A spokesman for the Somali forces that support the opposition in the country, said that hundreds of soldiers have started returning to their barracks after beating an accord with Somali's Prime Minister (PM).
It is worth noting that clashes had erupted in various parts of Somalia following disputes overextending the mandate of President Mohamed Abdullah (Faramago).
Somali lawmakers supported last Saturday abolishing of extending the mandate of the president for two years which they approved last month.
Violence broke out in the country between disputing factions who support and oppose the president.
Well-armed troops on foot and in military vehicles head today afternoon for their camp north of Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia.
Maj. Deni Ahmed, a spokesman for the forces supporting the opposition, told Reuters news agency, that they accepted to return to their barracks at the order of the Prime Minister.
The accord signed with the PM includes returning the forces to barracks within 48 hours, not intervening of troops in politics, and pledges of government not to punish the opposing soldiers.
The Somali army commander, General Uduwa Yusuf Raghi, met last night with the groups of officers leading the rebel force and asked them to return to their barracks, but they refused.
Sources indicated that the leadership of this "rebel force" intends to make statements to the media to express their position rejecting the extension.
On the other hand, the African Union (AU) condemned the Somali People's Assembly’s decision to extend its mandate and the president’s mandate for two years, describing the step as "unilateral" and not conducive to peace and stability in Somalia.
The Peace and Security Council under the AU discussed the extension of the mandate and decided that it amounted to an unconstitutional change in accordance with the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the relevant provisions of the African Charter for Democracy, Elections, and Governance.
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