From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Mon Aug 04 2008 - 10:23:02 EDT
Top military commander quits in Somalia
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:32:36
*A senior military commander has resigned in protest at Somali President
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed's policies amid political turmoil in the country. *
Colonel Ibrahim Hassan Isse, the Commander of Bali- Doogle Air Base, and 26
other military personnel resigned on Sunday, Press TV correspondent
reported.
Speaking to reporters inside the base, Col. Hassan Isse accused the Somali
president of being "a puppet of foreign countries."
"The Somali Government is a slave of the Ethiopians and the so-called
President is an old puppet," he said.
He slammed the transitional government of Somalia for seeking support from
non Muslims.
A number of soldiers left the base after the resignation of five
high-ranking officers who quit their posts along with the colonel.
The report comes after 10 Somali ministers quit over a dispute between
President Yusuf Ahmed and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein (Nur Ade). The
row was sparked after the president opposed the dismissal of the Mogadishu
Mayor who is accused by the Premier of being responsible for the killing of
civilians.
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