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Shabaab al-Mujahideen: Christian Forces Occupy City of Beledweyne

Written by Administrator Friday, 06 January 2012 13:16

ShababLogoOn January 5, 2012, Shabaab al-Mujahideen announced its retreat from Beledweyne, Somalia after a lengthy battle against a large number of well-equipped Ethiopian "Crusader" forces and their "apostate" Somali government allies. The statement alleged that the "Christian" forces have committed numerous atrocities in the process of occupying the central Somali city. Citing previous al-Shabaab successes in driving the Ethiopian army from Beledweyne, the statement promised to "remove these [Ethiopian] forces.”

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