Somali President criticised for anti-Kenya comments

[Meru]

By Sahra Abdi and Abdi Sheikh

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed came under fire Tuesday for casting doubt on the government's support for a Kenyan incursion into the south of the Horn of Africa nation to take on Islamist rebels.

Ahmed said Monday the Somali government was not happy with the deployment of Kenyan soldiers across the border because the incursion went beyond an initial agreement for logistical support for Somali soldiers.

Kenya sent thousands of troops and heavy weapons into Somalia 10 days ago in a campaign to push Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels away from the border, following a series of kidnappings by Somali gunmen on Kenyan soil.

Kenyan soldiers have advanced on several fronts along with Somali troops and allied militias but there has yet to be a serious showdown with al Shabaab. The first major confrontation is expected to be in the strategic transit town of Afmadow.

In the Somali town of Dhobley near the border with Kenya, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets Tuesday waving Kenyan and Somali flags and burning pictures of the president.

"We want Kenya and Somalia to fight al Shabaab in every corner. We do not have any other hope for life," Gedi Farah, an elder from the Dhobley area, told Reuters by phone.

"Kenya, do not believe the words of our weak, mad president. Please fight al Shabaab and go deep into Somalia. We want to return to our homes," he said.

Somali military officials and a spokesman for the pro-government Ras Kamboni militia urged the demonstrators to calm down, saying the president's remarks were not in line with the Somali government's position. Continued...
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[Addoow]

A few disgruntled pro-kenya somalis do not represent somali people ,sharif is not anti-kenyan but against the entry of somalia soil by kenyan military forces.the kikuyu will be taught a tought lesson.

[XaliimoFarax]

kenyan forum

[ToughGong]

Meru Ethiopia andw Kenya can as the saying goes play while the cat away
You know us Somalis are the dominant force in that region by default
Somalis are just going through a stage of disorganized chaos as opposed to their normal organized chaos in which thery are a deadly force to be reckoned with.So you Bantus and raw meat eaters should tread carefully in our hour of need .

[Meru]

am happy that our army has been welcomed and invited by the people of south somalia who yearn and long to be liberated from terror. long live our partneship

[Jaidi]

Meru is a master spinister. There is no way he truly believes the people of fookin Dhobley took to the streets burning pictures of Sharif. If this happened it was 100 percent orchestrated by Kenyans. Even the biggest propagandist can see through this nonsense.

[The_Patriot]

am happy that our army has been welcomed and invited by the people of south somalia who yearn and long to be liberated from terror. long live our partneship

Meru unajua empty debes make most noise.
kazi ita endelea

nfd and jubaland have more in common than jubaland has with a failed state.

[Jaidi]

am happy that our army has been welcomed and invited by the people of south somalia who yearn and long to be liberated from terror. long live our partneship

Meru unajua empty debes make most noise.
kazi ita endelea

nfd and jubaland have more in common than jubaland has with a failed state.

[fdama]

Do you expect Kenya to just sit back and watch these Islamist barbarians infiltrate its territory and commit acts of terror against its citizens and tourists? I support them 100%. They should go as far as annexing the deep South.