Islamic fighters abandoned the last major town they held early on Monday and were seen heading south toward the Kenyan border while government forces approached slowly because of landmines, residents and the government spokesperson said.
Somalia’s radical Islamic leaders held a rally on Wednesday that drew thousands of mostly women and students in the port city of Kismayo, and vowed to wage holy war against any group that tries to stop their military advances. ”By God, we will wage a holy war against our enemies,” senior Islamic official Mohammed Wali Sheik Ahmed told a crowd of at least 5 000.
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/ 28 September 2006
Islamic fighters opened fire on stone-throwing demonstrators in a key Somali seaport on Thursday, in a third day of protests over their seizure of the town. No casualties were reported. Seven women were arrested by the Islamic militia after they joined demonstrations that have erupted in Kismayo, Somalia’s third largest town.