waali badana! War amxaro misha ma jogto, masaakintu beeraley ayey noqthen.

What is your position on this? Do support the deployment of foreign troops ? Dhabad, SXB, we must not be short sighted. So long as we have no capable Military and a government capabel of disarming the anarchic and violent populace of our country, we will need foreign peacekeepers. As for were they come from, we are really not in a position to choose if we want to be honest. worse we should not insult our benevolent neighbors who are sick and tired of the state of our nation and decided to do all they can to help us for theirs and our sake. Further more , etopiayathan ey ethin kaga degtey, is not the same. The Amxarahs that claimed from abyssinia to the Somali coast no longer rule that country. Gladly, those Amharas are now a disenfranchised minority in Ethiopia. The leader of Ethiopia is former Somali backed rebel who fought the same regime we wanted to over throw and now boosts about having used the Passport of the Somali Republic. He is the leader who let Eritra go, Ethiopia's only access to the sea. He is the leader who brought about this idea of ethnic autonomy in ethiopia. He is the one one who keeps telling Somalis that they can secede from Ethiopia if they want to if only they unite and take the right steps according to the ethiapian constitution . Ask your self, what would he want with the desert like ********iya, when he let a coastal and Xabashi eritra go? Again we must not be short sighted, actors in Somalia have not changed and are still the same two. First one is the ones who try to reinstate a government, from Ali Naafo to Abdullahi Yusuf. The others are all kinds of people in somalia who oppose the formation of government, be they Hogameyes, governtores, salaads, riyales, cadewes (both muuse and indo), business people, eco terrorist and oddly enough wadaads now. Whatever shirt they decide to put on, they are same: obsticles to peace, stability, order and government. Now, reason tells us that if to parties can not agree and neither one can defeat the other, a third party must intervine to tip the balance of power towards one side. therefore, opposition To the deployment of foreign peacekeepers can only have two explainations: One, a cetain desire or acceptance of the kleptocracy that has been Somalia for the last decade and a half or two, lack of understanding of these two actors that i spoke of and the the situation of our country in general. Instead of Ethiopia bashing and Wadaad praising, lets focus on the interest of our nation like all sane peopel and nations.

its not only the airport that has been looted. As for these protesters, rer moqdishu mudaaharad kama damado miya? Shaqa laanta noocas ba keeneysa waxa ka socda koonfurta soomaalia.

Madaxweyne C/llaahi Yuusuf oo Madaxda dhowr Dal ka helay ballanqaad ah in ay u soo dirayaan Ciidamo difaaca haddii la soo weeraro fariisinka Dowladda Federaalka Axad, June 18, 2006(HOL): Madaxweyne C/llaahi Yuusuf Axmed ayaa la xaqiijiyay in uu todobaadkii hore xiriir dhinaca Isgaarsiinta ah la yeeshay madaxda dalalka Kenya, Uganda, Suudaan, Jabuuti iyo Itoobiya, kuwaasoo la sheegay in ay u ballanqaadeen in ay si deg deg ah ugu soo dirayaan ciidamo gurmad ah haddii ay timaado in la soo weeraro fariisinka dowladda ee Magaalada Baydhabo. Wararku waxay sheegayaan in ay arrintan ka dambeysay kadib weerar ay maleeshiyooyin ka soo jeeda deegaanka Baydhabo ku qaadeen Xarunta Madaxweynaha, waxayna madaxda shantan dal ee ka tirsan Urur Goboleedka IGAD ay uga tacsiyeeyeen Madaxweynaha weerarkaas, iyagoo la sheegay in ay ku kalsooni geliyeen in ay si shuruud la'aan ah ugu soo dirayaan ciidamo difaaca haddii weerar kale lagu soo qaado fariisinka dowladda Federaalka, waxayna arrintan timid iyadoo ay jiraan warar sheegaya suurtagalnimada in ay maleeshiyooyinka Maxaakiimta Islaamiga weeraraan Magaalada Baydhabo kadib markii ay aad uga caroodeen go'aankii ay xubnaha Golaha Baarlamaanka ku gaareen in dalka la keeno ciidamo shisheeye oo aan la kala saarin. Madaxweyne C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo xubnaha Dowladda Federaalka ee haatan ku sugan magaalada Baydhabo ayay wararku sheegayaan in ay heystaan kalsoonida in ay helayaan ciidamo si deg deg ah ugu soo gurmada haddiiba uu dhaco weerarka laga cabsi qabo inay Maleeshiyada Maxaakiimta ku qaadaan Magaalada Baydhabo, iyadoo sidoo kale la sheegayo in ciidamadaasi ay ku yabooheen madaxda IGAD marka laga reebo dalka Eritrea, iyagoo aan sugi doonin in ay ogolaasho ka helaan Qaramada Midoobay marka ay timaado in la soo weeraro Dowladdii ay Soomaaliya u dhiseen. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis) Hiiraan Online sxiis@hiiraan.com Mogadishu, Somalia

