Thursday, August 27, 2009

Al Qaeda moving to Somalia

MOGADISHU (TF.SF)—Pakistani foreign minister said Thursday al Qaeda adherents were moving from Pakistan and heading to Somalia. Rehman Malik, Pakistani foreign minister told BBC on Thursday that Pakistani security forces were winning in the fighting against Pakistani, Taliban militants and that forced them to run away from the region.
He said Pakistani troops were committed to end the fighting and chase the Islamist militants out of Pakistan. Al Shabaab militant group, which is fighting against the fragile Somali government led by Islamist president Sharif Sheik Ahmed, gets more fighters from Pakistani militants.
Mr. Rehman Malik said al Qaeda supporters who became frightened were now heading to Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Al Shabaab admitted that foreign fighters were fighting alongside their militias. The al Qaeda proxy group in Somalia is fighting for topple Sharif’s government and impose their version of Islamic Sharia in the country.

Related stores in the past
The Jawa Report: Al Qaeda Moving from Pakistan to Somalia and Yemen
Somalia and al-Qaeda: Implications for the War on Terrorism
http://www.heritage.org/research/homelandsecurity/bg1526.cfm

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