[Fred Nerks]

Looks like we lost another one, woohooo!


Combat death in Somalia

January 06, 2007

AN Australian, believed to be a Muslim, has been killed fighting in war-torn Somalia.
The Melbourne man, 25, is thought to have died late last month during skirmishes with Ethiopian troops.
The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the death yesterday. "Consular officials have been in touch with the man's family in Australia who confirm that the man was killed fighting in Somalia, but the circumstances are unclear," a spokesman said.

"Australia has no diplomatic mission in Somalia and it is difficult to provide consular services."

Christian-led Ethiopia invaded Somalia last month to drive fundamentalist Islamists from power. The Islamists have since urged foreign Muslim fighters to join their "holy war".

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21017852-601,00.html

[jan in Colorado]

dozens of foreign passports," including several American passports, on the bodies of al Qaeda fighters killed in combat between forces affiliated with the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) and Ethiopian forces in Somalia.

In other news, the borders are still wide open and Congress is going to save us all by raising minimum wage...