Militia from Somalia's Islamic Union Courts (ICU) parade with their weapons during training on the outskirts of Mogadishu, December 11, 2008. African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have asked Ethiopian troops planning to leave the country at the end of the year to help them quit Mogadishu too, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday. REUTERS/Mowlid Abdi (SOMALIA)From Yahoo News/Reuters:
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The ranks of Somalia's army and police have been gutted as most soldiers and police officers have deserted, often taking their weapons and vehicles, according to a new U.N. Security Council report.
The chairman of the council's Monitoring Group on Somalia said on Thursday that this was one of the main sources of weapons and ammunition in Somalia, along with illegal imports from Yemen and purchases of arms for opposition groups with funds from various domestic and foreign financiers.
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My Comment: Everyone now knows that the Islamists are about to take over .... it is now just a matter of time.