Somali Elders Say Civilians Killed in US Air Strikes [Archive]

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

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"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

leftchick

01-11-2007, 05:37 AM

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=19129

<snip>

"I was with a team sent to the bombardment areas near Dhobley to bury the dead, what I have seen was really terrible," Absuge Mohamed Weli, a Dhobley resident said.

"I counted 29 dead people, some of them burned so they could not be identified, and we have buried them," he said. "A lot of people were also wounded."

"I have seen more dead bodies in the forest, I recognized some of them and they were local civilians," Weli said. "They were killed while keeping their animals. I have also seen animals, most of them cows, dead in villages."

<snip>

"We estimate about 100 innocent civilians have been killed," said Dhobley elder Moalim Adan Osman. "Some are still missing and I think their bodies are somewhere in the forest."

"The airplanes have bombed large areas and the whole zone is jungle and no one can classify what is inside," he said. "They have bombed the nomads in the area indiscriminately."

Ethiopia, which has troops in Somalia backing the country's transitional government, said Wednesday that Monday's US strike had not caused any civilian casualties but did not mention raids conducted by Ethiopian forces.

DemonFighterLives

01-11-2007, 06:03 AM