By Thokozani Mtshali South Africa will not be sending peacekeepers to Somalia, but will consider other support, Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said on Thursday following a meeting with President Thabo Mbeki. Lekota and Mbeki met in Pretoria to discuss the feasibility of sending troops for a peace-keeping mission to the war-torn Somalia. This followed concerns in the South African Government and military circles that sending more troops for another peace-keeping mission, would strain the country's defence resources. Speaking after the meeting, Lekota said he supported the African Union and the United Nations' view that there was a need for a strong peace-keeping force in Somalia. However, he said South Africa would not be able to send troops there because its force was already over stretched, as it was involved in similar missions in various parts of Africa. Lekota said it was his view that sending more troops to Somalia could consequently jeopardise South Africa's effectiveness on the other missions it has already committed itself to. Lekota's spokesperson Sam Mkhwanazi said the minister and the defence department were currently investigating other ways in which South Africa's military could lend support to the Somalia mission. "He (Lekota) would then give the appropriate advice to the President on what possible assistance could be rendered," Mkhwanazi added. South Africa currently has forces deployed in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Sudan as well as Ethiopia/Eritrea as part of peace-keeping missions in these countries. The AU and the UN last year urged African countries to assist by sending troops to Somalia to try to stabilise the country after the fall of the Islamic Court Union (ICU). The ICU had run Somalia for about six months. Its leaders appointed themselves the governors of areas where Somalia's interim government had no authority. Many other African countries, including Nigeria and Tanzania, are still considering the pros and cons of sending troops to Somalia. The deployment may overstretch their military too. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said the AU's plan for peacekeeping in Somalia entailed sending at least nine battalions comprising 800 troops each in a bid to bring stability to the country. Somalia has been without a formal government for 16 years. So far only Uganda has committed itself to sending 1 000 soldiers to Somalia, pending approval by the Ugandan parliament.

