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Mogadishu, Somalia, December 5, 2009 – The Somali
president is to dismiss two top military commanders who failed to solve
their disagreement with him, amid fears that the move would cause more
tension.
Somali troops had been deployed to the roads to important government
buildings in Mogadishu on Wednesday before the move over concerns about
more unrest, the Press TV correspondent reported.
General Abdi Hassan Awale is set to hand in his resignation to Somali
President Sheik Sharif Ahmed.
He has noted that chaos will soon return to Mogadishu when the news of
his resignation spreads in the capital.
Gen. Yusuf Ahmed Dhumal, Chief of Staff of Somalia's Military, is also
set to leave the capital amid fear that he might use military force to
confront the government.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Somali president dressed in military fatigues,
addressed the government soldiers and encouraging them to defend the
sovereignty of the country and restore peace and stability.
The president vowed that he would not take off his military uniform till
he restored law and order to the country.
Source: PressTV, December 03, 2009
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