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The Islamic Courts Union (ICU; Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga; Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim al-islāmiyya) was a group of Sharia courts that united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, with Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as their head. They were also known as the Joint Islamic Courts, Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), Supreme Islamic Courts Council (SICC) or the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts (SCIC). Western media often refer to the group as Somali Islamists.
Until the end of 2006, they controlled most of southern Somalia and the vast majority of its population, including most major cities such as Jowhar, Kismayo, Beledweyne, and the capital Mogadishu. The ICU was supported by warlord Yusuf "Indho Ade" Mohamed Siad who ruled Lower Shabelle but later became defense chief of the ICU, who aided in the defeat of the Mogadishu warlords. Only the Northern regions (Puntland, Somaliland), and the furthest interior regions of the south were outside their control. In December 2006, the ICU lost much territory after defeats at the battles of Baidoa, Bandiradley, and Beledweyne, retreating to the capital, Mogadishu. On 28 December they abandoned Mogadishu, leaving the city in chaos while they moved south towards Kismayo, which allowed the TFG and Ethiopian troops to take over the city. After a stand at the Battle of Jilib, the ICU abandoned the city of Kismayo on 1 January 2007. Stripped of almost all their territory, it was speculated the ICU would pursue guerrilla-style warfare against the government.
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Islamic court
Islamic court or Islamic courts may refer to:
- Sharia courts, in the judiciary of Saudi Arabia
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Advance of the Islamic Courts Union
The Advance of the Islamic Courts Union is the period in the Somali Civil War that began on May 2006 with the Islamic Courts Union's (ICU) conquest of Mogadishu from the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT) and continued with further ICU expansion in the country. Following the outbreak of the 2006 Somali War on December 21, 2006, by December 24, direct Ethiopian intervention in the conflict in support of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was no longer denied by the Ethiopian government. The Eritrean government denied any involvement despite Ethiopian claims to the contrary.
Origins
The rise of the Islamic Courts in Somalia began in the mid-1990s with the alliance of a group of Muslim legal scholars and business people led by Hassan Aweys (former leader of the AIAI) and Sharif Ahmed, with two other powerful elements: Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade the self-declared governor of Shabeellaha Hoose, and the militant Islamist group al-Itihaad al-Islamiya led by Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, forming the Islamic Courts Union.
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Sharia Law Imposed On Anarchic Somalia
A State of Need: Somalia, a country without government. A nation without a state in 2006. Subscribe to Journeyman for more information: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=67128&bid=2 After years of conflict and isolation, Somalia found itself in turmoil in 2006. During a period of intense drought and subsequent flooding, much of the country was under the control of the Union of Islamic courts, who imposed Sharia law and a new conflict with Ethiopia. "The gun is the authority here - The AK47", says a displaced Somalian. Yet after 15 years of clan-based fighting, an organisation emerged to exercise law from the country's capital. In 2006, the Union of Islamic courts beat factional ...
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Thousands at pro-Islamic Courts rally
(9 Dec 2006) 1. Medium of banner fixed to fencing at rally reading: (English) "We don't need foreign troops in our country" 2. Medium of crowd at rally 3. Medium of men dancing at rally 4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Takow Iffe, Islamic Court Union Official: "We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them." 5. Children dressed in army uniforms at rally 6. Various of men with rifles sitting in back of moving truck 7. Various of women at rally; some with rifles 8. Man kneeling with rifle in front of crowd 9. Man addressing crowd at rally 10. Women singing and dancing 11. Various of men at rally with rifles 12. Various of women at rally with rifles 13. Men seated at rally STORYLINE: Demonstrations were held...
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Islamic Courts ready for offensive - 14 Sep 2007
There is still strong support on the Kenyan-Somalian border for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) who were driven from power earlier this year by the forces of the Ethiopian-backed transitional government. In an exclusive report, Al Jazeera's Mohammad Adow reports from Nairobi.
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Somali news with Islamic Courts ( QEYBTA 1 ) 1 of 3
Warkii ugu dambeeyey iyo xaaladaha wanaagsan ee Maxkamada ee ka abuureen soomaaliya
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Hundreds of militiamen join the Islamic Courts in their declared war against Ethiopia
(26 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST ++VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING++ 1. Various of Somali militiamen standing in line 2. Somali militiamen marching 3. Pan of Somali militiamen standing in line 4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, former Somali Government Soldier: "We will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end." 5. Various of Somali militiamen standing in groups STORYLINE: Hundreds of former Somali militiamen and former Somali government soldiers pledged solidarity with Somalia's Islamic courts on Thursday and vowed to fight what they describe as an Ethiopian invasion. In Mogadishu's sports stadium the militiamen dressed in combat fatigues and marched around chanting anti-Ethiopian slogans. Caption Abdul Qadir ...
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Leader of Islamic Courts Council says he will resist government's attacks
(30 Dec 2006) 1. Wide of crowd 2. Mid of executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, zoom in 3. Mid of Islamic Court's leader, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, pan left to Ahmed 4. Wide of crowd and Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militia 5.SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts: "The Somalis are ready to resist, we are ready for that, and we have decided to fight the enemy. God is great, God is great. We have decided to fight. Therefore, we have entered a new period because we have been working for the security of the people. But today there is another great event because the country is occupied and the country needs its independence." 6. Aweys walking away with ICU militia STORYLINE The head of the I...
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Somali news With Islamic Courts (QEYBTA 3) 3 of 3
howlahii wanaagsaneed ee qabteen Maxkamadaha Islaamka inta ee maamulaayeen Soomaaliya intiisa badan
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Residents comment on Islamic Courts Union control of city
(18 Jun 2006) 1. Wide of Mogadishu 2. Street, van, men, shop 3. Wide people walking on street 4. Little boy selling doughnuts 5. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Yahye Moal, Somalian businessman "I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good." 6. Militia men walking on street carrying heavy machine guns STORYLINE: The streets were calm in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, after an Islamic militia, the Islamic Courts Union, seized control of the city on June 6, after months of fighting with an alliance of warlords backed by the United States. Heavily armed members of the militia could be seen walking the streets. But Somalis seemed unperturbed by the militia's presence, and at least one man said he was pleased. Somalian businessman Yayhe Moal, speaking on...