Malleeshiyo ka amarqaadata Yuusuf Indho-cadde oo bililiqeystay xaruntii dowladda ee degmada Jowhar June 18.2006Radio Free Somali (RFS) Malleeshiyo ka amarqaata Yuusuf Maxamed Siyaad (Indho-cadde) oo ah Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Shabeellada Hoose ayaa waxay xalay bliliqeysteen xaruntii Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ee Degmada Jowhar. Malleeshiyadaan ayaa waxay ka qaateen dhammaan qalabkii yaallay xaruntaas, waxaana ka mid ahaa waxyaabihii ay ka qaateen xaruntaas qalab a yka mid yihiin, Computers, Qalabka Xafiisyada iyo waxyaabo kale, waxaana la sheegay inay u soo rarteen dhanka Gobolka Banaadir. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in markii uu dhacaas dhacayay ay isku dhaceen ciidammo ka tirsan kuwa maxkamadaha oo ilaalo ahaa balse ay si qasab ah ku furteen goobta dabadeedna ay ka gurteen wixii dhex yaallay. Dhacaan ayaa ka dhacay degmada Jowhar iyadoo uu ku sugan yahay gudaha magaalada Jowhar Guddoomiyaha Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga ah ee magaalada Muqdisho iyadoo uusan wax hadal ah ka soo saarin arrintaas. Ma ahan markii ugu horreysay oo ay ciidammada Yuusuf Indho-cadde dhac u geystaan hantidii taallay degmada Jowhar intii aan la qabsan ka hor, balse Dorraad ayay dhaceen dhammaan qalabkii yaallay garoonka diyaaradaha ee Degmada Jowhar oo aan weli wax war ah ka soo bixin inkastoo laga wada hadlay. Illa hada macada Muwqifka Dowlada Federaalka ah ee ku aadan allaabaha looga bililiqaystay magaalada Jowhar ,waxaase jira sida Puntlandpost ay ka soo xigatay ilo lagu kalsoon yahay in DFKS ay go'aan cad ka soo saari doonaan arrintaas ku wajahan dhunsashadaas hantida qaran.

Is Somalia next for 'war on terror'? By Joseph Winter BBC News The Islamists are the first group to control Mogadishu in 15 years Since the 11 September attacks on the United States more than four years ago, Somalis have feared that their lawless country could become the setting for a battle between US-backed anti-terror forces and al-Qaeda sympathisers. That prospect now seems more likely than ever. An Islamist militia has taken control of the capital, Mogadishu, from an alliance of warlords widely believed to be backed by the US. The US refuses to confirm or deny these reports but President George W Bush says he is concerned by the Union of Islamic Courts' victory. "The first concern, of course, is to make sure that Somalia does not become an al-Qaeda safe haven - it doesn't become a place from which terrorists can plot and plan," he said. US warning The union's chairman, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has given conflicting signals since taking control in Mogadishu. A US anti-terror base is as close as it could be to Somalia He sent a letter to foreign diplomats claiming that his followers do not sponsor terrorism and they have no plans to establish an Islamic state in Somalia. But he has also been quoted as telling the Saudi-owned pan-Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat: "If US forces intervene directly against us in Mogadishu, then we are ready to teach them a lesson they will never forget and repeat their defeat in 1993." He was referring to the US humiliation in 1993, when 18 US troops and hundreds of Somalis were killed before the US pulled out its forces. Fresh from defeating the hated warlords who have razed Mogadishu to the ground in 15 years of fighting, the Islamic courts are very popular in the capital. The US is still mistrusted because of its 1993 debacle and its self-proclaimed "war on terror". Reports that they were funding the warlords have not helped either side win over Somali popular opinion. Arms bazaar Some Somalis back the Islamic Courts for doing something to establish law and order in a country where the law of the gun has long held sway. But the warlords, and others, say the Islamists are also behind a series of targeted assassinations of prominent figures, including a peace activist and senior military officials. Facts and figures about life in Somalia At-a-glance Many of the Somalis killed are those who had argued in favour of a foreign peacekeeping force in Somalia - an idea strongly rejected by the Islamists. The warlords further accuse the courts of sheltering foreign Islamic fighters. Western diplomats have long said that Somalia was home to training camps for Islamic radicals. A Somali link has been assumed in the four al-Qaeda-linked attacks in East Africa - the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the 2002 attacks on Israeli tourists in Kenya. In a country without a government, a group with enough money can do just about anything it wants. Weapons are easily available in Mogadishu's arms bazaar and anyone can buy a passport, although these are no longer recognised in the west. Fears One of the key figures in the Islamic courts and former al-Itihaad al-Islamiya leader, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys - on the US list of terror suspects - denies the existence of training camps in Somalia. But he told the BBC News website he has sympathy for the "Muhajadeen who are fighting back" against attacks by the US and their allies around the world. Sheikh Aweys denies terror groups operate in Somalia Last year the International Crisis Group, a political think-tank, reported that: "In the rubble-strewn streets of the ruined capital of this state without a government... al-Qaeda operatives, jihadi extremists, Ethiopian security services and Western-backed counter-terrorism networks are engaged in a shadowy and complex contest waged by intimidation, abduction and assassination." The Ethiopians are extremely wary of radical Islam in the region and helped battle al-Itihaad in the 1990s. They may well be happy to work with the US against the Islamic courts and a US anti-terror task force is conveniently based just over the border in Djibouti. However, even some western diplomats in the region are critical of US policy, which they fear could scupper the prospects of peace in Somalia, by antagonising the first group to secure the whole of Mogadishu in 15 years and which enjoys considerable popular support. Somali analysts argue that the best way to stop Somalia becoming a base for international Islamic fighters would be for a single government to reassert control of the whole country. The Islamic courts now seem set to play a key role in the peace process, from which they have previously been excluded - if the US gives them the time to talk to the transitional government.

