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BAIDOA, Somalia Oct 13 (Garowe Online) - Somalia's interim Prime Minister warned today that the war-torn country could return to civil conflict if current efforts to unseat his government succeed.

Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi made the comment while speaking at a hotel in the southwestern town of Baidoa Saturday where a group of his supporters including lawmakers and Cabinet ministers gathered.

"The ongoing efforts might lead to civil war again," Gedi warned.

He admitted for the first time that a strong dispute exists within the transitional federal government.

Some 22 Cabinet ministers threatened to resign from Gedi's government two days ago. The ministers want Gedi to face a vote of no confidence motion in parliament.

But the Prime Minister and his supporters oppose the motion and claim that Gedi's term in office expires in 2009.

If Gedi loses the confidence vote, President Abdullahi Yusuf lacks the authority to reappoint him a third time. Gedi lost two such confidence votes since his government came to power in late 2004.

The dispute between Gedi and President Yusuf has largely divided the Ethiopian-backed transitional government, the 14th attempt to restore central rule in Somalia.

The government is itself struggling to operate from the capital Mogadishu where deadly Islamist-led insurgency has raged since January.

"A bad government is better than no government therefore it is best that the men backing the motion against my administration stop their efforts," Prime Minister Gedi said.

Meanwhile, Mogadishu Mayor Mohamed "Dheere" Omar reached Baidoa today where he met privately with parliament Speaker Adan "Madobe" Mohamed.

Its not clear why Mayor Dheere came to Baidoa but observers say Speaker Madobe is playing a neutral role in the political row between the president and his prime minister.

Unconfirmed reports said senior Ethiopian officials, including Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, are expected in Baidoa to help mediate between Yusuf and Gedi.

Baidoa city is teeming with extra Somali and Ethioipian troops, according to our correspondent.

tell us sumthing new, somalia is already in civil war

[quote="HAUDflower"]tell us sumthing new, somalia is already in civil war[/quote]

his talking about 1991-1993 civil war

darood vs hawiya round 2

but this its only harti darood. other daroods aint gonna help them.

gedi tiny militia vs. puntland faqashes?

puntland faqashes don't need to fight, its hutu world in the middle, they can go south to lower shabelle to find safety with the small clans like sheeqaal and reer hamari.

[quote="HAUDflower"]gedi tiny militia vs. puntland faqashes?

puntland faqashes don't need to fight, its hutu world in the middle, they can go south to lower shabelle to find safety with the small clans like sheeqaal and reer hamari.[/quote]

are u calling abgaal tiny?? abgaal's 10x bigger then whole darood na ha is waalin.


AND UR THAT MIDGO MAJERTEN QADAFI854 AKA CABDALLA535

WHY U ACTLING UR ISHAAK

abgaal clan is big (thanx to adopting every midgaan hutu)
but dey have no guns, only da habar gidir hutu have guns
and they're out of the game.

so its gedi bodyguards vs. puntland faqashes, which have 80% of da tfg army which is at least 15,000.

dey can go north to hiiraan which is disarmed and weak, dey can go to mudug with their sacad allies, or they can just go back to faqash kismayo to support their harti cousins down there.

they got choices, but gedi is at a dead end, even his own abgaal clan doesn't like him, they like ali mahdi more, who is a faqash lover.

[quote="HAUDflower"]abgaal clan is big (thanx to adopting every midgaan hutu)
but dey have no guns, only da habar gidir hutu have guns
and they're out of the game.

so its gedi bodyguards vs. puntland faqashes, which have 80% of da tfg army which is at least 15,000.

dey can go north to hiiraan which is disarmed and weak, dey can go to mudug with their sacad allies, or they can just go back to faqash kismayo to support their harti cousins down there.

they got choices, but gedi is at a dead end, even his own abgaal clan doesn't like him, they like ali mahdi more, who is a faqash lover.[/quote]

mutherfuker, just come online with ur real midgo majerten name. dont use another qabiils name to make ur clan look big.

bantu boy from jareerweyn
you stumbled on a rock
or you 'fraid of da truth?

hiiraan boy

you right this haudflower is sheeko

and is not a isaaq

this person knows to much about south politicis to be a isaaq person

das because my mum is reer barawe, ask samatr, he knows my family.

[quote="HAUDflower"]das because my mum is reer barawe, ask samatr, he knows my family.[/quote]

As if the war ever ended.

That actually sounds like Gedi is threatning a war if he gets put out.

I think most of Hawiye will actually join Gedi if he starts fighting not because they like him but because they hate Abdullahi Yusuf.

[quote="HAUDflower"]puntland faqashes don't need to fight, its hutu world in the middle, they can go south to lower shabelle to find safety with the small clans like sheeqaal and reer hamari.[/quote]

Lower Shabelle is Digil land. Sheeqal live more in Juboyinka and they are Hawiye after all.