Quoryole |Colonel Topher Magino, Commander of Battle Group 40 of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces troops serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, has urged the two warring clans of Jiddo and Garre in Quoryole district to cease fire and embrace reconciliation.
Col. Magino was in Quoryole to meet with clan leaders and Lower Shabelle’s governor, Mohamed Ibrahim Barre.
“Whatever the cause of the conflict, find a way to reconcile. Your people desire peace and harmony,” pleaded Col. Magino.
The Colonel promised to work with the district local authority to restore order in the subregion.
The governor called for dialogue and investigation to determine the source of the conflict.
“These clashes are severely affecting our people. This should serve as a lesson learned and should not happen again; we must ensure peace and harmony return to the district,” he said.
For the past two months, the Quoryole district, 100 kilometres west of Mogadishu City, has been plagued by violent clan conflicts between the Gido and Garre clans.
These conflicts have claimed more than ten lives over an issue that has yet to be resolved.
Conflicts between clans are common in Somalia. It is one factor that has prevented the country froma chieving peace.