SOMALIA IS GONE FOR GOOD, UNLESS … By: Abdalla A. Hirad Saturday, June 17, 2006 The mixed feelings of many Somalis and the international community about the new developments in Mogadishu northwards are not only justified, but clearly raise a cause for concern. What had seemingly started as a rebellion by the masses of Mogadishu against the control of the alleged US-supported warlords may now transpire into a headless, leaderless uprising all over the country. That should have been expected. An alliance of the warlords, with the US and Ethiopia in the mix of actors, is a natural anathema in Mogadishu, especially with the Islamists in the helm. The containment of the fire started in Mogadishu now very much depends on the ‘Puntland’ and “Somaliland’ administrations ability to avoid its spreading into the whole country. However, there is no telling if these two clan-based administrations could stand against what some Somalis already call a “kacdoonâ€â€”a revolution. It is also unlikely that the so-called Islamists will ever come to negotiate with anyone. But even if they do, they will never be able to deliver. They neither have the right leadership nor the organization to do so. At best, they are loosely related, not even connected, religious sects, which are also structured by kinship. The only thing that unites them is a common enemy—the warlords, the TFG, secularism, and anything remotely to do with Ethiopia, the US and the Western world. Hardly can the Transitional Federal Government, based in Baidoa, stand against them militarily, or can persuade them diplomatically, on its own, either. The fact that Sheik Sharif Ahmed has refused the mediation of the Yemen is already telling. Let us just hope upon hope that the Islamists do not attack Baidoa; or that some ****** local cleric does not claim his own “Court†in there, to complicate matters. Suddenly Somalia is a multi-headed monster. The renewed American interest in the Somali question—which comes too late—is neither very clear nor immediately encouraging. At best, the contact group is a matter of an exploratory expedition. Several flaws are already apparent, which are indicative of the continued confused stance of the US policy towards Somalia. The Contact Group mechanism does not reflect the urgency required to curbing the influence of those war-profiteers and warlords turned Islamists. It is not so much that the Mogadishu gangs, turned Islamists, have the military power to conquer the whole country. It is just that they establish an encouraging example for every power hungry cleric to claim a “Court†as is already happening in places north of Mogadishu. These comics have three mechanisms in their advantage: (a) the good will of the population to anything labeled Islamic (b) the public jubilation over the fall of the dreaded warlords (3) the media support in so far as the BBC Somali Service is concerned, which has shown more than tacit support for the so-called “Alliance of the Islamic Courtsâ€. The BBC, Somali Services, is headed by one Yusuf Garad who uses the Institution as a tool for his Cayr sub-lineage and who, by all indications, currently and rightly sees the new uprising as practically an opportunity for the Cayr domination of Somali politics—an effort which had once failed under Abdiqasim’s presidency of the former Transitional Federal Government. What the world does not know is the fact that the so-called uprising is immediately a matter of an intra-****** civil war disguised as an Islamist revolution by some. The ****** family sub-clan (Cayr) spearheading the upheaval have already been in control of a large junk of the country between Mogadishu and Kismayo, 500 km. South. Locals of the area in their control are already complaining that the Cayr militia have conscribed their youth for the war, against the will of the people, and in the name of Islam. Alternatively, these kids, poor and impoverished, see an opportunity in the bandwagon to feed themselves, at a minimum. Hardly do they have any idea of what they are into. So far, the new American policy posture towards Somalia is focused on efforts to drum support for the “federal institutions†of Somalia. I do not know what to read into this phraseology; but it definitely falls short of explicit support to the Transitional Federal Government. In fact, the Contact Group, by its composition, alienates all the relevant countries, sub-regional and regional groups, as well as the international organizations immediately concerned and traditionally interested in the Somali question—except perhaps, that is, Italy and the UK. I do not know what to make of this either. It gives mixed signals to the TFG and its friends all over the world. Unfortunately, the same policy has encouraged Sheikh Shariif and his mob to advance on more localities north of Mogadishu. It seems that the US policy has hopped from support to the infamous warlords, which has brought about the current failure, to providing an unintended support to those Islamists-feigning gangs. It is understandable that the US is probing the political mood all over the place before it can pledge support to the TFG. However, treating other entities such as the “Islamic Courtsâ€â€”which, at best, symbolize very local initiatives and sharing nothing but the past misery of the Somalia population between themselves—as an equal to the TFG is a greater mistake. It is tantamount to that, now defunct, earlier policy of supporting the warlords. The TFG, I believe, could fare much better than the governments of Iraq and Afghanistan under the current circumstances of Somalia. If the US is fully supporting those, the advantages are greater, if they do the same in Somalia and support the TFG now rather than later. The concern about the position of “Somaliland†in the mix of things, at this juncture, if at all, should be minimal and should be shoved to the back bench. It is true that there are some governments who are sympathetic towards the position of “Somalilandâ€. “Somaliland†will, however, cease to exist if a popular uprising erupts in the North, any way, which is about the only good thing that the “Islamists†can bring about, short of a disaster to Somalia. In fact, Somalia will fall into a greater abyss, if it falls into the hands of these mobs, with or without them sponsoring terrorism. But the concern that the immediate and explicit support to the TFG, by the US, may bring about the same result as in the lack of it is genuine. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, it would be prudent if the US would put its weight and will behind the TFG, which is already internationally supported. On balance, it might work as the better option in the immediate term. At a minimum, that may trim the claimed jurisdiction of the “Islamists†and their advances into other parts of the country. Such a policy would also, not only streamline the focus and inputs of the international community into the ongoing process of reconciliation; but would give the TFG enough clout to goad the “Islamists†and other challenging entities to seek to negotiate with it. More importantly, it would present the TFG as a clean-cut option for the people to choose vis-à -vis the “Islamistsâ€, if they so wish. So, the US should make hay while the sun shines. Otherwise, SOMALIA IS GONE FOR GOOD, UNLESS …, as the title, above, says: …GOD SAVES IT from its own.

