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               S O M A L I A  N E W S  U P D A T E

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No 25              September 25, 1992.               ISSN 1103-1999

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 Via The N.Y. Transfer News Service 718-448-2358, 718-448-2683

  From WORLD PERSPECTIVES. Box 3074, madison, WI 53704

   Warring factions in Somalia are set to hold exploratory talks. 
Self-proclaimed President, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, told journalists Sept 17 that 
eight delegations of political nd religious leaders would meet in the capital 
Sept 21 to prepare a national conference on the setting up of a new government.

  Meanwhile, the US suspended food aid to central Somalia after a plane was hit
by a bullet from the ground. None of the crew was hurt.

  One of the main warring factions, that of General Muhammad Farrah Aydeed, has
agreed to an American naval presence in the Somali coast. Radio Mogadishu said 
the faction agreed to such a deployment to support humanitarian efforts in 
Somalia. (R. France 9/18) 


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Comment: This message, that has appeared on both German and French SW radio
for a few days, is confusing. It seems very unlikely that Aydiid has actually
given in to the pressure to participate in peace talks. Even less likely
that he should have agreed to the US naval presence. In fact, on the very
same day (September 17) he rejected the deployment of the 3000 extra UN-
troops in a press-release.