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December 26, 2006
Somalia: Islamic Fighters Retreat After Heavy Casualties
What do you know, in a battle between Armor and fanatical Islamic fighters, Armor, even Soviet-era Armor, still wins: Islamic Fighters Quitting Somalia Front
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic fighters attempting to wrest power from Somalia's internationally recognized government retreated from the main front line early Tuesday, witnesses said, a day after Ethiopian fighter jets bombed the country's two main international airports.Troops loyal to the Council of Islamic Courts withdrew more than 30 miles to the southeast from Daynuney, a town just south of Baidoa, the government headquarters.
The Islamic forces also abandoned their main stronghold in Bur Haqaba and were forming convoys headed toward the capital, Mogadishu, residents in villages along the road told The Associated Press by telephone.
"We woke up from our sleep this morning and the town was empty of troops, not a single Islamic fighter,'" Ibrahim Mohamed Aden, a resident of Bur Haqaba said.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at December 26, 2006 1:21 PM
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