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Somali Islamist President Sherif Declares Opposition Militias A Failure
29 July 2009
Mogadishu — The President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has today labelled the Islamist groups opposing his rule as a failure. Speaking at an ordinary session of the parliament in Mogadishu, the president emphasised that the Islamists (Al-Shabaab movement and Hizbu Islam) have been unsuccessful in toppling the government. "The opposition groups have shown their best capabilities but their efforts end in futility," said President Sharif. The President claimed success in his government's international relations. He indicated that his recent trip abroad achieved its objectives. "The African Union is going to complete the number of peacekeepers for Somalia to its plan,"' said President Sharif"Fresh battalions are to come from Sierra Leone and Nigeria." The President's remarks come at a time the Islamists challenging the TFG have managed to get control of most of southern and central regions of Somalia. They are even giving the government forces and the Amisom peacekeepers a hard time by waging nearly daily attacks. Serious confrontations in parts of Mogadishu between the government forces and the Amisom peacekeepers on one side against Islamist insurgents has today caused seven deaths and scores of injuries. Fire and shells landed around KM4, a junction guarded by Ugandan soldiers Amisom. Other areas affected by the clashes included in and around the Bakara market, the biggest trading centre in the Somali capital. Today's parliamentary session has been held at the headquarter of Mogadishu's municipality in the city centre partly because the interim seat of the Transitional Federal Parliament in North Mogadishu has been under constant attacks from Al-Shabaab and Hizbu Islam fighters. Even today's session has come to earlier closure when it was repeatedly shelled. The Speaker of the parliament, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe, told the 301 MPs present that the legislators are going to debate tomorrow an agenda concerning a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Kenya and Somalia on their common Maritime Boundary in April. A copy of the MoU has been circulated. The Speaker also told the local media that five members have been suspended from the parliaments. "The suspended MPs have recently been engaged in anti-parliamentary activities, including long absence," said Speaker Sheikh Aden Madobe. The mentioned MPs include, Ismael Hurre Buba, a former Somali foreign minister. Meanwhile, Hizbu Islam has today appointed a Governor for Mogadishu. At a ceremony in the city, Moalim Hashi Farah, an ardent Islamist, has been chosen for the position. However, this new nomination makes Mogadishu city dwellers with three governors. The TFG's city administration is lead by Mohamed Osman Dhagahtur while Al-Shabaab's boss in Mogadishu is Sheikh Ali Mohamed Hussein. Therefore, Moalim Hashi's nomination is likely to add more fuel to the confusion of the city dwellers.
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