raadamiir Posted March 3, 2007 More Puntland forces leave for Mogadishu H Somaliweyn Media Center (SMC) The semiautonomous region of Punt-Land in northeastern Somalia has send more troops to Mogadishu, Somalia's strife capital, to be part of the national army of Somalia, witch the government rebuilding. The forcers estimated as three hundred soldiers are on their way to Mogadishu, after departure from Punt-land on Wednesday, reports from the state said. Sources in Hiran, central Somalia regions say the forces picked up trucks have already crossed from Beledweyn, the provincial capital, towards Mogadishu on Thursday overnight. "At least fifteen battlewagons with heavily armed forces from the semiautonomous region of Punt-Land have passed us mid night" Abdi Mohumad, local resident in the town told us by phone. muslimamuslimamuslimamuslima "They were approximately three hundred soldiers, one of them told me in his driving me out that they are on their way to Mogadishu to join the national Somalia forces" Abdi added. The forces are yet to get to Mogadishu, as senior government official in Mogadishu declined to comment about these up coming troops, adding his government can't confirm the arrival of the forces. The troops will be part of national Somalia army witch the western backed Somalia government collecting in various Somalia regions to give a hand it the restoration of peace and order in to the lawless Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites