Gaal Raac Govnt refuses to recognise 'ceasefire'

[N.O.R.F]

Mogadishu - The fragile Somali government backed by Ethiopian forces called on civilians in the capital on Monday to leave their homes in disputed areas before a new military offensive against an Islamic insurgency.

 

Salad Ali Jelle, the deputy defence minister, said the government does not recognise a ceasefire negotiated between the Ethiopian military and clan elders.

 

"We call on the civilians living in terrorist-held areas in Mogadishu to abandon their houses because it is possible that government troops may target these areas any time," Jelle said. "We have to clean al-Qaeda elements from Mogadishu."

 

There was a glimmer of hope on Sunday when Mogadishu's highly influential and dominant clan said it had brokered a truce to stop the fighting.

 

But mortars were raining down hours after ****** clan spokesperson Ahmed Diriye made the announcement, and military officials were not available for comment.

 

The UN refugee agency says 47 000 people, who are mainly women and children, have fled violence in the Somali capital in the past 10 days.

 

Nevertheless, there was calm in the capital early on Monday.

 

Some businesses were reopened and the public transport system started to operate in the deserted streets of the capital.

 

Jelle said his government had been fighting for the past four days with terrorists, not clan militias. "The ****** clan are not terrorists," Jelle said, adding that the government doesn't recognise "the so-called ceasefire."

 

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[Peacenow]

An absouletly shameful response. I have nothing but viitrolic hatred of this TFG thug regime. Nothing will satisfy me more than to see all of them, murdered.

[N.O.R.F]

Your duas for the people and the resistence will do!

[Jacaylbaro]

This Jeelle needs some more lessons ..........