Asmara,(insidesomalia.org)-The delegation of Union of Islamic Courts from Asmara wing has pointed out that the truce which is to start as from today (5 November) is a move favourable to the presence of the Ethiopian forces in Somalia. Asmara based opposition groups vow that they would continue their insurgency as long as foreign forces including African peace keeping forces remain in parts of Somalia. 

In a press conference in Mogadishu, Sheikh Isma'il Haji Adow, the spokesman of the Asmara based opposition groups delegation said that Djibouti's peace deals between the government, and Alliance for Re-liberation of Somalia is favourable to the Ethiopian forces in the country.

The Sheikh has also pointed out that the move of withdrawing the Ethiopian force out of civilian places and filling the positions with joint forces of Union of Islamic Courts forces, African peacekeeping forces might spark fighting with the Somali people.

"The clauses in the Djibouti deal that allows the exchange of Ethiopian forces with the African peacekeeping forces - which we believe to be worse than the Ethiopians - will cause continued fighting. We will then continue our insurgency, where it is not possible to stop the fighting. We will also fight at any people that replace the Ethiopian troops," said Sheikh Isma'il.