This is my take away from this incident. We are witnessing the security forces taking orders from government leaders and beating the clan malesia with their game in moqdisho. They also doing better the fight against the boys. This is a new development is a success for the current government. Abdishakur's boys were heavily armed and fought hard. They were eventually overpowered.This new confidence of security forces brings hope. The government has shown they are in charge of the security of Mogadishu. Today announced of wanting to collect army properties from the former employees will increase their grip on their control the biggest city in the country. The motion thing will not succeed. it designed for positioning politically in the future, keep getting sponsor money from outside, creating doubt for the leadership of the country and forcing to get deals. The masses still support Farmaajo and his government. The groups who were benefiting the old system are not happy and so far not being successful to get foreign hand except the Abudabey shiek. The future of Farmaajo government lies on how his government deals the security situation in coming months. Not only the Somalis is watching but also the rest of the world.

She's cute. Does she have a sister or cousin

This dude just benefited from Government's amateurish mishandling of him and other opposition. He managed to blow that way. I think the last real Somali politician was Mohamed Ibrahim Egal

Welcome saxib. Ha ismarteyeen.

Unfortunately for him, his base can keep Xamar hostage but won't propel him to the presidency. He gave some wiggle room to Farmajo and Kheyr

Ragyahow , You can call what you wish, but the genie is out of the box. Everyone knows that today the word "Oromo" means trouble. In 1974 when Tafari Bante briefly became president of Ethiopia, the Oromo had massacred a lot of people. What you must realize is that the old empires of the old world had crumbled and ceased to exist or changed forms. Even republics and nations forced by 1914, versailles treaty had vanished including Yugoslavia and others. The Ethiopian highlanders came to the South and Western Somalia during the conquest of the last century. After the collapse of Emperor Haile Salase, Ethiopia should have disbanded, but a communist dictatorship had kept together. In order to eliminate the extensive power of Amhara bureaucracy and elite throughout the country, Meles Zanawi proposed ethnic federalism. Before that , the police, the municipal staffer, the judge and all the government employees across Ethiopia were Amhara. By stroke of genies Meles sent the Amhara packing to their regions. He also nurtured the Oromo public with development aid and appointments while at the same time checking his power with his military. The Oromo elite were building capacity and muscle . In order to sideline the Amhara, Meles encouraged them and allowed them to broadcast their 500 year old Amhara grievances and domination in the airwaves. The Oromo are two schools at the moment. Those who want to rule Ethiopia and show their power without dismantling it, and those who want their own country. At the moment, the majority want to rule Ethiopia and dominate as they have been dominated. The TPLF never prepared or expected a parliamentary democracy were members would debate issues. It was the prime minister who ruled and was backed by the military might of the Tigray run army. THe Tigray officer corps can not force the Oromo and Amhara concrips to shoot their own citizens. Also, they can not subdue big cities with millions. Just 50 miles from Addis, you have towns with over a million people . The ruling Tigre has two choices: either give power or disband Ethiopia. The Somalis do not have a seat at the federal table. They do not have neither generals, parliament speakers, president, foreign minister or any public official that has a say in the federal affaires. When Cabdi Illey is attacked by the Oromo federal elites, it is the Tigre ministers or generals who usually defends him.The Oromo has the president, and their speaker , just a month ago, has resigned in protest on these issues. Worst of all there are no Somali council or assembly like in the Oromo regions. We either live or die with Cabdi Illey. Many months ago I said that if Cabdi Illey acts responsibly and keeps the Somali region as a unit it may survive and declare an independent state.He has a well trained and ruthless paramilitary force that could keep order if things get out of hand. Yet, if he keeps acting and abusing Somalis in a manner never seen anywhere in the world, people will try to resist and take up arms against his tyranny. To be blunt , Cabdi Illey will be better than anarchy and Somali tribal war. That is the last thing any sensible Somali would want. A dictator will be always better than anarchy. Maybe, we the diaspora , and others should engage him and advice him to come to his senses and stop the cruel oppression of his own people. Those who have influence must tell him to release the innocent business people he jailed in jijiga for months, and cultivate a new relationship with the Somali elders and businessmen. A friend who traveled few months ago said, " he can not imagine how the Somalis are abused and treated in the Zone and no one would raise the issue. A long line up that started a mid morning might not even finish with a dozen cars and if the sun goes down all those people must return to their destinations. The car you are traveling is dismantled literally by pieces including tyres , and if an old and tired mother tried to sit after hours of standing, she will be wiped by the Tigre soldiers. By the way these are Ethiopian Somalis who went to Somaliland for basic foods and other goods since EThiopia is landlocked and for Somalis , that is the only place to buy things. Mr. Old observer says that " since Puntland's interest is being there a government in Ethiopia supportive and agreeable of Puntland, which has been and still is the reality". Well, my friend one must observe the huge repercussions the Ethiopian collapse might mean in the horn, and especially the pros and cons vis a vis the Somali state, not the interest of Puntland and Somaliland who masquerade as semi independent states. That bargain will be over. Folks, do not lose sleep on the collapse of Ethiopia. Inaga maxaa inoo hadhay, sawtaan masiibo oo dhan soo taabanay. 250,000 aya gaajo u dhintay lix sano ka hor, 2011,abaar aan dhmaanayn iyo dhiig, waar waxba ha ka baqanina, ee waxaad yeeshaan u aqli celiya Cabdi Illey si aanay Soomaalida Galbeed dagaal jabhadeed oo cusub u galin. As Che used to say, " let the shit hit the fan". When I transited through Addis, I had seen, people from "Afrikada Duntay" coming from Europe and passing through their airport and their airline. Travelers were coming from Jubba, South Sudan, Djibouti-- a forty years old dictatorship that can not even run a small airline company--Somalis from around the globe, people from central Africa, Uganda, and other places. They got rich from the suffering of others, and the time has come that this artificial country to disappear from the map. I know many Somalis especially from those from Somaliland , Puntland, South West, Djibouti and many other places ,will be crying about the eventual demise of Mama Ethiopia, because no one will protect them from us, because we are coming for them. There will not be a guarantor for many artificial Somali states, then and only then, will the Somali state will take it's place. A friend of mine from Burco told me last week that as long as Ethiopia is there , somaliland is guaranteed to exist. Who knows , Allah works in a mysterious way and we might get back our state in another manner. . The realities on the ground were set long ago when the TPLf allied itself with rogue leaders in order to sideline the Amhara. They never worried about the Oromo, the only people they thought would make a serious challenge was the Amhara. The Tigre call the Amhara as supremacist , Nazi, or Naftenya which the Jijiga media also copies. The Oromo hated the Amhara more than anything, but that fortune was changed by Illey. Folks, we are suffering for what a ruthless and greedy Somali leader has sawed. Despite the loss of life in the hands of Oromo, there is still a chance to work with them and find solutions. One thing must be clear for everyone here that the the Somali interest is different than what the TPLF is leading to us and we must reject their direction. Ask yourself , despite the huge loss of the Somalis,why the Oromo leadership is accusing the Tigre army of orchestrating some of the events. It is like Trump supporters. No one can reason with them. One thing I agree with the Old Observer is that we Somalis must stay together and storm the coming wave. I hope we may survive. Finally, Yoniz, Anigu Dhashii kacaanka kuu soo barbaaray ee weliba berigaa kacaanka necbaa ayaan ahay, laakiin markaan dib u eegay, dalba kacaankii barakeysnaa kama dambyn. Mid kacaankii hore ka duwan oo ka sal balaadhan ayy laga yaabaa in uu yimaadee, ha noqon kuwa la soo qaqabanyo. Waa iga talo.

