Somali men forced into Eritrean army under impression they were signing up for security jobs in Qatar
The men are thought to be being sent to Tigray to fight in Ethiopia s civil war
29 January 2021 • 4:01pm
Refugees from Tigray – Ethiopia s civil war 5s believed to have sucked in neighbouring countries
Credit: Nariman El-Mofty/AP
Anger is mounting in Somalia over allegations young men are being secretly recruited and sent to Eritrea to fight in Ethiopia s civil war.
Three families told Reuters their young sons had officially been recruited by Somalia s government to work in Qatar, only to later find out they had been sent to Eritrea and forced to serve as soldiers.
by Hassan Barise, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 22, 2021 4:23 am ADT
Last Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 4:24 am ADT
MOGADISHU, Somalia Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighbouring Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray conflict.
Mothers have held rare protests in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and elsewhere, demanding to know the fate of their children who originally were sent to Eritrea for military training. They fear their children have been deployed to the Tigray region, where Ethiopian forces have been fighting Tigray ones since November in a conflict that threatens to destabilize the Horn of Africa.