Mogadishu (Mareeg) – At least five government soldiers have been killed and six others including civilians have been injured after a roadside bomb targeted to a vehicle that government soldiers were traveling near K4 junction Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said on Monday.
Residents said that the explosion was a remote controlled roadside bomb that occurred near K4 junction and targeted destroyed the vehicle killing five government soldiers and wounding five others including passers by civilians in the area.
High rank police officer told Mareeg that senior government officials were traveling
in the vehicle at the time of the bomb attack.
More government troops arrived at the scene where the explosion occurred and dispersed the people of the area.
There is no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks are blamed to the Islamist rebels fighting against the government.
Farah Ahmed Mohamed
amfarah10@gmail.com
Monday, 1 June 2009
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Somalia:Fighting between government soldiers and Islamists erupts in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (Mareeg)—At least two civilians have been killed and nine others have been wounded in fighting between government soldiers and Islamist rebels that has erupted in Siinay neighborhood in north Mogadishu, witnesses said on Sunday.
The two sides have used heavy machine guns in the fighting and the sound of mortar shelling and artillery fire could be heard in parts of Mogadishu.
Residents said government soldiers have attacked bases of rebel Islamist forces in Siinay and the fighting sparked near by areas in the neighborhood.
The government has not officially talked about the fighting and there is no word from the rebels fighting with the government.
By Farah Ahmed Mohamed
amfarah10@gmail.com
The two sides have used heavy machine guns in the fighting and the sound of mortar shelling and artillery fire could be heard in parts of Mogadishu.
Residents said government soldiers have attacked bases of rebel Islamist forces in Siinay and the fighting sparked near by areas in the neighborhood.
The government has not officially talked about the fighting and there is no word from the rebels fighting with the government.
By Farah Ahmed Mohamed
amfarah10@gmail.com
Somalia:Tension arises in Hiraan region
Mogadishu (Mareeg)—Tension has arisen in Hiraan region in central Somalia after Ethiopian troops in the region has started movement and search operations, witnesses told Mareeg media on Sunday.
The Ethiopian troops have recently crossed into Somalia and were deployed in Kalabeyr key junction which is about 20 Kilometers north of Beldeweyne city in central Somalia.
They have reportedly stopped the circulation of the traffic and the people in the area but the movements have restarted when they have ended their operations.
The Ethiopian troops reached in kalabeyr on 20 May 2009 and made several search operations in the area but they have not arrested anyone.
Separately, sources from Hiraan region in central Somalia say the security minister of the Somali government, Col. Omar Hashi Aden, with about 3000 Somali soldiers from Ethiopia is heading to Beledweyne.
Col. Hashi said he was planning to eradicate the Islamist rebels from central Somalia.
The Islamist rebels who are fighting against the fragile government control part of Beledweyne and fighting could erupt in the town if the minister and his troops reach in the town.
Reports also suggest that more Somali soldiers who were trained in Ethiopia are heading to rebel strong hold in south and central Somalia.
By Farah Ahmed Mohamed
The Ethiopian troops have recently crossed into Somalia and were deployed in Kalabeyr key junction which is about 20 Kilometers north of Beldeweyne city in central Somalia.
They have reportedly stopped the circulation of the traffic and the people in the area but the movements have restarted when they have ended their operations.
The Ethiopian troops reached in kalabeyr on 20 May 2009 and made several search operations in the area but they have not arrested anyone.
Separately, sources from Hiraan region in central Somalia say the security minister of the Somali government, Col. Omar Hashi Aden, with about 3000 Somali soldiers from Ethiopia is heading to Beledweyne.
Col. Hashi said he was planning to eradicate the Islamist rebels from central Somalia.
The Islamist rebels who are fighting against the fragile government control part of Beledweyne and fighting could erupt in the town if the minister and his troops reach in the town.
Reports also suggest that more Somali soldiers who were trained in Ethiopia are heading to rebel strong hold in south and central Somalia.
By Farah Ahmed Mohamed
Somalia:Government rejects the idea of creation International court
New York (Mareeg)--Somalia’s fragile government has rejected the idea of creation international tribunal to try Somali prates.
The Netherlands proposed Friday the creation of an international tribunal to try Somali pirates.
Mohamed Abdulhahi Omaar, Somalia’s foreign minister said that his government did not request the creation of international tribunal and the most countries in the world were not satisfied of the idea.
Omaar said they have requested the suspected Somali pirates to be tried in Kenya temporarily until Somali government builds its court.
The minister disclosed that there were foreign ships fishing illegally and dumping toxic wastes in the coast of Somalia.
He attended a conference that took place in New York which was discussed the problems of the piracy and how they could be dealt on land.
Farah Ahmed Mohamed
The Netherlands proposed Friday the creation of an international tribunal to try Somali pirates.
Mohamed Abdulhahi Omaar, Somalia’s foreign minister said that his government did not request the creation of international tribunal and the most countries in the world were not satisfied of the idea.
Omaar said they have requested the suspected Somali pirates to be tried in Kenya temporarily until Somali government builds its court.
The minister disclosed that there were foreign ships fishing illegally and dumping toxic wastes in the coast of Somalia.
He attended a conference that took place in New York which was discussed the problems of the piracy and how they could be dealt on land.
Farah Ahmed Mohamed
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