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Islamic courts pushing towards Jowhar in the wake of Mogadishu victory
Islamic militia vowed to turn Somalia into a religious state yesterday , pushing north to take more territory after winning a three-month battle for Mogadishu. But thousands of Mogadishu residents protested against the takeover, and the defeated warlords said they would fight back. Clan elders warned the Islamic side against more advances.Fighters loyal to Sharia courts seized the lawless capital Monday from a self-styled antiterrorism coalition of warlords widely believed to be backed by Washington. President Bush said he was monitoring the situation. ``Obviously when there's instability anywhere in the world we're concerned. There is instability in Somalia," Bush said during a trip to Texas. ``First concern of course would be to make sure that Somalia does not become an Al Qaeda safe haven, doesn't become a place from which terrorists plot and plan. So we're watching very carefully developments there." Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-06-07 |
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