Hamas survives one year of power By Alan Johnston BBC News, Gaza There has been no collapse in Palestinian support for Hamas Hamas's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and President Abbas met in Damascus A year after coming to power in the Palestinian territories, the Hamas government is claiming a grim kind of the victory. Despite intense international and domestic pressure, it has survived. Hamas won a sweeping victory in last January's general election. But its government was immediately subjected to diplomatic and economic sanctions by Israel and the West. The Americans and the European Union have been demanding that Hamas endorse past Palestinian peace agreements, and accept the state of Israel's right to exist. A senior Hamas political adviser, Ahmad Yusuf, gave his assessment of what has been a long, hard year. "It's been like a world conspiracy against this government - led by the United States." Deepening poverty Mr Yusuf said Arab countries had collaborated with Washington. Elements in the ousted Fatah party had attacked the new administration, and the Israelis had continually tried to undermine it. "With this combination of powers working against this government, I think just to keep ourselves surviving - and our people still not starving to death - that to us is a big achievement." Hamas's policies - and the West's response to them - have led Palestinians into even deeper poverty. Palestinian anger is against the Israelis and the international community. For the boycott they don't blame Hamas Lama Hourrani, women's rights activist For many poor families, particularly in Gaza, this has been an extraordinarily difficult 12 months. Even worse, there have been terrifying, deadly clashes in the streets between Hamas and Fatah militants. And of course Hamas has many critics. You hear the government being described as too rigid, and lacking experience. It has also been accused of unfairly favouring its own cadres when it comes to handing out jobs. "You are either with the Hamas government, or you are rejected - I don't see them seeing the things in between," says Bassam Nasser, an analyst at a centre for conflict resolution in Gaza. "I do not see them being pragmatic. I do not see them professional in managing their government." Boycott blame But the vast majority of Palestinians blame the outside world for the bulk of their troubles, and there has been no collapse in support for Hamas. "Still the anger is against the Israelis and the international community," says Lama Hourrani, a women's rights activist who has been critical of Hamas in the past. Of the great mass of people here she said, "For the boycott, they don't blame Hamas - and I don't blame them. Hamas rally There has been no collapse in Palestinian support for Hamas "The international community is not supporting the Palestinians and they are the ones who worsened the economic situation with the Israelis - sure." You get a sense that Hamas believes that it can soldier on - that time is on its side, that its isolation will gradually break down. "Hamas is convinced that the worst is already behind it," says International Crisis Group analyst Mouin Rabbani. "And there is a case to be made for that argument." "What we have seen in the last few months is that the amounts of funds reaching the Occupied Territories have been increasing." This money has largely been channelled through the Fatah-controlled presidency, but it has helped to ease the dire, general economic situation. "That makes it easier for Hamas to hang tough," says Mr Rabbani. "That makes it more difficult for people to insist that Hamas resign or leave office". Hard line There are continuing efforts to forge a new government of national unity. This would draw Hamas into a coalition with Fatah. The aim would be to form an administration that the West might regard as being moderate enough in its attitude towards Israel. That in turn ought to end the American and European economic and diplomatic boycotts. But despite months of negotiations, the unity government has failed to take shape - in part because Hamas refuses to soften its line on Israel. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya Palestinian Prime Minister Haniya says a truce with Israel is possible Hamas does not only demand an end to the occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. It also refuses to relinquish claims to the lands lost to Israel in the war of 1948. It regards the uprooting of the Palestinian people as a vast injustice that will - eventually - be reversed. "This land must be governed by the Muslims - not by the Israelis or the Zionists," says Ahmad , referring to all the territory from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean. "We believe this is our land - but we can give the Jewish people the right to live among us". The Israelis take Hamas at its word, and regard it as a long term threat to the very existence of their state. Hamas does have an offer on the table. It proposes a 10-year truce in return for a complete withdrawal from the Occupied Territories. It argues that a decade of calm would change the atmosphere, and that other, lasting solutions to the conflict might emerge. Rising tide Israel is not interested. It refuses to engage with Hamas in any way - regarding it only as a terrorist organisation responsible for suicide bombings that have killed hundreds of Israelis in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and elsewhere. But Mouin Rabbani believes that the Hamas position is worth exploring. "I think that Hamas has made a strategic transformation - reconciling itself to a two-state settlement," he says. "I think those who want to put these assumptions to the test have a very simple task ahead of them. Confront not only Hamas but all the parties in this region with a realistic opportunity for a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace - and then let's see how the different parties react. "I remain convinced that, faced with the prospect of a credible peace, most Palestinians will throw their support behind those who are prepared to make it work," says Mr Rabbani. Again, Hamas believes that time is on its side, and that it is riding a rising tide of Islamic feeling in the region. Ahmad Yusuf argues that his party is now too powerful to be ignored. "If the Israelis fail - or the world community fails - to deal with Hamas that will mean that there will be no chance for peace at all," he says.

Maxaakiimta oo doortay abaanduule cusub iyo diyaargaroow xoogan oo socda. http://kismaayonews.com/newsdetails.php?subaction=showfull&id=1169729884&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&

"Labada Nin ayaa waxaa toogasho la beegsaday hal nin oo watay Bastoolad waxuuna labaadaasi Askari uu kaga dhuftay xabada Madaxa, waxuu kaloo ninkaasi adeegsaday Toorey . Ninkaasi ayaa waxuu ka qaatay qoryihii ay wateen Ciidamadaasi Itoobiyaanka ah, lamana garanayo halka uu cirib iyo jaan dhigay." Somalida xalaasha ah doing their duty to liberate Somalia.