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Somalia - Islamic Law
(11 Sep 1996) T/I 10:13:54 Islamic justice has turned one half of the Somali city of Mogadishu away from gun law to relative security and prosperity. In the south of the city, patrolled by gunmen loyal to the Aideed faction, the only way to travel around safely is still by hiring your own gunmen. But across the frontline in the north of Mogadishu, things are completely different. There are no guns allowed on the streets, the markets are bustling, the street cafes busy. The reason for the turnaround is simple. North Mogadishu has introduced the full rigours of Islamic justice. It is the work of the cleric, Sheikh Alidheri. In his courts, the sentence for stealing goods worth more than two US dollars is to lose your right hand. Armed robbery is punished by losing your left foot as well...
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Sharia Law Imposed On Anarchic Somalia
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A State of Need: Somalia, a country without government. A nation without a state in 2006.
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After years of conflict and isolation, Somalia found itself in turmoil in 2006. During a period of intense drought and subsequent flooding, much of the country was under the control of the Union of Islamic courts, who imposed Sharia law and a new conflict with Ethiopia.
"The gun is the authority here - The AK47", says a displaced Somalian. Yet after 15 years of clan-based fighting, an organisation emerged to exercise law from the country's capital. In 2006, the Union of Islamic courts beat factional fighting out of Mogadishu. Suddenly, foreign food aid began to circulate into and out of the city. A new type of order and security was established. The aims of the Islamic group were far reaching, aiming "beyond peace", and looking to a future of social services that meet the requirements of the thousands of starving and displaced Somalians. But with the country in a critical state after a catastrophic drought and famine, the impending conflict declared with Ethiopia is an ill omen for a wounded population. Whatever the outcome for the fledgling court instigating Sharia law and Jihad, UN humanitarian official Philippe Lazzarini hopes for continued aid: "We really hope if [war] is the case, to allow these people to get necessary assistance, protection, and their human dignity to be respected."
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After years of conflict and isolation, Somalia found itself in turmoil in 2006. During a period of intense drought and subsequent flooding, much of the country was under the control of the Union of Islamic courts, who imposed Sharia law and a new conflict with Ethiopia.
"The gun is the authority here - The AK47", says a displaced Somalian. Yet after 15 years of clan-based fighting, an organisation emerged to exercise law from the country's capital. In 2006, the Union of Islamic courts beat factional fighting out of Mogadishu. Suddenly, foreign food aid began to circulate into and out of the city. A new type of order and security was established. The aims of the Islamic group were far reaching, aiming "beyond peace", and looking to a future of social services that meet the requirements of the thousands of starving and displaced Somalians. But with the country in a critical state after a catastrophic drought and famine, the impending conflict declared with Ethiopia is an ill omen for a wounded population. Whatever the outcome for the fledgling court instigating Sharia law and Jihad, UN humanitarian official Philippe Lazzarini hopes for continued aid: "We really hope if [war] is the case, to allow these people to get necessary assistance, protection, and their human dignity to be respected."
The New Humanitarian - Ref 6104
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Thousands at pro-Islamic Courts rally
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(9 Dec 2006)
1. Medium of banner fixed to fencing at rally reading: (English) "We don't need foreign troops in our country"
2. Medium of crowd at rally
3. ...
(9 Dec 2006)
1. Medium of banner fixed to fencing at rally reading: (English) "We don't need foreign troops in our country"
2. Medium of crowd at rally
3. Medium of men dancing at rally
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Takow Iffe, Islamic Court Union Official:
"We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them."
5. Children dressed in army uniforms at rally
6. Various of men with rifles sitting in back of moving truck
7. Various of women at rally; some with rifles
8. Man kneeling with rifle in front of crowd
9. Man addressing crowd at rally
10. Women singing and dancing
11. Various of men at rally with rifles
12. Various of women at rally with rifles
13. Men seated at rally
STORYLINE:
Demonstrations were held in several towns throughout Somalia on Friday to protest the United Nations resolution this week, which eases a 14-year arms embargo on Somalia so an African force can equip itself.
The Council of Islamic Courts - the official name of the group that controls much of southern Somalia - organised protests in three major towns which in total attracted thousands.
Wednesday's UN resolution allows for an African peacekeeping force for Somalia to protect the weak government in its base in Baidoa, north of the capital and eases an arms embargo so the force can operate in Somalia.
However the resolution stopped Somalia's neighbours - Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya - from contributing troops.
Protesters in Mogadishu chanted slogans such as "Down with the impartial resolution from the United Nations Security Council," as did their fellow demonstrators in the port town of Kismayo and Belet Weyne.
"We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them," Takow Iffe, an Islamic Court Union Official said.
The Islamic Courts' strict interpretation of Islam has drawn comparisons by some to the Taliban.
Earlier on Friday, an Islamic courts official claimed that Ethiopian troops had shelled the central Somalia town of Bandiradley, while residents of a nearby village said they had seen Ethiopian troops and tanks take up new positions near the town.
Meanwhile a top Islamic official said on Friday that militiamen fought Ethiopian troops in a southern Somalia town, and he called on Somalis to defeat "the enemies who have invaded our land."
But an official for the Somali government said the clashes were between his forces and the Islamic militia challenging the government for control of Somalia.
He denied Ethiopians, who back his government, were involved.
If confirmed, it will be the first time the Islamic militias that control most of southern Somalia have fought directly with Ethiopian troops.
Ethiopian troops were first reported in Somalia in June, soon after the Islamic courts took the capital, Mogadishu.
Ethiopia has always said it has only a few hundred military advisers in Somalia to help the transitional government form a national army, but a confidential UN report obtained by The Associated Press in October said between six and eight thousand Ethiopian troops were in Somalia or along the border.
The report also said two thousand soldiers from Eritrea were inside Somalia.
Eritrea denies having any troops in Somalia.
Somalia has had no effective central government for 15 years, since warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other.
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(9 Dec 2006)
1. Medium of banner fixed to fencing at rally reading: (English) "We don't need foreign troops in our country"
2. Medium of crowd at rally
3. Medium of men dancing at rally
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Takow Iffe, Islamic Court Union Official:
"We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them."
