By Mohamed Abdi Farah.

Mogadishu, 24 February , 2007 - A top military official in the transitional federal government Saturday blamed the violence raging in the capital, Mogadishu on foreign states, which he accused of providing the finance used for the attacks.

Saed Dhere, the commander of the first division army indicated that these countries never want Somalia to be stable.

He did not mention any of the accused countries but insisted on that foreign nations give support to the insurgents in Mogadishu. He said the latest attacks on the Ethiopians stationing in former defense ministry building was a good example. A fierce gun battle broke out between Ethiopians and unidentified gunmen exchanging heavy weapons yesterday.

The yesterday’s attack left 8 civilians dead and 20 others wounded.

The TFG in Somalia earlier vowed to crack down what it called ‘the remnants of the ousted Islamists’ but it looks like insurgent groups are rising in the capital, launching constant attacks on the interim government and Ethiopian forces.

Source:SomaliNet