Ahmed Madobe was elected in May 2013 as the president of Jubaland in southern Somalia. He is seeking support from Puntland., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Garowe Online (Garowe)
Somalia: Fears of Clashes Loom in Gedo Region
17 OCTOBER 2013
Beled Hawo — Fears of armed confrontations were reported from Gedo regional district of Beled Hawo in southern Somalia after forces loyal to Somalia's Jubaland administration retreated to Gedo region from the neighbouring Ethiopia border, Garowe Online reports.
The Jubaland forces that completed a military training program in Ethiopia made temporary bases on the outskirts of Beled Hawo Town and crossed the border into Somalia according to eye witnesses. Pro-government militias, Ahlu Sunah officials in Gedo region said that they informed Jubaland forces to return to their previous positions.
"We would take action unless Jubba forces vacate their military bases," Ahlu Sunah official told the media via telephone from Beled Hawo.
Local reports add that Beled Hawo town recently witnessed several bomb blasts which targeted the Somali Federal Government forces in the town, sparking new conflicts between the government troops and Ahlu Sunah.
Ahlu Sunah militias are said to have been integrated into Somali National Army.
Jubaland leader Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) declared that he wouldn't attend Mogadishu reconciliation conference which was called by the Mogadishu-based Federal Government while he was speaking to the press in the southern port city of Kismayo.
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