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 Former Somali president accuses the US of involving Somali crisis 
In news conference he held today in Mogadishu on Thursday Abdi Qasim Salad Hassan the former Somali president has indicted the United States that it’s behind the violence continue in Somalia.

He also informed that it’s indispensable that Ethiopian troops to withdraw from Somalia and he also appealed to return the fled IDPs to the capital and to put into practice a ceasefire among the warring sides to prevent further civilian causalities.

Abdi Qasim also warned against the additional well-planned killings occur in Mogadishu.

He also declared that there is no any criticism from Somalis to AMISOM forces but he told that AU peace keeping forces didn’t arrive in Somalia with the approval of Somali people.

He also called for the government to release the civilians in its detention centers and asked the civil society to take part the reconciliation of Somalia to sort out the depressing situations in Somalia.

He also inquired to deploy UN peacekeeping forces in Somalia

Abdi qasim was the president of the former TNG government has been given the mandate for three years during the conference in Neighboring Djibouti in which the government was supposed to restore the rule of law back to Somalia and prepare a multiparty system for the election of a government, but has failed to extend its influence throughout the country.

His government controlled parts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with the rest of the country being under the control of various warlords.

The mandate of his transitional national government expired in August 2003 and Abdiqasim withdrew from the talks aimed at forming a new government shortly before the mandate expired.

The Prime Minister of his government Hassan Abshir Farah accused him of trying to make the talks fail to extend his time in office, resulting in the prime minister's dismissal by Abdiqasim.

However, Abdiqasim pledged to step aside to make way for a constitutionally-elected leader. Abdiqasim was a candidate for the presidency of the new national unity government, but he was not among the 3 candidates who passed the 1st round of voting. He left office peacefully several days after the election.

 

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