(Shabelle Media Network) MOGADISHU — In teleconference he held for the press, the spokesman of the Islamic Courts Union, Sheikh Mohamud Sheikh Ibrahim, has said that an Ethiopian a Woyanne military official has surrendered to ICU on Wednesday.
“He couldn’t put up with the troubles they (Woyannes) face in Somalia. So he decided to come to the Islamic Courts,” Sheik Ibrahim said.”
“We welcomed him reverentially and we will welcome if others surrender.”
He added that the surrendered officer was a deputy official.
Sheik Ibrahim has noted that ICU will make the photo so the surrendered official and statement available soon.
Following the conference, the spokesman has allowed the press to listen the voice of the Woyanne officer by phone.
Speaking to Amharic, the surrendered officer, whose name was not revealed, told that he surrendered to the Islamic Courts.
It’s the first that Ethiopian a Woyanne official surrendered to the insurgents who are fighting against the presence of Ethiopian Woyanne troops in Somalia.