Labo Askari oo ka mid ah Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ayaa lagu dhaawacay magaalada Kismaayo, inksatoo hal Askari uu dhaawcii soo gaaray uu u geeryooday. Hobyonet. Muqdisho. Khamiis, Jan, 25, 2007 Labadaan Nin oo ka mid ahaa CIidamada Itoobiyaanka ah ayaa waxey ka iibsanayeen Record iyo alaabo kale Suuq ku yaal magaalada Kismaayo. Labada Nin ayaa waxaa toogasho la beegsaday hal nin oo watay Bastoolad waxuuna labaadaasi Askari uu kaga dhuftay xabada Madaxa, waxuu kaloo ninkaasi adeegsaday Toorey . Ninkaasi ayaa waxuu ka qaatay qoryihii ay wateen Ciidamadaasi Itoobiyaanka ah, lamana garanayo halka uu cirib iyo jaan dhigay. Suuqyaraha Magaalada Kismaayo oo arrintani ka dhacday ayaa waxaa loo laabay Albaabada , taasoo Rabshadii halkaasi ka dhacday ay sababtay in dadku ay halkaasi isaga dareeraan. Warar kale ayaa sheegaya in Xirirtaanka Goobaha ganacsiga ay ka dambeeyeen Ciidamada dowladda Federalka iyo kuwa Itoobiyaanka ah, kuwaasoo markii falkaan uu dhacay kaddib soo gaaray goobta Suuqyaraha magaalada. Goob joogayaal ayaa ku soo waramaya in la xir xiray dad rayid ah oo goobtaasi ka agdhowaa isla markaana aan ku lug laheyn falkaan balse ay ciidamadu sheegeen in ay ka shakisan yihiin. Maslax Osmaan Hobyonet. Muqdisho Soomaaliya

Ammaanka Caasimadda Soomaaliya oo sii xumaanaya iyo Dowladda Federaalka oo arrintaas lagu eedeeyay Dhaca, dilka iyo kufsiga ayaa ku soo badanaya Caasimadda Soomaaliya, iyadoo habeen kasta dad waxyeelo loo geystay la geeyo goobaha Caafimaadka Magaalada Muqdisho. Habeenkii xalay ahaa ayaa ilaa iyo 5 ruux oo qaarkood loo dilay Telefoonka Gacanta lagu qaato lagu weeraray Xaafadaha Muqdisho kuwaas oo Naftooda ku waayay telefoonada Gacanta lagu qaato. Isbitaalka Madiina Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa la dhigay 3 –dii Maalmood la soo dhaafay dhaawacyo tiro ahaan dhan 75 ruux sida uu sheegay mid ka mid ah Madaxda Caafimaadka Isbitaalkaas. Isu socodka dadweynaha habeenkii ayaa hoos u dhacay tan iyo markii Caasimadda Soomaaliya la wareegeen Ciidamada Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya oo gacan ka helaya Ciidamada Dowladda Itoobiya. In kastoo Waddooyinka qaar la soo dhigay Ciidamada Booliska haddana kuma guuleysan Ciidamadaas inay ka hortagaan kooxaha ku kaca falalka ka baxsan Bani’aadamnimada. Qaar ka mid ah dadweynaha Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxay ku eedeeyen Dowladda Soomaaliya inay ku fashilantay sugidda ammaanka Caasimadda, iyadoo la ogsoon yahay in xilligii Maxkamadaha joogeen in ammaanka Caasimadda aad u wanaagsanaa.

Askari Itoobiyaan ah oo lagu diley Bartamaha Kismaayo Jan 25, 2007: Magaalada Kismaayo ee gobolka Jubbada hoose ayaa maanta lagu diley askari Itoobiyaan ah, mid kalena xabbadka dhaawac laga gaarsiiyey. Warku waxa uu intaas ku daray in dadka weerarkaas geystey ay ku hubaysnaayeen bastoolado, askarta Itoobiyaanka oo ku hubaysnaa qoryo AK-47 la qaatay qoryihii, waxayna weerarkasi ka dhacay suuqa magaalada Kismaayo oo ciidamada Itoobiya ay ku sugan yihiin 25 maalmood. [ Akhri: Gunmen attack Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia, killing 1].

