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Islamist Fighters Seize Fresh Town Near Ethiopian Border

Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
NEWS
November 21, 2006
Posted to the web November 21, 2006

By Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu
Islamic Courts fighters in central Somalia have reached the town of Abudwaq in
Galgadud province where they have been warmly received by residents in the
area.
The Courts militias accompanied by two trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns
and militias in Abudwaq who were training at Islamic training camp in Adado
province, central Somalia, have entered Abudwaq, a town quite close to the
Ethiopian border.
Mohammed Ali Suqulle, an inhabitant of Abudwaq, has confirmed to Shabelle that
Islamic Courts attained the town without any resistance.
The Islamic Courts have previously indicated they would expand into all Somalia
and impose the Islamic law on all parts of the country.
Islamists are in control of most strategic areas in central and southern
Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu.


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