Somalia: Eritrea supporting Al-Shabab and other government opposition forces

Mogadishu — Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the Somali president, told a Sunday press conference at the Villa Somalia presidential palace that "Eritrean officers" are helping Somali insurgents fighting the government in Mogadishu.

"I used to be friends with Sheikh Hassan Dahir [Aweys] but now he has Eritrean officers with him leading the fight," said the Somali leader, who fled to Eritrea in early 2007 after Ethiopian troops intervened in south-central Somalia to oust the Islamic Courts movement, which was led by Sharif and Aweys.

He said Sheikh Aweys, who is chairman of Hizbul Islam rebel faction, has "committed a huge crime" against the Somali people.

"If he [Aweys] wants power, he must follow the road of peace and reconciliation and these battles are unnecessary," President Sheikh Sharif said.

He also accused Somali insurgents of "hosting Al Qaeda leaders" who have introduced new methods of violence such as "beheadings and suicide bombings" to the Somali conflict.

"Somalia is a Muslim country and it does not need a new war using Islam as an excuse...the foreign fighters want to keep Somalia in chaos," President Sheikh Sharif.

Insurgent mortars targeted the Villa Somalia presidential compound where President Sheikh Sharif was holding the conference, forcing government forces to respond with artillery fire. At least five people in the attacks.

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[masaa121]

Somalia should be rented out to private developers, or Mortgaged to Kenya.

[abeshaking370]

Ethiopia will take half Somalia can take the other half.

{{{LoL}}}

[eriblood]

How can you call Sheikh Sharif Ahmed a president? He has been put there by the Americans just like in Afghanistan and Iraq. Ethiopian can't comprend the fact that Meles is just a puppet, a tool in order the control the whole region. Back in the day (black hawk down), they were not able to control Somalia and now they are using Ethiopia. DOWN WITH THE NWO

[Bofta1]

Eriblood do not use our Somali brothers and Sisters and a country weakend by war & tribalism as a proxy war against Ethiopia. Despite the hardship they are facing right now Somalis will stand on their feet and build their country again. You can not undermine President Sheik Sherief as an Eritrean. This is a matter to the Somalis. If you have problems with Ethiopia address it with Ethiopia and stop using people. This is not an era of cold war!

[suirvale]

@AbrahamMengistu *stronger than america* thats the funniest comment i ever read,.hope it stays fine for you,.

[levar1979]

@eriblood Put there by Americans or not, he's responsible for his own actions, isn't he? Nice try with the "blame everything on America". That's the usual scapegoat for people who want to divert everyone from the real problem. Are you kidding? Somalians can't even "control Somalia". At least we Americans don't even have to worry about doing it. It's in their hands. You should be blaming Islamic thugs. If they have brains to pirate and kill, they should use them to rebuild the country.

[100kidane]

FUCK the moron ugly Somalia leader accusing us over supporting the terriost

Somali them self are terriost fucking faggots.

[danNYx86]

Eritrea to have nothing to do with somalia shabaab militia or other bullshits

[AbrahamMengistu]

@Reqrezentin thats true. but here is something: if the horn of africa could work altogether, we could be stronger than fucking america! you see, they want us africans to fight eachother so we could never get as far as them!

[nololwacan]

@masaa121:You think you free,we r all owned...at least somalia is temporarily free,cos of the war!!!!!!

[ethiostarr]

@RedSeaBoi This person is pretending to be Eritrean. She is a Hatian who hates EAst Africans and wants to get them against each other. Her other account is @truthdontneeddefense...Loser!

[RedSeaBoi]

This is F*CKING BULLSHIT, because of these liars they sanctioned us, fucking agames and somalian slaves.