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Mogadishu, January 2, 2010 – Hezbal Islam an Islamist
rebel movement fighting the Somali government vowed on Thursday to carry
out attacks inside Ethiopia targeting military bases and government
buildings. According to Sheikh Shuriye Afrah Sabriye, the group’s
regional governor of Hiiraan region bordering with Ethiopia, Islamist
forces are ready for a big war against Ethiopia, saying the attacks
inside Ethiopia are imminent in the next few days, “Ethiopia is
responsible for attacks on positions belonging to our forces outside the
city of Beledweyn and in retaliation we will attack Ethiopian army bases
inside Ethiopian territories, we are committed to do that” he said
He said that in the past several weeks there have been attacks on
Islamist positions near the border accusing Ethiopian military of
helping the Somali government forces who carried out those attacks on
Islamist positions in the region. “The enemy is on the way–we will not
to wait for them to come and kill us so we are taking the battle field
into inside Ethiopia specially the city of Ferfer where the enemies
prepare themselves before they attack us” he added. He said that Hezbal
Islam leaders are currently engaged in the final discussions to fix the
date and how to carry out attacks in Ethiopia. “For the past several
days I have been in Mogadishu for consultations with Hezbal Islam’s
commanders and we will soon invade on Ethiopia” he stated during
Thursday’s press conference in Mogadishu.
Meanwhile he also declared war on the moderate-Islamist controlled
cities of Guri El and Dhusmareb in central Somalia, accusing the
moderate Islamist group of Ahlu sunna Wal Jama’a of supporting Ethiopia.
The central Galgadud region is currently controlled by the Moderate
Islamists with ties to Somali government but was a base for the slain
Al-qaeda Boss in Somalia Aden Hashi Ayrow, who was killed in a US air
strike on May 1st last year.
Source: NewsTime Africa, Friday, January 01, 2010
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