SOMALIA IS GONE FOR GOOD, UNLESS … By: Abdalla A. Hirad Saturday, June 17, 2006 The mixed feelings of many Somalis and the international community about the new developments in Mogadishu northwards are not only justified, but clearly raise a cause for concern. What had seemingly started as a rebellion by the masses of Mogadishu against the control of the alleged US-supported warlords may now transpire into a headless, leaderless uprising all over the country. That should have been expected. An alliance of the warlords, with the US and Ethiopia in the mix of actors, is a natural anathema in Mogadishu, especially with the Islamists in the helm. The containment of the fire started in Mogadishu now very much depends on the ‘Puntland’ and “Somaliland’ administrations ability to avoid its spreading into the whole country. However, there is no telling if these two clan-based administrations could stand against what some Somalis already call a “kacdoonâ€â€”a revolution. It is also unlikely that the so-called Islamists will ever come to negotiate with anyone. But even if they do, they will never be able to deliver. They neither have the right leadership nor the organization to do so. At best, they are loosely related, not even connected, religious sects, which are also structured by kinship. The only thing that unites them is a common enemy—the warlords, the TFG, secularism, and anything remotely to do with Ethiopia, the US and the Western world. Hardly can the Transitional Federal Government, based in Baidoa, stand against them militarily, or can persuade them diplomatically, on its own, either. The fact that Sheik Sharif Ahmed has refused the mediation of the Yemen is already telling. Let us just hope upon hope that the Islamists do not attack Baidoa; or that some ****** local cleric does not claim his own “Court†in there, to complicate matters. Suddenly Somalia is a multi-headed monster. The renewed American interest in the Somali question—which comes too late—is neither very clear nor immediately encouraging. At best, the contact group is a matter of an exploratory expedition. Several flaws are already apparent, which are indicative of the continued confused stance of the US policy towards Somalia. The Contact Group mechanism does not reflect the urgency required to curbing the influence of those war-profiteers and warlords turned Islamists. It is not so much that the Mogadishu gangs, turned Islamists, have the military power to conquer the whole country. It is just that they establish an encouraging example for every power hungry cleric to claim a “Court†as is already happening in places north of Mogadishu. These comics have three mechanisms in their advantage: (a) the good will of the population to anything labeled Islamic (b) the public jubilation over the fall of the dreaded warlords (3) the media support in so far as the BBC Somali Service is concerned, which has shown more than tacit support for the so-called “Alliance of the Islamic Courtsâ€. The BBC, Somali Services, is headed by one Yusuf Garad who uses the Institution as a tool for his Cayr sub-lineage and who, by all indications, currently and rightly sees the new uprising as practically an opportunity for the Cayr domination of Somali politics—an effort which had once failed under Abdiqasim’s presidency of the former Transitional Federal Government. What the world does not know is the fact that the so-called uprising is immediately a matter of an intra-****** civil war disguised as an Islamist revolution by some. The ****** family sub-clan (Cayr) spearheading the upheaval have already been in control of a large junk of the country between Mogadishu and Kismayo, 500 km. South. Locals of the area in their control are already complaining that the Cayr militia have conscribed their youth for the war, against the will of the people, and in the name of Islam. Alternatively, these kids, poor and impoverished, see an opportunity in the bandwagon to feed themselves, at a minimum. Hardly do they have any idea of what they are into. So far, the new American policy posture towards Somalia is focused on efforts to drum support for the “federal institutions†of Somalia. I do not know what to read into this phraseology; but it definitely falls short of explicit support to the Transitional Federal Government. In fact, the Contact Group, by its composition, alienates all the relevant countries, sub-regional and regional groups, as well as the international organizations immediately concerned and traditionally interested in the Somali question—except perhaps, that is, Italy and the UK. I do not know what to make of this either. It gives mixed signals to the TFG and its friends all over the world. Unfortunately, the same policy has encouraged Sheikh Shariif and his mob to advance on more localities north of Mogadishu. It seems that the US policy has hopped from support to the infamous warlords, which has brought about the current failure, to providing an unintended support to those Islamists-feigning gangs. It is understandable that the US is probing the political mood all over the place before it can pledge support to the TFG. However, treating other entities such as the “Islamic Courtsâ€â€”which, at best, symbolize very local initiatives and sharing nothing but the past misery of the Somalia population between themselves—as an equal to the TFG is a greater mistake. It is tantamount to that, now defunct, earlier policy of supporting the warlords. The TFG, I believe, could fare much better than the governments of Iraq and Afghanistan under the current circumstances of Somalia. If the US is fully supporting those, the advantages are greater, if they do the same in Somalia and support the TFG now rather than later. The concern about the position of “Somaliland†in the mix of things, at this juncture, if at all, should be minimal and should be shoved to the back bench. It is true that there are some governments who are sympathetic towards the position of “Somalilandâ€. “Somaliland†will, however, cease to exist if a popular uprising erupts in the North, any way, which is about the only good thing that the “Islamists†can bring about, short of a disaster to Somalia. In fact, Somalia will fall into a greater abyss, if it falls into the hands of these mobs, with or without them sponsoring terrorism. But the concern that the immediate and explicit support to the TFG, by the US, may bring about the same result as in the lack of it is genuine. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, it would be prudent if the US would put its weight and will behind the TFG, which is already internationally supported. On balance, it might work as the better option in the immediate term. At a minimum, that may trim the claimed jurisdiction of the “Islamists†and their advances into other parts of the country. Such a policy would also, not only streamline the focus and inputs of the international community into the ongoing process of reconciliation; but would give the TFG enough clout to goad the “Islamists†and other challenging entities to seek to negotiate with it. More importantly, it would present the TFG as a clean-cut option for the people to choose vis-à -vis the “Islamistsâ€, if they so wish. So, the US should make hay while the sun shines. Otherwise, SOMALIA IS GONE FOR GOOD, UNLESS …, as the title, above, says: …GOD SAVES IT from its own.

