Etiopie útočí na Somálsko

Ethiopia attacks Somalia

Ethiopia has fulfilled its threat and attacked Somalia. In flames was also the international airport in Mogadishu.

The attack came a few hours after Ethiopia formally declared war on the somali islamic militia, which Somalia they control. The ethiopian prime minister stated that his country is at war with islamic militants for the protection of sovereignty.

So far, however, have the islamic militia of the capital Mogadishu under control. Ethiopian aircraft yesterday bombed several somali cities, which are in the hands of these islamic radicals.

Heavy fighting with government troops are reported from this morning around the seat of the official government in exile in the town of Baidoa. According to the press agencies are already fighting on four fronts and there are also the artillery and the air force.

According to the Ethiopia and the US are islamists supported by Al-Qaeda and also the ethiopian enemy - Eritrea. Because Ethiopia decided to support the somali government-in-exile, which does not yet have in the land of no effect.

"After a period of patience acceded the government of ethiopia to self-defense and launched a counterattack on the troops of the extremists of the islamic courts Union," said the ethiopian minister of information Barhan Hailu. Ethiopia, in which they have a preponderance of christians, yet denied that the fighting in Somalia actively participates.

Rainfall last sixth day, according to the rebels in them turned hundreds of people, humanitarian organisations talking about dozens of victims. The spokesman of somali government said today that government troops caused the enemy great losses.

The fight spread from one part of the country to the other. The militia of the islamic courts Union will lose, said information minister Ali Ahmed Jama. One of the militia situation characterized by the words: "Now it's open war."

The hardest fights are reported from Daynunay. This place lies about 20 kilometers south of Baidoay and there is a military base of government forces. More clashes are taking place in the Manas, Kalaberu and Bandiradley. Employees of nearby medical facilities are prepared to accept the injured. "The fight gaining momentum, there must be a lot of losses," said one of them.

Will the Somalis deal?
The league of arab states (LAS) announced that this week managed to reach an agreement on the renewal of peace talks between the rival somali parties. Negotiations should begin 15. January in Khartoum. According to Ahmad bin Hallího of the LAS will be the main points of the ceasefire and the representation of the Union of islamic courts in the government.

Fighting broke out on Wednesday after Tuesday's expired ultimatum, which gave the militants ethiopian forces to leave Somalia. According to experts, is in the country to 20 thousand ethiopian soldiers. On the side of the militia again fights probably 2000 Eritreans.

Militia on Saturday asked the assistance of muslim fighters from abroad and urged them to join a holy war against Ethiopia. The militia, which they want in Somalia to introduce islamic sharia law, says they've digested the special detachments for the guerrilla war against the Ethiopians.

Addis Ababa call to foreign fighters considered to be proof that they are militants in Somalia connected to the international terrorist network Al-Qaeda.

taken from aktualne.cz.

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No nepřijde mi moc košer přebírat celé texty z cizích webů, i když to není faktografie. Neříkám jen perex (nebo jak se to jmenuje), ale celé texty...

No, válka je sice monitorována jinde, ale pokud by tohle mělo sloužit jako diskuse...asi tak, v této válce jsem osobně všemi deseti na straně Svazu islámských soudů a invazi Etiopie beru jako neobhajitelnou válku na ochranu jejích zájmů v zemi. Nemusíte se mnou souhlasit, je to můj osobní názor a ze všech sil se budu snažit aby neovlivnil kvalitu mnou publikovaných článků.

Hlavne potom čo UIC vyhlásilo svätú vojnu Etiópii a deklarovalo snahu o "zjednotenie" všetkých somálcov (aj tých v Etiópii. Keni a ďalších krajinách). A keď k tomu prirátam aj islamský fundamentalizmus UIC, ktorý mal spočiatku veľmi blízko k Talibanu.....