Ethiopian troops in capital, Somali pres. thanks Ethiopia, demo

Описание: (29 Dec 2006)
Mogadishu
1. Various Ethiopian troops driving through streets
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hashi Abdulle Abikar, Secretary General, Somali Civil Society congress
"My feeling about the intervention of Ethiopian troops - one idea is the government will be responsible. Everything, or every effort from the troops they are responsible. And (on the) other side, (the) Somali people, (it) feels the intervention is like colonialism."
3. Demonstration against Ethiopian troops
4. Various street scenes
Baidoa
5. Seyoum Mesfin, Somali Foreign minister steps off plane
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Seyoum Mesfin, Somali foreign minister
"Well they are still in the vicinity of Mogadishu. The government is discussing on the guaranteeing or ensuring securing security in the city and discussing with all leaders of the communities in Mogadishu. And the situation is still stable and very promising."
7. Baidoa street scenes
8. Set up shot of Somali president, Abdullahi Yusuf
9. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Abdullahi Yusuf, Somali president
"When Ethiopian troops came to Somalia they did not want to capture Somalia, they were working for peace and stability, we give thanks to Ethiopia. When they finish they will return to Ethiopia. If peacekeepers come to Somalia there will be no problems with Ethiopian troops, they will return to their country."
10. Cutaway to journalist
11. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Abdullahi Yusuf, Somali president
"The Islamic Courts Union has fled to Kismayo and the Juba region. They have military bases for terrorist training in that area and we think they are going to that area. We don't accept the terrorists in this area. The world recognises they are terrorists. If we capture them we will show the world that they are terrorists. The people who are not extremists and return to peace, we will welcome them back, if they return to the Somali nation they will be Somalis and we will not make any problems for them."
12. Soldiers walking along roadside
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Somalia's prime minister promised thousands of cheering Somalis peace and stability on Friday, after arriving in Mogadishu a day after Islamic forces abandoned the city.
Crowds danced in the streets of the capital in a show of welcome for Seyoum Mesfin, having witnessed chaos and destruction as a a result of the fierce power struggle being fought between his secular government - backed by the US, Ethiopia and others - and an Islamic movement vowing to establish a government based on the Quran.
The Islamic movement now threatens to regather and fight from a key southern town and the task facing the UN-backed secular government is immense.
The situation is worsened further by the fact that many Somalis - the majority of whom are Muslim - are deeply suspicious of the secular government's close ties to neighbouring Ethiopia - a traditional rival with a large Christian population and one of Africa's largest armies.
In some neighbourhoods of Mogadishu on Friday, dozens of young men hurled stones at convoys of Ethiopian troops deployed alongside Somali forces to retake the city and secure the airport.
By Saturday, parliamentary approved martial law is expected to be in place across the country.
Ethiopia and Somalia fought a bloody war in 1977.
"My feeling about the intervention of Ethiopian troops - one idea is the government will be responsible," Hashi Abdulle Abikar, Secretary General of Somali Civil Society congress told AP Television.
"And other side, Somali people, feels the intervention is like colonialism," he added.
He vowed to pursue those still willing to fight for the Islamic group.

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