'Extremist groups threaten Somali govt'

New York, US - UN Special Representative for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has told the UN Security Council that the Somali transitional government is on its heels trying to thwart repeated attempts by extremist groups to overthrow it.``Despite multiple constraints, the government is resisting and repelling multip le attempts to overthrow it and seize power illegally by force,'' the UN envoy said Wednesday, adding: ``Repeated attacks by Al-Shabaa b and Hizbul-Islam militants have sent the Horn of Africa nation into chaos, with refugees fleeing by the thousands.''Ould-Abdallah added: ``Both extremist groups are severely bent on trying to over throw the UN-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which is Somalia's 14th since 1991.''..more..http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/'extremist-groups-threaten-somali-govt'-2009073032619.html