Neither the speaker nor the prime minister could be reached for comment. ,
burberry pas cherSince then, there have been reports of clashes between pro-government militias and Islamist fighters in the port city of Kismayo and near Bu'aale, 350 kilometers south of Baidoa, where the interim government is based.
But Nairobi-based regional analyst Matt Bryden says the Islamic courts, accused by Somalia's interim government and Ethiopia of having ties to al-Qaida, have provoked fear by trying to quickly expand their control.
Bryden says the only way to resolve the standoff is for the Islamists and interim government officials to re-engage in dialogue at Arab League-sponsored talks in Khartoum.
Earlier this month, the Islamists declared war on neighboring Ethiopia,
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Observers say they fear rising tensions between Somalia's weak-Ethiopian-backed transitional government and Islamists are quickly reaching a point, where it may be difficult to avert a conflict.
By Alisha Ryu
Nairobi
17 October 2006
Western analysts and diplomats are urging Somalia's secular interim government in Baidoa and its Islamist rival in Mogadishu not to boycott the next round of peace talks. The talks are scheduled at the end of this month in Khartoum,
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Relations deteriorated further on Sunday, when residents of the southern Somali town of Dinsor reported that well-armed Ethiopian troops,
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Islamic court leaders in Mogadishu,
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"I think it is a matter of urgency that the two sides prepare their programs for the next round of peace talks,
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Italy's envoy to Somalia, Mario Rafaelli, says the radicals inside the courts are using the threat of an Ethiopian invasion to strengthen their grip on the Islamic militia.
"You know, the biggest card for the radicals [is] to say that they can be attacked by foreign troops, particularly Ethiopia," he said. "So, of course,
basket air jordan, the lack of dialogue between the two sides was helpful for these people in order to go on with their agenda. So, there is a need for a dialogue to help the moderates inside [the courts]."
On Sunday, the speaker of parliament in Baidoa, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, resigned as the government's chief negotiator at the talks. Parliament members tell VOA the speaker quit after a long-running feud with Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi, who strongly opposes the talks.
"The courts have been expanding steadily and have also moved their forces in response to the Ethiopian deployment," he said. "So, I think there is a risk now that,
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