Askari Itoobiyaan ah oo maanta lagu dilay Magaalada Kismaayo Khamiis, January 25, 2007(HOL): Askari Itoobiyaan ah ayaa geeriyooday mid kalena dhaawac ayaa soo gaaray kadib markii uu nin ku hubeysan Bastoolad iyo Toorreey uu ku weeraray suuq ku yaala Magaalada Kismaayo oo dharka lagu iibiyo. Ninka hubeysnaa ayaa la sheegay in uu madaxa xabad kala dhacay Askariga Itoobiyaanka ah ee geeriyooday iyo midka dhaawacmay, iyadoo kadibna uu baxsaday sida ay ku warameen dad ka dhawaa halka uu falkaas dilka ah ka dhacay. Kadib markii uu dhacay dilka loo geystay Askariga Itoobiyaanka ah ayay gacan ku heynta Suuqa Magaalada Kismaayo la wareegeen Ciidamo Itoobiyaan ah oo aad u hubeysan, waxayna taasi keentay in ay dadkii ku ganacsanayay Suuqa Kismaayo ay ganacsigooda joojiyaan, iyagoo ka cabsi qaba in ay dhibaato u geystaan Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ah ee Askariga laga dilay. Waa markii ugu horeysay oo fal dil ah loo geysto Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ah ee ku sugan Gobollada Jubbooyinka, gaar ahaana magaalada Kismaayo, iyadoo dilka maanta loo geystay Askariga Itoobiyaanka ahna uu ku soo beegmayo iyadoo Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ah ee ku sugan gudaha Dalka Soomaaliya ay bilaabeen in ay baxaan. Ugu Dambeyntiina Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ayaa magaalada Kismaayo waxay gaareen kadib markii ay halkaasi isaga baxeen Maxkamadihii Islaamka oo muddo 6 bilood ah ka talinayay deegaano ka tirsan Koofurta iyo Bartamaha Soomaaliya. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis), Hiiraan Online sxiis@hiiraan.com Mogadishu, Somalia

"It was Melinik, then others until Haile Salase, then Mingistu came to power" All this leaders are from the minority ethnic groups of Amhara and Tigree. They would not have been in power that long without the help of outside Christian powers such as Portugal, the Soviet and finally the US. You are right they have same policy and dreams which is to dominate the Muslims in Ethiopia and the region with the support of outside forces ofcourse. "I like them coz they know how to use our people against our people," Idea they learned from colonial powers and became very successfull to weaken Somalia. "I like them coz they have one flag that never changes," Old flag under Mingistu[Amhara Ethiopia] The new flag under Meles[Tigree Ethiopia] I like them coz they have a big country with 60% of muslims and they still dominate the power, "Even outside help their domination will soon end IA" One important note, Eritrea is a prove Ethiopia could be balkanized one day even with strong US support IA. "At this stage Ethiopia veritably lost its military power. The Eritrean PLF was the group that really beat Mengistu’s army. The other liberation fronts such as the Oromo were manifestly not as critical or threatening. In the end, the U.S. tried to negotiate the final term of the war. The U.S. that had historically opposed Eritrea’s independence agreed to recognize it as independent. International law that warns that you cannot change the boundaries was faced with a “fait accompli.” That is to say, the idea that borders could not be modified in Africa was reversed with Eritrea liberating its country. Shortly after the end of the Cold War, In 1991, the EPRDF (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front) ruled Ethiopian government. The U.S. saw this coalition as a great hope to keep peace, live up to its commitments and initiate a process of democracy and stability within the country. Interestingly enough, like in the sixties, Ethiopia quickly became one of the closest allies for the U.S. in the Horn of Africa region. " http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/one/africa6.htm

No one was expecting the Ethiopians to leave Somalia completely. As long as we have dabadhilifs among us the Ethiopians will call some parts of Somalia home. The only hope for Somalia to ever come out of this mess is strong united Somalia with a complete independence without the interference from neighbouring states.

