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East/Subsaharan Africa
Somali warlords agree to stop killing each other...
2002-12-04
Peace efforts in the war-torn Somalia yesterday received a major boost following a declaration to end hostilities in the country's capital Mogadishu. The seven Somali faction leaders whose militia have been fighting in the capital signed a joint declaration in a landmark resolution committing themselves:
  • To cease all kinds of hostilities now and in future;
  • To fight jointly the bandits and armed militia who have been killing and abducting innocent people, hijacking public transport in the city, and committing other crimes and;
  • To solve political differences through dialogue and good will in a brotherly atmosphere.
The warlords are Mohamed Qanyare Afrah, Musse Sudi Yalawow, Hussein Mohammed Aideed, Osman Hassan Ali Atto, Omer Mahamud Mohamed, Hassan Abshir Farrah and Abdalla Derow Issack.
They keep reaching agreements. They keep breaking them. Maybe this one will work, since it gives them somebody (the bandidos and other — non-signatory — "militiamen") to kill.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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