OLOL Posted July 16, 2006 Somali Islamists respect govt legitimacy-Arab League 15 Jul 2006 22:06:59 GMT By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Mohammed Abbas KHARTOUM, July 15 (Reuters) - Somalia's newly powerful Islamists have agreed to respect the legitimacy of the fragile government and continue talks despite a rebuff by the president, an Arab League envoy said on Saturday. President Abdullahi Yusuf decided on Friday to boycott talks in Sudan this weekend meant to avert war between his government and the Islamist movement which has seized the capital and part of the south, threatening his administration's limited power. Despite the rebuff, Islamist delegates flew to Khartoum on Friday and held initial discussions with the Arab League, which brokered a first round of talks on Somalia last month. "They stressed the importance of saving the legitimacy of the government ... their readiness not to escalate against the government and in particular not to make any attacks against Baidoa," Arab League envoy Zeid al Sabban told Reuters. "They stressed that they want to open a frank discussion with the government ...(and) are in total readiness to pave the way for the government to return to Mogadishu," Sabban said. The interim government is based in the provincial town of Baidoa. Mogadishu, which descended into anarchy after warlords ousted dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991, was deemed too insecure to base the government there after it was formed in Kenya. The Islamic Courts Union, from which the Islamist movement sprang, seized the capital from U.S.-backed warlords on June 5 and advanced into the hinterland. GOVERNMENT DELEGATION? Somali Parliamentary Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan told parliament on Saturday he would appoint a reconciliation committee to meet with the Islamists in Khartoum, echoing comments he made last week calling for continued dialogue. He was not immediately available for comment but his deputy Mohamed Omar Dalha cast doubt on the move. "It is still premature to say whether they will go or not," Dalha told Reuters. Sabban said Adan would meet President Yusuf to seek permission to send a government delegation to Khartoum. The Islamist delegation signed a communique with the Arab League, currently chaired by Sudan, reaffirming its commitment to June's accord, in which they agreed with the Somali government to recognise each other and end military campaigns. The Western-backed government, wary of the Islamists' plan to impose strict sharia law, says their assaults on remaining warlords around Mogadishu broke the accord. The Islamists, led by hardline cleric Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, have been mopping up remnants of pro-warlord militias this week in what they say is a move to ensure peace. "It's a red line for the Arab League to see escalations in Somalia and we will never accept attacks against Baidoa. (The point) was very well taken by the Islamic Courts," Sabban said. Sabban and other Arab League envoys said they were confident the Somali government would send a delegation within days. (Additional reporting by Guled Mohamed in Mogadishu) AlertNet news is provided by -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 1998-2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANWAR Posted July 16, 2006 Wefdi uu horkacayo Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan oo ku sii jeeda caasimadda dalka Suudaan ee Khartuum ayagoo ka qaybgalaya kulankii loo ballansanaa in uu ka dhaco Khartuum, Suudaan ee lagu dhamaystiri lahaa heshiiskii ay Khartuum, ku gaareen Midowga Maxaakiimta Islaamiga ee Muqdisho iyo dawlada Federaalka Soomaaliya: July 16, 2006 Baydhabo (Baidoa.com)-Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan iyo wefdi uu hogaaminayo oo ka kooban xildhibaanno ayaa ka dhoofi doona Baydhabo maalinta Khamiista ee soo socota ee ku beegan July 20, 2006 ayagoo ku sii jeeda caasimadda dalka Suudaan ee Khartuum si ay uga qaybgalaan kulankii loo ballansanaa in shalay-15 July, 2006 uu ka dhaco Khartuum, Suudaan ee dib loo dhigay ka dib markii ay dawlada codsatay in dib loo dhigo, laguna dhamaystiri lahaa heshiiskii ay June 22, 2006 Khartuum, Suudaan ku gaareen Midowga Maxaakiimta Islaamiga ee Muqdisho iyo dawlada Federaalka Soomaaliya. Wefdiga wehelin doona Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaank ayaa waxaa ka mid ah a Wasiiru dowlaha xiiriirka Baarlamaanka iyo xukuumada Cabdiraxmaan Aadan Ibbi, Wasiir Ku-xigeenka Xanaanada Xoolaha Cabdi Axmed "Dhuxulow" iyo xubno kale. Ka qaybgalka Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan ee kulanka Khartuum oo ay hadda joogaan wakiillo matalaya Midowga Maxaakiimta Islaamiga ee Muqdisho ayaa yimid ka dib markii Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan uu si rasmi ah u shaaciyay in Baarlamaanka uu qabo fikirka ah in Kulanka Khartuum laga qaybgalo oo dib u heshiisiintii la billaabay la sii wado inkastoo hadal uu maalintii dorraad Madaxwayne Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed ka hor jeediyay kalfadhi aan caadi ahayn oo uu yeeshay Baarlamaanka federaalka Soomaaliya kaasoo uu si kulul ugu weeraray Midowga Maxaakiimta Islaamiga ee Muqdisho uuna ku sheegay in dawladu aysan ka qaybgalayniin kulankii loo ballansanaa in 15 July, 2006 uu ka dhaco Khartuum. ................................................ WE WON Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
