Indhacades speach on DEC, 26,2006

[MJ-Pride]

A hardline Somali Islamist has called on foreign Muslims to take up arms in a 'holy war' against Ethiopia. Yusuf Mohamed Siad Inda'ade, the security chief of the Somali Council of Islamic Courts, told reporters in Mogadishu yesterday that the country 'is open to Muslims worldwide'.

'Let them fight in Somalia and wage jihad and, God willing, attack Addis Ababa,' he said. Referring to the presence of Ethiopian soldiers on Somali soil, he said: 'We told the world to stop this problem. We told them to do something before it becomes a blazing fire that would engulf the region.'

It is not clear whether the message from Inda'ade, who is noted for his belligerence, was supported by the council hierarchy, but it raises the stakes in an already highly volatile situation.

Since last Tuesday, Islamist militiamen have been fighting forces loyal to Somalia's transitional federal government, including Ethiopian soldiers. Dozens on both sides are believed to have been killed in the rocket and artillery exchanges that occurred on two fronts near the temporary capital of Baidoa, the only town the government controls.

Ethiopia, which accuses the Islamists of terrorist links, has sent thousands of troops, tanks and helicopters into Somalia to support President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed's transitional regime. A spokesman for Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry said that Inda'ade's statement 'proves their [the Islamists'] extremist behaviour'.

Ali Mohamed Gedi, the Somali Prime Minister, said yesterday that thousands of foreign jihadists were fighting alongside the council's local militias - a claim most analysts believe is exaggerated.

The conflict between the Islamists on the one hand, and the government and Ethiopia on the other, has been brewing since the Islamists wrested control of Mogadishu from an alliance of warlords in June. By quickly expanding their influence - they now control most of south-central Somalia and want the entire country to be an Islamic state - they threaten the existence of the weak and unpopular government, which was supposed to restore a central authority for the first time since 1991.







http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/dec/24/ethiopia

[MJ-Pride]

This perhaps why the the Ethiopians are in Moqdisho. Why would he attack Addis ababa? I feel like punching the 'Shiekh' in the face

[radical]

The attack on somalia was planned way before that.Amerikas biggest sarrkaal was in Godey with ethiopiansenior military officials including Gabre and gave green light in november 2006.

[Hyperactive]

waligey qof ma habarin
balse kas wo habaran yahay.
iman ka Allah ka qaad.
qorun foqal quran weye.

[MJ-Pride]

[quote="radical"]The attack on somalia was planned way before that.Amerikas biggest sarrkaal was in Godey with ethiopiansenior military officials including Gabre and gave green light in november 2006.[/quote]

Well, even if that was the case, Ethiopians wouldn't just roll their tanks inside Moqdisho. We can say that this sheik Indhacade gave them the excuse they needed the alleged invasion. The funny thing is, when the Jihad started, he was in hiding in Mecca even though he was the one who declared the war on Ethiopia. Its me or can somebody see the sheer irony in this?


Hyper, loooool