"Somalia takes step toward peace deal
NAIROBI - Somalia's transitional leaders made important concessions toward peace yesterday, agreeing to accept insurgent troops within their ranks and detailing a plan for a phased pullback of Ethiopian soldiers, currently the most powerful force in the country.
This agreement could be an important step for chaotic Somalia, where thousands of civilians have been killed this year in vicious urban combat between, on one side, the Ethiopian troops and militia members loyal to the Somali government and, on the other, a determined Islamist insurgency. The recent fighting has compounded the country's dire humanitarian problems, with millions of people on the brink of starvation. --more--"
"5 car bombings kill 22 in northern Somalia; Insurgents seen expanding reach" by Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times | October 30, 2008
NAIROBI - A string of suicide bombings that killed 22 people in northern Somalia yesterday heightened fears that Islamic insurgents are becoming more sophisticated and ambitious, perhaps with help from foreign terrorists.
This STINKS of "Al-CIA-Duh!
Five car bombings struck targets in two of Somalia's major northern cities, officials said. In Hargeysa, capital of the breakaway region of Somaliland, truck bombs struck the presidential palace, the Ethiopian Consulate and a United Nations compound, killing 21 people, including a senior presidential aide. An additional 26 were wounded, hospital officials said.
"This is the most horrific event I've ever seen in Somaliland," said a spokesman for the breakaway government, Said Adani Moge, who escaped from the palace unharmed.
In the Puntland region, bombs exploded just minutes apart at two local government intelligence compounds in the city of Bosasso, according to Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade, a senior government adviser. One woman was killed and seven other people were injured, he said.
The strikes were widely believed to have been carried out by Islamic militants and appeared to have been timed to upstage a political gathering of Somalia's leaders here that ended yesterday.
And CUI BONO?
I'm not buying the "Islamic" angle anymore, either, Zionist shit-shovelers!!!
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicions immediately fell on an insurgent group known as Shabab, which has been fighting a guerrilla war against Somalia's transitional government and the Ethiopian troops supporting it.
Yeah, SUSPICIONS promoted by the ZIONIST MSM!!!!
Pffffffttt!
In recent months, Islamic fighters have seized several strategic areas of southern Somalia, including the port city of Kismayo. Shabab's growing influence around the city of Baidoa, home of Somalia's interim parliament, has led some lawmakers to urge relocating the body to Nairobi for security.
That's the "legitimate" government, huh?
Wednesday's bomb blasts, apparently synchronized to hit during the morning hours, were unusual because of their scale and location.
Which is why I SMELL "Al-CIA-Duh!"
Northern Somalia has been relatively peaceful compared with the restive south. Experts said the attacks might signal that insurgent groups are expanding their reach to new areas and are using more sophisticated techniques. --more--"
Yeah, BULLSHIT, Zio-press!!!!
We can see RIGHT THROUGH the PROPAGANDA now!!!
Also see these articles and links:
Memory Hole: Somali Slander
Memory Hole: More on Somalia
Somalia: Worse Than Darfur
Memory Hole: U.S.-Approved
Ethiopian Atrocities in Somalia
Ethiopia's Invisible War Crimes
