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23 March 2009 Forces loyal to the Islamic Courts
Union have taken over the control of Shibis district
in the Somali capital Mogadishu, official told
Shabelle radio on Monday.
Sheik Abdirahin Isse Adow, a spokesman of the Islamic
Courts Union for the operations told Shabelle radio
that they brought some of their forces to the station
and parts of the Shibis district in Mogadishu to keep
the security and he added that they brought their
forces there as the people of the district called them
to keep the security.
Sheik Abdirahin said that the people in Shibis
district were complaining about insecurity and
banditry actions as robbing the belongings of the
people committed by some of the government soldiers in
the district adding that the step is part of
operations that ICU forces were keeping the security
of many districts in Banadir region.
The step that ICU sent its forces to Shibis district
comes as more people in many districts in Banadir
region like Hodan, Wadajir and Dherkenley are
complaining about the government soldiers who
accustomed to rob the people and fire bullets.
Islamists Dismiss Their Leader
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, members from
Hizbul Islam (Islamic Party) announced Monday in a
meeting held in former pasta factory in north
Mogadishu they have sacked their leader Sheik Omar
Iman Abu Bakar and nominated Sheik Mohamed Hassan Amey
as their leader.
They have also nominated their spokesman as Sheik
Da'ud Mohamed Abtidon. Mr. Abtidon, the new spokesman
of Hizbul Islam said "We fired the former leader
because he broke the rules of the Party."
He also said that Hizbul Islam fought battles that
their leader did not aware of and added that he
rejected the calls by the Somali clerics who urged
Islamists to stop the fighting.
The Somali Uluma Association called for earlier all
Islamist fighters to stop the fighting and demanded
the African Union troops to be withdrawn from Somalia
with in 120 days.
Sheik Yusuf Mohamed Siad better known as Indho Ade,
a member of Hizbul Islam said they support the
decisions by the scholars.
The group accused their former leader that he
opposed the calls of the scholars. |
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