5. Children dressed in army uniforms at rally
6. Various of men with rifles sitting in back of moving truck
7. Various of women at rally; some with rifles
8. Man kneeling with rifle in front of crowd
9. Man addressing crowd at rally
10. Women singing and dancing
11. Various of men at rally with rifles
12. Various of women at rally with rifles
13. Men seated at rally
STORYLINE:
Demonstrations were held in several towns throughout Somalia on Friday to protest the United Nations resolution this week, which eases a 14-year arms embargo on Somalia so an African force can equip itself.
The Council of Islamic Courts - the official name of the group that controls much of southern Somalia - organised protests in three major towns which in total attracted thousands.
Wednesday's UN resolution allows for an African peacekeeping force for Somalia to protect the weak government in its base in Baidoa, north of the capital and eases an arms embargo so the force can operate in Somalia.
However the resolution stopped Somalia's neighbours - Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya - from contributing troops.
Protesters in Mogadishu chanted slogans such as "Down with the impartial resolution from the United Nations Security Council," as did their fellow demonstrators in the port town of Kismayo and Belet Weyne.
"We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them," Takow Iffe, an Islamic Court Union Official said.
The Islamic Courts' strict interpretation of Islam has drawn comparisons by some to the Taliban.
Earlier on Friday, an Islamic courts official claimed that Ethiopian troops had shelled the central Somalia town of Bandiradley, while residents of a nearby village said they had seen Ethiopian troops and tanks take up new positions near the town.
Meanwhile a top Islamic official said on Friday that militiamen fought Ethiopian troops in a southern Somalia town, and he called on Somalis to defeat "the enemies who have invaded our land."
But an official for the Somali government said the clashes were between his forces and the Islamic militia challenging the government for control of Somalia.
He denied Ethiopians, who back his government, were involved.
If confirmed, it will be the first time the Islamic militias that control most of southern Somalia have fought directly with Ethiopian troops.
Ethiopian troops were first reported in Somalia in June, soon after the Islamic courts took the capital, Mogadishu.
Ethiopia has always said it has only a few hundred military advisers in Somalia to help the transitional government form a national army, but a confidential UN report obtained by The Associated Press in October said between six and eight thousand Ethiopian troops were in Somalia or along the border.
The report also said two thousand soldiers from Eritrea were inside Somalia.
Eritrea denies having any troops in Somalia.
Somalia has had no effective central government for 15 years, since warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other.
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Islamic Courts ready for offensive - 14 Sep 2007
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There is still strong support on the Kenyan-Somalian border for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) who were driven from power earlier this year by the forces of the...
There is still strong support on the Kenyan-Somalian border for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) who were driven from power earlier this year by the forces of the Ethiopian-backed transitional government. In an exclusive report, Al Jazeera's Mohammad Adow reports from Nairobi.
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There is still strong support on the Kenyan-Somalian border for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) who were driven from power earlier this year by the forces of the Ethiopian-backed transitional government. In an exclusive report, Al Jazeera's Mohammad Adow reports from Nairobi.
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Somali news with Islamic Courts ( QEYBTA 1 ) 1 of 3
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Warkii ugu dambeeyey iyo xaaladaha wanaagsan ee Maxkamada ee ka abuureen soomaaliya
Warkii ugu dambeeyey iyo xaaladaha wanaagsan ee Maxkamada ee ka abuureen soomaaliya
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Warkii ugu dambeeyey iyo xaaladaha wanaagsan ee Maxkamada ee ka abuureen soomaaliya
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Hundreds of militiamen join the Islamic Courts in their declared war against Ethiopia
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(26 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST
++VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING++
1. Various of Somali militiamen standing in line
2. Somali militiamen marching
3. Pan of Somali militia...
(26 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST
++VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING++
1. Various of Somali militiamen standing in line
2. Somali militiamen marching
3. Pan of Somali militiamen standing in line
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, former Somali Government Soldier:
"We will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end."
5. Various of Somali militiamen standing in groups
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of former Somali militiamen and former Somali government soldiers pledged solidarity with Somalia's Islamic courts on Thursday and vowed to fight what they describe as an Ethiopian invasion.
In Mogadishu's sports stadium the militiamen dressed in combat fatigues and marched around chanting anti-Ethiopian slogans.
Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, a former Somali government soldier, said they "will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end."
The pledge came at a time when Islamic militias are in need of man power in their declared jihad against Ethiopia.
Ethiopian troops are reportedly inside Somalia trying to provide support to the Somali Transitional Government which is clinging to power in the town of Baidoa.
Meanwhile Islamic radicals in Somalia seized another pro-government town, officials said on Thursday, just days ahead of peace talks aimed at preventing a bloody clash.
Islamic militia entered Sakow, 170 kilometres (105 miles) southwest of the government base of Baidoa.
The rivals are now within easy striking distance of each other.
Later on Thursday the government's Deputy Defences Minister Salad Ali Jelle claimed three lawmakers were kidnapped by Islamic militia, 30 kilometres (19 miles) outside Baidoa.
Fears are mounting that a war could erupt after witnesses saw government forces backed by Ethiopian troops digging trenches outside Baidoa Wednesday.
But both sides could simply be positioning themselves ahead of Monday's peace talks in Khartoum, Sudan.
Thousands of Somali refugees have fled across the border into neighbouring Kenya, which has put its forces on alert.
The international community has called for restraint by both sides and urged the Islamic forces to halt their continued advance.
Fuel supplies to Baidoa have been cut by the Islamic forces, while a senior official told local radio they were preparing for an attack on the town.
Over the past five months Islamic radicals have seized control of much of southern Somalia.
The Islamic group has also recruited two-thousand fighters in recent weeks through training camps it has established, Islamic officials said.
Ethiopia and the transitional government have denied that there are Ethiopian troops in the country, only saying that Somalia's western neighbour has sent military trainers to help the government form a national army.
The issue is sensitive because the two countries are traditional rivals.
Ethiopia, with almost half of its 77 (m) million population Muslim, fears fundamentalism in its neighbour.
However, government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, say about six-thousand Ethiopian troops are in the country or encamped on the 1,600 kilometre (990 mile) porous border.
Somalia has not had an effective national government since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned on one another, throwing the country into anarchy.
