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| Reactions to the fall of Mogadishu |
| 2006-06-06 |
| An Islamic militia accused of having ties to al Qaeda claims it has seized control of Somalia's capital Mogadishu after some of the worst fighting seen since the government collapsed in 1991. The Islamic Courts Union, which supports the establishment of Islamic law in Somalia, said on Monday it had pushed an alliance of secular warlords out of nearly all of Mogadishu. This move poses a direct challenge to a fledging U.N.-backed government. Oways Osman, a reporter for Somalia's Shabelle Radio, told CNN that the Islamic militia controlled "88 percent, if not 99 percent" of the Somali capital. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Giggedy, giggedy. Oh yeah |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-06 22:20 |