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Somalia: Former ruler of Jilib and his deputy put in custody by Islamists
Sun. October 08, 2006 08:38 am. -
Mohamed Abdi Farah
(SomaliNet) The Islamic Courts in middle Juba region, south of Somalia have detained on Sunday former chairman of Jilib town of that province Abdulahi Moalim Hussein and his deputy Ibrahim Jis after they were alleged of acts against the Islamists.
Both men were belonged to former collapsed Juba Valley alliance who handed over the control of the town to Islamic Courts last month peacefully.
The Islamists accused former rulers of Jilib town of having meeting with Somali representatives from UN world Food Program and local Himilo NGO in the town without informing the Islamic Courts.
Some reports say they were jailed because of contacting with former officials of JVA particular with Bare Hirale, the leader of alliance and minister of defense of interim government.
Former ruler of Jilib, a farm land town, which lays under Shabelle river, Abdulahi Moalim had earlier announced he will work with Islamic Courts shortly after they seized the port city of Kismayo in south of Somalia.
Meanwhile, in Gedo region in south of Somalia there has been continuing battle campaign by officials of former Juba Valley alliance who want to retake control of Kismayo from Islamists that seized the city last month with no fighting.
Lager number of militia with battle wagons loyal to JVA are reported to have been advancing towards Kismayo port city where the Islamists themselves began to have positions to defend the city from the JVA attackers.
Abdulahi Ismael Faratag, militia chief commander of Juba Valley Alliance vowed to retake control of Kismayo at all costs and push back the Islamists out of the city. “Our militia are 30km to Kismayo and will recapture there,” he said blaming the Islamic Courts on putting more pressure on the locals.
He told the local media that terrorists of Al-Qaeda including Somalis and foreigners had occupied the city of Kismayo and it is compulsory for JVA to rescue people from the hands of Al-Qaeda elements.
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