From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Tue Jun 02 2009 - 05:07:15 EDT
Weapons intended for govt 'expected in Somalia'
Jun 1, 2009 - 2:58:33 PM
MOGADISHU, Somalia June 1 (Garowe Online) - A senior military official in
Somalia told Garowe Online news agency that a weapons shipment intended for
the Horn of Africa country's interim government is expected to arrive soon.
The source, who refused to be named, said the weapons were "donated by some
African countries," although he did not specify details.
"Some of the weapons will arrive by land via Ethiopia and Kenya, other
weapons will be unloaded at the Port of Mogadishu," said the military
source.
Port sources confidentially told Garowe Online that a ship transporting
military hardware is expected to dock at Mogadishu's port later this week,
with one port worker saying: "We were ordered to not show up for work on
Thursday and we were not told a reason...but I have heard that weapons are
expected."
Somali government officials, including Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali
Sharmake, have recently issued public statements vowing to attack armed
opposition groups, namely Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam, who control pockets
of Mogadishu and vast regions in south-central Somalia.
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