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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... dispute within the opposition alliance to which they belong.
In July, hardliner Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys took over leadership of the alliance, deposing Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, who has been seen as a moderate Islamic leader. The U.S. suspects Aweys of collaborating with al-Qaida, but Aweys denies any link to terror.
Islamic militants have been battling...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
... and to take part in UN efforts to withdraw Ethiopian troops [from Somalia]," Sheikh Sharif said.Dahir Mohamud Ghelle, spokesman for the ARS wing led by Sheikh Sharif, told reporters that Arab leaders called on Somali opposition leaders to "unite as one."He indicated that there are ongoing efforts to bring together the ARS wings, one based in Eritrea and the other based in Djibouti.The group,...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... of Al-Itihaad Al-Islaami, or alumni of the militant group operating under a different name.SHEIKH HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS: In his late 60s or early 70s, is among 189 people or entities the United States "linked to terrorism" after Sept. 11, freezing their assets. Currently in Eritrea, he is on U.N. list of al Qaeda associates. Former Somali prison service colonel, involved with...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... admitted 35 wounded people, most women and children and many in critical condition, hospital head Dahir Dhere said.The explosion followed last month's peace agreement, which has fuelled power struggles within both the transitional government and the Islamic insurgency it is fighting.In a separate attack, Islamic insurgents overnight targeted the military bases of Somali government troops...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... 47 wounded people, most of them women and children, and many in critical condition, hospital head Dahir Dhere said. Five of the wounded died in hospital, bringing to death toll to 20.Asha Ahmed, 45, was one of those wounded in the blast."The worst thing I have seen was an old woman who lost two legs and a hand, she was bleeding and later died before our eyes but we could do nothing as we...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Hard-line Somali Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said on Monday the exiled opposition would not negotiate with a rival faction.
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IOL (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
The exiled opposition will not negotiate with a rival faction that signed a peace deal with Somalia's transitional government, says Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys.
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Source: Reuters (Adds details, minister) MOGADISHU, July 28 (Reuters) - Hardline Somali Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said on Monday the exiled opposition would not negotiate with a rival faction that signed a ...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Hard-line Somali Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said on Monday the exiled opposition would not negotiate with a rival faction that signed a peace deal with Somalia's transitional government.
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Source: Reuters MOGADISHU, July 28 (Reuters) - Hardline Somali Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said on Monday the exiled opposition would not negotiate with a rival faction that signed a peace deal with Somalia's ...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Somalia's Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys has not taken over the country's exiled opposition, despite his claims to having become its new chairperson.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... 160 ARS members, including Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Central Committee head Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, according to ARS information secretary Saleban Olad Robleh.Several foreign ambassadors attended the opening ceremony as observers, including the Djibouti-based ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and France.Sheikh Sharif spoke to conference attendees about a recently concluded reconciliation...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... and Djibouti, where exiled Islamists have lived since the Ethiopian intervention of late 2006.Dahir Mohamud Ghelle, who spoke for the Djibouti-based Islamic Courts wing, told reporters on Friday that the ceasefire clause, the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia and their replacement by a United Nations stabilization force were all hotly debated during meetings in Yemen."We have reached...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... Sheikh Aden and the interim government, but was immediately rejected by hardline cleric Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys.The June agreement has divided the Somali opposition group, Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), with Aweys last week proclaiming he had taken over its leadership from Ahmed.Aweys and Ahmed fell out over Ahmed's decision to participate...
