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| Islamic Courts says mediated peace deal between feuding clans |
| 2008-08-16 |
| (SomaliNet) The Union of Islamic Courts [UIC] says it has mediated a peace agreement between two rival clans who had clashed at the border between Middle Shabelle and Hiran regions.The clashes claimed lives of many people. One the officials of the UIC operating at the border between the two regions, Osman Osoble, said that they have mediated a peace agreement between two rival clans. Osman said that the agreement was based on the adherence of the Islamic shari'ah. The official said that hundreds of people had been killed in the fighting between the two rival clans living in Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan regions. He also stated that they had captured militias from the two clans who had plans to carryout killings in order to provoke further confrontations between the two sides. The official added that they were still hunting for some of the clan militias. |
| Posted by:Fred |