Islamist militants from Hizb Al-Islamiya patrol a deserted road in southern Mogadishu on Monday. Photos/ REUTERSSomali Islamist fighters are advancing on key government installations after a bloody weekend that saw the deaths of six policemen and one civilian in a suicide attack.
The latest attacks in Mogadishu bear the hallmarks of a well planned offensive. Fighters, some of whom are non-Somalis, are using IUDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) that are set off using phones by remote control and are easy to plant in the pot-holed streets. This is the same type of weapons used in Iraq. It is now no secret that the war has gone hi-tech.At the weekend, Somali Islamist leader Hassan Dahir Aweys, who has claimed parts of Kenya and Ethiopia, said that Eritrea supports the battle to oust President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed’s government. The President was installed early this year.Eritrea has long denied aiding Somali radicals.
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The latest attacks in Mogadishu bear the hallmarks of a well planned offensive. Fighters, some of whom are non-Somalis, are using IUDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) that are set off using phones by remote control and are easy to plant in the pot-holed streets. This is the same type of weapons used in Iraq. It is now no secret that the war has gone hi-tech.At the weekend, Somali Islamist leader Hassan Dahir Aweys, who has claimed parts of Kenya and Ethiopia, said that Eritrea supports the battle to oust President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed’s government. The President was installed early this year.Eritrea has long denied aiding Somali radicals.
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