SOMALIA: Islamic Revolution Widen Territory
The BBC News reports:
Some Somalis believe the Islamists are too militant Islamic militia have taken control of the central Somali town of Beletuein. The strategic town changed hands after fighting erupted in between the town’s previous pro-government rulers and the militia of a local Islamic court. Tension is high in central Somalia as the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) that controls much of southern Somalia tries to spread its influence further north. Earlier, two were injured in Galkayo in a protest led by clerics who say the UIC’s brand of Islam is too militant. The BBC’s Hassan Barise in Mogadishu says no one was injured in the short battle in the strategically important town of Beletuein, some 300km north of the capital.
I would say, from a patriotic point of view, anyone who stands with the WORST enemy of the Somali Nation must be toppled down! The local administration in Beled Weyne was set up by the now defunct TFG headed by the self declared Ethiopian Viceroy; Col. Cabdullahi Yuusuf Axmed. Hence, they were too cosy with the foreign invaders and their puppets in the TFG. I am glad that they are gone. No one will miss them!