Somali women brandish weapons during a past demonstration organised by the Islamist al Shabaab group which is fighting the Somali government. PHOTO/AFP
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF, Nation Correspondent in MogadishuPosted Monday, February 14 2011 at 14:00
MOGADISHU, February 14 – Tens of Somali youths and a preacher are seeking an Egypt style solution to force an end to 20 years of chaos and lack of a stable government.
Waving Somali flags, the youths staged a demonstration at a key road between Banadir and Km 4 junctions in South Mogadishu on Sunday.
They protested the seemingly endless war between the pro-government forces and the jihadists (holy warriors) of al Shabaab, the fanatical militant group vehemently challenging the Transitional Federal Government.
The daring youths gathered at Km 4 area, an important control point manned by the peacekeepers serving the AU Mission in Somalia, Amisom.
One of the organisers, Mr Jama Said Qorshel, told journalists they were committed to daily protests till their objectives are achieved.
“We are not going to abandon until we achieve our anti-war goals,” said Qorshel.
Although the protest ended peacefully, the youth did not hide the facts that they had been motivated by the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt that ended the rules of the former leaders Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni MubarakRead More
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