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| Africa Horn |
| Hawiye clan leader speaks out from his hideout |
| 2007-12-20 |
| (SomaliNet) The chairman of the Hawiye traditional council Mohamed Hassan Haad, who had been in hiding for the last two months for fearing of being caught by the transitional government troops and the Ethiopian ally, said on Wednesday he went back to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A source quoting Mr. Haad saying that he is now at his home in Mogadishu and feels no anxiety despite the government is searching for him to be put in custody for charges “I am aware of that the government is looking for me and other members in the Council,” said Haad. “The reason I came back to Mogadishu is for the people’s support here in the capital to continue insurgency against the Ethiopian occupation,” I am worried he said to be captured by the government as long as I am in the protection of the Somali people who are against the current regime and the Ethiopian presence in the country. Earlier, the mayor of Mogadishu Mohamed Omar Habeb commonly known as ‘Mohamed Dhere’ said his government will arrest all the members of Hawiye Council led by Mohamed Hassan Haad and will be brought before justice. Haad’s comment came as two key members of Hawiye Traditional Council are still in the jail. Meanwhile, people in the war torn country of Somalia today turned out for the Muslim celebration of Eid Adha as Mogadishu continues to indulge into quagmire of insurgency violence against the government and its Ethiopian ally killing hundreds of people and thousands more wounded. |
| Posted by:Fred |