Somali Warlords Shift Roles; Militia Leaders Turn To Political Arena

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 11, 1993| Author: Keith B. Richburg | Copyright information

Omar Jess, with his thick, black beard and piercing eyes, looks every bit the brutal warlord who spent two years stalking Somalia's countryside. But he speaks softly and in articulate English as he now describes himself as a "freedom fighter" and talks of Abraham Lincoln and the need for representative government.

The reason for the transformation is clear; Jess's once formidable militia has been confined to camps, and if his men try to move - as they did on Friday - they get routed b...

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