NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somalia's government requested immediate military assistance from regional powers over the weekend to help combat Foreign jihadists fighters it says have ties to al Qaeda.The government said it can't dispel on its own insurgents with more sophisticated training and weaponry than its own troops.
No nations have come forward with an offer of troops so far. But Farahan Ali Mohamoud, Somalia's information minister, said that the government had received "positive responses" from some countries, which he declined to name.
The decision to ask for military aid, made by parliament over the weekend, is a significant one for a nation that had until recently endured a humiliating occupation. Ethiopia invaded in 2006 to overturn Somalia's Islamic government. The occupation, which ended earlier this year, was deeply unpopular in many corners of the country, and insurgents used it as a rallying cry against the government.
It's still unclear just how close jihadist insurgents are to overrunning the few vestiges of government that Somalia still enjoys. But the call for foreign troops underscores the threat that Somalia's troubles pose for the rest of the region...more..http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124558636699534905.html
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I really approciate to send our neighbour nations such as Kenya , Eithopia and also Djabuti . Because Somalia now is becoming a place that terrorists to hide , so I support what the government has already requusted which is to entrer a foriegn troops in Somalia.
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