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Al-Qaeda presence in Somalia concerns the US
19/05/06,
Washington - The White House said on Wednesday that it was concerned al-Qaeda is establishing
a presence in Somalia but would not say whether Washington is backing Somali warlords fighting Islamic militants there.
Somalia lacks a functioning government and the United States fears Somalia is a potential
haven for extremists.
Militia battles have been waged over the past week between militants linked to the Islamic courts, which have imposed order on parts of Mogadishu through traditional Islamic law, and a self-styled anti-terrorism alliance of warlords.
Asked whether Washington was working with the warlords, White House spokesperson Tony Snow
said "there is concern about the presence of foreign terrorists, particularly al-Qaeda,
within Somalia right now".
In an environment of instability, as we've seen in the past, al-Qaeda may take root, and
we want to make sure that al-Qaeda does not in fact establish a beachhead in Somalia,"
Snow said.
State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack sidestepped questions over whether the United
States was funding warlords but said Washington was working with "responsible members of the Somali political spectrum" whom he declined to name.
Americans have bad memories of US involvement in Somalia. On Oct 3 and 4, 1993, 18 US
soldiers were killed and 79 injured in a battle in Mogadishu with Somali guerrilla fighters
loyal to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
As for the current situation, Snow said "the terrorists are going to seek to take advantage
of the environment and use that kind of chaos in order to put together camps and therefore
mount operations around the world".
"We will continue to work with regional and international partners wherever we can
to crack down on terrorism and also to try to prevent its rising," he added.
Snow also said Somalia needs a functioning government and that Washington supports
transitional federal institutions there that are trying to re-establish a central
government that can end the civil conflict.
"We believe that these two things go hand in hand: fighting terrorism and then
building up the institutions in Somalia, because if you have a well-governed
state with strong governing institutions, then you are likely not going to have
a safe haven for terrorism," McCormack said.
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