Top militant Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, head of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia, smiles during a May interview in Mogadishu. Somalia's moderate Islamist government and its militant rivals appear close to starting peace talks. Abdiaziz Hassan/ReutersFrom The Christian Science Monitor:
The fiery Sheikh Dahir Aweys may be ready to hash out a peace deal, following weeks of fighting the moderate government of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
Johannesburg, South Africa - After weeks of fighting, Somalia's moderate Islamist government and its militant rivals appear close to starting peace talks.
This week, top militant Islamist leader Sheikh Dahir Aweys told reporters that he had submitted to the pressure of Somali clan elders to stop his punishing fight against the transitional government of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and begin talks.
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My Comment: I have lost track on how many war lords have come and gone in Somalia .... what makes this guy special? He will be probably killed in the next few months or years, and the whole process must start again.
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