If the news holds, it is very significant development.

^^ :D The Brits are funny in how they are fishing endorsements everywhere . Shows the importance they are attaching to this conference

21 February 2012. Ahead of the international London Somalia Conference hosted by the UK on Thursday 23 February, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, spoke exclusively to the BBC Somali service. The following are key quotes from this interview. Please credit BBC Somali. The full interview broadcasts on Wednesday 22 February on BBC Somali, BBC World Service and BBC World News. The interview was recorded on Monday 20 February at 10 Downing Street. On the Somali security threat to the UK: “The security threat is real, it is substantial. It is based on the fact that al-Shabab is an organisation that has now explicitly linked itself to al-Qaeda, and it encourages violent jihad not just in Somalia but also outside Somalia. And there is a very real danger of young British Somalis having their minds poisoned by this organisation. So there is a terrorist threat that is current today, and if we are not careful, could get worse.” On al-Shabab insurgency: “I think that al-Shabab has just taken the step of linking itself specifically with al-Qaeda that is a desperately backward step. What I would say is that clearly there are young people who take up arms in Somalia. We need to say to those people, don't do that, give up that path. You are joining an organisation that is now an international terrorist organisation. Instead, let us give this country and its young people the hope of a job and a voice. We could see it all across North Africa, the prospects of an Arab Spring, where people actually start to have more of a say in their country and how it's run, and that should be the case in Somalia as well as in the Arab world.” On the role the UK-based Somalis could play in the future of Somalia: “It is vitally important that we work with the Somali community here in the UK because they are quite influential players in what the politicians in Somalia themselves think. So I want them to be included as part of this process.” Source: BBC Somali

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=732864482

la ilaaha illa laaah nin culus baan mooday

^^War boqor, waa kuma mohamud amoore?

Faroole is smiling for a reason, and as a unionist I too have a good reason to smile :D

Great news. Thanks to Gaa-gaab for pulling this off

^^I don't know much about the credibility nature of Daily Telegraph paper. But I wouldn't read too much into a 'leaked' document of a yet to be hold conference. However, and as I said few pages above, i do think the strategies espoused here are very realistic in its development and security focus.

Mintid Farayare aka Macno Yare would not like this

^^Right! Daily Telegraph is being dramatic here with this 'leak'. Nothing new there.

Daily Telegraph is dramatizing known facts . Alshabaab controls large parts in south , central Somalia. The focus on Mogadishu, and regional admins is correct. For as long Mogadishu comes back and stands on its feet, other areas controlled by alshabaab can be influenced and gradually brought back under the control of the central authority. Sounds a good strategy: focus on Mogadishu, put a realistic framework between regional admins (PL, SL, GM etc) and the emerging Somali government in Mogadishu.

LOL @ the 'leak' Just wait for a week and the real communique will come out

The Turks also made improvements on the airport in Xamar. North, I believe there is a private company that runs the airport operations in Xamar. Nomad Somalina had a spectacular pics about the airport since this company took over.

