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Hawiye calls for Ethiopian withdrawal as new clashes erupt
(SomaliNet) The traditional council of Hawiye clan in Mogadishu said on Thursday it is pledging that no attack would be launched if the Ethiopian forces withdraw from Somalia as heavy fighting renewed in north of the city on early this morning between the Ethiopian troopsand local Islamic militants. Speaking to the local media, the Hawiye spokesman Mohamed Hassan Haad today that the Hawiye elders are ready to convince the insurgents to stop their fighting if the Ethiopian government pull its troops out of the country. No one will attack the Ethiopians if they go back to their country, said Haad. Mr. Haad said the Ethiopian forces are responsible for the civil crisis in Mogadishu and the solution might came when the Ethiopians withdraw the country. Meanwhile, fighting broke out this morning in Suuqa Xoolaha village of Huriwa district between the Ethiopian troops and the insurgents. The latest gun battle began when the Ethiopian forces launched house-to-house search operations in the village where they clashed with heavily armed militants. The rival sides were exchanging heavy artillery weapons as all roads were cut off by the Ethiopians. Posted by: Fred 2007-11-09 |
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