(SomaliNet) Another war tension has resumed in southwest suburb of the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Friday where Islamic militiamen and militia loyal former member of anti terror alliance Abdi Hassan Qeybdid are feared to clash. The Islamic militiamen who have already captured a key checkpoint in the main road linking Mogadishu to other southern regions from Qeybdid’s militia began to block the road ordering all cars heading to the capital to use other road for preparation of all out war. There are symptoms of war between rival sides, reinforcements of militias and battle wagons from both sides could be seen in the area outside of the capital, an eyewitness told Somalinet. Colonel Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybdid, former police chief, is said to have been preparing for final battle if he is attacked and now he seeks for clan support to defend what he called ‘the clan interest’. Col. Qeybdid, who is from Sa’ad sub-clan of Habar-gidir clan, earlier called the assault on him by the Islamists as an occupation of all Sa’ad sub-clan; therefore they should stand for defiance.
The people in the capital are too much worried about possible flare up of fighting between Islamic militiamen and militia loyal to Abdi Qeybdid who has been member of the collapsed alliance for restoration of peace and counter terrorism (ARPCT) in which united by more feared warlords who lost the control of the capital and other key towns in more than three months heavy bloody battles with Islamic courts early June.