visionary Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 http://news.yahoo.com/somalias-shebab-claim-control-presidential-palace-165904808.html;_ylt=AwrBEiIwJLxTjwkAJDXQtDMD Somalia's Shebab claim they 'control presidential palace' Somalia's Islamist Shebab rebels said Tuesday they had taken control of the office of the country's internationally-backed president following a major assault on the presidential palace. "Our commandos are inside the so-called presidential office," Shebab spokesman Abdulaziz Abu Musab told AFP. "We are in control of the headquarters of the apostate regime." http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-somalia-attack-idUSKBN0FD1YR20140708?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews Somali presidential palace under al Shabaab militant attack Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants pushed into Somalia's presidential palace and gunfire broke out on Tuesday, an al Shabaab spokesman and a palace official said. "The militants have partly entered the presidential palace compound. There is periodic gunfire now," an official in the presidential palace who asked not to be named told Reuters. "I understand most attackers have been killed. No further details." Al Shabaab confirmed they were involved. "We have entered the so-called presidential palace. We have now captured some parts of the palace and fighting is still going on," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s military operations spokesman told Reuters. https://twitter.com/Reuters BREAKING: Somali president not hurt in attack on his compound as he was not there at the time: interior minister 1:16 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 http://news.yahoo.com/somalias-shebab-claim-control-presidential-palace-165904808.html;_ylt=AwrBEiIwJLxTjwkAJDXQtDMD Somalia's Shebab claim they 'control presidential palace' Somalia's Islamist Shebab rebels said Tuesday they had taken control of the office of the country's internationally-backed president following a major assault on the presidential palace. "Our commandos are inside the so-called presidential office," Shebab spokesman Abdulaziz Abu Musab told AFP. "We are in control of the headquarters of the apostate regime." http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/08/us-somalia-attack-idUSKBN0FD1YR20140708?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews Somali presidential palace under al Shabaab militant attack Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants pushed into Somalia's presidential palace and gunfire broke out on Tuesday, an al Shabaab spokesman and a palace official said. "The militants have partly entered the presidential palace compound. There is periodic gunfire now," an official in the presidential palace who asked not to be named told Reuters. "I understand most attackers have been killed. No further details." Al Shabaab confirmed they were involved. "We have entered the so-called presidential palace. We have now captured some parts of the palace and fighting is still going on," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s military operations spokesman told Reuters. https://twitter.com/Reuters BREAKING: Somali president not hurt in attack on his compound as he was not there at the time: interior minister 1:16 PM Weird, Not sure why it started two threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Congratulations. Assuming your claim is true, you win our Grand Prize. Somalia. Looking forward to watching them demonstrate that there is no place on Earth that Islamic "commandos" can't make worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 lol Larry,, I was going to say,, what is that .. the only place in town with a bathroom door? ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 I don't think they'll hold it for very long. (I think most if not all are dead now, though I haven't seen an official article about that) It is worrisome that they were still able to get inside the place though, considering how things have developed in Somalia over the past years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 https://twitter.com/AP BREAKING: Somalia's government says presidential compound has been secured following militant attack. 3:24 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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