Ethiopia launches air war against Somali Islamists - 24-Dec-06 - Generational Dynamics

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Ethiopia launches air war against Somali Islamists

On Sunday, in a significant escalation of the war in Somalia, Ethiopian bombers have attacked positions in Somalia held by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), the Islamist group that has taken control of most of southern Somalia in recent months.

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In a Sunday televised address to his people, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, said: "Ethiopian defence forces were forced to enter into war to the protect the sovereignty of the nation and to blunt repeated attacks by Islamic Courts terrorists and anti-Ethiopian elements they are supporting. Our defence forces will leave as soon as they end their mission."

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In return, Islamic Courts hardliners are calling on foreign Muslims to take up a Jihad against Ethiopia.

Islamist Yusuf Mohamed Siad Inda'ade said, "Let them fight in Somalia and wage jihad and, God willing, attack Addis Ababa [the capital of Ethiopia]. We told the world to stop this problem. We told them to do something before it becomes a blazing fire that would engulf the region."

Ethiopian's mortal enemy, Eritrea, has already sent soldiers and weapons to Somalia. Numerous countries have been pouring weapons into the region, according to a U.N. report, and the fear is that the war will spread into a major regional war. (24-Dec-06) Permanent Link
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