(SomaliNet) Somalia's Islamic Courts slapped the US terrorism policy in the face when they elected Sheik Dahir Hassan Aweys as their supreme leader earlier this year after capturing Mogadishu. Sheik Aweys is wanted dead or alive by the US government. Another man who has been in the wanted list since 2004, Hassan Turki called a radio station in Mogadishu two nights ago and said heÂ’s not in hiding anymore. He said he and his army are going to Somalia Kenya border in order to prevent IGAD troops from crossing into Somalia from Kenya. Shiek Hassan Turki is a member of the ruling body of the Islamic Courts and he told Horn Afrik that he has a base in the border area and came to Mogadishu to fight and defeat Mogadishu warlords who vowed to capture him and his close friends.
SomaliaÂ’s political landscape changed when a group of Mogadishu warlords allegedly got money from the US government and announced their intention to capture and extradite wanted terrorists in Somalia. It backfired in a big way and the warlords were chased out of the country by militants waving Islamic flags.
The Islamic Courts surprised Somalia and the rest of the world when they captured Mogadishu in days and expanded their conquest to much of the south. Three other major cities in the south are within their reach now. They can march into Kismayo, Galkao or Baidao at anytime. Baidao hosts the federal government which does not control anywhere else in the country. However, neighboring countries promised military assistance to the government.