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Ethiopia's PM doesn't confirm al Qaeda killings in Somalia

02/06/07

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Ethiopia's PM doesn't confirm al Qaeda killings in Somalia

Ethiopia's PM doesn't confirm al Qaeda killings in Somalia

02/05/2007
"We do not have definite information on a number of the key al Qaeda targets. There are reports that one or two of them might have died but we have no confirmation," he told the FT.

There has been no confirmation so far of any targeted al Qaeda suspects being killed in Somalia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday.

Ethiopia is working closely with the United States to identify Islamist fighters killed in neighbouring Somalia in recent clashes, including U.S. air strikes, Meles said.

"We do not have definite information on a number of the key al Qaeda targets. There are reports that one or two of them might have died but we have no confirmation," he told the FT.

Bloodied papers belonging to Aden Hashi Farah Ayro, head of an Islamist militia, had been found, but reported sightings of him suggest he may have survived, Meles was quoted by the newspaper as saying.

In addition, hardline Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and Sheikh Hassan Turki are "alive and moving in and out of Kenya on the border," he added.

Ethiopian troops and Somali interim government forces launched an offensive in late December that routed the Somali Islamists who had controlled most of south Somalia since June.

On Jan 24, U.S. officials said the United States had carried out a second air strike in Somalia. Two weeks earlier an AC-130 plane killed what Washington said were eight al Qaeda-affiliated fighters hiding among Islamist remnants pushed to Somalia's southern tip by Ethiopian and Somali government forces.

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msg Comment from: gerato [Visitor]
I do not understand what you want to say after all. The objective of the operation in Somalia was not to capture or kill U.S targeted Alquida fighters. It was to Shift + Delete those Islamist extremists who call jihad on Ethiopia. And for those who can see the truth, it is101% done. It was the finest operation in the history of the fourth world war against terrorism. What do you want to say on it?

I know there are shallow minded Ethiopians who oppose this from its beginning even in the parliament. There were guys in the Ethiopian long run saying “Giba belew Somalia Giba belew”.They do not seem to understand that the fight was between EPRDF and terrorists. It was not b/n Dreg and Somalia.

The joint arms of our diversity have put an end to the extremists and it is now a dawn of hope for Somali and stability of the region. Thanks for the pure leader ship of our government.

Long live Ethiopia

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msg Comment from: The Python [Visitor]
gerato,

Simply "superb"!
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 06:50

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msg Comment from: Somali [Visitor]
^^^You are full of shyt,As a somali i am not known to hide my intentions, we said it with brute force in 1977, we repeated it many times and will say it forever, Ethiopia has no place in the horn of Africa, period. i want the Oromos freed, i want to see a nation called Oromia. We even disagree with pro-ethiopia Oromos on this. As cushites, we,the afar and Oromos share not only ethnicity but a long history of persecution by the marauding Abyssinians. So, there will be no peace as long as Oromia and Ogaden, afarland and many other territories in what is now called ethiopia are occupied. we say, Death to Ethiopia, and long live the Cushitic Dynasty in the horn. we will overcome,amen!
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 09:04

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msg Comment from: ethiopatriot [Visitor]
well said Gerato!!!!

two thumbs up
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 11:25

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msg Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
If this war is waged to destroy international terrorism structures in Somalia , so where have gone all these so called alqaeda fighters , all these informations that came is only on civilian casualities.All of you bros and sisters fooled by the so called Ethiopian troops victory in Somalia open your eyes . LONG LIVE THE TRUE ETHIOPIANS !!!
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 12:44

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msg Comment from: AFAR [Visitor]
Python:


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PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 13:24

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msg Comment from: abdu17 [Visitor]
did you hear what the vistor said his name is somlia. your taking shit you idot we destroyed your Islamist brothers and sisters and your so called friends the eritreans. Ethiopia will always live. from the begining to the END.
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 16:09

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msg Comment from: Qalla [Visitor]
Somali,

I want you to come out of you clan mentality and re-build Somalia first before you even begin to dream of a cushite empire that never was and will never be. Bite only what you can chew or you will die of hunger.
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 16:31

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msg Comment from: Tessema [Visitor]
MELESE WHERE IS YOUR NEXT PROXY WAR
BAGDAD OR DAFUR

With colonial mentality and a desire to serve the west as an anget where will be TPLF gang next move.

Like his past generation ,past great generation ,Melese has gentic inheritance to serve colonialist.At Mekdella with great britian,Italy invasition of Ethiopia during second world war and the current somalia war to work with foreign agent is in his blood.

LET CONTINUE OUR STUGGLE TO GET OUR HISTORIC ETHIOPIAN INDEPEDENCE BACK.
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 17:13

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msg Comment from: xakaar [Visitor]
gerato,

Listen to your leader and repeat what he says or cheer for him.
Don't go to the danger zone of holding him to his word/s or your little head may roll.
PermalinkPermalink 02/06/07 @ 20:55

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msg Comment from: tula [Visitor]
Well said somali!!.

Meles is dreaming but he has really awoken the true nationalism in the blood of the Somali people. I heard, now they will only settle for totally united Somalia. I also heard Djabouti is spear heading this move.
Us, Oromos will destroy the Tigreys and Habashas and this time it will be a very hard one.
I see lots of bloodshed in the coming 20 years.
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msg Comment from: Samuel M. Gebru [Visitor]
I think that the US should stay out of Somalia with regards to militarism. Ethiopia's mission, as Meles has said, is over and in the coming weeks "the last soldier in Somalia will have left."



Samuel
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msg Comment from: gerato [Visitor]
Somali
This is your lat chance. Take your self out of your clan thinking. If you fail to support your TFG, you will be immersed to the situation you were in for the past 16 or so years or some thing worst. It is smiling that you dare to talk about Oromo, ogaden…… of Ethiopia. You are at least a century lagged behind to say some thing about the politics of Ethiopia. You are in a situation (clan system) which the earth has experienced BC.


To those Ethiopians who are not born to see the truth like Tessema, TEDDY, tulaxakaar…….you are unworthy. Go to hell. We don’t care about deaf people like you .you will end up crying and shouting there.


long live ethiopia
our diversity is our Beauty
PermalinkPermalink 02/07/07 @ 02:44

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msg Comment from: Somali realist [Visitor]
Gerato...

Your political party TPLF represents tribe...nationalized tribalism in 2007. praise to you Mr. civilized.

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msg Comment from: margado [Visitor]
well mesle lost he is us puppet and he put ethiopia under tigrayan now ethiopia is tigray plz guys be honest and tell the world that ehtipia lost the war and sorry to say that God Belss Esseyas and Islamic court of somalia Somalian now will unite and get raid of meles agumay and destroy tigray province and will send them to thier cousins eriteans to Esseyas u ppl who post comments know nothing about all africa even about your country ethiopia u are under leadership agama or agame never in a history of the world tgray govern ethio and tgrayan should thank the Eritrean hero's Esseyas and long live somaila with leadership of Islamic court down with Tgs those are puppets of usa
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