Friday, August 29, 2008

Somali TFG Police Clash with Ethiopian Trained TFG militia: Reported on Somchat.com

 
The Somali Transitional Government Police in deadly clashes with the TFG's Copy Ethiopia army in Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle region. Residents of Afgoye report that major fighting is taking place in the heart of the agriculturally rich city coming from both sides of the TFG militias. So far, no casulties have been reported from the hostile areas but are expected to arise as the fighting cools down.

The TFG copy Ethiopia army was trained in Ethiopia for the purpose of one day replacing the Ethiopian army and defending the Transitional Federal Government. So far, they have conducted robberies, murders, rape, and displacements of the Southern Somali populations. Earlier this month, the took part in killing 75 civilians in a refugee camp.

No only are they not favoured by the other groups of the TFG such as the Police, but also the Copy Ethiopia militia are targetted by anti-government and anti-Ethiopia reliberationists such as Al-Shabab and ICU armies. As a result, several hundreds of the original 3000 Copy Ethiopia troops have surrendered to anti-Ethiopian fighters who gave them amnesty after disarming them.

Today's fighting shows how far the Copy Ethiopia are from what the Ethiopians are said to have trained for. Instead of fighting the anti-government force, they cause too distress and fear among the civilians. And now, they are fighting other forces of the government they are supposed to protect by being in a face off with the TFG Police.

 

Somali blogs and news  will keep you posted on any additional reports coming of out of Mogadishu about this story. 
Somchat would like to publish your story.  Please send us your link so we can review it and publish it!
Sponser Promotion
Start Answering Questions and Get $2.00 or More per Survy:



--
Go To http://www.somchat.com

No comments: