" (SomaliNet) The supreme leader of Council of Islamic Courts Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said on Tuesday they (Islamists) want to rule out the world suspicion on attacking Baidoa by Islamic Courts, making clear that it is not their intention by action or by morally to attack Baidoa town based by transitional federal government. In a telephone news conference from central Somalia Galgadud region to Mogadishu today, Sheikh Dahir Aweys set a pre-condition to the attending of Khartoum peace talks unless Ethiopia withdraw its troops from Somalia territory. "We are still in position of engaging peace dialogue with transitional federal government but the negotiation can not go ahead because of Ethiopian invasion into Somalia, justifying to defend Somali's interim government in Baidoa," Sheikh Aweys said. "No talks acceptable till Ethiopia occupies a land of Somalia.
"We had assumed there was no way to protect Somali government from its people but now I realized that Ethiopia which was long running enemy is seeking an awful justification to occupy our territory," The Sheikh said suggesting if the Baidoa based government wants peace talks it should first pull the Ethiopian troop back the country.