Friday, January 9, 2009

Islamist official gunned down in central town


ABUDWAk town galgaduud -Unidentified, masked gunmen have shot dead a top Islamic Courts Union official and injured another one in Cabud Waaq district in Galgadud region, central Somalia, witnesses said on Friday.Ethiopian troops vacated the town about three weeks ago.the two Were Accused Of Celebrating Shabab and hawiye enemy,Our correspondent in the region, Abdikarin Ahmed Bulhan says Mohamed Abdi Gelle, an Islamic Courts officer was murdered by masked gunmen and they have also seriously injured Said Qolaab, another Islamic Courts Union in Galgadud region.The motivation of the killing is not known. No one has claimed the responsibly of it,but there has been a power struggle between Somalia’s Islamist groups since Ethiopia announced plans to withdraw its troops from Somalia. balanbale ,dhabad and abudwak.. the towns on the border line Between Ethiopia and somalia . aren non-Hawiye areas a Marehan clan inhibited.. shabaab group accused organizing behand"Ahlus Sunnah wal jammah(SUFI)...now a war with Shabaab group .. area residence have very good relationship with Ethiopian..the face of constant threats from mostly hawiye Galgadud Region .. Hawiye-based United Somali Congress (USC)led by General Muhammad Farah Aydid, ... capture the city..Hundreds of thousands of daarood civilians are displaced, and many killed. specially marehan towns.. in gedo and galgaduud region..http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0aedl--00-0--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=aedl&cl=CL3.38&d=HASH018018c600064e78c5b1edf2.5.1..

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