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| Somalia: President says Islamic Courts are on the offensive |
| 2006-11-28 |
| (SomaliNet) Somali’s interim president Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed on Monday accused the Islamic Courts Union of being offensive to his government. He said in an interview with Al-Arabia TV channel in its office in Somalia describing the recent comments by the leader of Islamists, Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed in which he declared jihad as provocative and vile. Mr. Yusuf said the Islamic Courts mistranslated the word of Jihad using it for their particular interest to rule the country. “The leader of executive council of Islamic Courts Sheik Sharif will hold the responsibility of the bad consequence that will be resulted from the war he declared,” president Yususf said. Asked about the presence of terrorist group in Somalia, Mr. Yusuf said that he has concrete evidence confirming that international terrorist cells stay in Somalia and fight alongside with Islamic Courts. He said the terror groups in Somalia help Islamic Courts carrying out acts of destroying the country. “I have an indication, for instance the suicide bomb attack in Baidoa city two months ago that targeted my convoys and aimed to kill me but failed.” But the Islamic Court distanced any involvement of the attack in Baidoa which was plotted to assassinate the president but escaped unharmed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 provocative and vile! YEAH! |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-11-28 15:42 |