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Somalia: Insurgents vow to foil The peace conference Fri. July 13, 2007 09:21 am.- By Mohamed Abdi Farah. - (SomaliNet) The Somali delegates attending the national reconciliation conference began pouring into the Somalia capital Mogadishu as the interim government conducts wider preparation of preventing another delay. Despite the government’s decision to hold the meeting inside the restive capital there are symptoms of increased violence and the insurgents vowed to bomb the conference venue. It is widely believed inside the country that the violence will not end forever until the current government began negotiating with its rebel groups like the Islamic Courts who have public support. A warning leaflets have been scattered on the streets warning anyone whose ambition is to take part in the peace meeting. The Al-Shabab Islamists vowed to disrupt Sunday's meeting and foil any attempt by the government to bolster its clutch on the country. “Already we have received 500 delegates for the meeting and we will send airplanes to the country’s regions to bring the rest of of the delegates which is 1,500 representatives,” said Abdirahman Shift, the spokesman for the reconciliation conference committee adding “the meeting will definitely open and there will be no delay,” Somalia president Abdulahi Yusuf is adamant to rule the muddled horn of African country with hard fist amid the Islamist hardliners’ threat opposing his rule. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...