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November 24th, 2006 |
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Baidoa: Hundreds of Ethiopian troops reinforced Somalia’s
transitional government today, hours after Ethiopia’s prime minister
said his country was ready for war with an Islamic movement that has
become the most powerful force in Somalia.
Residents of Baidoa, the government’s headquarters, said 138 trucks
carrying Ethiopian troops arrived this morning.
Ethiopia has acknowledged sending military advisers to Somalia, but
has repeatedly denied sending a fighting force.
The executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, Sheikh Sharif
Sheik Ahmed, repeated his call for a holy war against Ethiopian
troops inside Somalia and called the internationally-backed
government illegitimate because of its alliance with Ethiopia.
“A government is established so as to defend its people and
religion, but a government harbouring the country’s enemy can not be
a government,” he said last night.
“I appeal to those who still have moral authority to join the jihad
against the enemy of Somalia.”
Earlier, Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi said his country had
completed its preparations for a potential attack by the Islamic
courts.
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kama masuul aha afkaarta ay xanbaarsan yihiin qoraallada ay
akhristayaashu fekerkooda ku cabbirayaan. |
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