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| Sharia imposed at Somali MPs base | Sharia imposed at Somali MPs base |
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| Islamist rebels have declared sharia law in Baidoa, a day after seizing the central Somali city, a stronghold of the country's transitional government. | Islamist rebels have declared sharia law in Baidoa, a day after seizing the central Somali city, a stronghold of the country's transitional government. |
| Al-Shabab militants took over hours after Ethiopian troops pulled out. | Al-Shabab militants took over hours after Ethiopian troops pulled out. |
| The African Union said Ethiopia may send troops back into Somalia if the Islamist fighters grow too powerful. | The African Union said Ethiopia may send troops back into Somalia if the Islamist fighters grow too powerful. |
| Somali lawmakers, in neighbouring Djibouti due to the insecurity at home, meanwhile extended by five days the time needed to elect a new president. | Somali lawmakers, in neighbouring Djibouti due to the insecurity at home, meanwhile extended by five days the time needed to elect a new president. |
| Sheikh Muktar Robow Mansoor, of al-Shabab, told a rally in Baidoa on Tuesday how the movement, which means The Youth, intended to govern. | Sheikh Muktar Robow Mansoor, of al-Shabab, told a rally in Baidoa on Tuesday how the movement, which means The Youth, intended to govern. |
| 'Fight anyone' | 'Fight anyone' |
| "We are informing all Somalis we want to rule with justice, and the almighty Allah's sharia law," he said. | "We are informing all Somalis we want to rule with justice, and the almighty Allah's sharia law," he said. |
| "We are informing Somalis we will not accept any man-made constitution. We will not accept it. We shall fight with anyone who opposes it." | "We are informing Somalis we will not accept any man-made constitution. We will not accept it. We shall fight with anyone who opposes it." |
| The Ethiopians told us that they are going to secure that border, they are going back and to secure the borders Jean PingAfrican Union Commission href="/1/hi/world/africa/7854191.stm">'I'm not afraid of al-Shabab' class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7854281.stm">Q&A: Somali presidential elections | |
| On Monday, al-Shabab took over the airport, parliament building and president's home in Baidoa. | On Monday, al-Shabab took over the airport, parliament building and president's home in Baidoa. |
| They moved in as the last Ethiopian troops pulled out, two years after intervening in an effort to stamp out the Islamist insurgents. | They moved in as the last Ethiopian troops pulled out, two years after intervening in an effort to stamp out the Islamist insurgents. |
| The BBC's Yusuf Hassan, in Djibouti, says it is not clear if the Somali lawmakers will be able to return to their base in Baidoa. | The BBC's Yusuf Hassan, in Djibouti, says it is not clear if the Somali lawmakers will be able to return to their base in Baidoa. |
| The African Union's top diplomat, Jean Ping, said events in the city would have little impact on the political process, adding that Ethiopian troops might return to Somalia. | The African Union's top diplomat, Jean Ping, said events in the city would have little impact on the political process, adding that Ethiopian troops might return to Somalia. |
| "The Ethiopians told us that they are going to secure that border," he said. "They are going back and to secure the borders." | "The Ethiopians told us that they are going to secure that border," he said. "They are going back and to secure the borders." |
| On Tuesday, MPs agreed to delay by five days an MPs' vote to choose the next president. | On Tuesday, MPs agreed to delay by five days an MPs' vote to choose the next president. |
| The deadline for picking a successor to Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who quit last month, was to expire on Wednesday. | The deadline for picking a successor to Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who quit last month, was to expire on Wednesday. |
| Somali legislators have already expanded parliament to bring in some 200 moderate Islamists, as part of a UN-backed peace process. | Somali legislators have already expanded parliament to bring in some 200 moderate Islamists, as part of a UN-backed peace process. |
| But the al-Shabab, which is on Washington's list of terrorist groups, has refused to take part in the peace talks. | But the al-Shabab, which is on Washington's list of terrorist groups, has refused to take part in the peace talks. |
| Some 16,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict and a million more have been forced from their homes. | Some 16,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict and a million more have been forced from their homes. |
| The Horn of Africa country has not had an effective national government since 1991. | The Horn of Africa country has not had an effective national government since 1991. |