From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri Mar 19 2010 - 16:45:27 EST
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
Eritrea: Opposition - 'Asmara Does Not Send Weapon to Somalia'
Somalia - Jama'a Mohamed Qalib, the deputy chairman of the opposition of
the Alliance of Re-liberation of Somali based in Asmara has Friday said
that Eritrea does not send any weapons to Somalia, just as UN's
monitoring group's report said that Asmara was still proving its support
to Somalia.
Speaking to Shabelle radio, Mr. Qalib talked more about the statement
from the United Nations' monitoring group about the corrupted aid food
for Somali and accusations suggested for both Ethiopia and Eritrea for
support the Islamist rebels fighting against the transitional government
troops and the foreign troops in Somalia saying that whole statement on
Asmara was baseless propaganda
He said it was right that Ethiopia provides weapon and money to the
Islamists fighting against the TFG. He said the US government had put on
pressure to the UN monitoring group to issue the repot pointing out that
there was bitter disagreement between the Americans and Eritrea.
Asked about what they were doing in Asmara as the Alliance which
established in Eritrea split into two sides which one of them joined to
the TFG, he replied that the major power of the alliance was the ICU,
but he said the most powered of the Alliance became Hizbul Islam
Organization in Somalia asserting that the UN's sanctions on Eritrea
will affect them and the Asmara and his statement follow UN's recent
report.
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