Somalia’s radical Islamist Shebab armed group warned Sunday against any foreign military intervention after the government pleaded for help.
Third Somali official killed
"We are sending our clear warning to the neighbouring countries send your troops to our holy soil if you need to take them back inside coffins," Shebab spokesman Sheik Ali told a press conference in Mogadishu.
Somalia’s parliament speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur on Saturday urged neighbouring countries to send troops to his country within 24 hours to prop up the government.
Hardline Islamist insurgents, on an offensive since May 7 to oust a UN-backed transitional government led by moderate Islamist Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, have stepped up attacks in the past week.
Source: AFP
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