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 Somalia:
The secret talks between Ethiopia, Sheikh sharif in
Yemen
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Dr.Abdullahi Mohamed (Deputy Editor Geeska Afrika
Online)
Djibouti (HAN) May 30th, 2008
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Somalia:
The secret talks between Ethiopia, Sheikh sharif in Yemen
Djibouti (HAN) May 30th, 2008 - The HAN &
Geeska Afrika Online reporter in Sana'a, Yemen had learned that
a new details of the Ethiopian efforts to reach out to the
Islamic courts leaders specially Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad and
his group, including secret face-to-face meetings with a two
members of Al-shabab in Mogadishu which bragged about multiple
attacks on the Ethiopian forces daily in Southern Somalia.
The Sheikh Sharif Group, Islamist insurgents who have bragged of
repeated attacks on Ethiopian military bases in Mogadishu. "Yes
we are talking to them," a source familiar with the diplomatic
efforts in Yemen told HAN's reporter in Mogadishu.
The Ethiopian Military commander in Mogadishu, Atto Gen. Gabre
has a high hopes this tactic used by the Ethiopian Diplomacy and
Yemeni officials will be effective.
The US intelligence in Djibouti and Yemen are also involved in
the effort, identifying Acceptable Somali Islamist leaders and
bringing them in for talks with the regional security and
stability strategy to find a final solution to the Somali
crisis. That effort has stretched to relatively Yemeni leaders
have been given the authority to negotiate directly with the
islamist leaders.
So far, the Yemeni talks have not included anyone tied to Al-Shabab,
such as Dahir Aways and his close group based in Asamara. A
Senior Diplomat tald Geeska afrika Online that. "I believe very
view individuals who are based in Asamara link with Al-shabab
are irreconcilable. That is hugely controversial, but it may
simply be necessary. As one senior CJTF-HOA adviser put it, "The
Somali Islamist will stop killing Americans, Allies and stop
piracy if we reconcile with them and evacuate Ethiopian forces
from Somalia."
The Somali Islimist leaders from the Somalia's Reliberation of
Somalia group led by Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed have landed at
Yemeni capital's international airport later Tuesday-officials
said.
These leaders are including the chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh
Ahmed the information secretary Ahmed Abdulahi and other members
of Asmara based ARS group. The foreign secretary of ARS Dr. Adow
was previously in Yemen.
A high ranking officials of Yemeni government have welcomed the
delegates at the airport and they met with officials of the
government including Ali Abdulla Salah.
Some sources close to those members left in Sana told reporters
that they've arrived in Yemen for two days invitation talks from
Yemen government to facilitate a secret talks between ARS and
High ranking Ethiopian Officials secret arrived in Yemen.
A view number Islamic loyalist parliamentarians and Dahir Aways
who are self exiled in Asmara are rejected the Yemeni talks
saying the puppet "Leader" is being controlled by the Americans
and Djibouti Government.
The Geeska Afrika Magazine Sources: Rauter
and HAN staff in
Yemen
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