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| Africa Horn |
| Islamist group expresses solidarity with Al-Shabab fighters |
| 2008-08-03 |
| The Somali Islamic Courts have said they will continue their fight against Somali government soldiers and Ethiopian troops that have aggressed against Somalia, stating that the courts and Al-Shabab group have a shared goal of fighting them. Islamic Courts military operations spokesman, Sheikh Abdirahim Ise Addow, has said they will not enter into any agreement with what he called Abdullahi Yusuf's [Somali president] mercenaries, adding that the courts and Al-Shabab have a shared goal of fighting Ethiopian troops and Abdullahi Yusuf's faction. Sheikh Suleyman Haji, Somali Islamic Courts commander for Bay and Bakol regions, said their forces are fighting alongside the Al-Shabab group said that they, the Islamic Courts, had no ties with the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS). |
| Posted by:Fred |