The chairman of the Islamic courts' union Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed denied his Islamic militiamen were advancing to Jowhar town 90km of the capital Somalia to fight with militia of anti terror alliance who based there ever since the capital city had fallen to the hands of Islamic courts. Mogadishu's Somalinet correspondent reports. "We are in the position of defending ourselves and we are not on attack and it is baseless assertion the news over Islamic courts launched an attack," Sheikh Sharif told the local media overnight, warning the media against fuelling tensions. Earlier reports say that Islamic gunmen are preparing all out war to Jowhar town, where some of the defeated warlord alliance remain also deploying enforcements troops at former military airbase Bali-dogle near to Burhaba town of Bay region in southwest Somalia to prepare an attack on government troops who were said to have been advancing towards the airport.
The leader of Islamic courts' union (ICU) Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has also verbally attacked the transitional federal government based in Baidoa town 240km southwest of the capital saying the government is illegally exploiting its power and hasting common issues. "The government is needed to consult with its people because it is unelected government but formed in a conference by faction leaders in Kenya so since the TFG did not come in the public's willing it should move slowly and carefully," Sheikh Sharif said.