Af-Qurac “Isbedelka ka dhacay Muqdisho waxaa keenay beelihii USC oo maxkamado u xuubsiibtay, waxaan uga digayaa culumaa’udiinka Puntland inaysan u durbaan tumin Boosaaso Madaxwayne ku-xigeenka maamul goboleedka Puntland Xasan Daahir Af-qurac oo ah ku-simaha madaxwaynaha Puntland oo ka hadlayey munaasabada furitaanka Kalfadhiga 16-aad ee baarlamaanka Puntland ayaa sheegay in kalfadhigga 16-aad lagu soo qaadi doono ajendayaal ay ka mid yihiin baaritaanka Khayraadka Puntland, heshiisyada lala galay shirkadaha ajnabiga ah , xisaab xirka dawladda , iyo ansixinta wasiiro aan wali la ansixin oo dawladda ka tirsan. Madaxwayne ku-xigeenka Puntland Xasan Daahir Af-qurac oo ka hadlay isbedelada ka dhacay dagaallada Muqdsiho iyo maxkamadaha Islaamiga oo la wareegay gobollo dalka Soomaaliya ka tirsan ayaa sheegay in arinta Muqdsiho ka dhacday ay ka mid tahay isbaddelladii beeleed ee marba soo dhacayay intii uu dalku burbursanaa laga soo bilaabo aasaaskii ururkii USC oo uu sheegay in hadba ururkaasi uu heer soo gaaray, iminkana beelihii ay maxkamado samaysteen. Wuxuu dadka reer Puntland u sheegay inaysan u durbaan tumin maxkamadaha Islaamiga Muqdisho , isla markaana aan la isku dayin in nabadda Puntland khal-khal la galiyo. Wuxuu sheegay Af-qurac in dadka reer Puntland ay samasyteen maamul ay raalli ka yihiin, sidaasi daraadeedna qofkii raba inuu maamulkaasi ka mid noqdo ay u banaan tahay inuu tar tan soo galaa ayuu yiri hase ahaatee aan loo sacabba tumin qorshaha maxkamadaha Islaamiga. . Af-qurac wuxuu sheegay inay jiraan dhallinyaro fikrad la wadaagta maxkamadaha, kuwaasoo uusan si cad carabka ugu dhufan, isagoo codsaday in midnimada Puntland aan lagu xadgudbin. Waa markii ugu horaysay oo mas’uuliyiinta sare ee Puntland ay si toos ah uga hadlaan mowqifkooda ku aadan ku aaddan maxkamadaha tan iyo intii maxkamaduhu ay la wareegeen awoodda dhowr gobol oo Soomaaliya ka tirsan oo ay ku jirto caasimada Muqdisho. . Cabdishakuur Cilmi Xasan dayniile ,Muqdisho

This is the kind is an example of the barbaric actions of these "Islamic courts". there are pics that I thought were too graphic so if you want to see them at your own risk at corbis.com by searching for somalia and Islamic. They include pics of them cutting of the hands and legs of children with kitchen knifes. Worst thans the Talibans, is this what somalis want?

Somalia: Sheik Aweys proclaims war on the interim government from Somali net The most powerful Somali religious leader and founder of Al-Ittihad al-Islami (AIAI) armed Somali militia, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys said he and his followers are getting ready for war with Somalia’s enemies. In an exclusive interview with SomaliNet’s Hassan Ali in Mogadishu, the Sheik said they will no longer be mere spectators of what Ethiopia and its cronies are doing to Somalia. "High ranking Ethiopian military officers have been in Jowhar, 90 KM away from Mogadishu for the past few months. We must wage Jihad against them" he said. Sheik Aways accused Jowhar based interim government of selling the country to Ethiopia and renewing Somalia’s civil war. "We have been mobilizing all of our assets in the past few months and we are ready to die for saving Somalia" He said. Al-Ittihad al-Islami had fought with Ethiopian forces inside Somalia many times in the past. Sheik Aweys who has been silent for a longtime is now open about his intentions. Political analysts say he can no longer be on the sidelines because his longtime foe and worst enemy is at his doorsteps. Alitihad tried to assassinate then Puntland president, Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed and capture port city of Bosaso in early years of the civil war. Alitihad members and sympathizers were persecuted in Puntland ever since that failed coup. Now, Mr. Yusuf is the head of the interim government and is in Jowhar. The interim government is mainly symbolic with no power at this time. However, it is seen as a growing monster by many. Mogadishu warlords who are opposed to the interim government are also threatening to unseat Jowhar based fragile government by force. They tell Mogadishu residents that Ethiopia and Abdulahi Yussuf of Puntland (northeast region of Somalia) are right on their doorsteps in Jowhar and it is time to defeat them. The US government believes Al-Ittihad al-Islami has ties with Alqaeda and is on the list of US watched terrorist organizations. Related: Sheik Aweys: Somalia doesn’t need democracy