Ethiopia starts Somalia pull-out Ethiopia's involvement is unpopular in Somalia "Starting today we will withdraw our forces from Mogadishu," Ethiopia General Suem Hagoss said at a ceremony where warlords surrendered their arms. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has told the BBC the withdrawal would take place in three stages. The African Union is trying to set up a peacekeeping force to replace Ethiopia. But so far, only Uganda and Malawi have publicly said they would send troops to Somalia. The BBC's Mohammed Olad in Mogadishu says 200 Ethiopian troops were seen moving out of the airport with armoured vehicles. POSSIBLE PEACEKEEPERS Nine battalions proposed - up to 9,000 troops: Uganda: 1,500 troops offered, subject to parliamentary approval Malawi: Up to 1,000 troops offered Tanzania: Considering Nigeria: Considering Rwanda: Considering South Africa: Considering but forces stretched General Hagoss said they were reducing the number of forces in the country, but was not specific on how many soldiers will be moving out before AU peacekeepers are deployed. "The heroic army of Ethiopia supported the transitional government to restore normality to the country after 16 years of violence," Somali deputy Prime Minister Hussein Mohamed Aidid told the AFP news agency. "I thank the people and the government of Ethiopia on behalf of my government." However, Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Ghedi denied that the Ethiopians had started to leave Somalia, saying they would stay until the African force had arrived. Questions Ethiopia's intervention to help the government oust Islamists who had taken control of Mogadishu and much of southern Somalia was unpopular with many Somalis. The two countries have fought several border wars in the past. Profile: Sheikh Ahmed A crowd of some 200 people gathered at the former National University to see off the Ethiopians, reports the AP news agency. "Leave us alone and let us solve our problems," they chanted. Several of the warlords who have battled for control of Somalia since 1991 have now disbanded their militias. They have handed their "battle-wagons" - vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft guns - to the government, while the gunmen are to join the putative national army. But with an estimated 3,500 Islamist fighters in Mogadishu, analysts question whether the government can maintain order without the Ethiopian troops. Reconciliation Mr Ghedi called for Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to be handed over to the Somali government. He surrendered to the Kenyan authorities at the weekend and is under police guard in a top Nairobi hotel. He is the most senior Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) official whose whereabouts are known after they were ousted. Mr Ghedi also said Mr Ahmed could play a role in Somalia's government, which both the US and the UN have called for. "We have appealed to them to come back home and take part in this [reconciliation] process and Sheikh Sharrif Ahmed is one of them," he said. US ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, who also covers Somalia is to speak to Mr Ahmed this week, possibly on Tuesday, embassy spokesperson Jennifer Barnes told AFP. "The ambassador will urge [him] to counsel his supporters not to carry out violence and to support the development of an inclusive government," she said. Meanwhile, at a meeting in Brussels, European Union foreign ministers said they were ready to offer financial support to the proposed peacekeeping force. The ministers said a sustainable solution to the crisis could be reached, but that there were concerns about the reconciliation of the disparate Somali factions.

