(Aigaforum 03/23/07)
Pilot of
the Ukraine made Ilyushin cargo plane that crashed in Mogadishu had reported
engine problem to controllers at Mogadishu Air port before it went down source say. All 11
Belarusian crewmembers were killed in the crash. The plane had delivered an
engine to crippled Kenya Air line that was parked at Mogadishu Air port.
Our source
also told us no Ethiopian solider was killed or wounded in the recent operation
to flush terrorist and outlaws from Mogadishu. Somali Transitional Government(TFG)soldiers with out the support of the Ethiopian defense forces carried the
recent operation eventhough few other media have reported othwerwise.
Mean while
Ethiopian Defense force officials have been in constant talk with Somali elders
on ways to curve the terrorist activities. Source told us the talk has been
positive and will continue.
Hostages whereabouts still unknown!
After a
humiliating defeat in Somalia the Eritrean government (Higdef) has resorted to
kidnapping and direct provocation. Experts we talk told us that Higdef has
little chance of resurrecting the defeated Somali Islamic Courts. However the
same expert told us Higdef may be opening another front against Ethiopia
through the Afar triangle. The recent abduction of Ethiopian hostages is a
clear indication Higdef has already started to inflict pain on Ethiopia. Source
told us the Ethiopian government is dumbfounded why the western media has gone
quiet since the release of the western hostages. The government is clearly
worried on the safety of the hostages and has asked western mission in Addis Ababa
to help in the safe release of the hostages. While PM minister has clearly said
this incident by itself will not trigger an all out war, our source told us
this incident has effectively exhausted the patience of the government.