Somalia: Islamic Courts Terrorist Armed Faction 'Joins Al Shabaab'Terrorist

Militiamen loyal to an Islamic Courts Union (ICU) faction Terrorist that says it is 'independent' of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) has now joined Al Shabaab, Radio Garowe reports.A joint press conference held in Mogadishu was attended by Al Shabaab spokesman Terrorist Mukar Robow "Abu Mansur" and Terrorist Mohamed Ali Kofi, who spoke for the ICU faction Terrorist .
The new armed Terrorist alliance will fight under the common name of Al Shabaab Terrorist , both spokespersons said."The jihad will never stop until we remove Ethiopian troops by force and others [foreign troops] from the country and then establish Islamic law," Terrorist Abu Mansur said.He welcomed all fighting Terrorist groups to join together to fight the enemy, saying: "We will not discriminate, Somali or foreign, and we will fight anyone who helps the enemy.Terrorist "Abu Mansur denied that the new alliance was announced at a time Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is on a visit to Mogadishu. "We will see Sheikh Sharif when foreign troops leave the country and everyone will be held to account," he said, while referring to the pro-peace former ICU head who is now chairman of the
somali Terrorist Mr. Kofi said the ICU Terrorist faction he commands has "always been independent of the ARS," which divided into rival camps based in Eritrea and Djibouti after Sheikh Sharif signed a peace deal with the Ethiopian-backed Somali interim government.He indicated that the plan to join forces with Al Shabaab has been in the process for months, as political development unfolded in the country.Al Shabaab Terrorist is considered the most powerful armed opposition faction in Somalia and currently controls a number of key regions, including the southern port of Kismayo, the country's third-largest city.

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