U.S. can't afford to ignore young militant, Somali leaders say By Hannah Allam Knight Ridder Newspapers MOGADISHU, Somalia - Even in the violent, anarchic landscape of Mogadishu, Adan Hashi Ayro stands out. Some describe him as a ruthless holy warrior, a student of the Taliban and a relentless fighter who can scale walls and jump from moving trucks without dropping his weapon. Others offer a more sympathetic portrait of a misguided young militant who is at odds with his own clan, bitter over foreign meddling in Somalia and the scapegoat of U.S. agents who needed to put a face on their enemy. Somali community leaders agree, however, that the United States can't afford to ignore Ayro, who they say was crucial to the recent victory of the militant Islamic Courts Union over U.S.-backed warlords. If Ayro splits with the Islamic Courts' relatively moderate leadership, he could form an army of extremists prepared to attack American interests in the Horn of Africa, they fear. "The Courts have a very extremist wing, and maybe Adan is leading this wing. He is said to be the real commander of the fighting, the mastermind," said Abdullahi M. Shirwa, a secular peace activist who supported the Islamic Courts as an antidote to Mogadishu's violence and disorder. "This is a critical time. The United States should not threaten the Islamic Courts with bombings or military action. They should show a deep and committed plan for Somali reconstruction." U.S. officials are meeting with Somali counterparts in New York this week to help craft a new policy toward the impoverished, battle-scarred country, which has had no real government for 15 years. Many here urge the Bush administration to try to begin a dialogue. "Go straight to the Islamists and see what they have achieved," said Osman Hassan Ali, a member of Somalia's figurehead transitional government whom American forces detained during fighting in the 1990s. "If the U.S. pushes too much, then they will go against everything. But at least open the dialogue, create some trust." An International Crisis Group report last year named Ayro as the "main protagonist on the jihadi side" and implicated him in the assassinations of four foreign-aid workers and at least 10 Somali former military and police officers. "The group is also believed to have helped al-Qaida operatives in Somalia with logistics, jobs, identities and protection, and to operate training sites," the report said. Ayro, said to be in his late 20s or early 30s, is a relative and protege of a commander of a now-disbanded militia. The Crisis Group report says Ayro was sent to Afghanistan for training and, by at least one account, arrived on the eve of the American offensive against the Taliban after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He didn't return to Somalia for several months. Sheik Sherif Ahmed, the chairman of the Islamic Courts Union, confirmed in an interview with Knight Ridder that Ayro had been in Afghanistan, but he declined to offer details. Ahmed said his group didn't shelter al-Qaida or other terrorism suspects and that U.S. claims to the contrary were false. "Adan is a normal citizen, a Somali individual trying to contribute," Ahmed said. "Anyone can go to Afghanistan, and people like Adan should not be blamed for it." In Mogadishu, several Somalis who've met Ayro or know him through his clan said they doubted he was the terrorist chief portrayed by international intelligence agencies. "He looks like a starving kid," said Ali Iman Sharmarke, a managing partner of HornAfric, a media group in Mogadishu whose radio station last year broadcast the only known interview with Ayro. "I think they are blowing him out of proportion, but that is the culture of the Americans. They have to create a monster so they can take action. Unfortunately, the monster they `create' then becomes a monster." Sharmarke, who's met Ayro twice, said most Somalis had never heard of the militant until January 2005, when Ayro's forces dug up a colonial-era Italian cemetery in Mogadishu, removing the remains from about 300 Italian graves. Part of what's now Somalia was an Italian colony until World War II. Sharmarke said the desecration was in part to embarrass Ayro's clan because it had failed to defend him when the forces of a U.S.-backed warlord, seeking a senior al-Qaida suspect, raided Ayro's house. The suspect wasn't there, according to the Crisis Group report, but raiders found a bomb-making manual and Ayro's brother-in-law, a fugitive who was wanted in connection with assassinations in the Somaliland region. Ayro's role in the recent battle for Mogadishu is in dispute, though all Somali officials said he was crucial to victory. Some said he was valued for the insurgent tactics he allegedly picked up from the Taliban. Others said his battlewagons, equipped with antiaircraft artillery used as ground weapons, were able to penetrate even the best-defended warlord positions. Somalis here said Ayro represented a faction of Islamic Courts supporters who came of age in vicious, modern-day Mogadishu and were less educated and more dogmatic than the older clerics who form a moderate majority. Many think the moderates can stay in power only if the United States and other interested countries engage in negotiations without recriminations. "If they come with the mentality that the Taliban is there, let's get them out, we will see a very harsh Courts that's probably capable of driving out 20,000 peacekeepers, like what happened in the past," Sharmarke said.

