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"[Imam Ahmed] Gurey is a mythical figure in Somalia. A fervent proponent of Muslim expansionism, Gurey embarked on a conquest of Abyssinia which brought three-quarters of modern-day Ethiopia under control."
Hmm. Was Gurey another misunderstander of Islam? Somalia Jihad Update. "Somalia Islamists rename Kismayo airport," from Agence France-Presse, October 5:
MOGADISHU (AFP) — The Islamist administration of Somalia's southern port of Kismayo on Saturday renamed the airport after a 16th century warrior and invited airlines to use it instead of Mogadishu's airport.
And Mogadishu's airport was closed after the same jihadists threatened to attack any plane landing there.
"We announce today that the airport in Kismayo is ready to serve the people and we call on airlines to use it," spokesman Sheikh Hasan Yaqub said.
"The airport is named after the former Somali holy war leader Imam Ahmed Gurey and we have told commercial airlines to use it," said Sheikh Ahmed Haydar, another Kismayo official.
We realize you have a choice in airlines, but you'll be flying them into Kismayo, or else.
Gurey is a mythical figure in Somalia. A fervent proponent of Muslim expansionism, Gurey embarked on a conquest of Abyssinia which brought three-quarters of modern-day Ethiopia under control.
A joint push by the hardline Shebab movement and forces loyal to southern rebel leader Hassan Turki, who is listed as a terrorist financier by Washington, brought Kismayo back under Islamist control in August.
Kismayo is a key trading gateway for Somalia and the Shebab dealt a further blow to the country's western-backed transitional government last month by declaring an embargo on Mogadishu international airport.
Commercial flights have stopped landing there and attempts by African peacekeepers to continue using the facility have triggered deadly exchanges of mortar fire in the capital.
Somalia's Islamists are beginning to re-impose a tough form of Sharia law in the areas they control, two years after being ousted from power by Ethiopian troops.
Kismayo airport was closed less than a week after the Islamists recaptured the town when they shot at a small plane attempting to land.
Posted by Marisol at October 6, 2008 9:21 AM
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why don't we bomb every airport in somalia and tell them we don't what it's named?
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at October 6, 2008 11:01 AM
sorry... tell them we don't care what it's named?
Posted by: theygottago at October 6, 2008 11:04 AM
“The airport is named after the former Somali holy war leader Imam Ahmed Gurey and we have told commercial airlines to use it,” said Sheikh Ahmed Haydar, another Kismayo official.”
In other words, please use our jihadi airport and become hostages to be killed or ransomed for millions of dollars, for the cause.
Posted by: ImNoDhimmi at October 6, 2008 11:22 AM
Marisol drew attention to this paragraph -
"Gurey is a mythical figure in Somalia. A fervent proponent of Muslim expansionism, Gurey embarked on a conquest of Abyssinia which brought three-quarters of modern-day Ethiopia under control."
The naming of this airport - the invocation of Gurey's name - is nothing less than an open statement of jihad intent against Ethiopia.
I hope all non-Muslim Ethiopians are girding their loins to resist any and every attempt at Jihad that Muslims may attempt from within or from outside of Ethiopia. And it would be nice if another friendly non-Muslim country, such as the USA, or Italy, or SOMEBODY, were to quietly let the Ethiopians know that if this happens, concrete assistance will be forthcoming. Prester John needs a helping hand.
at October 6, 2008 5:45 PM
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