Utviklingen i Somalia er ytterst foruroligende. Islamister er kommet til makten, og akter å bruke den til å skape en islamistisk stat. Al Qaida venter i kulissene.

– An Islamic militia vowed to turn all of Somalia into a religious state Tuesday, as its fighters pushed north to take more territory after winning a three-month battle for the capital Mogadishu.
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The Islamic militia’s victory marked the first time the warlords had been dislodged from Mogadishu since they ousted Mohamed Siad Barre as president in 1991.

«Until we get the Islamic state, we will continue with the Islamic struggle in Somalia,» Sharif Ahmed, chairman of Mogadishu Islamic courts, told a rally of hundreds of people in the capital.

«This is a long Islamic struggle, and it will continue until the whole country comes under sharia law,» said Fuad Ahmed, a militiaman loyal to the Islamic side. «We are ready to shed our blood in order for that struggle to succeed.»

Somali Militia Vows an Islamic StateAs Force Moves Northward, Thousands Protest Its Takeover of Capital