Brave Sir Jihadi
Brave Sir Robin ran away.
Bravely ran away, away!
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
Bravely taking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!
(Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Brave Sir Robin lives on, but as an islamist jihadi, apparently. Islamist militias in Somalia are running like mad to get away from attacking Ethiopian forces.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic fighters attempting to wrest power from Somalia's internationally recognized government retreated from the main front line early Tuesday, witnesses said, a day after Ethiopian fighter jets bombed the country's two main international airports.
Troops loyal to the Council of Islamic Courts withdrew more than 30 miles to the southeast from Daynuney, a town just south of Baidoa, the government headquarters.
The Islamic forces also abandoned their main stronghold in Bur Haqaba and were forming convoys headed toward the capital, Mogadishu, residents in villages along the road told The Associated Press by telephone.
"We woke up from our sleep this morning and the town was empty of troops, not a single Islamic fighter," Ibrahim Mohamed Aden, a resident of Bur Haqaba said.
One of the islamist spokesmen call this a "strategic withdrawal". Interested bystanders generally call something like this a "rout". Running without even attempting a rear guard action is generally seen that way. The militias are being led by al Qaeda operatives, this is supposed to be the Islamists third front in its war on the West. So far it isn't going so well. Good.
Update: Others: The Moderate Voice, Captain's Quarters, Gateway Pundit, A Blog For All, Outside The Beltway, Jules Crittenden (who thinks I'm "Cruelly mocking" the jihadis. Oh, I am. Never mind.), Riehl World View, Wake up America, In the Bullpen, Hot Air,
World news | Gaius December 26, 2006
