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Somali Islamist President Sharif Says His Government Will Continue Fighting
8 June 2009
Mogadishu — The Somali president Sharif Sheik Ahmed has met with members of the Islamist organization of Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a in Mogadishu on Saturday and said that his government will continue the fighting against the armed forces. The president said that there is no reason to be halted the fighting reiterating that they will continue the war against the armed forces against the transitional government of Somalia pointing out that the those groups have no knowledge for the religion. "You know that the religion is far away from those who are claiming religion and killing people. The name that they are operating is an Islamic name but the reality is that they know nothing about the religion 95%. There is no body of them who can pick out some thing from the holy Kutub (Scripture)," said president Sheik Sharif. "We are confirming that we will not stop the fighting unless the last one of us dies. You know that those people are helped from Eritrea. Many of them came from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq for killing these feeble people and seeking paradise in Somalia. So what is the paradise they can get from these weak people?" Sheik Sharif said. Sheik Sharif also accused that the forces against his government had looted the places where they captured adding that the religion does not allow that. The statement of the Somali president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed seems to be a very sensitive and it comes there had been heavy fighting between the government soldiers and the armed forces for over past 6 days that caused more casualties including deaths, wounds and large displacement in Mogadishu. Pro Government Islamists Capture Mahaday Town Pro government Islamic Courts Union forces have captured Mahaday town in north Jowhar, the regional capital of Midle Shabelle region, official told Shabelle radio on Thursday. Mo'allin Dahir Adow Alasow, the ICU chairman of the middle Shabelle region told Shabelle radio that they took over the control of Mahaday town after fighting between their forces and forces against them who were managing it earlier. Hisbul Islam group has captured the town from pro government ICU forces three weeks ago. Mo'allin Dahir said that the pro government Islamic Courts Union forces are now controlling the town No casualty has been reported yet and there is no comment from the other side who were controlling the town.
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