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| Somali talks fail amid war fears | Somali talks fail amid war fears |
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| Peace talks between Somalia's weak interim government and Islamists have collapsed in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, mediators say. | Peace talks between Somalia's weak interim government and Islamists have collapsed in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, mediators say. |
| The talks, aimed at avoiding war in the Horn of Africa, have been placed on indefinite hold after the two sides refused to meet face to face. | The talks, aimed at avoiding war in the Horn of Africa, have been placed on indefinite hold after the two sides refused to meet face to face. |
| The mediators said further consultations were needed to move the dialogue forward. | The mediators said further consultations were needed to move the dialogue forward. |
| Observers now fear a conflict which could engulf the entire region. | Observers now fear a conflict which could engulf the entire region. |
| The foreign minister of Somalia's transitional government, Ismael Mohamoud Hurreh, told the BBC that his government hoped to avoid war. | |
| However, he also said that conflict would be inevitable if Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) continued on their current path. | |
| He said countries in the region were deeply concerned about the UIC's declaration of jihad on their neighbours. | |
| With neither side willing to accept the other's pre-conditions for talks, international mediators have called on both sides to exercise restraint. |