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Somalia s Islamist Shebab rebels pulled out of key positions in the war-torn and famine-struck capital on Friday, w stanley cup ith the country s president proclaiming the city fully liberated. HT Image Mogadishu has been fully liberated from the enemy, and the rest of the country will soon be liberated too, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed told reporters. The al Qaeda affiliated Shebab insurgents abandoned several strategic positions overnight that were then taken over by government troops. We are very happy -- the fruits of bloodshed and the wars that we fought against the rebels are finally attained, Ahmed said. African Union-backed government troops have been battling Shebab rebels in Mogadishu in an offensive to secure aid delivery routes for victims of the drought threatening some 12 mil stanley cup lion people in Somalia and other Horn of Africa countries. We have two enemies to fight - one of them is the Shebab, while the other is those who try to rob the people, the president said. We will not tolerate looting, and anyone found committing such a crime will be brought to justice. Lawless Som stanley cup alia is awash with rival militia factions. On Friday, food aid being handed out to famine victims in Mogadishu was looted by gunmen, who killed five people. However, a spokesman for hardline rebels, Ali Mohamed Rage, said Saturday s withdrawal involved merely a change of military tactics. The Mujahideen fighters applied military tactic changes to undermine the allied enemy of Allah, and you will Venj US gunman shot dead after killing 1 at Israel resort
British Airways said it had cancelled 126 flights due to have flown to and from London Heathrow on Sunday because of heavy snowfall and persistent problems with the airport s new terminal. HT Image A BA spokeswoman said 114 flights had bee salomon n cancelled because of snow and 12 owing to computer glitches at the recently opened Terminal 5. Heavy snowfall, which fell across many parts of Britain overnight and early today, also forced BA to cancel 32 flights arriving and departing London Gatwick. Air traffic control has reduced the number of aircraft that can take off and land per hour, the BA spokeswoman said in a statement. A spokeswoman for BAA, the operator of Heathrow, said both of the airport s runways were briefly shut today to de-ice tarmac. British Airways meanwhile blamed BAA for the cancellation of 12 flights owing to technical glitches. As a result of the continuing BAA baggage system failure in Terminal 5 we have had to cancel six shorthaul return flights six in and six out on Sunday, the airline said in a statement. We are urging BAA to resolve these issues as soon as possible. British Airways had hoped to operate a full schedule yesterday for the first time since the new terminal opened on March 27. I stanley cup nstead, it had to cancel 24 short-haul flights at the start of the weekend. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics relate adidas samba og d to US Electio |
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