NAIROBI, June 14 -- Islamic militias asserted control over southern Somalia on Wednesday by routing once-powerful secular warlords from one of their last remaining strongholds and moving closer to the headquarters of the country's fragile, U.N.-backed government. -
Islamic Militias Extend Control in Southern Somalia
NAIROBI, June 14 -- Islamic militias asserted control over southern Somalia on Wednesday by routing once-powerful secular warlords from one of their last remaining strongholds and moving closer to the headquarters of the country's fragile, U.N.-backed government.-
By Craig Timberg