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Somalia: ICU hardliners left Mogadishu to unknown location Thu. December 28, 2006 07:49 am. - Mohamed Abdi Farah (SomaliNet) The defeated Islamic Courts Union officials announced on Thursday that they have abandoned Somalia capital, Mogadishu and completed their term in power in the interest of the Somali public. The disappearing ICU leaders issued overnight a press statement expressing that they had resigned and let the people in the capital determine their future. The top ICU leaders and some of their elite fighters have left the capital this morning heading to unknown location. “We ICU leaders are right now leaving the capital and we have done this because of doing favor for the civilians and avoid fresh fighting in the city,” said Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed the leader of executive council of Islamic Courts Union confessing that his Islamist group was defeated in the war. Sheik Ahmed said the Islamists have done enough to the nation and now left a remembrance to the people. “History will mention our genuine activities in Somalia and we were an example that peace can be restored and lead the country into tidy way” Unconfirmed reports say that the ICU hardliners and its fighters have gone to Ras-kamboni, a small island in southern Somalia, the Islamist’s former base. If this is confirmed, it is not known whether they will fight back and start hit and run attack as they earlier vowed to do. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...