Ali s son was one of three young Somali men whose families told Reuters they had been recruited by Somalia s federal government for jobs in Qatar, only to surface in Eritrea, where they were sent to serve in a military force against their will. Two other families said their sons had simply disappeared.
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By Abdi Sheikh
MOGADISHU, April 28 (Reuters) - Members of Somalia s opposition on Wednesday refused to withdraw from fortified positions in the capital after the president tried to defuse an armed standoff by promising to appear before parliament to debate a proposal to extend his term by two years.
The proposal has split some security forces along clan lines and forced between 60,000 and 100,000 people to flee their homes following clashes on Sunday that stirred fears of all-out war between heavily armed factions for and against the president. Even babies understand the war mood is still the same, Captain Ahmed Nur, a military officer loyal to the opposition, told Reuters by phone. We are still in our defences. this afternoon we are waiting for dozens of military from Lower Shabelle region.
Anger in Somalia as sons secretly sent to serve in Eritrea military force Reuters 1/28/2021
By Abdi Sheikh
MOGADISHU, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Ali Jamac Dhoodi thought his son was working as a security guard in Qatar, helping prepare for next year s soccer World Cup. Then one day last April, officials from Somalia s National Intelligence Agency arrived with $10,000 in cash.
They told him his son had died - not in Qatar, but in Eritrea, one of the world s most secretive countries. They showed me a picture from their WhatsApp and asked me, do you know this picture and his full name? I said, yes he is my son, Dhoodi, 48, told Reuters. They said to me your son died . I cried.