The Unspeakable Atrocities in the Lower Shabelle: Untold Stories The information contained in this article is a collection of facts that is obtained by the author through a research. The sources of the information are from individuals who visited the area, news media and from victim's relatives. The reliability of the information in the article is verified and confirmed prior to the release in the media. By Omar H. Sheegow I have recently written an article entitled the VAMPIRE OF BARAWE detailing the continuous harassment of the Somalis in general and in particular the humanitarian crisis; loss of life and the killing of civilians in Barawe district. I am extremely encouraged by the amount of support I received from a cross Somali clan groups, who supported me and persuaded me to continue exposing the injustice in Somalia . Mr. Jorge Mera wrote, “ Disclosure of the truth is part of ensuring that justice will be done, but it does not replace justiceâ€. As the series of the untold stories continues; the focus remains on unleashing painful realities about Somalia that never gets into the headlines. The most afflicted regions of the country are the Lower Shabelle and Jubba with gangs teaming up to keep the natives of these regions under continuous suppression. One of the merciless war booty mafia bosses is Mr. Yusuf Mohamed Siyad (Indha cadde) . Mr. Yusuf M. Siyaad (Indha Adde) who calls himself the Governor or the Ultimate Sultan of Lower Shabelle is a man who benefited from the lawlessness of the country. His militias employing heavy technicals are engaged in clan-targeted killings of unarmed civilians, killings of defenseless Somalis, kidnapping and systemic campaigns of rape and terror. Mr. Indha Cadde has served as the leader of the Islamic court in Merka; for many years he used Islam to subdue the poor Somalis in the Lower Shabelle . Later when the Transitional National Government (TNG) was formed in the year 2000, he and his militia was called to join the TNG army where he was given an opportunity to build up his militia with the money donated to the poor Somalis in the name of the Somali Nation. In recent days, 13 Human Right Groups in Somalia have accused him of being massively engaged in confiscation of family owned farms and growing narcotic drugs along with forcing the farmers to work as slaves on the field. Not long ago he ordered the closure of all stores and business centers in Bulo Marerta and told the locals that he would only allow them to continue their business if they abide to his newly adapted taxing system for his self-proclaimed administration. He also jailed several local elders in Bulo Marerta after complaining against the confiscation order issued to their farms. His militia establishes and reins uncountable checkpoints. They force the bus and truck owners to pay money at each checkpoint, causing daily price increases of the public transportation and therefore, making traveling between cities absurd. Some analysts believe that the region is doomed to perpetual poverty and economic slavery because of Mr. Indha Cadde's heinous activity. The daily life and destiny of the Somalis in the south have become telling stories of bloody and tear-jerking events. The statistics bear grim witness to the plight of the Somali children in the south. The mortality rate of the children under five years is more than 40%, higher than any other African nation. The number of native children who have access to education is less than 0.001%. Among the Somali children, the children in the Lower Shabelle have the worst life chances in the world. They usually end up of being orphans at very early age of their life because of the economical genocide facing the region as well as the killings that is occurring continuously. Even those with parents do live under extreme poverty due to lack of jobs and with basically no sources of income. After losing their farms, their financial belongings & their freedom, the natives of the Lower Shabelle remain the most brutally abused human being on earth. Many of the natives of the Lower Shabelle are transformed to beggars in the streets of Mogadishu . Because of the chronic hunger affecting the region, Lower Shabelle has the most tuberculosis cases in the nation. This is a generational genocide that will have a catastrophic impact to the human race. There are stories where families are found to have nothing to wear and share an outfit during the nighttime; while the rest of the family stays naked in the house during the daytime, the father uses the outfit for search of food for the family. There are reports where women and children are forced to collect and carry grasses or woods on their backs/heads for a distance of more than 5 kilometers. Local fishermen have complained of not being allowed to fish without prior consent of his militia and in cases where permission is granted they have to wait until his militia fishing boats come to the shore. Additionally, the local fishermen could only sell fish to his preferred and well-connected business individuals on prices they had established. To get to the nitty-gritty of such unspeakable atrocities requires understanding of Somali tribal culture, which advocates collective rather than individual guilt. Mobsters like Mr. Siyad (Indha Cadde) hide themselves into a clan umbrella and habitually seek support from the clan by claiming to be doing the right thing. Mr. Indha Cadde is in complete denial for any wrong doing because he believes that slavery, robbery, confiscation of land and property has been normally practiced in the region during the military regime and when he is confronted to his despicable acts, he always points out the number of plantations illegally appropriated by the supporters and former members of the military regime. At one point during an interview that he conceded to a Mogadishu reporter, he characterized the accusations against him as a campaign smear machine organized by individuals who are seeking attributions from foreign countries. He and his gangs claim to have liberated the region from what is called Haraagi or remnants of the Barre regime and therefore, it gives him the legitimate right to rule and impose whatever is necessary to keep his power. Mr. Indha Cadde is stubbornly convinced that the natives of the region do not have any right to blame his administration since they never complained and fought against the fascist military regime. In addition, he argues that the elders of the region elected him, but the biggest question is: who are these elders and do they have the ability to oppose the ruthless administration of Mr. Indha Cadde? Conceding total impunity through a general amnesty would not bring justice in Somalia . In practice, it would open the door to new violations by the same perpetrators, like Mr. Yusuf M. Siyad (Indha Cadde), who would continue to silence his victims, and the process would encourage other war criminals to hope to go unpunished. The TNG claims to be the legitimate government in the country, with such a position comes the responsibility to help shine the light of justice on those who have denied to the others their most basic human right. However, the heartbreaking truth is that TNG have helped strengthen Mr. Yusuf M. Siyad (Indha Cadde) to broaden his power. The future is gloomy and reviving the Somali nation will take generations to come as long as the international community is not holding accountable the criminals for their despicable acts. Any one who is following the Somali politics will admit that the country is turned into a private entrepreneurship with warlords, crooked politicians and their henchmen wiping out every little hope for peace and stability to be accomplished. The political domain in most of the unstable African nations remains in the hands of ruthless criminals forcing the UN and the international community to negotiate and abide to their rules for peace and stability to be achieved. At this time in the Somali history the country needs a hero that could unite and build the society based on respect and justice. The warlords and the crooked Somali politicians are nothing but bloodsuckers that must be brought to the international criminal court of justice. Stay tuned as the untold stories continue. The next article will unleash another crooked veteran warlord. Don't miss it; we have a lot to reveal. Omar H. Sheegow E-mail: Omaradde5@hotmail.com