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(26 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST
++VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING++
1. Various of Somali militiamen standing in line
2. Somali militiamen marching
3. Pan of Somali militiamen standing in line
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, former Somali Government Soldier:
"We will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end."
5. Various of Somali militiamen standing in groups
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of former Somali militiamen and former Somali government soldiers pledged solidarity with Somalia's Islamic courts on Thursday and vowed to fight what they describe as an Ethiopian invasion.
In Mogadishu's sports stadium the militiamen dressed in combat fatigues and marched around chanting anti-Ethiopian slogans.
Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, a former Somali government soldier, said they "will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end."
The pledge came at a time when Islamic militias are in need of man power in their declared jihad against Ethiopia.
Ethiopian troops are reportedly inside Somalia trying to provide support to the Somali Transitional Government which is clinging to power in the town of Baidoa.
Meanwhile Islamic radicals in Somalia seized another pro-government town, officials said on Thursday, just days ahead of peace talks aimed at preventing a bloody clash.
Islamic militia entered Sakow, 170 kilometres (105 miles) southwest of the government base of Baidoa.
The rivals are now within easy striking distance of each other.
Later on Thursday the government's Deputy Defences Minister Salad Ali Jelle claimed three lawmakers were kidnapped by Islamic militia, 30 kilometres (19 miles) outside Baidoa.
Fears are mounting that a war could erupt after witnesses saw government forces backed by Ethiopian troops digging trenches outside Baidoa Wednesday.
But both sides could simply be positioning themselves ahead of Monday's peace talks in Khartoum, Sudan.
Thousands of Somali refugees have fled across the border into neighbouring Kenya, which has put its forces on alert.
The international community has called for restraint by both sides and urged the Islamic forces to halt their continued advance.
Fuel supplies to Baidoa have been cut by the Islamic forces, while a senior official told local radio they were preparing for an attack on the town.
Over the past five months Islamic radicals have seized control of much of southern Somalia.
The Islamic group has also recruited two-thousand fighters in recent weeks through training camps it has established, Islamic officials said.
Ethiopia and the transitional government have denied that there are Ethiopian troops in the country, only saying that Somalia's western neighbour has sent military trainers to help the government form a national army.
The issue is sensitive because the two countries are traditional rivals.
Ethiopia, with almost half of its 77 (m) million population Muslim, fears fundamentalism in its neighbour.
However, government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, say about six-thousand Ethiopian troops are in the country or encamped on the 1,600 kilometre (990 mile) porous border.
Somalia has not had an effective national government since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned on one another, throwing the country into anarchy.
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Leader of Islamic Courts Council says he will resist government's attacks
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(30 Dec 2006)
1. Wide of crowd
2. Mid of executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, zoom in
3. Mid of Islamic Court's lea...
(30 Dec 2006)
1. Wide of crowd
2. Mid of executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, zoom in
3. Mid of Islamic Court's leader, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, pan left to Ahmed
4. Wide of crowd and Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militia
5.SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts:
"The Somalis are ready to resist, we are ready for that, and we have decided to fight the enemy. God is great, God is great. We have decided to fight. Therefore, we have entered a new period because we have been working for the security of the people. But today there is another great event because the country is occupied and the country needs its independence."
6. Aweys walking away with ICU militia
STORYLINE
The head of the Islamic grouping that ruled Mogadishu for six months pledged on Saturday to continue to fight against Somali and Ethiopian troops.
Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, the executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, told residents in the coastal port of Kismayo, where the group's forces are now based, that "Somalis are ready to resist" and that "we have decided to fight the enemy."
Several thousand Somali and Ethiopian troops were headed to the southern seaport, a government official said on Saturday, setting the scene for a final showdown.
Meanwhile, Somalia's president flew to the outskirts of Mogadishu aboard an Ethiopian military helicopter on Saturday,
as his government moved ahead with plans to move to the Somali capital.
President Abdullahi Yusuf met with key Somali elders in a bid to smooth the takeover of the city, 48 hours after the
Islamic movement's fighters abandoned the capital.
Although his UN-backed government was established in 2004, it has never had control over Mogadishu or many other
parts of the lawless country until Ethiopia stepped in.
His transitional government has been forced to base itself in Baidoa, a dusty agricultural town 250 kilometres (150
miles) away.
Yusuf has vowed to crush the Islamic movement with the help of Ethiopian muscle.
Many in overwhelmingly Muslim Somalia are sceptical of the government's reliance on neighbouring Ethiopia, a
traditional rival with a large Christian population and one of Africa's largest armies.
Ethiopia and Somalia fought a bloody war in 1977.
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https://wn.com/Leader_Of_Islamic_Courts_Council_Says_He_Will_Resist_Government's_Attacks
(30 Dec 2006)
1. Wide of crowd
2. Mid of executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, zoom in
3. Mid of Islamic Court's leader, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, pan left to Ahmed
4. Wide of crowd and Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militia
5.SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts:
"The Somalis are ready to resist, we are ready for that, and we have decided to fight the enemy. God is great, God is great. We have decided to fight. Therefore, we have entered a new period because we have been working for the security of the people. But today there is another great event because the country is occupied and the country needs its independence."
6. Aweys walking away with ICU militia
STORYLINE
The head of the Islamic grouping that ruled Mogadishu for six months pledged on Saturday to continue to fight against Somali and Ethiopian troops.
Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, the executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, told residents in the coastal port of Kismayo, where the group's forces are now based, that "Somalis are ready to resist" and that "we have decided to fight the enemy."
Several thousand Somali and Ethiopian troops were headed to the southern seaport, a government official said on Saturday, setting the scene for a final showdown.
Meanwhile, Somalia's president flew to the outskirts of Mogadishu aboard an Ethiopian military helicopter on Saturday,
as his government moved ahead with plans to move to the Somali capital.
President Abdullahi Yusuf met with key Somali elders in a bid to smooth the takeover of the city, 48 hours after the
Islamic movement's fighters abandoned the capital.
Although his UN-backed government was established in 2004, it has never had control over Mogadishu or many other
parts of the lawless country until Ethiopia stepped in.
His transitional government has been forced to base itself in Baidoa, a dusty agricultural town 250 kilometres (150
miles) away.
Yusuf has vowed to crush the Islamic movement with the help of Ethiopian muscle.
