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Islamist group expresses solidarity with Al-Shabab fighters
The Somali Islamic Courts have said they will continue their fight against Somali government soldiers and Ethiopian troops that have aggressed against Somalia, stating that the courts and Al-Shabab group have a shared goal of fighting them.Islamic Courts military operations spokesman, Sheikh Abdirahim Ise Addow, has said they will not enter into any agreement with what he called Abdullahi Yusuf's [Somali president] mercenaries, adding that the courts and Al-Shabab have a shared goal of fighting Ethiopian troops and Abdullahi Yusuf's faction. Sheikh Suleyman Haji, Somali Islamic Courts commander for Bay and Bakol regions, said their forces are fighting alongside the Al-Shabab group said that they, the Islamic Courts, had no ties with the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS). Posted by: Fred 2008-08-03 |
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