Ahmed Dirie Ali, the spokesman of Hawiye traditional elders has said on Friday that they are continuing peace talks between the rival forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Mr. Ahmed Dirie told Shabelle radio that they had contacted and met with all the rival sides who fought in Mogadishu for the last two days like ASMISOM, government soldiers and the Islamist insurgent forces of Hisbil Islam (Islamic party) saying that the peace talks are still going on and added that they expect to stop fighting to reach solution.
"We have contacted all the sides involving the fighting and the talks are still in the process and we are expecting to end the war because the fighting caused more civilian casualties. We also like the return of the displaced people of Somalia into their houses," Mr. Dirie said.
The statement Hawiye traditional elders spokesman Mr. Ahmed Dirie Ali comes as heavy fighting between government soldiers backing by AMISOM and Islamist insurgent fighters happened in the Somali capital Mogadishu over the past two days that killed more than 30 and injured about 200.
Source: AllAfrica.com
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