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Africa Horn
Senior Somali Islamists Linger in Yemen
2007-01-07
Somalia's Islamist leaders are reportedly in Yemen to hold talks with Yemeni officials over their defeat in Somalia. Yemeni foreign monster Dr. Abu-Bakar al-Qurabi has revealed that senior Islamist members have come to his country. He said they came to Yemen to hold talks with the officials. "They are here to talk with the government officials over the foreign military occupation in Somalia," he said.
Ummm... That's what usually happens when you declare war on another country and your army melts on the approach of the enemy.
According to Al-Khaleej newspaper, Qurabi said it would be an opportunity for the Islamists to negotiate with the transitional government. The minister did not specify the names of the individuals that arrived in Yemen. He also pointed out that his government was determined to mediate Somalia's challenging parties.
As usual, they'll try to negotiate what they couldn't snatch through force of arms.
Thousands of Ethiopian troops backing the Somali government forces ousted the Islamic Courts from the capital and most parts in the country that used to be under their control in a heavy battle that took two weeks. The news comes as Musse Sudi Yalahow, a warlord, has returned to Mogadishu after nearly six months of absence. US backed warlords were defeated in a fierce battle by the powerful failed ICU that is on the run in early June last year.
So we're discussing three separate levels of competence, two of them in-. The warlords weren't a patch on the Islamic Courts. The Islamic Courts weren't a patch on the Ethiopian army.
Posted by:Fred

#2  It's hudna time! Let's ask the Americans to pay for it.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-01-07 09:39  

#1  The news comes as Musse Sudi Yalahow, a warlord, has returned to Mogadishu after nearly six months of absence.

Yo, man, whazzup! I miss sumthin?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-01-07 01:08  

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