GODEY (Mareeg) – The high officials of ONLF controlling the Somali region in under the control of Ethiopia have said that they would negotiate with the Ethiopian government if the conditions of talks complemented, official told Shabelle radio on Wednesday.
Hussein Nor, the spokesman of the information affairs of ONLF guerillas said in an interview with Shabelle radio that they were ready for talking with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi saying if Ethiopia was ready for the talks between the two sides and stop intimidations and problems committing by the Ethiopian troops to the people in the Somali region in Ethiopia.
The spokesman also talked about fighting between the Ethiopian troops and ONLF guerillas in Godey town of the Somali region claiming victory over the fighting pointing out that Ethiopian government had failed to wipe out the existence the ONLF which had fought with many years.
The spokesman said that they killed 60 Ethiopian troops in yesterdays’ fighting asserting that they would continue the fighting so as to cease the intimidations of the Ethiopian troops to the Somali people in the region disproving that there were members of them who held talks with Ethiopia earlier.
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Monday, 21 June 2010
Somalia: Islamist group orders Mogadishu men to grow beard
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 21 (Mareeg)— Hizbul Islam Islamist group has ordered Monday all men in Mogadishu to grow beard and cut moustaches.
Moallim Hashi Mohamed Farah, Mogadishu governor for Hizbul Islam held a press conference in Mogadishu and said they ordered men to grow beard and shave moustaches.
The group banned radio stations in Mogadishu from playing music and songs and in April. Most of the radio stations complied the order.
“We ordered women to take veil and cover their bodies and they complied, so men should take the order as women did,” said Moallim Hashi.
“Anyone who is caught defying the order will be punished,” added Moallim Hashi, although he did not elaborate the kind of punishment.
Al Shabaab militants gave men the same order in Kismayo last year. The two groups imposed strict versions of Sharia in areas under their control, including banning of watching and playing football.
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Moallim Hashi Mohamed Farah, Mogadishu governor for Hizbul Islam held a press conference in Mogadishu and said they ordered men to grow beard and shave moustaches.
The group banned radio stations in Mogadishu from playing music and songs and in April. Most of the radio stations complied the order.
“We ordered women to take veil and cover their bodies and they complied, so men should take the order as women did,” said Moallim Hashi.
“Anyone who is caught defying the order will be punished,” added Moallim Hashi, although he did not elaborate the kind of punishment.
Al Shabaab militants gave men the same order in Kismayo last year. The two groups imposed strict versions of Sharia in areas under their control, including banning of watching and playing football.
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Sunday, 20 June 2010
Somalia: Hizbul Islam in negotiations with government
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.
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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.
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