The political advisor of the Somali president, Yousef al-Ibrahim said his country demanded Washington to send its forces to the Somalia shores to prevent al-Qaeda members from entering the country.
The united arab emirates (uae) al-khaleej newspaper quoted Al-Ibrahim as saying the request was made due to somalia's incapability of carrying out this mission.
The Somali official ruled out any military attacks by the u.s. inside Somalia in light of its fight against the Qaeda organization. he said the islamic coalition organization in Somalia accused of being connected to al-qaeda has broke out after the blows it received by the ethiopian government and the transitional government headed by Qassem salad gained power.
Meanwhile, The Organization of African Unity (OAU) has urged the transitional national government (TNG) in Somalia to work with the international community to fight terrorism.
In a statement released Friday, OAU Secretary General Amara Essy "encouraged the TNG to fully cooperate with the international efforts to fight terrorism."
On Friday, Essy met a TNG envoy who "expressed concern at the reports of a possible military action in Somalia" by the United States.
These reports come in the wake of numerous references to Somalia by senior US officials as a home to groups linked to terrorism.
Speculation has been fuelled by the visit of US officers to the Somali town of Baidoa and the flight over a Somali port near Mogadishu by two US Black Hawk helicopters.
The TNG has repeatedly denied the presence in Somalia of any terrorist organizations and has often expressed its willingness to cooperate with the international community – Albawaba.com
