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Professor Abdi Ismail Samatar who is among Somali scholars
in the diaspora has censured both the Transitional Federal
Government of Somalia [TFG] and the movement for the Al-Shabab
Mujahidin. The scholar while speaking to Radio stations in
Mogadishu said threats being made by Al-Shabab have made the
lives of Somalis abroad extremely difficult.
"Al-Shabab's decision to deploy some of their fighters in
Yemen has made travelling of Somalis abroad extremely
difficult given that there were enough restrictions already.
I would like to request them to stop issuing such threats,"
said Professor Abdi Ismail Samatar.
Professor Samatar said Al-Shabab has in the past made
unrealistic threats such as travelling to the United States
and other parts of the world. Professor Samatar also said
the TFG is unable to do much about the situation in Somalia
and that now is high time to either make true of their
threats in attacking the opposition or leave office.
"The threats being made by the government are also
unrealistic and can impede the attainment of peace in the
country. I would like to also urge them not to subject the
civilian population to more problems after the last 20
years," said Professor Samatar.
The professor also warned western nations against
interfering in Somalia without consulting their politicians
and scholars saying that if they did so, they may create a
situation similar to the conflict in Iraq.
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