Posted on 01/13/2007 3:51:43 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Martial law declared in Somalia
Ethiopia was at the forefront of the drive against Islamists
Somalia's parliament has voted to declare three months of martial law after the rout of Islamist forces. MPs sitting in the provincial town of Baidoa voted 154 to two to ratify Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi's plan to restore order in the war-ravaged state.
The government regained control after a campaign led by Ethiopian troops which also saw US air attacks on militants.
Meanwhile, nine people have died in clashes between rival clans in a town in central Somalia.
Residents say at least nine people were killed in the settlement of Biyo-Adde when fighting broke out in a local market.
The transitional government says it has sent police from its headquarters in nearby Jowhar.
Correspondents say the government is trying to assert its authority over clan disputes and re-emerging local warlords two weeks after the Union of Islamic Courts militia was ousted from central and southern Somalia.
The government says the last Islamic Courts base at Ras Kamboni is now in government hands and operations are continuing to hunt down Islamist militiamen.
And we helped!
Martial law trumps Islamic law...
Quote: "Somalia's parliament has voted to declare three months of martial law after the rout of Islamist forces."
They waited until now to declare martial law?
And the first libertarian state comes to an end.
rule of gun in a state of anarchy. always has been, always will be...
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