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| Africa Horn |
| Somalia: Government deserts Huriwa district |
| 2007-09-08 |
| (SomaliNet) Units of the Somalia government troops abandoned their posts in parts of Huriwa district, north of the capital Mogadishu on Friday afternoon amid increasing violence, according to the locals. Ismael Moalim, a local witness told Somalinet the troops moved from the positions near SOS mother and child hospital and Suuq Xoolaha village where the insurgents are intensifying. “People are now moving freely on the roads had been cut off by the government solders,” said Moalim adding that people were so happy to see the troops desert the area. It is not yet clear why this time the government forces left the camps and the government did not comment on the latest change. The security officers declined to give details about the move in which the troops vacated their temporary posts. But confidential sources say the government forces left the positions in Huriwa district after mounting pressure from the local insurgents. The Ethiopian forces still remain in their military posts in Huriwa like the former past factory. |
| Posted by:Fred |