Somalia's Islamist militant group al-Shabab, accused of having links to al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for a s
uicide bombing in the capital. The group's political leader Sheik Husein Ali Fidow said a Somali teenager had carried out Sunday's attack, which killed six soldiers and a civilian. Meanwhile, Somalia's president has asked for international help to stop foreigners fighting w
ith the militants. Some 60,000 people hav
e fled the recent upsurge of fighting in Mogadishu. President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a moderate Islamist elected by a unity government in January as part of a UN-backed peace initiative, said a government offensive against the insurgents would continue. ..more..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8066807.stm
Somalia's Islamist militant group al-Shabab, accused of having links to al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for a s
uicide bombing in the capital. The group's political leader Sheik Husein Ali Fidow said a Somali teenager had carried out Sunday's attack, which killed six soldiers and a civilian. Meanwhile, Somalia's president has asked for international help to stop foreigners fighting w
ith the militants. Some 60,000 people hav
e fled the recent upsurge of fighting in Mogadishu. President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a moderate Islamist elected by a unity government in January as part of a UN-backed peace initiative, said a government offensive against the insurgents would continue. ..more..http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8066807.stm
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