MINNEAPOLIS — Three Somali families tell similar stories: A son or nephew goes missing. A passport is gone. Days later the phone rings, and the teen says he’s in Somalia. But the phone call is abrupt and short on details. And then, nothing.Breaking their monthlong silence, relatives of three teenagers said Saturday they fear their loved ones are victims, brainwashed to return to Somalia to fight. The impoverished nation on the Horn of Africa is caught up in an Islamic insurgency and hasn’t had a functioning government in 17 years.
“We are not sure who is responsible,” said Hussein Samatar, a community leader and uncle to a 17-year-old who traveled to Somalia. “But we, as a community, believe they have to be held accountable.” more,..http://www.sctimes.com/article/20081207/NEWS01/112070003
“We are not sure who is responsible,” said Hussein Samatar, a community leader and uncle to a 17-year-old who traveled to Somalia. “But we, as a community, believe they have to be held accountable.” more,..http://www.sctimes.com/article/20081207/NEWS01/112070003
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TV: Twin Cities man behind suicide bombing in Somalia
Missing Twin Cities Somalis, terror ties probedhttp://www.startribune.com/local/35108894.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiacyKUnciatkEP7DhUYoung Somali men missing from Minneapolishttp://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2008/11/29/minn-star-tribune-leaves-out-important-part-u-s-terror-recruitin
TV: Twin Cities man behind suicide bombing in SomaliaMissing Twin Cities Somalis, terror ties probedhttp://www.startribune.com/local/35108894.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiacyKUnciatkEP7DhUYoung Somali men missing from Minneapolishttp://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2008/11/29/minn-star-tribune-leaves-out-important-part-u-s-terror-recruitin
Situation in Somalia Seems About to Get Worse
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s transitional government looks as if it is about to flatline. The Ethiopians who have been keeping it alive for two years say they are leaving the country, essentially pulling the plug.
For the past 17 years, Somalia has been ripped apart by anarchy, violence, famine and greed. It seems as though things there can never get worse. But then they do. more..http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/world/africa/07somalia.html?em
For the past 17 years, Somalia has been ripped apart by anarchy, violence, famine and greed. It seems as though things there can never get worse. But then they do. more..http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/world/africa/07somalia.html?em
Somali Islamists gain ground and strength
Two years after being routed from Somalia’s capital, an anti-Western Islamic movement is poised for a comeback in the besieged Horn of Africa nation.
Although the movement is divided by competing ideologies and goals, it has nonetheless made many gains recently through a combination of brutal force and political dialogue.
The militant wing, Shabab, which claims affiliation to Al Qaeda, now controls 90% of southern Somalia, including parts of the capital, Mogadishu. The moderate faction signed a peace deal with Somalia’s transitional government that could hand it half the seats in parliament.
Islamists who fled two years ago after their defeat by Ethiopian troops who had crossed the border to prop up Somalia’s government are reemerging to assert their authority in several cities, often imposing strict Islamic laws against dancing, drinking or conducting business during prayer time. They’re even starting to flex their muscles again to halt piracy offshore.
“They’re back with a bang,” said Rashid Abdi, Somalia analyst at International Crisis Group, a conflict-resolution think tank. “They actually control more territory now than they did in 2006.” more..http://articles.latimes.com/2008/12/07/news/fg-somalia-islamists7
Although the movement is divided by competing ideologies and goals, it has nonetheless made many gains recently through a combination of brutal force and political dialogue.
The militant wing, Shabab, which claims affiliation to Al Qaeda, now controls 90% of southern Somalia, including parts of the capital, Mogadishu. The moderate faction signed a peace deal with Somalia’s transitional government that could hand it half the seats in parliament.
Islamists who fled two years ago after their defeat by Ethiopian troops who had crossed the border to prop up Somalia’s government are reemerging to assert their authority in several cities, often imposing strict Islamic laws against dancing, drinking or conducting business during prayer time. They’re even starting to flex their muscles again to halt piracy offshore.
“They’re back with a bang,” said Rashid Abdi, Somalia analyst at International Crisis Group, a conflict-resolution think tank. “They actually control more territory now than they did in 2006.” more..http://articles.latimes.com/2008/12/07/news/fg-somalia-islamists7
Somali Community Leader to Speak Out on Muslim Holid
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ay MINNEAPOLIS--Thousands of members of the Somali community will come together in the Twin Cites Monday observing the Muslim holiday, Eid Al-Adha. A topic on many of their minds is dozens of men from the community who have disappeared.
Video: Community Leader Speaks Out
Video: Community Leader Speaks Out
Somalis in U.S. fear missing sons were lured to fight
Relatives of Somali men from Minnesota speak out
about disappearances, demand accountability
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