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| Former Somali warlord refuses to lay down arms |
| 2014-04-22 |
| KISMAYO -- Former warlord Col. Barre Adan Shire (Barre Hiiraale) has refused to lay down his arms in the fight against Jubaland administration, Garowe Online reports. As a result of mediation efforts by clan elders who come from the same clan as Col. Barre Hiiraale, former warlord and once Federal Government of Somalia's widely speculated proxy said he is not ready to disarm his militia in Goob Weyn town which lies a few kilometers from Lower Jubba regional capital of Kismayo. "Among the points of the discussion were Barre Hiiraale to take part in Jubaland peace process, to hand over his arms and militia to African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and to renounce armed violence," independent sources in the southern port city of Kismayo tell GO. However, Col. Barre Hiraale rebuffed to abide by a key point that might lead to comprehensive agreement between the two sides and refused to lay down arms. The mediators Sunday returned to Kismayo to deliver the outcome of their talks with Col. Barre. Federal Government of Somalia's Prime Minister Abdiweli Shiekh Ahmed Mohamed who had been on visit to Kismayo for seven days dispatched the clan elders mainly drawn from his clan to Goob Weyn to hold discussions on the consolidation of Jubaland Peace Process with Col. Barre Hiiraale. Former warlord's militia engaged in a deadly battle with local forces loyal to the President of Jubaland administration Shiekh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) in Kismayo and subsequently fled to unknown vicinities in the outskirts of Kismayo following the seizure of Kismayo by Jubaland forces in June 2013. Meanwhile in Kismayo's Shaqalaha neighborhood, unidentified assailants on Monday morning gunned down a prominent clan elder Amir Abdirahman Abdi Dhuh, eyewitnesses reported. The attackers escaped from the spot. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 They were redesignated "armed community organizers". |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-04-22 09:57 |
| #1 So, where "former" comes from? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-04-22 01:46 |