Somali insurgents vow to keep fighting

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A powerful insurgent group poised to take over Somalia said Wednesday it will fight until the country is ruled by Islamic law, even as Ethiopian troops who have been propping up the government packed up to leave.The presence of the Ethiopian troops, whom many Somalis see as occupiers in their land, has been a rallying cry for the insurgents to gain recruits even as the militants' strict form of Islam terrified people into submission.But on Wednesday, the most powerful insurgent group said the departure after two years will not be enough to stop them fighting the government.more..http://beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081230/twl-af-somalia-1be00ca.html
The Ethiopian withdrawal could lead to a power vacuum.
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