Also see: The 13th Circle: Somalia’s Hell and the Triumph of Militarism
What Nobody Wants To Know About Somalia And Why; And What That Means
Bush's Blood-Orgy in Somalia: "They Are Slaughtering Somalis Like Goats"
"Islamist factions renew power struggle in Somalia; Movement reasserts itself by varied tactics" by Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times | December 8, 2008
NAIROBI - Two years after being routed from Somalia's capital, an anti-Western Islamic movement is poised for a comeback in the besieged Horn of Africa nation.
Although the movement is divided by competing ideologies and goals, it nonetheless has made many recent gains through a combination of brutal force and political dialogue.
The militant wing, Shabab, which claims affiliation to Al Qaeda, controls 90 percent of southern Somalia, including parts of the capital, Mogadishu. The moderate faction signed a peace deal with Somalia's transitional government that could hand it half the seats in Parliament.
No, they DENY THAT! It is ONLY the JEW AmeriKan MSM that claims that!!!!
Islamists who fled two years ago after their defeat to Ethiopian troops who had crossed the border to prop up Somalia's failing government are reemerging to assert their authority in several cities, often imposing strict Islamic laws against dancing, drinking or conducting business during prayer time. They're even starting to flex their muscles again to halt piracy offshore.
Yeah, it WASN'T an INVASION or anything! Do I really have to type distorting, agenda-pushing, Zionist-controlled MSM again?
Also see:
Memory Hole: Our Ally in Africa
Ethiopia's Invisible War Crimes
Ethiopian Atrocities in Somalia
As for the Muslim-hating Jew War Dailies incessant bashing of Muslims? Yeah, I'm sick of those lies, too!!!
"They're back with a bang," said Rashid Abdi, Somalia analyst at International Crisis Group, a conflict-resolution think tank. "They actually control more territory now than they did in 2006."
Related: The Somali Trick Cigar
With Ethiopia's recent threat to withdraw its troops in the coming weeks, Islamist militias are positioned at Mogadishu's outskirts. They vow to take over if, as many predict, the transitional government - recognized by the United Nations - promptly collapses once the Ethiopians leave.
"We are preparing to handle our freedom and once the enemy leaves the country, we will quickly stabilize the country," said Abdirahim Isse Adow, an Islamist spokesman.
Like they did in 2006.
The only question is whether the Islamist movement can resolve the internal power struggles and conflicting visions that helped lead to its downfall two years ago. Far from the unified Islamic Courts Alliance that defeated US-backed warlords in early 2006, today's Islamists have splintered into three groups.
So says the agenda-pushing liars of the MSM! So which group is the U.S. backing for this divide and conquer strategy? First the warlord idea didn't work, now the Ethiopian occupation idea has failed, so next is the civil war, huh? I'm disgusted.
Shabab remains the muscle of the movement. The militia always attracted hard-liners, but two years of fighting a guerrilla war against Ethiopians and enduring several US missile strikes have further radicalized members. As they have recaptured southern Somalia cities in recent months, some Shabab leaders are imposing Taliban-style rules, killing humanitarian workers and terrorizing women.
So sick of the lies: Who Saved Somalia
Yup, that's the ZIONIST-CONTROLLED, AGENDA-PUSHING, S***-SPEWERS of the AmeriKan MSM all right!!!!
Of course, DROPPING BOMBS on them and KILLING THEM, their children, and their men is O.K.!!! That ain't "terrorizing," that's LIBERATION!!!!
The other main faction, led by former Islamic Courts chairman Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, is working to reconcile with the transitional government in a power-sharing agreement signed in Djibouti, a tiny nation north of Somalia. Ahmed is viewed as a possible new prime minister, but Shabab commanders accused him of betrayal.
A third Islamist group is based in Asmara, Eritrea, falling somewhere between the other two. "They are embracing radically different policies," said Ken Menkhaus, a Somalia specialist and professor at North Carolina's Davidson College. "The next fight in Somalia is going to be between the Islamists."
That must be the U.S-funded agents because there is LITTLE INFORMATION about them! And they are "new!" Or is the U.S. just funding all three?
It's a familiar struggle. When the Islamic Courts took control of Mogadishu in June 2006, factions pushed competing ideologies. Some closed cinemas and held public executions, while others wanted a more modern interpretation of Islam. Differing views on how to deal with Ethiopian troops led the Islamists to disintegrate after a brief war in December 2006.
Lies, lies, lies, lies, I am so sick of Muslim-bashing lies from the agenda-pushing Zionist War Dailies!
Lingering divisions still might prevent Islamists from regaining control, analysts say. Government officials acknowledge they are pursuing a "divide and conquer" strategy to lure moderates into Parliament while isolating hard-liners....
Need I even say it?
But Islamist leaders recognize that the key to their return to power might rest with reunification. "We are working on mediation," said Ibrahim Hassan Adou, a former foreign affairs minister under the Islamic Courts. "These groups were once one. They worked together before."
Translation: Your jewsmedia has been LYING TO YOU AGAIN, Amurka!!!!
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