The leader of Somalia’s Hizbul Islam group, Sheikh Hassan  Dahir Aweys has publicly declared that Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Islam ‘Madobe’ is not part of his group.
 
 Sheikh Aweys, who was addressing a press conference in Mogadishu, directly attacked Madobe of executing agendas backed by Ethiopia and Kenya.
 
“We received reports that Sheikh Ahmed Madobe entered agreement with Prof. Gandi, who is part of the TFG, to fight with Al-Shabaab. Because of that, we are declaring that he is not part of us anymore and we would treat him just like our enemies,” he said.
 
The 65-year old cleric accused neighboring countries over meddling in Somali crisis, warning them of possible escalation of conflict into their regions.
 
“We are telling neighboring countries that they should leave Somalia for Somalis and stop meddling, if they would not stop their acts, then, we will divert the war to them,” he said.
 
His remarks come a day after reports published in the media suggested that Sheikh Madobe signed agreement with the Somalia’s transition government in the fight against Al-Shabaab.
 
Sheikh Madobe has been waging war against Al-Shabaab over the control southern Jubba regions including Kismayo, a lucrative port city. He was however ousted from the regions by the Islamist group.
 
Aweys also termed the war between his group and Al-Shabaab as provocation.
 
The two groups, which are jointly involved in arm struggle against the embattled UN-backed Somali government, have broke ranks over the control of southern regions.

GAROWE ONLINE