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Somalia president hardens stand
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| Last Edited | Penguin Jun 21, 2006 09:10pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, June 22, 2006 03:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Abdullahi Yusuf, the president of Somalia, has said he will only meet with Islamist forces who have seized large parts of the country once they lay down their arms, recognise his government and show they are committed to democracy.
Yusuf on Tuesday denied claims of Ethiopian incursion and called for a deployment of peacekeepers to check the Islamist militia.
After holding talks with his ally Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, in Addis Ababa, Yusuf said Ethiopia had not sent soldiers to support him and that the Islamists were plotting to seize the whole country.
Yusuf also demanded that the Islamic Courts Union give up some of the territory they have captured from Somali commanders before negotiations can take place.
During a meeting with Patrick Mazimhaka, deputy chairman of the African Union Commission, Yusuf suggested that the Islamic Courts' military success may have been helped by Muslim fighters.
"Yes, the Islamists' forces have an international reach and they have many collaborators from around the world ... . They are by the thousands," Yusuf said on Tuesday.
"They could not have overtaken Mogadishu if they did not have the backing of extremists from around the world." |
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