MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 20 (Mareeg)—Somali government said Sunday it started negotiations with Hizbul Islam rebel group.
Fisheries and Marine Resources minister and deputy prime minister, Abdirahman Haji Aden Ibrahim Ibbi, said the negotiations between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) and Hizbul Islam have been under way for the past several weeks.
Ibbi said he hoped that the group will participate the commemoration of the country’s Independence Day which is first of July.
The move comes as tension between Hizbul Islam and al Shabaab mounted in areas under the control of Hizbul Islam after al Shabaab deployed more troops in Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha outside Mogadishu.
Fighters loyal to Hizbul Islam have been joining to al Shabaab for the past several weeks and the leader of Hizbul Islam Sheikh Aweys called on al Shabaab to respect his group.
Mareeg Online
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