Mogadishu (Sunatimes) Hundreds of locals rallied in Mogadishu’s Konis Stadium, northern of the capital in support of the recent rebel withdrawal from all positions in the war-torn city.

Somalia Prime Minister Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali who joined pro-government demonstrators called the 6th August 2011, the day Al-Shabaab militia group pulled out all position in the capital as ‘the day of victory’.

The PM praised the Somali people for coming together in support of the rebel withdrawal from the city a time when they are braving under the scorching sun while at the same time observing fast during this month of Ramadan.

He called on fellow citizens not to waste the victory they achieved and stand to support the government in its effort to restore law and order in the country.

Banadir regional governor Mohamed Ahmed Noor Tarsan who is also the mayor of Mogadishu called on the Somali people to stamp out Al-Shabaab elements hiding within the society in order to defeat the militant group and to achieve lasting peace in the country.

Tarsan urged emotionally-charged-demonstrators in the stadium to work hand in hand with the Somali government to end two decades old political instability that has ravaged Somalia since the fall of Somalia’s central government in 1991.

By Faduma Farah