Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
18 October 2009
The Islamic organization officials of Hizbul Islam in Gedo region in southern Somali have Sunday said that more of TFG soldiers joined their fighters.
Sheik Hassan Al-iraqi, the security secretary of Hizbul Islam in Luq district in Gedo region has told Shabelle radio that more government troops who were in Dolow town recently had joined the Islamist fighters of Hizbul Islam in the region
The official said the Transitional Federal Government troops' officials had contacted with them before uniting saying that they talked each other for the joining process adding that they lastly accepted their suggestions and let them to be part of the Islamist fighters of Hizbul Islam.
The security secretary of Hizbul Islam sheik Hassan Al-iraqi also said that they achieved mediating conflicts between two clans who recently fought in around Luq district in the region pointing out that they will solve the other matters remaining with the Sharia law.
The reports saying that some of the transitional government troops united to the Islamic organization of Hizbul Islam comes there had been more fighters from Hizbul Islam led by their commander in Lower Shabelle region joined to the transitional government soldiers in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
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