Anti-president Somali soldiers begin returning to barracks

Somali military opposition soldiers from Hawiye clan parade as they move to their barracks after reaching an agreement with the prime minister following clashes over the tenure of the president in Mogadishu, Somalia May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Hundreds of Somali forces who back the opposition began returning to their barracks on Friday after reaching an agreement with the prime minister following clashes over the tenure of the president, a spokesman for the troops said.

Somali lawmakers voted on Saturday to overturn the two-year presidential term extension they had approved last month after the violence stirred fears of all-out war between heavily armed troops for and against the president.