Many in overwhelmingly Muslim Somalia are sceptical of the government's reliance on neighbouring Ethiopia, a
traditional rival with a large Christian population and one of Africa's largest armies.
Ethiopia and Somalia fought a bloody war in 1977.
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Somali news With Islamic Courts (QEYBTA 3) 3 of 3
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Residents comment on Islamic Courts Union control of city
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(18 Jun 2006)
1. Wide of Mogadishu
2. Street, van, men, shop
3. Wide people walking on street
4. Little boy selling doughnuts
5. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Yahye ...
(18 Jun 2006)
1. Wide of Mogadishu
2. Street, van, men, shop
3. Wide people walking on street
4. Little boy selling doughnuts
5. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Yahye Moal, Somalian businessman
"I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good."
6. Militia men walking on street carrying heavy machine guns
STORYLINE:
The streets were calm in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, after an Islamic militia, the Islamic Courts Union, seized control of the city on June 6, after months of fighting with an alliance of warlords backed by the United States.
Heavily armed members of the militia could be seen walking the streets.
But Somalis seemed unperturbed by the militia's presence, and at least one man said he was pleased.
Somalian businessman Yayhe Moal, speaking on the streets of the capital on Sunday, said "I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good."
The Islamic militia, which has control of most of Southern Somalia, claimed on Saturday that 300 Ethiopian soldiers had entered the country to help Somalia's government, their only rivals for power, a claim denied by the Somali government.
The Islamic Courts Union, which the United States accuses of harbouring al-Qaida suspects, is behind the militiamen that have swept across southern Somalia installing clan-based, religiously oriented municipal
administrations.
Ethiopia was a key power broker in forming President Abdullahi Yusuf's transitional Somalian government in 2004, and has intervened in Somalia in the past to prevent Islamic extremists from taking power.
The Islamic Courts Union also said on Saturday it would not attack the weak transitional government and offered to negotiate with them.
The Somali government is currently based in the only town it controls, Baidoa, 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia has been without an effective central government since the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
Yusuf's government is supported by Somalia's neighbours, the United Nations, the United States and the European Union.
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https://wn.com/Residents_Comment_On_Islamic_Courts_Union_Control_Of_City
(18 Jun 2006)
1. Wide of Mogadishu
2. Street, van, men, shop
3. Wide people walking on street
4. Little boy selling doughnuts
5. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Yahye Moal, Somalian businessman
"I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good."
6. Militia men walking on street carrying heavy machine guns
STORYLINE:
The streets were calm in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, after an Islamic militia, the Islamic Courts Union, seized control of the city on June 6, after months of fighting with an alliance of warlords backed by the United States.
Heavily armed members of the militia could be seen walking the streets.
But Somalis seemed unperturbed by the militia's presence, and at least one man said he was pleased.
Somalian businessman Yayhe Moal, speaking on the streets of the capital on Sunday, said "I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good."
The Islamic militia, which has control of most of Southern Somalia, claimed on Saturday that 300 Ethiopian soldiers had entered the country to help Somalia's government, their only rivals for power, a claim denied by the Somali government.
The Islamic Courts Union, which the United States accuses of harbouring al-Qaida suspects, is behind the militiamen that have swept across southern Somalia installing clan-based, religiously oriented municipal
administrations.
Ethiopia was a key power broker in forming President Abdullahi Yusuf's transitional Somalian government in 2004, and has intervened in Somalia in the past to prevent Islamic extremists from taking power.
The Islamic Courts Union also said on Saturday it would not attack the weak transitional government and offered to negotiate with them.
The Somali government is currently based in the only town it controls, Baidoa, 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia has been without an effective central government since the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
Yusuf's government is supported by Somalia's neighbours, the United Nations, the United States and the European Union.
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Islamic justice has turned one half of the Somali city of Mogadishu away from gun law to relative security and prosperity.
In t...
(11 Sep 1996) T/I 10:13:54
Islamic justice has turned one half of the Somali city of Mogadishu away from gun law to relative security and prosperity.
In the south of the city, patrolled by gunmen loyal to the Aideed faction, the only way to travel around safely is still by hiring your own gunmen. But across the frontline in the north of Mogadishu, things are completely different. There are no guns allowed on the streets, the markets are bustling, the street cafes busy. The reason for the turnaround is simple. North Mogadishu has introduced the full rigours of Islamic justice. It is the work of the cleric, Sheikh Alidheri. In his courts, the sentence for stealing goods worth more than two US dollars is to lose your right hand. Armed robbery is punished by losing your left foot as well.
When the sheikh hears the case of a woman caught stealing a dress worth seven dollars, the owner of the dress is asked if she forgives the woman. She refuses and demands the full rigours of Islamic law. Instead the sheik sentences the woman to 48 lashes. The punishment is carried out publicly before a large crowd so that justice is seen to be done.
An amateur video shows a far harsher sentence. An man having his right hand chopped off. Many dealt with in this way die of blood poisoning. Nevertheless Sheik Alidheri is hugely popular. In Mogadishu, his methods work.
SHOWS:
MOGADISHU,SOMALIA, RECENT
BBC and WTN
Pan along ruined street
armed men on technical
technical along road
burnt out car by ruined building
armed men walking through ruins
ws bustling
street
horse and cart
people at street cafe drinking coffee
man with wheelbarrow
stall holder
inside court room
sheik alidheri at the bench
hearing court case
people watching
accused woman
cu dress that was stolen
women from whom dress stolen refusing to grant forgiveness
sheik alidheri
announces sentence on megaphone
woman being publicly beaten
walks off before
crowd
amateur video of man having arm chopped off
injured man being helped
onto truck after sentence carried out
crowd cheering as sheik arrives inlandcruiser
ws crowd
cu sheik alidheri addressing crowd
ws shiek alidheri and crowd
cu sheik alidheri with book
ws crowd cheering.
3.08.
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https://wn.com/Somalia_Islamic_Law
(11 Sep 1996) T/I 10:13:54
Islamic justice has turned one half of the Somali city of Mogadishu away from gun law to relative security and prosperity.
