Somalia: Mogadishu Protests at Ethiopian Troops and Interim Government.

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Somalis protested in Mogadishu on Saturday against Ethiopian troops backing the interim government, hurling stones, burning tyres and reviving memories of the chaos that largely stopped during six months of strict sharia rule by Islamists.

In the latest show of discontent with the forces that drove the Islamists out, some protesters brandished sticks and set fires that wreathedthe streets in smoke, witnesses said.
One resident said the protesters were also angry about a disarmament drive by the interim government, which wants to install itself in one of the world’s most dangerous cities.

I’ve looked at many reports of this and IMHO (surprisingly) this Reuters account seems to be the most informative and balanced. The Islamists when pressed by the Ethiopian army fled Mogadishu with their tails between their legs. They will not want that to be the last word. Nor will the warlords hesitiate to try to regain power. All in all a very dangerous situation in which one can only pray that good Samali’s and oppressed minorities (including Christians) can get through these days in safety.

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  1. Wait, wait. Islamists are practicing the religion of peace.

  2. yeah, if they keep practicing, maybe one day they get it right?

  3. Then there is the report that Al Qaida has told the muslim fighters in Somalia, to start with the suicide splodey-dope attacks. When they said they should start using IED’s, I thought they were being redundant, or was I mistaken in thinking the correct acronym for IED was islam equals death?

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