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Islamicist Militia Advances Closer to Somalia Base
 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The Islamic militia that has seized much of southern Somalia has advanced to within 12 miles of the only town still controlled by the country's weak U.N.-backed government, an Islamic official said Wednesday.The militia reached Moode Moode on Tuesday night, said local militia leader Mohammed Ibrahim Bilal. The group has started 24-hour patrols in the area, he said. "Our aim was to help the local residents in their fighting of bandits and to lift blockages from the road linking Baidoa to Mogadishu," Bilal told The Associated Press. Abdirahman Dinari, a spokesman for the transitional government, described the militia's advance as "a provocative action."
Posted by: Steve White 2006-10-05 |
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