File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his henchman spy chief Mahad Salad
The President of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is in the city of Mahas in the Hiran region, has revealed that some officers of the Somali Armed Forces have been arrested and accused of being behind the withdrawal of the government forces from the early stages of the war.
President Hassan Sheikh said yesterday when he was giving a speech to the troops prepared for the war against Al-Shabab in a camp in Mahas district, praising the troops for their achievements in the latest operations.
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“We will not join forces. The people who do not vacate the enemy’s areas will not be the same as the one who came out in front of the enemy and put his gun on his shoulder and went to Hamar or put the gun in his waist,” said President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.
He also mentioned to the president that legal action will be taken against the officers accused of taking the army out of the war, although the president did not say the number of officers arrested.
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“Today I am talking to you and yesterday officers have been arrested, and they will be brought before the law for the crime they have committed, the military court will be released innocent officers,” said President Hassan Sheikh.
The President of the Federal Government also said that the number of soldiers who die in wars is more than those who die of diseases at home, and it is necessary that the army should not be intimidated by this issue.
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However, the statement made by the president of Somalia comes at the same time, as the Somali people have been talking a lot lately about the attack by the government forces that killed many soldiers in Osweyne and also the reasons why the army opened up many areas in Galgaduud and some of them. Al-Shabab took it back.
Sources of information on the conflict among the armed forces, government officials and analysts pointed out that the problem arose from a conflict between the Minister of Defense Abdqadir Mohamed Nur and the Commander of the Armed Forces. General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhuddin.
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The two officials are the two people who, when it comes to the president, have the influence in terms of decision-making in the fight against Al-Shabab.
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