Well done Ethiopia

Ethiopia has some honor and skills to appease its Muslim majority. Ethiopia gets a billion and still voted "Yes" against Trump after his threats. As far as Somalia is concerned, the Somalis don't give a syyyt about the 416 million that AMISOM gets. F*** Off Trump. Turkey rules.

She is Very articulate, and sadly, great loss to people of Puntland, who badly need leaders like Aniiso. Call it what it is. I liked the way she looked at the Gadhcas with open disdain.

Waaxa ugu daran, Xitaa kan hada la sii daayey Abdirahman Abdishakur waa iska qosli

The lives of several men was lost for no apparent reason. Where is the investigations, the explanations, the responsibilities for such a disaster, the consequences, the lessons learnt, etc.?? Is human life expendable in the minds of the Somalis? If we don't value our own lives, rights, and dignity, who else on God's Earth will give a toss about Somalis? No wonder why our women and children are slaughtered in other countries to harvest their organs and why a quarter of a million Somalis perished of starvation a mere few years ago and we have already forgotten about them.

The first Somali politician I came across who actually understands what swearing in the name of Allah while holding a copy of the holy Quran means!! It just shows you how deep we have descended into the gutter of disbelieve and wrong-doing as a so-called Muslim society. If only Somalis were honest about their faith and values, or were more educated about what Islam means, we could have avoided all the disasters which befell us and still afflict us.

I was too . It was unlike her angelic image she portrayed :):)

Bad move. This will only alienate more people. Culusoow had strong opposition and he never arrested anyone.

Never heard of that name. I'm new here. Have a good night