Mogadishu 29, Oct.06 ( Sh.M.Network) Number of heavily armed militias led by a man dubbed Salad Hared from the Ethiopian Somali administered province has crossed into Somalia, joining the Union of Islamic Courts.
About 180 militias with their small arms have attained Hiran provincial towm of Baled Weyn where they have been received by Islamic Courts in the area.
On Saturday, about 40 militias led Col.Abas, a former commander of Kismayu airport, had defected from Barre Hirale, Somalia’s defense minister, and joined the Islamic Courts in the port city of Kismayu.
Somalia’s Islamic fighters have reached Dhagtur in Mudug region where tribal wars took place on Friday.
The Courts in the Mudug province, central Somalia said they went to the area to mediate Suleyman and Sa’ad sub-clans who also previously fought over pastoral land.
The tribal fighting engulfed the lives of more than persons of both sides.
Somalia had no national institutions since 1991 when tribal warlords overthrew former dictator Siyad Barre and then turned against one another, plunging the country into turmoil.
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