MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's embattled president urged regional powers to step up the fight against the growing number of foreign fighters he said are joining the ranks of Islamist insurgents in the Horn of Africa nation.
Days after neighbouring nations promised to deploy an extra 2,000 peacekeepers to the anarchic country, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said the swelling number of militants posed a growing threat to regional security.
"Somalia is at risk from the growing number of foreign militants (here). We cannot turn a blind eye. Things have gone beyond a level we can tolerate so there is an urgent need for international or regional help," he told Reuters late on Friday.Read More
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