ADDIS ABABA (Sunatimes) The leaders of the IGAD member states in East Africa have for the first time approved a political plan put forwarded by the Ethiopian and Djiboutian government aimed to undermine the legacy of Somaliland, a republic now seeking for international recognition.

The latest summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the IGAD leaders agreed on several key principles in favor of the regional security protection.

Frontline state forces should be enabled to enter into Somalia.

2,000 troops from African Union and United Nations must be spread into whole Somalia regardless of Puntland and Somaliland.

To spread the current government intelligence service officers throughout Somalia and also to firmly train its police and military troops.

2,000 more troops should be sent into Mogadishu to enforce the African Union peacekeepers.

Diplomats attended in the IGAD summit say the decisions made by the member states came after the Ethiopian and Djiboutian governments warned that if Somaliland administration by the new president Ahmed Silanyo should not be intervened it could certainly pose a serious threat on the regional peace and security.

The annual reports by the Ethiopian and Djiboutian governments’ intelligence officers say that Ahmed Silanyo and his men in the party are members of the Islamic extremists fighting in Somalia like Al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam.

The IGAD decision could be diminish the Somaliland’s hope for recognition as independent state.