Somalia: Pirates resurface in Somalia Plus More Choas

[Kramer]

pirates are taking over the sea --thanks to Ethiopia and TFG for bringing Somalia back to its orginal Choas --while they busy arresting journalists and torturing refugees --pirates, road blocks and warlords in full force.


Fri. January 26, 2007 10:12 am.

Mohamed Abdi Farah

(SomaliNet) The local authorities of Harardhere town in central Somalia Friday have expressed great concern over reviving pirates in the town.

Abdisalan Khalif, chairman of Harardhere town in Mudug region, central Somalia confirmed the local media that Somali pirates massed at the town which was notorious for piracy in the past.

The pirates were reportedly preparing to launch acts of hijacking the ships on the the Somalia coasts.

Khalif rebuffed that residents in Haradhere were supportive of the pirates. “The pirates inflict harm to the civilian population, so there is no way residents can back the pirates”, he said.

Khalif said the government should send troops to crush down the pirates.

The Islamic Courts Union, which was in control of the area for the past six months, eradicated the practices of piracy before they were forcefully driven out by the Ethiopian and Somali government troops.

Harardhere, a coastal town was the hotspot of Somali pirates but Islamists later flushed out all pirates in the area.

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ETHIOPIANS ABANDON DOBLEY AND SURROUNDINGS

Mogadishu 27, Jan.07 ( Sh.M.Network) The Ethiopian troops stationed at Dhobley, a town near the Kenyan border, have deserted the town on Saturday.

Witnesses said they saw Ethiopian military trucks and other armored vehicles moving towards the port town of Kismayu, about 500 km (310 miles) south of Mogadishu.

The Somali government has not yet commented on the Ethiopian exit from the area.

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Somalia: Mortars fired at Ethiopian military base in north Mogadishu

Aweys Osman Yusuf

Mogadishu 27, Jan.07 ( Sh.M.Network) Huge explosions occurred in El-arfid, a settlement on the edge of north of the capital Mogadishu, on Friday night.

Unknown assailants have targeted the Ethiopian military barracks that lie between El-arfid and Darmoley, settlements, about 10 km south of the capital. The noisy mortar explosions could be heard in Mogadishu overnight.