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Somalia: Somali warlord crosses to Balad town, middle Shabelle region Sun. June 04, 2006 09:48 am. - Mohamed Abdi Farah (SomaliNet) The minister of national security and member of anti terror alliance Mohamed Qanyare Afrah has totally moved from his Daynile base in southwest suburb of the capital with 12 battlewagons and armed militia and reached Balad district of middle shabelle region where he had intensive with trade minister Muse Sudi who is also in the coalition of counter terrorism overnight. Reliable sources confirmed Somalinet on Sunday. It is yet unclear what both leaders were talking about, but it is thought be to discussing over laying new war strategy after being defeated in several confrontations in and outside of the capital and Islamic fighters now advancing towards Balad town controlled by Muse Sudi. The two allied leaders are now in Balad town and already unified their militias who were yesterday fighting with Islamic militiamen who took the control of key positions around formerly military camp Hilweine alongside the road to Balad district. It is not clear whether both leaders will remain in Balad town or not and what is about their war-plan against Islamic courts’ union whose militia are attempting to capture Balad district. Analysts believe that warlord Qanyare has changed his controlled position from Daynile area to Balad district after the swift maneuvering by the Islamic fighters who made bases in strategy roads formerly held by anti terror alliance. Businessmen, peace holders and other intellectuals from Qanyare’s clan ‘Murarsade’ of Hawiye tribe had especial meeting in their dominant village of Gubta in the capital, sources close to that meeting say. It is not known about the result from the clan’s meeting in which they have discussed over the risk might come out from the spreading fighting into their foremost villages like Daynile and Gubta in the capital of Mogadishu. In Gubta village, hundreds of people staged anti war rally, appealing for immediate ceasefire. The clashes in Somali capital between killed at least 300 people mostly civilians, wounding more than 1,300 others and displacing thousands more from the capital since 18 February 2006. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Tanzania: Comoros president hails Tanzania as l... Somalia: Steps being taken to free two foreign jour... Soccer: Kenya Tusker Football Club sacks coach Sudan: Darfur police raid victims shun being ai... Botswana: Two South Africans jailed for 18 years in ... Sudan: Sudanese passenger plane hijacked after ... Egypt: Israeli Defences Minister in Cairo for talks ... Angola: Ruling party may clean sweep in Angolan poll... Somalia: President Yousuf, Prime Minister ink deal... Zimbabwe: President Mugabe heckled, jeered in parlia... More News...