Wednesday, August 5, 2009

The Somali ?? Hawiye Connection: A Terror Crackdown in Australia

Most Australians know very little about Somalia and even less about the Al-Shabaab group that has been fighting for control of the war torn African nation since 2006. But on Tuesday they were quickly beginning to learn the pronunciation of the Somali terror group's name. Just before dawn on August 4, approximately 400 police from state and Federal departments fanned out across Melbourne and its southwest raiding 19 properties and arresting four men and questioning others. The police claim they had foiled a suicide plot by Al-Shabaab supporters to storm a Sydney military base and kill as many soldiers as possible...more..http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1914644,00.html?FORM=ZZNR8

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