Hargeysa, Somaliland, August 5, 2006 (SL Times) – Certain individuals, politicians of Somaliland origin, are reported to have arrived in Khartoum and joined the Islamic Courts delegation which had arrived there earlier to attend the abortive peace talks.

These individuals, well-known for their opposition to Somaliland's independence issue and their support for whichever group has the upper hand in Somalia, include Jama Muhammad Qalib aka (Jama Yare), Ali Khalif Galayr, Ahmed Ismail Samatar and Mahmud Abdillahi Sifir. They are reportedly hoping to be appointed to government positions in an Islamic government that the courts plan to set up.

There are also reports that MPs of the Somali parliament set up in Mbagathi [Kenya] have left Baydhabo for Mogadishu, where they held a news conference criticizing the Abdillahi Yusuf regime for inviting Ethiopian troops into Somalia.

These MPs, who include Abdullah Haji Ali, Yusuf Abdillahi Kahin aka (Yusuf Geyr), Jamal Hassan Ismail and Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim aka (Yusuf Dheg), are reported to be in Mogadishu to support the Islamic courts hoping to be included in the government that is expected to be formed by the courts.

Source: Somaliland Times