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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Their capital unified for the first time in a decade, residents of Mogadishu walked streets free of gunmen and roadblocks to attend Friday prayers led by newly victorious Islamic militants.
Many wondered if peace can last in the hands of radicals accused of links to al-Qaida. But the success of the Islamic Courts Union has forced the United States and other world powers to take notice, amid concerns that radical Islam could be taking hold in the Horn of Africa.
"We are supporting the Islamic Courts because these unarmed civilians have to support who is more powerful," Osman Ali Kulmiye said after attending prayers in Mogadishu.
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