In the south of the city, patrolled by gunmen loyal to the Aideed faction, the only way to travel around safely is still by hiring your own gunmen. But across the frontline in the north of Mogadishu, things are completely different. There are no guns allowed on the streets, the markets are bustling, the street cafes busy. The reason for the turnaround is simple. North Mogadishu has introduced the full rigours of Islamic justice. It is the work of the cleric, Sheikh Alidheri. In his courts, the sentence for stealing goods worth more than two US dollars is to lose your right hand. Armed robbery is punished by losing your left foot as well.
When the sheikh hears the case of a woman caught stealing a dress worth seven dollars, the owner of the dress is asked if she forgives the woman. She refuses and demands the full rigours of Islamic law. Instead the sheik sentences the woman to 48 lashes. The punishment is carried out publicly before a large crowd so that justice is seen to be done.
An amateur video shows a far harsher sentence. An man having his right hand chopped off. Many dealt with in this way die of blood poisoning. Nevertheless Sheik Alidheri is hugely popular. In Mogadishu, his methods work.
SHOWS:
MOGADISHU,SOMALIA, RECENT
BBC and WTN
Pan along ruined street
armed men on technical
technical along road
burnt out car by ruined building
armed men walking through ruins
ws bustling
street
horse and cart
people at street cafe drinking coffee
man with wheelbarrow
stall holder
inside court room
sheik alidheri at the bench
hearing court case
people watching
accused woman
cu dress that was stolen
women from whom dress stolen refusing to grant forgiveness
sheik alidheri
announces sentence on megaphone
woman being publicly beaten
walks off before
crowd
amateur video of man having arm chopped off
injured man being helped
onto truck after sentence carried out
crowd cheering as sheik arrives inlandcruiser
ws crowd
cu sheik alidheri addressing crowd
ws shiek alidheri and crowd
cu sheik alidheri with book
ws crowd cheering.
3.08.
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Sharia Law Imposed On Anarchic Somalia
A State of Need: Somalia, a country without government. A nation without a state in 2006.
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After years of conflict and isolation, Somalia found itself in turmoil in 2006. During a period of intense drought and subsequent flooding, much of the country was under the control of the Union of Islamic courts, who imposed Sharia law and a new conflict with Ethiopia.
"The gun is the authority here - The AK47", says a displaced Somalian. Yet after 15 years of clan-based fighting, an organisation emerged to exercise law from the country's capital. In 2006, the Union of Islamic courts beat factional fighting out of Mogadishu. Suddenly, foreign food aid began to circulate into and out of the city. A new type of order and security was established. The aims of the Islamic group were far reaching, aiming "beyond peace", and looking to a future of social services that meet the requirements of the thousands of starving and displaced Somalians. But with the country in a critical state after a catastrophic drought and famine, the impending conflict declared with Ethiopia is an ill omen for a wounded population. Whatever the outcome for the fledgling court instigating Sharia law and Jihad, UN humanitarian official Philippe Lazzarini hopes for continued aid: "We really hope if [war] is the case, to allow these people to get necessary assistance, protection, and their human dignity to be respected."
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Thousands at pro-Islamic Courts rally
(9 Dec 2006)
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1. Medium of banner fixed to fencing at rally reading: (English) "We don't need foreign troops in our country"
2. Medium of crowd at rally
3. Medium of men dancing at rally
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Takow Iffe, Islamic Court Union Official:
"We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them."
5. Children dressed in army uniforms at rally
6. Various of men with rifles sitting in back of moving truck
7. Various of women at rally; some with rifles
8. Man kneeling with rifle in front of crowd
9. Man addressing crowd at rally
10. Women singing and dancing
11. Various of men at rally with rifles
12. Various of women at rally with rifles
13. Men seated at rally
STORYLINE:
Demonstrations were held in several towns throughout Somalia on Friday to protest the United Nations resolution this week, which eases a 14-year arms embargo on Somalia so an African force can equip itself.
The Council of Islamic Courts - the official name of the group that controls much of southern Somalia - organised protests in three major towns which in total attracted thousands.
Wednesday's UN resolution allows for an African peacekeeping force for Somalia to protect the weak government in its base in Baidoa, north of the capital and eases an arms embargo so the force can operate in Somalia.
However the resolution stopped Somalia's neighbours - Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya - from contributing troops.
Protesters in Mogadishu chanted slogans such as "Down with the impartial resolution from the United Nations Security Council," as did their fellow demonstrators in the port town of Kismayo and Belet Weyne.
"We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them," Takow Iffe, an Islamic Court Union Official said.
The Islamic Courts' strict interpretation of Islam has drawn comparisons by some to the Taliban.
Earlier on Friday, an Islamic courts official claimed that Ethiopian troops had shelled the central Somalia town of Bandiradley, while residents of a nearby village said they had seen Ethiopian troops and tanks take up new positions near the town.
Meanwhile a top Islamic official said on Friday that militiamen fought Ethiopian troops in a southern Somalia town, and he called on Somalis to defeat "the enemies who have invaded our land."
But an official for the Somali government said the clashes were between his forces and the Islamic militia challenging the government for control of Somalia.
He denied Ethiopians, who back his government, were involved.
If confirmed, it will be the first time the Islamic militias that control most of southern Somalia have fought directly with Ethiopian troops.
Ethiopian troops were first reported in Somalia in June, soon after the Islamic courts took the capital, Mogadishu.
Ethiopia has always said it has only a few hundred military advisers in Somalia to help the transitional government form a national army, but a confidential UN report obtained by The Associated Press in October said between six and eight thousand Ethiopian troops were in Somalia or along the border.
The report also said two thousand soldiers from Eritrea were inside Somalia.
Eritrea denies having any troops in Somalia.
Somalia has had no effective central government for 15 years, since warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other.
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Islamic Courts ready for offensive - 14 Sep 2007
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There is still strong support on the Kenyan-Somalian border for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) who were driven from power earlier this year by the forces of the Ethiopian-backed transitional government. In an exclusive report, Al Jazeera's Mohammad Adow reports from Nairobi.
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Warkii ugu dambeeyey iyo xaaladaha wanaagsan ee Maxkamada ee ka abuureen soomaaliya
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Hundreds of militiamen join the Islamic Courts in their declared war against Ethiopia
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1. Various of Somali militiamen standing in line
2. Somali militiamen marching
3. Pan of Somali militiamen standing in line
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, former Somali Government Soldier:
"We will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end."
