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Somalia: Two Ethiopian soldiers killed in ambush attack
Brave, brave Lions of Islam™.
(SomaliNet) An Islamist fighter hiding the jungle outside of Jilib town in Middle Juba region in southern Somalia killed two Ethiopian soldiers and wounded two others, according to reports from the area. The murderer was among 12 fighters left behind in Lugoshow village near Jilib after the Islamists were defeated in the clashes with the Ethiopian backed interim government troops two days before.

The killer, who later was shot dead, sneaked into a house in Jilib where he targeted the Ethiopians and opened fire to a number of Ethiopian soldiers at the town’s checkpoint, killing two on the spot and injuring two others. Witnesses told SomaliNet that the man escaped after the initial attack early this morning. He was found and shot dead later in the day.

Before killing the Islamist martyr, the Ethiopians searched through the town and later found where he was hiding and killed him after strong resistance. “The Islamist man stayed apart from 11 other fighters who were left behind the frontline near Jilib who decided to go on foot to Mogadishu through adventuring the jungle,” local resident said. “The Islamist said he wanted to claim the lives of several Ethiopian soldiers before getting martyrdom.”

The Ethiopian forces are now speeding up the establishment of the security in Jilib to prevent such incident in the future.
Posted by: Fred 2007-01-03
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=176749