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Islamic Forces Abandon Somali Stronghold
ABC News ^ | December 31, 2006 | By NASTEEX DAHIR FARAH

Posted on 12/31/2006 9:20:54 PM PST by bd476

Islamic Forces Abandon Somali Stronghold

Islamic Fighters Abandon Somali Stronghold; Last Seen Heading South Toward the Kenyan Border


(AP Photo/Guy Calaf)
Crew of the Ethiopian air force prepare their helicopter to transport Somali transitional government President Abdullahi Yusuf, to a meeting with other high ranking government officials, journalists and the local community in a suburb of southern Mogadishu, Somalia on Saturday Dec. 30 2006. Only a few days after the fall of the United Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, Ethiopian and Transitional Federal Government troops are patrolling the city and securing strategic locations.
(AP Photo/Guy Calaf)
By NASTEEX DAHIR FARAH

KISMAYO, Somalia Dec 31, 2006 (AP)— Islamic fighters abandoned the last major town they held early Monday and were seen heading south toward the Kenyan border while government forces approached slowly because of land mines, residents and the government spokesman said.

The Islamic forces began to disintegrate after a night of artillery attacks at the front line and following a mutiny within its ranks, witnesses said. Government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari said he had information that Islamic forces were moving south toward the Kenyan border.




TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: africa; cowards; ethiopia; fifthfleet; islamic; islamiccourts; pigs; somali; somalia; terrorists; wa
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To: HAL9000
HAL9000 wrote: "It's fairly obvious what has happened in Somalia. Will President Bush receive due credit? No."

You're right Hal.

Sometimes it's almost seems as if President Bush doesn't really want the credit.

21 posted on 12/31/2006 9:52:10 PM PST by bd476
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To: Mo1
Mo1 wrote: "That's because with the exception of a few articles .. the media basically ignored this story and didn't give the terrorists the heads up"

Exactly.

22 posted on 12/31/2006 9:53:02 PM PST by bd476
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To: SolidWood

Exactly. Bomb them into the earth's ashes. There is not one Jihadist-Islamofascist that should now ever be captured. No prisoners. Kill every one of them and the sooner the better by every threatened govt. Rules of engagement have to be changed by Americans so as not to leave any alive.


23 posted on 12/31/2006 9:57:02 PM PST by phillyfanatic
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To: JDOH
JDOH wrote: "Chalk one up for the Christians in Somalia..."

That's right! Here's another sign of their courage:

Somali Clan Elders Urge Islamists to Leave Stronghold

Happy New Year to you too, JDOH and welcome to Free Republic.

24 posted on 12/31/2006 9:57:13 PM PST by bd476
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To: bd476
From a later thread:

Kenya has reinforced its northern border and U.S. forces are also said to be in the region, including the sea, to prevent foreign militants aligned with the Islamists from escaping.

Good for them. Catch the Islamists between the rock of Ethiopian forces and the hardplace of the Kenyan border and splat them.
25 posted on 12/31/2006 10:04:26 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Cindy; cripplecreek; norwaypinesavage; TADSLOS; Valin; randog; AD from SpringBay; CottShop; ...
Getting the job done right Ping!

26 posted on 12/31/2006 10:06:17 PM PST by bd476
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To: bd476; HAL9000; blam; Marine_Uncle; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave
Outstanding news.....Happy New Year to all....

Santa Anas in Southern California tomorrow.,...maybe my apt will warm up...

27 posted on 12/31/2006 10:07:03 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: bd476

Looking good, bd476.


28 posted on 12/31/2006 10:07:15 PM PST by Cindy
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To: TomGuy; Dog
"Kenyan forces should be on their border, mowing the Islamic fighters down as they approach. Otherwise, Kenya will inherit the problem."

The Kenyans did that, plus, the U.S. has naval and air assets off of Somalia's coast to prevent a sea or air rescue.

This means that jihadis have to explain (to fund-raisers and potential new recruits) why they lost Afghanistan, can't start any trouble inside Israel-proper, lost Libya without a fight, and got creamed in Somalia (the birthplace of Al Qaeda - re: Blackhawk Down).

Those aren't exactly signs of Allah's blessings on them...

29 posted on 12/31/2006 10:08:54 PM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: bd476

Thanks for the link and kind greetings. I've been lurking for years and finally decided to "jump in." Take care.


30 posted on 12/31/2006 10:14:14 PM PST by JDOH (So there IS some justice in the world...)
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To: bd476

We can only lose if we lose our will to win.


31 posted on 12/31/2006 10:15:03 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Ghost of Philip Marlowe wrote: "We can only lose if we lose our will to win."

That's a good thought to remember.

Happy New Year!

32 posted on 12/31/2006 10:24:26 PM PST by bd476
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To: elhombrelibre

About time someone defeated these murderers. I wonder if our military could learn a thing or two from this?


33 posted on 12/31/2006 10:31:09 PM PST by pctech
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To: bd476

I don't care how bad the Ethiopians are, they can't be half as bad as the damn Islamists.

I don't understand how people feel the need to find fault only with their own side of things, but give their opponents a pass. As far as I am concerned, holding everybody to the same standard is the true measure of enlightenment. This notion that other cultures can only be held to a lower standard is thinly disguised racism.


34 posted on 12/31/2006 10:32:25 PM PST by gridlock (We just got dumped. McCain and Rudy are Rebound Guys. Let's not marry the Rebound Guy.)
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To: bd476

These Islamists are nothing but punks. When faced with determined opposition, they run like yellow-bellied skunks.

If we showed national unity on the War in Iraq, it would have all been over two years ago. It is only because the Islamist punks think they can split us that the war has gone on so long.


35 posted on 12/31/2006 10:34:56 PM PST by gridlock (We just got dumped. McCain and Rudy are Rebound Guys. Let's not marry the Rebound Guy.)
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To: JDOH
You're welcome.

Good to see that you finally joined up. Keep on posting.

36 posted on 12/31/2006 10:36:48 PM PST by bd476
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To: SolidWood

The Lamu area near the border of Kenya and Somalia is an Islamic stronghold. I know this because when every other community of Kenya was provided with clean water and basic sanitation, Lamu was still suffering from easily preventable water-borne diseases.

The Islamists never create. They can only destroy. If you find a backwater in the World, bereft of the benefits of modern science and public health, you know you have found an Islamist hell-hole.


37 posted on 12/31/2006 10:37:40 PM PST by gridlock (We just got dumped. McCain and Rudy are Rebound Guys. Let's not marry the Rebound Guy.)
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To: Cindy
It sure is good news. Happy New Year, Cindy!

38 posted on 12/31/2006 10:39:19 PM PST by bd476
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To: Southack
Tough to get financing again from your backers, and to recruit newbies, when you've fled with hardly a fight of note.

Didn't you get the memo? The new model is to melt away in the face of military opposition, then to attack the women and children to prevent the establishment of normalcy. It is the chicken-shit Islamist way of things.

39 posted on 12/31/2006 10:39:31 PM PST by gridlock (We just got dumped. McCain and Rudy are Rebound Guys. Let's not marry the Rebound Guy.)
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To: gridlock
The Islamists never create. They can only destroy.

That sums it up.

40 posted on 12/31/2006 10:39:32 PM PST by livius
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