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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Somali insurgents take over police stations in Mogadishu, Somalia

As of January third, witnesses say Islamic insurgents have taken over the police stations in the capital of Somalia.

Somali Islamic insurgents took over sole control over the Somali capital Mogadishu on January 3rd taking over the small quantity of basis the TFG government had control of as of yesterday. The take over comes immediately after Ethiopian forces pulled out of the capital two years after guarding Somali TFG positions in the city.

Many Mogdishu residents breathe a fresh air sensing calm and order coming back to the city in the hope that the take over with bring back peace to the areas the insurgents control as it did to other parts of the country after they fell under the control of Islamic anti-governemtn groups.  On the opposite end, many westerners predict that the Ethiopian pullout and the resignation of former TFG president could bring chaos to Somali.

As of now, the Al-Shabab Islamic group control most of Somalia leaving on Baidoa under the control of the weak Transitional Federal Government.

2 comments:

  1. Waa guul inaan maanta xor ka noqono itaabiyaan iyo daba dhilifkiisa

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  2. It is not clear whether the anti-government alshabab took over the capital or is it the ARS DJabuuti wing whom the TFG handed over the basis?

    Either way, it is interesting to see how the capital city changes.

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Faahfaahin, fikrad, falanqayn, iyo waxii aad qabto hoos kusoo qor si aanu Kuula aragno ra'yigaaga.