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Somali warlord surrenders to Islamists, 140 dead
Reuters ^ | 07-11-06 | By Mohamed Ali Bile and Guled Mohamed

Posted on 07/11/2006 11:15:06 AM PDT by oldleft

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - One of Mogadishu's last warlords holding out against powerful Islamists surrendered after losing most of his territory in two days of fighting that killed more than 140 people, militia sources said on Tuesday.

"It has become necessary to surrender and give peace a chance," a militiaman loyal to warlord Abdi Awale Qaybdiid told Reuters.

Qaybdiid is the last of an alliance of U.S.-backed warlords who called themselves an anti-terrorism group. He kept fighting after the Islamists routed the other warlords and seized the Somali capital last month.

Displaying weapons seized from Qaybdiid, the Islamists said their victory was a turning point for Mogadishu -- one of the world's most dangerous cities -- and called on remaining rival fighters to surrender.

(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: africa; islam; islamists; somalia; taliban; trop
I sure am glad we pulled out. Thanks Bill.

Whoops! I mean it's Bush's fault.

1 posted on 07/11/2006 11:15:09 AM PDT by oldleft
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To: oldleft
Qaybdiid is the last of an alliance of U.S.-backed warlords who called themselves an anti-terrorism group.

Wow. Pravda was more subtle than Reuters.

2 posted on 07/11/2006 11:16:22 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: oldleft
"It has become necessary to surrender and give peace a chance,"

Oh he'll get his peace alright.
3 posted on 07/11/2006 11:18:20 AM PDT by cripplecreek (I'm trying to think but nothing happens)
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To: oldleft
"It has become necessary to surrender and give peace a chance," a militiaman loyal to warlord Abdi Awale Qaybdiid told Reuters.

I notice that "give peace a chance" is the term used after you've been mercilessly butchered to the last man.

4 posted on 07/11/2006 11:21:29 AM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: oldleft
"It has become necessary to surrender and give peace a chance," a militiaman loyal to warlord Abdi Awale Qaybdiid told Reuters.

Translation: "We're running low on men and ammo."

5 posted on 07/11/2006 11:21:42 AM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: oldleft
It's Quagmire!

That's whatever happened to little Billy!

Literally!!!

Giggidy giggigdy goo...

6 posted on 07/11/2006 11:23:46 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (I'd rather be carrying a shotgun with Dick, than riding shotgun with a Kennedyl!)
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To: oldleft
"It has become necessary to surrender and give peace a chance," a militiaman loyal to warlord Abdi Awale Qaybdiid told Reuters.

I think he will find the situation to be"

"It has become necessary to surrender and give torture and mutilation a chance," a militiaman loyal to warlord Abdi Awale Qaybdiid told Reuters.

7 posted on 07/11/2006 11:38:11 AM PDT by Onelifetogive (Freerepublic - The website where "Freepers" is not in the spell checker dictionary...)
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This is the only way they can spread Islam...truly the Whore of Babylon!
8 posted on 07/11/2006 11:55:35 AM PDT by Edgerunner (Proud to be an infidel)
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To: oldleft

Another one?

I thought they had taken control of the city last week. It seems like every day they talk about another war lord who just now 'surrendered' in Mogadishu.

Perhaps talks about their controlling the city are far to premature.


9 posted on 07/11/2006 12:59:56 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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How in the hell did we allow this to happen?
10 posted on 07/11/2006 3:20:27 PM PDT by VaBthang4 ("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
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How in the hell did we allow this to happen?

We dealt with the lawlessness of a starving country by letting the UN be in charge of the situation and just serving there to take casualties.

Once casualties were taken, we looked to our Commander in Chief for leadership, forgetting he denied our military minimal armored vehicles.

He, in turn, took the advice that it wouldn't make him look good on TV and decided to walk away because it would cut into his philandering as well..

The warlords divided the spoils and the islamic fascists came to restore their brand of Order.

11 posted on 07/11/2006 3:27:37 PM PDT by KC Burke
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To: KC Burke

What happened to the 92 African nation coalition?


12 posted on 07/11/2006 4:15:53 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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