Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Returns to Mogadishu after two year ban

One of Somalia's main Muslim leaders has returned to Mogadishu, the Somali capital, two years after being driven from power. 

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) was ousted by the Ethiopian-backed interim government fully backed by the U.S. air force.  It was back late in 2006 when the Ethiopian neighbor of Somalia invaded the country with their war-planes supported by U.S. satellites. 

The Sheikh's arrival follows a deal, between the Ethiopian backed weak TFG government and the and his part of United Islamic Courts (UIC) which he now leads, which should see Ethiopia withdraw its forces later this month.

Despite the calm shown so far by the Al-shabab rival group who control major parts of Somalia now, it is not clear how they would react to his arrival as they have not signed on to the peace deal.  Further, Al-shabab's UIC ally and the leader of the Asmara wing the Islamic Courts accused Sheikh Sharif of betrayal for taking the enemy's side on the Somalia conflict.

Sheikh Sharif's arrival takes place at a time when the capital city is the base of constant battles between the weak Somali government and their Ethiopian enforcers and Islamic and nationalist forces.

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