Aragtida Dadweynaha ee ku aaddan Duulimaadyada ay Diyaaradda Turkish Airlines ka billaabayso Soomaaliya Khamiis, Feberaayo 16, 2012 (HOL) − Iyadoo toddobaadka soo socda lagu wado in Turkish Airlines ay billowdo duulimaayadii ugu horreeyay ee ay ku tagayso magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimadda Soomaaliya ayaa waxaa arrintan aragiyo kala duwan ka bixiyay shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Hadal qoraal ah oo arbacadii ay soo saartay shirkadda ayay ku sheegtay in lixda bisha Maarso ee fooda nagu soo haysa ay si toos ah u billaabi doonto duulimaadyo ay ku tagayso Muqdisho. Go’aankaan ay diyaarada Turkigu uga shaqo billaabayso Soomaaliya ayaa yimid bilo kaddib markiii ra’iisul wasaaraha dalkaas, Recep Tayyip Erdogan uu booqasho rasmi ah sanadkii hore ku tagay Muqdisho si uu muujiyo baahida loo qabo in la kordhiyo gargaarka dadka macaluushu ku habsatay iyo in laga qaybqaadan karo dib-u-dhiska dal ay colaaduhu ka socdeen muddo 20-sano ka badan. Ra’isul wasaare Erdogan wuxuu xiligaas ku dhawaaqay in dalkiisu tageero lixaad leh ka gaysan doono sidii wax looga qaban lahaa xaaladda murugsan ee Soomaaliya ka jirta, gaar ahaan inuu diiradda saari doono dhinaca horumarinta bani’aadamnimada. Dowladda Turkiga ayaa waxay durbadiiba dib u furtay safaaraddeedii Soomaaliya, waxaana haatan ay halkaas ka wadaa mashaaric kala duwan oo isugu jira gargaar loo fidinayo dadka tabaaleysan, dib-u-dhiska iyo waliba horumarinta dhinacyada bulshada, waxaana diyaaradoodu ay Soomaaliya tegi doontaa toddobaadkiiiba labo goor, iyadoo wax ugu badan ee ay halkaasi geyn doonto ay noqon doonaan adeeg lagu fulinayo howlaha ay dowladda Turkigu kawaddo Soomaaliya. Tilaabadaan ay ku dhawaaqday dowladda Turkiga ayaa waxay dad badani u arkaan inay tahay mid soo celinaysa rajada Soomaaliya oo burbur iyo ammaan xumo ay ka jirtay waqti dheer, isla markaan ay kusoo jeedinayso indhaha beesha caalamka. "Waa tallaabo muhiim ah... waxayna tusaale u tahay soo noolaanshihii dowladnimo ee Soomaaliya... waana mid isku xiraysa Soomaaliya iyo caalamka intiisa kale... sidoo kale waxay dadka Soomaaliyeed ee qurba-joogta ah ku dhiiri-gelinaysaa inay dib u laabtaan oo ay ka qaybqaataan dib-u-dhiska dalkooda," ayuu HOL u sheegay Maxamed Cali oo mar horay isugu sharraxay jagada madaxweynaha Soomaaliya. Qaar ka mid ah dowladaha waaweyn ee caalamka iyo kuwa gobolka ayaa bilihii ugu dambeeyay bilaabay dhaqdhaqaaqyo militeri iyo kuwo siyaasadeed kuwaasoo himiladoodu tahay sidii wax looga qaban lahaa mushkilada ka taagan dalka ku yaalla geeska Afrika ee Soomaaliya taasoo xiligaan laga cabsi qabo inay ku baahdo gobolka iyo meelo kale. Dowlada Britain, ayaa dhankeeda toddobaadka soo socda lagu wadaa inay dalkeeda ku marti-galiso shir caalami ah oo looga arrinsanayo xaaladda Soomaaliya, kaasoo ay ka qayb-gali doonaan hor-joogeyaasha Soomaalida, madaxda in ka badan 50 dal iyo ururro caalami ah. Maxamed Faarax Talyaani mftalyaani@hotmail.com Minneapolis, Minnesota

^You are early today

peasant;789683 wrote: Macna Yare meesha wax weyn kuma hayee, isagu burburkii dowlad beleedki snm ayuu weli la taahaya. LOL@burburkii snm ayuu weli la taahaya How true. Macno Yare has a deep seated cuqdad against Puntland so much so that he forgets the fake news he procures has no an iota of credibility and can be easily shot down with hard truths .

AsadSL thinks there is half a million somalilanders in London. No wonder he thinks Erigavo is city , and has nothing to do with Makhir or Khatumo

wait untill Mintid Farayar wakes up from last night's chewing session, and you will see how he floods the site with grieve laden fake/negative news about Puntland in the site .

^^xaaji xunjuf, The point in all of this ( i hope you understand) is that unless you guys forget this recognition thing what happened in the south will visit northern provinces with full force. Erigavo is a multi clan city, and the political conflict surrounding it has not been settled yet. That it has been managed for the last twenty years does not mean that SNM clans will control the city conflict free. Put your ears on the ground, and you can hear the clannish avalanche beginning to move underneath , and with it you will be flushed to the outskirts of Sanaag as historically done before . intaa waan soo ducaynaa in ilaahay nabada faafiyo, but you guys are fated for a big clash , and if Buuhoodle is anything to go by, you are not good at fighting as you project in online forums

Mario B;789606 wrote: Because if the South get's to normalcy, then the separatist wont have any argument in their side. That is true say

This is a good move indeed. Separatists brothers like NGONGE will continue to complain about every progress Somalia makes.

I believe this report is what made Mintid Farayar mad about Puntland http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4097799/Somalia-news-Evil-pirates-are-caged-in-Somalia.html

I have a keen understanding of your lots opposition with Puntland development or Somalia's rise I take it that you are not prepared to defend Minister Mohamed Abdullahi's daylight robbery of Hargeysa development money. I don't blame you, for I would not defend such a thievery either.

Mr. Somalia's protests against Khatumo is unwarranted. Khatumo has chased Oodweyne's clan militias and rattled Somaliland's separatist agenda rather violently. Faroole is commenting on the margins. The real fight is between Somaliland and Khatumo