MOGADISHU (Mareeg)--Sheik Hassan Dahir Aways, the chairman of a wing from the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia has arrived in Mogadishu on Thursday for the first time since two years, officials said.
Ismial Haji Adow a spokesman of his group confirmed that Aways from Asmara, Eritrea landed in 50km airport in Lower Shabelle Region and was escorted to the capital Mogadishu.
Sheik Aways in Mogadishu(file)
Sheik Hassan Dahir Aways was the leader of the Islamic Courts Union Council before they were routed by the Ethiopian troops in December, 2006 since then he lived exile in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea.
The arrival of the opposition leader comes as tension is high in the capital where Islamist rivals are facing each other.
He is expected to talk to the media in Mogadishu today later today.
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