N.O.R.F Posted April 22, 2008 Garowe Ethiopian soldiers deployed in southern Somalia are responsible for a brutal killing at a mosque in the capital Mogadishu yesterday, witnesses and confidential sources said. Residents in Mogadishu's Huriwa district buried dead victims from two days of intense fighting in the capital between Islamist-led insurgents and Ethiopian troops backing the country's weak secular government. A witness named Omar told Garowe Online that he was inside al Hidaya Mosque in Huriwa district when Ethiopian soldiers stormed inside on Sunday. "The first person they [Ethiopian soldiers] killed was Sheikh Said Yahya, the Imam [prayer leader]," Omar said, adding that the late Imam opened the mosque door after the soldiers knocked. "I stood above 11 dead bodies, some with their throat slit and others shot to death," said the witness describing the gruesome scene. Of the 11 dead victims, nine were regular congregants at the mosque and reportedly were part of the Tabliiq wing of Sunni Islam. A source who took part in Monday's effort to bury the dead victims privately told Garowe Online that some of the victims had their hands cut off and their backs broken. Another source who was arrested by Ethiopian soldiers yesterday at al Hidaya Mosque and released today said the soldiers ordered him and other detainees not to return to the mosque. "They accused us [detainees] of attacking them [Ethiopian soldiers] and said that we were trained at the [al Hidaya] mosque," said the source who did not want his name in print. It is not clear why Ethiopian troops attacked al Hidaya Mosque, which is frequented by Tabliiq congregants who are reportedly not involved in the insurgency. Upwards of 80 people were killed over the weekend in Mogadishu, according to the Elman Human Rights group. Mogadishu-area hospitals said more than 120 wounded people have been admitted since Friday, according to an inquiry by Garowe Online. Somali Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein defended the military operation in Huriwa district, telling the international media that Somali and Ethiopian troops will "defend themselves as they come under constant attack." Somalia's Ethiopian-backed interim government is attempting to restore national order since its establishment in 2004. But the government has faced armed resistance since January 2007 led by remnants of an Islamist movement that once ruled Mogadishu. http://allafrica.com/stories/200804220002.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted April 22, 2008 Allaha u naxariistu meytida, samir iyo iimaanna Allaha kasiiyo ehelladiyo qaraabadeey ka geeriyoodeen. Amiin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted April 22, 2008 Aamiin and may Allah grant peace the rest... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abtigiis Posted April 22, 2008 According to some occupation-loving traitors, It hasn't happened! the burial is a sham! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LayZie G. Posted April 22, 2008 witnesses and confidential sources said. "Confidential source" said is not good enough. I don't think they were killed for no reason. I think they were fighters who sought refuge in the masjid and now the story has changed to "innocent wadaado slaughtered in masjid by ethio's" headline. Whoever is behind this fabrication is one hell of a drama queen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted April 22, 2008 ^^The Sheikh is a well known Tabliq leader and the eye witnesses in the local area reported Ethiopians entering the masjid. I have said a long time ago on this forum: what do you expect from the Woyane who butchered and slaughtered Somalis in the Oacden, to have a change or humanity when He comes to Muqdisho? These people teach their kids that once upon a time a Somali man( Ahmed Gurey) destroyed all their churches and that Somalia is part of an Ancient Christian Abysnian Kingdom! So like Sheikh Fuad said, " if you don't come and meet them today, it could be tommorow dariqyada Muqdisho bay idinku gowrici doonan". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gar-haye Posted April 22, 2008 Allaha u naxariistu culimada iyo musliminata arintan foosha xuun ay qabsatay. waa ariin aadh looga murugodho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted April 22, 2008 Proof and burial of those slaughtered by the Woyane thugs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koora-Tuunshe Posted April 22, 2008 Originally posted by LayZie G.: quote:witnesses and confidential sources said. "Confidential source" said is not good enough. I don't think they were killed for no reason. I think they were fighters who sought refuge in the masjid and now the story has changed to "innocent wadaado slaughtered in masjid by ethio's" headline. Whoever is behind this fabrication is one hell of a drama queen. Posing this legitimate question, you might be marked for death and automatically ignored. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abtigiis Posted April 23, 2008 Whoeever thinks Ethiopian don't kill to instill fear on civillians had no idea of their standard modus operandi! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
