Somalia’s president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has called on international community and neighbouring to assist in preventing the powerful insurgents from taking over the war-torn Somalia.
Sharif said his embattled government is unable to thwart any attacks targeted on top government officials, stressing that Thursday’s suicide attack in Mogadishu’s Shamo hotel is just tip of the iceberg for the extremists who are determined to topple his government.
“We are asking the world powers and neighbouring countries to intervene and stop extremists from taking over Somalia,” said the president who was speaking at the funeral of three slain ministers. He warned that if the world fails to intervene, then the country will be used by Al-Qeada to carry out its global operations.
On the other hand, Somali Prime Minster Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke said the security situation in his war-torn country is worst than Afghanistan, calling on the world to shift its focus to Somalia. “Somalia is worst than Afghanistan, so we are telling the world to help us to restore stability in the country,” he told reporters.