Sharif and Inda cade in jowhar today

The Vampire of Barawe The Untold Stories Omar Hassan Sheegow Every new era brings new realities that are harsh and difficult to contemplate. The continuous subjugation and torture exposed to the natives of Banadir, lower Shabelle and Jubba are new realities that are the consequences of the Somali Civil war which is mainly fought to conquer the Southern regions of the Republic. Somalia is a country that is politically dominated by the central region tribes, the domination is not however, because they exceed by number other Somali clans, but it is simply because they succeeded to transform the nation into a mobocracy. It is the result of the mobocracy that caused the natives of breadbasket regions to be marginalized and targeted. After the fall of the military regime warlords have emerged and instituted a clan based power or mob with instantaneous formation of ring leaders claiming to be the blessed representative of the Mogadishu warlord(s). This has led hundred of thousands of the natives of Banadir, Lower Shabelle and Jubba, including the Somali Bantus to flee to the neighboring countries. Cities like Hamar Weyne, Shingani, Afgooye, Wanlaweyn, Qoryoley, Marka, Barawe and the surrounding villages have witnessed horrendous crimes against humanity as they launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the natives of these cities. Barawe which is one of the districts of lower shabelle is under the complete control of a mobster who is alleged for willful killing, torture, inhumane treatment, taking of hostages and extensive destruction and appropriation of property. The man, who could be compared as one of the cruel mobsters of Italy was resettled in the area in 1976 by the Somali military regime as the result of the famous Dabadheer drought that hardly hit the central regions of Somalia. Prior to the collapse of the military regime, the man, Mr. Abdullahi Halane Duhulow worked as guardian at the Sandune Fixation Project in Barawe. He started to pursue his dreams when members of his sub-subclan who were part of the USC militia captured the city in early February 1991. He commended his closely related militia to remain in the city and he is alleged to have ordered them to loot, rape and kill. These actions were widely reported by the media at the time. His violence and intimidation tactics led him to gradually emerge as the most unchallenged ring leader in the area. His conspiracy and intimidation has led to the displacement of more than 80% of city residence and the surrounding villages. He collects taxes from the locals on anything and everything. He is a staunch advocate and a shareholder on the charcoal business that has caused a desertification of millions of square feet of land. “Killing you is easier for us†Mr. Halane repeats all the time when he meets local elders. His mobsters terrorize the city by shooting indiscriminately to crowded areas. The latest shooting took place in early January 2004, in which 1) Mohamed Yahye Jeilani was killed 2) Mohamed Haji (lost his both legs) 3) Muhsin Abu-Mazeyn (injured) and 4) Mohamed Aweis Omar (lost one of his hands). After the events, Mr. Halane personally briefed Shabelle Radio on the matter where he accused these young natives as terrorists. The fact of the matter is that Mr. Halane calculated that he could get away with impunity from the many atrocities he has committed. Similar ring leaders do exist in every city and village of lower Shabelle and Juba region, subjecting the residents of these areas to massacre, rape, displacement and endless intimidation. The heartbreaking facts are that people like Mr. Halane have found a suitable environment to continue committing crimes without any one questioning them. The country is in shambles, consequently becoming a breeding ground for criminals. The only way to make Mr. Halane and his likes accountable for their criminal acts is to collect and record the witnesses and build the case for each crime they have committed in the last 14 years. Every Somali should honestly record the date, time of each crime, the name(s) of the victim(s) and the perpetrators and be confident that justice will be served one day. Somali lawyers with interest on human rights should lead and play role in bringing these mobsters to justice. No government can ever survive in Somalia without committing itself to justice and equal rights to its citizens. Martin Luther King jr. once said “Our life ends when we become silent on things that mattersâ€. It is time for Somalis, particularly those from the suffering regions to speak out against the mobsters and clan organized criminals. Mr. Omar Hassan Sheegow (e-mail: Omaradde5@hotmail.com )

In the following post, i will like to share with everyone information about who the member of ICU really are. Also what this courts have done. I for one, was shocked by the number of somalis falling for the newst ploy of the oppressors of the Somali Nation. no matter what you call them, hogameye, governatore, warlord, they are all the same.

cama daashan miya etopia aya soo socota?

^^^^ Ethiopia is coooommmmiiiinnnnng. this is old and tired ruse criminals in xamar always use. And so what if they do inter the country? Two things should be kept in mind, there is no ethio-somali border in the south, its an administrative line, not a border because never in the history of our two countries with there agreements on such a thing. also, we must not be simple minded people and always consider both sides of a problem. what would you if terrorist were getting ready to cross your border. Also, the hypocrisy of some in here are too obvious. Ethiopia and Somalis were enemies because of Somalia's (which started the war) greater somalia policy, something I believe you are against mr redsea. Why than would you jump on the bandwagan of the ethiopia is coming fools. are you not a separatist who are friends with Ethiopia and claim to closer to a son addis rather than xamar?