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‘Military force needed to stabilize Somalia’
7 Aug 7, 2010 - 1:17:17 PM
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Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed stated the solution to Somalia’s instability is to get powerful foreign troops, declaring that his government can’t solve the situation in the country.
"Somalia needs foreign troops to restore peace and stability," said president Sharif in interview with Uganda Pulse.
The president declared that the insurgents groups are more powerful than his government troops and AMISOM. He adds they get support from foreign countries that are against peace and stability in Somalia.
"We are appealing to the world to help Somalia restore peace and stability... we need powerful foreign troops who can defeat the Islamists fighting us (Somali government)," said Somali president.
President Sharif who attended international meetings warned that if the world leaves Somalia in this situation, the Islamists will definitely seize the control of the whole country and it will be worst, he stated.
He accused Al-Shabab of subjecting civilians to terror, adding that the group plays the key role of Somalia’s chaos and violence.
Sharif termed disappointing for a large number of the government troops to defect to the insurgents.
This is the first time Somali president said the solution of Somalia is in foreign troops.
Al-Shabaab and Hizbul rebel militias are fighting with Somali government troops and they control much of southern Somalia including large parts of Mogadishu the capital of Somalia.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali, who is in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi met with officials from International Community on Friday over increasing of the peacekeeping forces and launching possible war against the insurgents.
"The importance of my trip is to meet with UN officers in Nairobi, to discuss how they can help Somali government to build its troops and how to urgently deploy 2000 more troops from African Union to join AMISOM," said Sharmarke.
"Somali government decided to attack soon districts and regions controlled by rebel militias, and we need from the world to support us to defeat the insurgents," he added.
The PM government troops said can’t defeat the rebel groups without international support, urging the deployment of the missing troops of AMISOM to take part of the war against the extremists.
Sharma'arke told members of the parliament on Thursday that the worst problem facing his government is the defection of troops to the rebel militias who are linked with Al-Qaeda.
African Union confirmed last month they will deploy 2000 more peacekeeping troops to join AMISOM troops in Mogadishu.
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