Somalia: Hizbul Islam Confirms That Some of Their Troops Joined to the Somali Government

14 October 2009

Somalia — Sheik Mohamed Mo'allin Ali, the secretary of the information affairs of the Islamist organization of Hizbul Islam has Wednesday confirmed that some of their forces joined the transitional government on Tuesday.

The secretary of Hizbul Islam told Shabelle radio that those forces had deliberately joined to the transitional government saying that they were very sorry for the killing one of their commanders who was shot dead in Elasha Biyaha, out of the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Asked about the search of the Islamist organization of Hizbul Islam for the mastermind of the murdering Ahmed Abdirahman Odawa and what results reached, the official replied that nothing had come out of it adding that they are still continuing.

The statement of Hizbul Islam officials comes as the transitional government displayed more fighters with their armed vehicle from Hizbul Islam who joined the TFG on Tuesday.

Source: allAfrica.
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/200910140999.html.