Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
25 May 2008
The chairman of the alliance of the liberation of Somalia sheikh Sharif Sheikh has revealed that Eritrea government carries process wants to break up the alliance he chairs.
Speaking at a news conference he held in Djiboutian capital Djibouti he declared that that Eritrea is accountable for the pitch-black relations between the senior leaders of the alliance after some of the officials in the coalition have accused some members of the groups those took part the failed talks in Djibouti that they were not representing the alliance.
"I am apologetic about the speech that some of the alliance's members told to the Somali people saying that there were differences in the group" he said in the news conference.
He called for the other members in the group to preserve the common sense of Somalia people and to steer clear of the divergences they are provoke in the umbrella as he put it.
"Thanks to Eritrea for its help on the establishment of the group, but we see something "bad" from them" Sharif said.
He also hailed the UN's remarks to Somali government and Ethiopian troops about that they've violated the law of Somalia's arms ban was imposed by the United Nation on 1990 after Somali lacked central government.
"Ahhhh I was overwhelmed Meles Zenawe's remarks( Ethiopian Prime minister) saying that he wouldn't withdraw his forces from Somalia until the Jihadists are defeated, but they will leave by force" Sharif said.
The remarks from Sheikh Sharif come as the last days there were intensifying speculations about disagreements stuck between the senior leaders of the Reliberatoion of Somalia alliance.
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