Somalia must not become a haven for al-Qa’ida militants, Bush warns

International ramifications over Islamist victories in Somalia continue, with President George Bush declaring he will not allow the country to become an “al-Qa’ida haven” even as the militias themselves vowed to make the Horn of Africa “a land under the Koran”.

Amid concerns that other states in the region may become destablised, Kenya yesterday kicked out a Somali warlord and announced it would ban others involved in the conflict from entering the country.

The developments follow the defeat of a coalition of US-backed warlords by Islamists who have taken control of the capital, Mogadishu, and have followed their enemies to the town of Jowhar, where a battle is thought to be imminent.
independent.co.uk

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