5. Various of Somali militiamen standing in groups
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of former Somali militiamen and former Somali government soldiers pledged solidarity with Somalia's Islamic courts on Thursday and vowed to fight what they describe as an Ethiopian invasion.
In Mogadishu's sports stadium the militiamen dressed in combat fatigues and marched around chanting anti-Ethiopian slogans.
Caption Abdul Qadir Mohamed Osman, a former Somali government soldier, said they "will fight against the Ethiopian troops who are on our soil, we will liberate our country till the end."
The pledge came at a time when Islamic militias are in need of man power in their declared jihad against Ethiopia.
Ethiopian troops are reportedly inside Somalia trying to provide support to the Somali Transitional Government which is clinging to power in the town of Baidoa.
Meanwhile Islamic radicals in Somalia seized another pro-government town, officials said on Thursday, just days ahead of peace talks aimed at preventing a bloody clash.
Islamic militia entered Sakow, 170 kilometres (105 miles) southwest of the government base of Baidoa.
The rivals are now within easy striking distance of each other.
Later on Thursday the government's Deputy Defences Minister Salad Ali Jelle claimed three lawmakers were kidnapped by Islamic militia, 30 kilometres (19 miles) outside Baidoa.
Fears are mounting that a war could erupt after witnesses saw government forces backed by Ethiopian troops digging trenches outside Baidoa Wednesday.
But both sides could simply be positioning themselves ahead of Monday's peace talks in Khartoum, Sudan.
Thousands of Somali refugees have fled across the border into neighbouring Kenya, which has put its forces on alert.
The international community has called for restraint by both sides and urged the Islamic forces to halt their continued advance.
Fuel supplies to Baidoa have been cut by the Islamic forces, while a senior official told local radio they were preparing for an attack on the town.
Over the past five months Islamic radicals have seized control of much of southern Somalia.
The Islamic group has also recruited two-thousand fighters in recent weeks through training camps it has established, Islamic officials said.
Ethiopia and the transitional government have denied that there are Ethiopian troops in the country, only saying that Somalia's western neighbour has sent military trainers to help the government form a national army.
The issue is sensitive because the two countries are traditional rivals.
Ethiopia, with almost half of its 77 (m) million population Muslim, fears fundamentalism in its neighbour.
However, government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, say about six-thousand Ethiopian troops are in the country or encamped on the 1,600 kilometre (990 mile) porous border.
Somalia has not had an effective national government since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned on one another, throwing the country into anarchy.
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Leader of Islamic Courts Council says he will resist government's attacks
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1. Wide of crowd
2. Mid of executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, zoom in
3. Mid of Islamic Court's leader, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, pan left to Ahmed
4. Wide of crowd and Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militia
5.SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts:
"The Somalis are ready to resist, we are ready for that, and we have decided to fight the enemy. God is great, God is great. We have decided to fight. Therefore, we have entered a new period because we have been working for the security of the people. But today there is another great event because the country is occupied and the country needs its independence."
6. Aweys walking away with ICU militia
STORYLINE
The head of the Islamic grouping that ruled Mogadishu for six months pledged on Saturday to continue to fight against Somali and Ethiopian troops.
Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, the executive leader of the Council of Islamic Courts, told residents in the coastal port of Kismayo, where the group's forces are now based, that "Somalis are ready to resist" and that "we have decided to fight the enemy."
Several thousand Somali and Ethiopian troops were headed to the southern seaport, a government official said on Saturday, setting the scene for a final showdown.
Meanwhile, Somalia's president flew to the outskirts of Mogadishu aboard an Ethiopian military helicopter on Saturday,
as his government moved ahead with plans to move to the Somali capital.
President Abdullahi Yusuf met with key Somali elders in a bid to smooth the takeover of the city, 48 hours after the
Islamic movement's fighters abandoned the capital.
Although his UN-backed government was established in 2004, it has never had control over Mogadishu or many other
parts of the lawless country until Ethiopia stepped in.
His transitional government has been forced to base itself in Baidoa, a dusty agricultural town 250 kilometres (150
miles) away.
Yusuf has vowed to crush the Islamic movement with the help of Ethiopian muscle.
Many in overwhelmingly Muslim Somalia are sceptical of the government's reliance on neighbouring Ethiopia, a
traditional rival with a large Christian population and one of Africa's largest armies.
Ethiopia and Somalia fought a bloody war in 1977.
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Residents comment on Islamic Courts Union control of city
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1. Wide of Mogadishu
2. Street, van, men, shop
3. Wide people walking on street
4. Little boy selling doughnuts
5. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Yahye Moal, Somalian businessman
"I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good."
6. Militia men walking on street carrying heavy machine guns
STORYLINE:
The streets were calm in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, after an Islamic militia, the Islamic Courts Union, seized control of the city on June 6, after months of fighting with an alliance of warlords backed by the United States.
Heavily armed members of the militia could be seen walking the streets.
But Somalis seemed unperturbed by the militia's presence, and at least one man said he was pleased.
Somalian businessman Yayhe Moal, speaking on the streets of the capital on Sunday, said "I like them (Islamic Courts Union) very much and I feel they are very good."
The Islamic militia, which has control of most of Southern Somalia, claimed on Saturday that 300 Ethiopian soldiers had entered the country to help Somalia's government, their only rivals for power, a claim denied by the Somali government.
The Islamic Courts Union, which the United States accuses of harbouring al-Qaida suspects, is behind the militiamen that have swept across southern Somalia installing clan-based, religiously oriented municipal
administrations.
Ethiopia was a key power broker in forming President Abdullahi Yusuf's transitional Somalian government in 2004, and has intervened in Somalia in the past to prevent Islamic extremists from taking power.
The Islamic Courts Union also said on Saturday it would not attack the weak transitional government and offered to negotiate with them.
The Somali government is currently based in the only town it controls, Baidoa, 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia has been without an effective central government since the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
Yusuf's government is supported by Somalia's neighbours, the United Nations, the United States and the European Union.
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Islamic justice has turned one half of the Somali city of Mogadishu away from gun law to relative security and prosperity.
