Washington Times
January 21, 2007
Pg. 5
Somalia


MOGADISHU -- The last major warlord in Somalia surrendered his weapons and 200 militiamen to the army yesterday, while an Islamist leader claimed responsibility for a string of guerrilla attacks and promised there would be more until the government agreed to talks.
In a major step toward helping the fledgling government consolidate power, one of the most feared warlords in Somalia, Mohamed Dheere, gave the army chief 23 trucks mounted with heavy weapons and ordered 220 of his fighters to report for retraining at government camps.
The handover took place during a ceremony in Mr. Dheere's stronghold of Jowhar, 55 miles north of Mogadishu, said Abdirahman Dinari, the government spokesman.

Now just what would they be retrained in?

Training on how to properly die would be my guess.

This area certainly needs to have it's many militias disarmed. Hopefully this is a step towards a more peaceful future for the region.

I'm not holding my breath, but I am living in hope.