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War in Somalia 'More Likely Than Not' Says Minister

Reuters
Nov 01, 2006

Armed Somali Islamist fighters guard an anti-Ethiopia rally at Tribuunka square in Mogadishu 27, October 2006 where Islamist leader Sheikh Shariif Sheikh Ahmed called on Somalis to attack Ethiopian troops everywhere in Somalia. (AFP/Getty Images)

LONDON—Somalia no longer considers Islamists who control large parts of the country partners in piece and war is "more likely than not", the foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

Ismail Hurre Buba said he did not consider the peace process dead but added, "What I am saying (is) the ICU (Islamic Courts Union) is not a partner in peace, it's not a partner in bringing it about."

He said he believed the Islamists were using peace talks in Khartoum as a "ploy to buy time" and that war in Somalia was "more likely than not".



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