Ethiopia has refused to reverse its decision to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of the year, despite a plea from the African Union (AU) to delay the move which it fears may result in a security vacuum inside the country.
The government in Addis Ababa said last month that it would pull its troops out by the scheduled time amid fears the war-torn country could descend into further anarchy unless more 'peacekeepers' are sent.
There are currently some 3,000 Ethiopian troops in Somalia supporting the embattled Transitional Federal Government [TFG], which is based in the southern town of Baidoa.
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Where is the Conference of Muslim States? Somalia is a Muslim State.
Where is the Arab League? Somalia is an Arab State State.
The African Union (AU) appeals to Ethiopia to delay its withdrawal claiming fears it may result in a security vacuum inside Somalia!. Do they forget how Somalia became secure, for the first time since NATO's invasion in 1991, and began the path of reconciliation and rebuilding the country under the Islamic Courts and that it was Ethiopia's invasion and occupation that destroyed the new found peace and tranquility?
Why must Somalia always be occupied and its people deprived of peace and prosperity? The Europeans and the Americans live in peace and lead a lavish but deny Somalis the most basic freedom to choose who leads them or to live their life the way they choose.
Now they are using a new pretext , which I am sure they created, and are trying to convince the world of the need to invade Somalia. The American delegation to the U.N. began talking up a resolution that would allow foreign forces to attack Somali pirates
By all measures, Somalia must be free from foreign troops, especially non-Muslim forces. Somalia deserves to be left to its own good Muslim population to select those who will unite them and lead them to a better future.
12 ETHIOPIAN SOLDIERS GANG RAPED A YOUNG GIRL IN SOMALIA
Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu 15, April.07 ( Sh.M.Network) Speaking with journalists, an 18 year old Somali girl said she was raped by Ethiopian soldiers in Mogadishu’s Hamar Bille neighborhood.
Fardowsa Abdi Hashi told local stringers that she was tortured and raped by more than 10 Ethiopian soldiers.
“To my knowledge 12 Ethiopians raped me. I went unconscious,” she said.
She is the second woman raped by Ethiopian soldiers based in Mogadishu so far. Suban Moalim Ali was raped by Ethiopian soldiers based around El-Arfid on the suburb of Mogadishu on early March.
Spokesman for Mogadishu powerful Hawiye clan, Derie Ali, condemned the incident calling it a violation against humanity.
He called on the international community to do something about Ethiopian human rights violations against the Somali people.
About time. Inshallah when the Al-Shabaab take over peace will return. Just like they have pacified Kismayu, Merka, etc. This is Sharia. People go about their wor, education resumes, piracy can be tackled. All under a strong Islamic independent leadership.
It is only the aegis of this government, that the UN and other humanitarian organisations can carry out their work.
exactly, its time westerners stop butting in Somalia, if the people want sharia to rule them then let them be, if they want shahab or the Islamic courts, then its their right, and choice, and westerners should stop interfering in Somalia! let these people live and have what they want, sheesh.
exactly, its time westerners stop butting in Somalia, if the people want sharia to rule them then let them be, if they want shahab or the Islamic courts, then its their right, and choice, and westerners should stop interfering in Somalia! let these people live and have what they want, sheesh.
That will never bee, if one state (somalia) can show islamic shariah state can do well in today's society then it will only set an example for other Muslim states, bush washington doesn't want that.
That will never bee, if one state (somalia) can show islamic shariah state can do well in today's society then it will only set an example for other Muslim states, bush washington doesn't want that.
We should not forskake it because it displeases the paymasters of the Arab regimes in Washington. Fighting for it is our obligation and our prerogative. No one can arrogate that. Complacency will only compound the problem of foreign domination and hegemony. We should not be protectorates of any nation.
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