Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu 25, Nov.06 ( Sh.M.Network) - Amid tension in Somalia, residents in Abudwaq town near the Ethiopian border have begun fleeing following Meles Zenawi’s war declaration on Somalia’s Islamists.
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Abudwaq in Galagadud province in central Somalia has become quite controversial after Islamists seized the town without a single shot, although tribal militias in the area who were against the Islamist seizure of their town took control of a police station demanding that Islamists leave.
Residents said they fear Ethiopian troops might invade the town under the new control of Islamists.
On Thursday Ethiopian premier Meles Zenawi told his parliament his government has completed gearing up for war with Somalia’s Islamic Courts that he said pose greater threat to Ethiopia, asking parliament to approve the rules of engagement.
Ironically, members of Somalia’s parliament and the Union of Islamic Courts senior officials indicated Ethiopia’s declaration of war on Somalia as one that would trigger an all out war which could spread into the region.
Abdinasir Haji, an Islamic official in Abudwaq said people are frightened by rumors that Ethiopia may attack the town, adding: “Ethiopia can not attack us, therefore, I call on the civilian population in Abudwaq to remain calm and give their sincere support to Islamic Courts”.
The news comes as people in the country are coping with floods, food shortages and diseases like malaria, cholera and measles caused the flood swamps in Somalia’s south-central provinces.
Several neighborhoods have been vacated by their residents fleeing Abudwaq as they feared an imminent war against Islamists by Ethiopian troops that are positioned somewhere quite close to Somali border.
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