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Ethiopian skilled Somali troops unite with rival islamists

Gēdo : Ethiopia | Jun 17, 2010 at 9:38 AM PDT
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Unnamed sources have told allvoices.com that a number of Somali government soldiers who were in the Dolwo district have defected from the Somali government soldiers and joined Al-Shabab a rival Islamist function in Somalia.

“These Somali government soldiers have just recently accomplished their training in Ethiopia, and they have decided to join the right path of fighting against the so called African Union troops who have invaded in our soil and as well as that of the apostate so called Somali government led by a former Islamist leader who has know converted to be a westernized leader who is working on the interest of the western countries” said Sheikh Ahmed Ali Al-Shabab officer at Bula-Hawo district in Gedo region.

The Al-Shabab officer added that they are ready to amiably receive if all the Somali government soldiers surrender to them.

“This is not the first time the soldiers of the apostate government have freely joined us there were also several other occasions, and we have affectionately received them, and now they are the brightest fighters among our fighters” added the Al-Shabab officer.

A spokesman for the Ethiopian trained government soldiers who defected from the Somali military, delivered a speech to the inhabitants of Bula-Hawo district in the center of the district.

“In the first place when we have enrolled ourselves to the Somali government soldiers we never really mean to be part of them, but we merely had the ambition of observing the way the Ethiopians train, and now were are fully trained to fight against the Ethiopian troops and their entire ally, I am advising those so called government soldiers to do as we have done” said Hassan the spokesman of the defected soldiers.

Hassan has also added that they have been in the military training course for a period of seven months.

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Somali government soldiers who were in the Dolwo district have defected from the Somali government soldiers and joined Al-Shabab a rival Islamist function in Somalia

Mohammed Omar Hussein is based in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, and is a Stringer for Allvoices.
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Posted By Jonalex Jonalex | almost 2 years ago
I hope more violence doesn't take place because of this, good report.
Posted By ahol888 Adrian Holman | almost 2 years ago
Why do they defect to the losing team? Somalia is so messed up.
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