan military on the Somali border.
The Somali Jihad
CBN’s Erick Stakelbeck followed up his report on western Pakistan with a look at the other forgotten front in the Long War: Somalia. We’ve documented the rise of the al Qaeda backed Islamic Courts Union. Erick interviewed Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and me, as well Adam Hassan, a representative of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia Erick […]
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Eritrean president assails US for stoking conflicts
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Big Fish In The Little Somali Pond
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Aways, the leader of the Islamic Courts, calls the UN report on foreign involvement “a fabrication.” Kofi Annan calls for neighboring countries to “stay out.” The ICU is burning khat, and the Somali Tobacco Company is burning its stock. The ICU arrested 22 smokers in Kismayo, “where they will be flogged if found guilty of […]
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Iran has supplied the Islamic Courts with weapons and training, while ICU fighters fought with Hezbollah. Kenya has halted all flights to Somalia. More fighting is reported between the ICU and Puntland.
Puntland, Somalia Clash south of Galkayo; Iran’s Hand
Fighting breaks out in Puntland; Iran supplies weapons and other support to the Islamic Courts Islamic Court Militia cheers during the handing over of weapons by the rivall militia in Mogadishu, Thursday, July 13, 2006. (AP Photo / Mohamed Sheikh Nor.) Click image to view. The Islamic Courts Union and forces from the semi autonomous […]
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US Official Offers a Bleak Assessment of Somalia
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Somalia peace deal refused by the Transitional Government and labeled ‘irrelevant’
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Somalia’s Islamic Movement Signs Accord
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Puntland arrested 12 supporters of the Islamic Courts in Galkayo, a city just north of recent fighting between the ICU and Puntland forces. An ICU spokesman for central Somalia claims they will take Galkayo and regions north by force. Aways, Indhoaade and Sharif tout the capture of a pirated ship. The ICU has banned all […]
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Somali Islamists free pirate ship
Islamic Courts, Puntland forces Battle in Central Somalia
Puntland takes a preemptive shot at the Islamic Courts units moving northward Map of Somalia. Islamic Courts advances in Red, recent clash in yellow. Click map to view. As the long awaited showdown in Baidoa between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Islamic Courts drags on, the Islamic Courts have advanced northward towards […]
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Somalia: BBC radio banned in Puntland
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Kenya: Somali Islamists briefly detained after US warning
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Egypt and Ethiopia to tackle Somalia™s problems
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Islamists claim fighting in northern Somalia
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Somali Parliament Leader Meets With Islamist Leaders
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Somali pirates demand ransom for ship
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The Islamic Courts are reported to be advancing north towards the southern part of Galkayo in Puntland. Fighting broke out in the southern town of Bardhere as the ICU attempted to establish control. The TFG claims to have evidence ‘foreign fighters’ are in Somalia, including Americans, Pakistanis, Afghanis and Indonesians. Kenyan Muslims “strongly condemn … […]
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Terrorists look to Somalia as an emerging safe haven