Al-Qaeda fleeing Afghanistan for Somalia

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Taliban making deals with the US, so al-Qaeda khaniisiin are setting up shop in Somalia. We are the new Afghanistan *sigh*

ISLAMABAD/ KABUL – Amid ongoing back-door talks between the emboldened Afghan Taliban and the US and full-scale Pakistani military operations against militants in the border tribal areas, many of Al-Qaeda's senior leaders are reportedly seeking a new shelter in Africa, according to intelligence sources.
"They are stuck in Afghanistan because their several hideouts, including various strongholds in South Waziristan, have been captured by the army," a senior Pakistani intelligence official, associated with Afghan affairs, told IslamOnline.net on condition of anonymity.

"They cannot move freely from Afghanistan to Pakistan and vise versa any more," he contended.

"Therefore, the best option for them is to look for an alternative."

At least six soldiers and 14 militants were killed on Saturday, November 21, in clashes between the army and local militants in the restive tribal region.

Nearly 30,000 troops supported by air power and artillery unleashed a massive offensive against South Waziristan, a known Taliban stronghold near Afghan border, in mid-October.

The Army said it had found trenches and recovered huge caches of arms and ammunition in a number of locations.

The US says the inaccessible mountainous region has become a shelter for Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants.

The senior Pakistani intelligence official says Afghanistan will not remain a safe haven for Al-Qaeda for long, citing talks between Taliban and the US.

"Though there are dim chances of success for the talks, it seems Al-Qaeda has sensed something wrong," he said.

"That is why they are moving from Afghanistan."

Talks between Taliban and US representatives tumbled a few weeks ago after Taliban rejected an offer to control six provinces in return for accepting foreign troops and eight US military bases in different parts of Afghanistan.

However, the two sides reportedly agreed to continue back-door diplomacy brokered by Muslim heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

African Shelter

Background interviews with senior intelligence officials and sources privy to Taliban suggest many of Al-Qaeda's senior leaders are reportedly seeking an alternative shelter in Africa.

"Various Al-Qaeda leaders have already moved to Africa, where their most-likely destination is Somalia," suggest the senior Pakistani intelligence official.

Defense and security analysts believe that war-hacked Somalia could be the most likely next stop.

"Somalia is the next possible front, where current conditions suit Al-Qaeda network," Professor Hassan Askari Rizvi, a Lahore-based senior security analyst, told IOL.

"There is a lose grip of government in Somalia, which could be an alternative for the Al-Qaeda leadership.

Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militant group has been waging relentless battles against the transitional government and the Africa peacekeepers.

The group controls large areas in war-ravaged Somalia.

"It seems as if these areas would be the target in war on terror in near future," says Rizvi.

The intelligence official says Ayman Al-Zuwahiri, Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, too is considering moving from Afghanistan.

"Right now, he is very much in Afghanistan, as per our information. But we have reports that he too is considering moving to Somalia."

Normal Dynamics

Taliban sources say many Al-Qaeda leaders are moving out, but offer a different reason.

"This is a continuous process," a Taliban leader told IOL, wishing not to be named.

"A number of Al-Qaeda leaders have already moved to different countries, including Europe via Iran during the past eight years."

Noor Zaman Achakzai, a security analyst based in the Pakistani town of Chaman, which borders the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, agrees.

"I personally know that hundreds of Al-Qaeda have already fled to Europe and Africa during the past seven-eight years via Iran," he told IOL.

The southwestern borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan bump in at Chagi district of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.

The area is a famous human smuggling route used annually by thousands of illegal immigrants who move into Europe via Iran and Turkey.

"They never stay at one place; instead they keep on moving because it is their old tactic," says Achakzai.

"They don’t want to be bombed by the Pakistani or US forces simultaneously."

Al-Qaeda leadership stayed for years in Sudan back in the early 1990s before moving to Afghanistan when the Taliban rose to power.

The Taliban leader refutes the intelligence agencies’ contention that Al Qaeda leaders are moving from Afghanistan for fear of being ditched by Taliban.

"This is not the case. They are moving to divert the attention of occupation forces and open new fronts."

[IZNOGOOD]

Old but still great news--Al qaeda are rough fighters and can inspire al shabaab. they will not somalia any time soon

[IZNOGOOD]

btw taliban is winning in afghanistan and never made deals with the USA-- Al qeada is not running away from aghanistan but expanding their play groud


somalia al qeada's new playground

[Oxidant]

War on natural resources moves to Africa now

[Pirate Nayaa]

if bin laden goes to somalia, am going there too so i can find out where he is then
report it to the CIA. i will be paid $25 million

http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugiti ... itives.htm

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Very sad news, al-qaeda terrorists are gonna start raping our children

[Pirate Nayaa]

Very sad news, al-qaeda terrorists are gonna start raping our children

i dont mind them raping you.

[Addoow]

Very sad news, al-qaeda terrorists are gonna start raping our children

Alqaida Does not rape women or children.It is the US troops that commit these atrocities.A convincing example being what happened in ABU ghuraib Prison.

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Very sad news, al-qaeda terrorists are gonna start raping our children

Alqaida Does not rape women or children.It is the US troops that commit these atrocities.A convincing example being what happened in ABU ghuraib Prison.

They rape them and then stone them for adultery, even the bastards who committed the Abu Ghraib atrocities weren't that cheeky

[grandpakhalif]

Very sad news, al-qaeda terrorists are gonna start raping our children

Alqaida Does not rape women or children.It is the US troops that commit these atrocities.A convincing example being what happened in ABU ghuraib Prison.

They rape them and then stone them for adultery, even the bastards who committed the Abu Ghraib atrocities weren't that cheeky

dont worry ill hook u up wid some guys in cabudwaaq they will protect u

[Shams al- Dawla]

If they wanna tend to their cattle , farm the land we're gonna give them , they're welcome ,if not wallahi ...

[nomadicwarlord]

Only the insignificant Al-Qaeda peasants are coming to Somalia, it's leadership wouldn't trade anything for the protection they get wherever they are at. Somali clans will sold these fucks for a $1 if they get the chance.

[Talo alle udaa]

There has been a lot of talks about some how the taliban talking with karzai, and this "supposed" development is being pushed by the left wing media who feel the need to help out their president under trouble with no evidence to support.

as one talib commander said, they didn't turn them in when they were at their lowest state, why would they turn them in now knowing they will win if they can withstand the surge.

[Shams al- Dawla]

It ain't your country ^, wish them well and let them sort it out on thier own terms , will ya ?