Hambalyo iyo boggaadin. I for a second thought you would wear a Xabashi hiddo iyo dhaqan guntiino for arooska, since you were fond of them. Just kidding.

But you support those who ardently try to undermine Turkiga's help in Soomaaliya, for wretched Imaaraadka for a few million dollars. Imaaraadka's blatantly attempt to stop Soomaali progress is because Turkiga is in Soomaaliya now, which it doesn't like.

Looks great but we have been seen many graduation cermony over a decade with little progress!

They look like an actual soldiers! I hope the training included more than just technical skills.

It looks beautiful! These young men will serve their country if they are well taken care of and given something to believe in.

MPT-76 is clearly visible at the prade. I hope it doesn’t show up soon at wrong hands, auctioned at the Bakaare market.

Thanks everyone!! Nice to be back on the forums, it's been a minute

Answering questions about refugees from Iraq http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2017/12/canada-refugees-171221114330731.html

Wa caleykum salaam. Ha dhawoow.

Che, CC Shakur is not a politician, and cannot be put in league with other career politicians. Not long ago, he was one of those community gathering gate crashers, and trouble maker for anyone who want to organise Nomads in London. Sharif’s TFG opened the gates for amateurs, and hustlers to enter political arena. Most of these guys including Dam Jadeed and their likes, have background in religion profiteering. They have zero knowledge about how politics work, and not even bright enough to learn on the job.

Tillamook, I cannot accuse you of being disingenuous, for it can be quite innocent view. Are some of you telling me that, no people are capable of doing these cruelties either to each other or to others be it in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and in Europe as well. Lets not repeat some saying because it sounds good at the moment. What does the Somali had to do with what happens in Oromia, What does the Amhara or Tigray had to do with what happened in Mogadishu. This culture of blaming others who have no role or small role to play is simply avoiding the obvious. Every people on earth are capable of being good and or being bad and cruel to others and sometimes to each other. That is a fact. The main and most important role for Illey is keep his region orderly, be prepared to act when situation calls by himself or in conjunction with others again to preserve his region. This is the time when blaming others on facebook or twitter will not help save lives and maintain order on the ground. Otherwise why are we born in this horn of Africa where every one wants. British, Italians, Americans, Russians, Chinese, Ottomans and even small time players Egypt, Saudi, UAE, Qatar...hard to believe even colonies of colonies want to have a say and piece of this region. We are there, therefore we do the best we can each time, of what is best for the people, the human being and not the hills and mountains as border of this or that.

Thank you YoniZ, The way federalism is supposed to work is: 1. If you do not want the federal government or others in the federal system to play in your house, then you need to play in all aspects of your house. You want your own education then do everything to make it your own. You want to have your own government at every level then make your own. 2. If you do not want to have 50,000 soldiers from other nationalities and cultures all young roaming your state then take responsibility of security of your region. If every region takes care of its area then the federals would have nothing to do and no reason to be there. The border becomes small problem and small force will do. If you have followed the current situation in Oromia region, I heard one of their officials complaining that the federal services came without being called by Oromia. What he missed was that the deaths were caused either by tacit encouragement or by lack of capacity by the Oromo, therefore the federals have to go there. The influence and status of the Somali in Ethiopia is a lot higher than any other time. Before of course was forgotten and later just another region, but now the Somali is seen as someone capable of governing, developing in areas critical for survival, implementing projects and succeeding, managing security not only his own, but helping others too. So much so, that Oromo and Amhara diaspora were making fake news that the Somali Liyu was in Gonder to bring order and peace to the area last year.

Galbeedi, It is clear the Woyanes are instigating this. Any regime who little or no legitimacy will do everything it can to prolong its existence. That said, the Somalis that are being murdered live deep inside Oromo where no Somali forces operate. If the Oromo leadership was seriously about brotherly coexistence, they would haven't allowed the massacre of Somalis inside police stations. They are systemically killing and cleansing Somalis. Just imagine people of Hargeisa and Bosaso lynching Oromo in the streets? The authorities there will be obligated to protect or the very least, give them a passage to their regions. Somalis in Oromia are not even being given the opportunity to leave in peace. We need to stop being naïve. The Oromo, Tigray or any other nationality will have no problem killing Somalis.

I agree with Galbeedi. The Oromos and Somalis should not allow the Tigray regime and its Amhara opposition to use them as proxies in the fight for control of Ethiopia. They should NOT be allowed to sow discord and hatred within the Somali and Oromo peoples. Illey is shortsighted if he falls for such an obvious Machiavellian tactic of the Tigray regime.

Maanta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 18/12/2017 waxaan si rasmi ah ugala noqday taageeradayda gooni isu taaga Somaliland sababtoo ah meeshu maaha meel dadku xorriyad haystaan. For the English language speakers: Today I have officially withdrawn my support for Somaliland independence. Although I was suspicious for a long time, it has now become very clear to me that Somaliland is completely in the grip of the Ethiopian regime. The elections and other political talk shows are just a smokescreen for the real direct rule from Addis Ababa. The last evidence I needed was the rapid and serious consequences for Cabdiraxmaan Dabcasar when he naively spoke in Hargeisa about liberating the Somali region of Ethiopia. When this unfortunate situation forced me to choose between a Tigray rule from Addis Ababa and a Somali rule from Mogadishu, I decided to keep the devil I know. Good luck to the remaining secessionists.