If Baidoa gets attacked Igad members will unconditionally send troops right away!

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Mohamed Abdi Farah

 

IF BAIDOA GETS ATTACKED IGAD WILL UNCONDITIONALYSEND TROOPSsuddenly!

 

(SomaliNet) IGAD member states have pledged Somali’s interim government on Sunday to send rapidly reaction troops to base of the government Baidoa town in case of an attack after President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed had requested last week the IGAD governments to help his administration with the security issues, as government spokesman dismissed any Ethiopian troops in Somalia. Reports say.

 

Abdirahman Dinari, the spokesman of transitional federal government told the reporters in Baidoa town on Sunday the news on Ethiopian forces in Somalia were untrue and it was propaganda by Islamic courts’ union that justifies for an attack on Baidoa town.

 

After last week’s attack on presidential residence in Baidoa in which many people killed, President Yusuf made telephone contacts with heads of Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Djibouti asking them to offer military support to his needy government and these governments firstly expressed their condolences over the assault against him.

 

The head of states put in confidence to Mr. Yusuf that they will suddenly and unconditionally send troops that will defend the government of Somalia against any attackers.

 

The issue came as there have been tips off that Islamic militiamen were more likely to attack Baidoa town after Islamic courts’ officials had deeply infuriated the recent decision by the Somali legislators on voting for deploying unclassified foreign peace keeping troops in Somalia. But Islamists denied they are attacking Baidoa town, 240km southwest of Somalia capital, which is seat of the transitional federal government. Meanwhile, Yemeni president Ali Abdalla Salah contacted the leader of Islamic courts Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Sunday telling him to comply with the condition of Somali president Abdulahi Yusuf to drop weapons and work with the government. Islamists say. Mr. Abdalla set a deadline of a week to Islamic courts’ union to abide by the statement of Somali’s interim government and appealed to ICU to avoid attacking Baidoa town.

 

There has been no immediate comment yet from Islamists’ leader on the warning by Yemeni president who has closely allied with President Abdulahi Yusuf.