War of 2 Worlds Archives Forum Index -> Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, (Burma) - The Beast Sinks It's Fangs

Six people killed in clashes between Islamic fighters and...

  Author    Thread Post new topic Reply to topic
Alien2thisWorld
Site Admin


Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Posts: 12885
Location: Earth, at the moment
Six people killed in clashes between Islamic fighters and...  Reply with quote  

Six people killed in clashes between Islamic fighters and Somali pirates in port city

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=26086

MOGADISHU - At least six people have been killed in clashes between Islamic fighters and Somali pirates in a Somali port, local elders said Saturday.

The fighters, from the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), attacked the pirates in Hobyo, 450 kilometres (270 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu on Friday.

"Two Islamists and several pirates died in the fighting which lasted more than an hour," said Abdinasir Diriye, one of the elders.

An ICU leader said four pirates and two ICU fighters had been killed in the shoot-out, adding that they had also arrested several of the pirates.

The hijacked vessel, MV Victoria, which had been seized on May 17, was released Friday.

Local elders had said Islamic fighters had threatened to attack the pirates if they did not release the ship.

The ICU controlled a large swathe of Somalia for several months – granting the country relative prosperity and stability - before they were routed early in 2007 by Somali forces backed by Ethiopian troops.

Since then they have launched almost daily guerrilla attacks in Mogadishu and outside the capital.

The waters off Somalia, especially after the ousting of ICU from power, are considered among the most dangerous in the world for shipping.

More than 25 ships were seized off Somalia last year, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

_________________
"The conversion of the entire population to Islam and the extinction of every form of dissent is the ideal of the Muslim State - This is Islamic Peace"

A moderate Moslem is one who sends others blow themselves up.

Post Mon May 26, 2008 9:22 am   View user's profile Send private message
  Display posts from previous:      
Post new topic Reply to topic

Jump to:  


Last Thread | Next Thread  >

Forum Rules:
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

 



Surf Anonymous with Zzoop Proxy Free Games Online

Web Hosting for this free forum is provided by Free Bulletin Board get your free phpbb forum or free Invision forum today!