In the south of the city, patrolled by gunmen loyal to the Aideed faction, the only way to travel around safely is still by hiring your own gunmen. But across the frontline in the north of Mogadishu, things are completely different. There are no guns allowed on the streets, the markets are bustling, the street cafes busy. The reason for the turnaround is simple. North Mogadishu has introduced the full rigours of Islamic justice. It is the work of the cleric, Sheikh Alidheri. In his courts, the sentence for stealing goods worth more than two US dollars is to lose your right hand. Armed robbery is punished by losing your left foot as well.
When the sheikh hears the case of a woman caught stealing a dress worth seven dollars, the owner of the dress is asked if she forgives the woman. She refuses and demands the full rigours of Islamic law. Instead the sheik sentences the woman to 48 lashes. The punishment is carried out publicly before a large crowd so that justice is seen to be done.
An amateur video shows a far harsher sentence. An man having his right hand chopped off. Many dealt with in this way die of blood poisoning. Nevertheless Sheik Alidheri is hugely popular. In Mogadishu, his methods work.
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MOGADISHU,SOMALIA, RECENT
BBC and WTN
Pan along ruined street
armed men on technical
technical along road
burnt out car by ruined building
armed men walking through ruins
ws bustling
street
horse and cart
people at street cafe drinking coffee
man with wheelbarrow
stall holder
inside court room
sheik alidheri at the bench
hearing court case
people watching
accused woman
cu dress that was stolen
women from whom dress stolen refusing to grant forgiveness
sheik alidheri
announces sentence on megaphone
woman being publicly beaten
walks off before
crowd
amateur video of man having arm chopped off
injured man being helped
onto truck after sentence carried out
crowd cheering as sheik arrives inlandcruiser
ws crowd
cu sheik alidheri addressing crowd
ws shiek alidheri and crowd
cu sheik alidheri with book
ws crowd cheering.
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Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union (ICU; Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga; Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim al-islāmiyya) was a group of Sharia courts that united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, with Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as their head. They were also known as the Joint Islamic Courts, Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), Supreme Islamic Courts Council (SICC) or the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts (SCIC). Western media often refer to the group as Somali Islamists.
Until the end of 2006, they controlled most of southern Somalia and the vast majority of its population, including most major cities such as Jowhar, Kismayo, Beledweyne, and the capital Mogadishu. The ICU was supported by warlord Yusuf "Indho Ade" Mohamed Siad who ruled Lower Shabelle but later became defense chief of the ICU, who aided in the defeat of the Mogadishu warlords. Only the Northern regions (Puntland, Somaliland), and the furthest interior regions of the south were outside their control. In December 2006, the ICU lost much territory after defeats at the battles of Baidoa, Bandiradley, and Beledweyne, retreating to the capital, Mogadishu. On 28 December they abandoned Mogadishu, leaving the city in chaos while they moved south towards Kismayo, which allowed the TFG and Ethiopian troops to take over the city. After a stand at the Battle of Jilib, the ICU abandoned the city of Kismayo on 1 January 2007. Stripped of almost all their territory, it was speculated the ICU would pursue guerrilla-style warfare against the government.
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Rippin' The Sound (Organized Rhymes Theme)
by: The Unionfeaturing Militia
Yeah, Militia All-Star
??, first up
Me? I'm Mr. Tan
Rippin' the Sounds, Organized Rhymes
Check it out
[Mr. Tan]
I make this scene here clear, I make this whole spot dissapear
You bustaz better recognize, I Quantum Leap, then reappear
Now fuck last year, cause this year, I'm Jones-in like Eddie
for the nation unknowin, it's on, you cowards ain't ready
for the terror, I run with tru soldiers and drug smugglers
that'll have you terrified, how we ride my nocca, fu'realla
Let's keep this shit classified and clarify the situation
Cause most these fools fakin, I'm takin niggaz down for hatin
See it's total concentration, I'm breakin the rules ??
And I bet the next time they recognize a real rap star
Switchin luxury cars, still just spinnin corners
Organizin Rhymes, and get in where I fit in, potnah hold up
You better show up, witcha gun out your holster
I roast you and your whole crew, I'm Mr. Tan and I done told you
we keep rippin, rippin the sounds
Organized Rhymes, straight puttin it down
We keep rippin, rippin the sounds
Organized Rhymes, straight puttin it down
[Ms. Toi]
Yeah..
Are we in sequence now? C'mon, let me show you how
raw uncut Militia men really get down with that
precious jewel precise, Ms. Toi, cut close
for, perfect piece of ice, sparklin with gleam
Glistenin lookin mean, you try to come test I
make sure I strike you with the West
who's actually one of the best rippin this coast
My mommalicious styles keep hittin em low, rippin my shows
while I, straight get it get it, I warned you
in the beginnin-ginnin, now we straight winnin winnin
And our records be spinnin, worldwide
Where you gon' hide? I rhymes, feelin good tonight
I blows minds for the most times, I shall climb
with these Organized Rhymes
And I'm rippin to make history this time
but I'm still hard to find, and I'm steady waxin to shine
(wax on.. wax off)
Chorus: Militia
Organized Rhymes keep rippin the sound
with the Militia, and we straight puttin it down
Organized Rhymes keep rippin the sound
with the Militia, and we straight puttin it down
Organized Rhymes keep rippin the sound
with the Militia, and we straight puttin it down
Organized Rhymes keep rippin the sound
with the Militia.. with the Militia..
[?]
Clear to circumfrence, seven CC's for heart pumpin
Lyrically dumpin, MC's ain't sayin nothin
They frontin, soft as a panda, propoganda
Bullshittin they buntin, I'm home run hittin
They fouled, fools is out of the game
Magnified picture, blown out of the frame
360 is 9 baby, equal to verb
Close the first two, proceed, open the third
Hutton, E.F., when illuminati speak
Infrared peep and seek your body heat
like Eraser, spark the spliff and uplift
Yeah shift, steady movin swift with the four-fifth
While all you actors get run over by tractors
The common factor, will use math to subtract you
Minus, my rhyme flows they be timeless
You're spineless, tell your boy to rewind this
Wherever I go, MC's catch heart attacks
Trails are found with fossils and artifacts
A variety of herbal, a garden like Eden
Get your first aid kit, my nia, you bleedin, WHAAAT?