East African Jihad to begin? From Garowe Online, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist and Jane Novak:
MOGADISHU, Somalia June 18 (Garowe Online) THE UNION of Islamic Courts that have taken control of Mogadishu and parts of southern Somalia in recent weeks have declared “jihad” on Ethiopian troops who have allegedly crossed into Somalia.
The Chairman of the Courts, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, said that Ethiopia should not allow its troops to enter Somalia and added that heavily armed militias loyal to the Courts will take military action against the invasion of Ethiopian troops.
Chairman Sheik Sharif called on the people of Somalia to prepare themselves for the defense of the Motherland from Ethiopian military aggression. He refered to the presence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia as “direct aggression.”