Muqdisho,23,January-07 ( Qaadisiya.com) Ciidamadii kusoo duulay Dalka Soomaaliya xilli laga hirgeliyay kudhaqanka Shareecada Islaamka ayaa Maanta waxaa ka dhaqaajiyay Magaalada Muqdisho qeybtii ugu horeysay. Cubtubkani ugu horeeya ee isaga cararay Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxaa lagu soo waramayaa in ay sii sagootiyeen rag ay kamid yihiin Xuseen Ceydiid, Dalxa iyo Shaqaale kale oo katirsan Ururka Melez Zenawi. Waxaa Maalin madow ay ka dhigeen raggani kadib markii Garoonka diyaaradaha qeybtii loogu talagalay Militariga Soomaaliyeed ee Afasiyooni ay Dhowlo tus ugu sameeyeen iyo gaadi kacayaar Ciidamada Xabashida ee Dalka kusoo duushay. Waxaa lagu soo waramayaa in halkaasi ay ka hadleen Wakiilo kasocday Melez Zenawi oo uu kamid ahaa Xuseen Ceydiid, iyo Ismaaciil Qaasim Naaji, waxaan dhammaan raggani ay kamid yihiin kuwa Maxkamadda Cadaaladda lasoo taagi doono marka Dalka uu ka hirgalo Xukun Islaami ah Inshaa Allaah kaasi oo aanan fogeyn. Waxaa dhab ah in si aad ah ay uga xumaadeen Tikreegani Maanta ku dhex war wareegayay Garoonka Diyaaradaha Caalamiga ah ee Muqdisho gaar ahaan qeybta Militariga taasi oo helitaankiisa Shacabka Soomaaliyeed ay ku bixiyeen Naf iyo Maal intaba. Ugu dambeyntii waxaa iskaga cararay Magaalada Muqdisho gawaari, taangiyaal iyo ciidan aad u fara badan oo ay leeyihiin Tikreega, halka kuwa kalena ay ku harsan yihiin meelo gaar ah sida Garoonka Diyaaradaha, Dekedda iyo Xarunta Villa Somalia lamina shaacin goota ay baxayaan lakin waxay u muuqataa in loo reebay Mujaahidiinta si ay ugu faakiheystaan.

Waxaa si rasmi ah u balawday in ciidamada Itoobiya ay ka baxaan Magaalada Muqdisho, waxaana la arkayay iyagoo ka sii baxaya xerada Afisyooni. Waxaa xusid mudan in Ciidamada Itoobiya ay ku hungoobeen rabitaankoodii, Ilo ku dhaw dhaw Maxkamadaha Islaamka ayaa u sheegay Goobjoog.net in shacabka Muqdisho ay sabab u yihiin ka bixitaanka Ciidamada Itoobiya ee Muqdisho. Dhanka kale ayeey waxay tilmaameen in sidoo kale aad loo rumeysan yahay in Sheekh SHariif uu dalbaday in Ciidmada Itoobiya iney dalka ka baxaan si Maxkamaduhu ay wada hadal la bilaabaan Dowlada. Waxaase sharaf daro ah iyadoo Saraakiishu cadawgu ay xerada Afisyoone ay salaam Sharaf ka qaateen ciidamadooda ka cararaya, "maanta waxaan bilaabeynaa inaan ka baxno Muqdisho" waxaa yiri Jeneraal Suyum Hagoss xili uu u khudbeeynayay saakay cutubkii ugu horeeyay ee ka baxa Muqdisho. waxaana la filayaa inta hartayna ay ka carari doonaan soomaaliya oo dhan. Wasiirka Arimaha Gudaha Xuseen Caydiid ayaa isagana sheegay in Ciidamada Itoobiya ay baxayaan usbuuc gudohoodna ay badalayaan ciidamada Afrikaanka ah oo uu sheegay iney ka imaanayaan Ugandha, Malawi, Nayjeeriya, K/AFrika, Libya, Tansaaniya, Angoola iyo Kongo. "Waqtigii dhamaayoo waa dhaqaaqi doonaan" Saadaq C/laahi

Dowladda Kenya oo Shaaca ka Qaadey In Sheekh Shariif La kulmi Doono Safiirka Maraykanka. Posted to the Web Jan 23, 03:50 Dowladda Kenya ayaa maanta si rasmi ah shaaca uga qaadey in Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed kusugan yahay dalkeeda uuna kulan laqaadan doono safiirka Maraykanka Kenya u jooga, dowladda Kenya ayaa intaas ku dartay in ay Sheekh Shariif ku booriyeen inuu gacan kagaysto xal u helida arrimaha Soomaaliya waxayna ku tilmaameen fursad. Sidoo kale wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ee dalka Maraykanka ayaa sheegtay in safiirkooda u jooga Kenya uu kulan laqaadan doono Sheekh Shariif si ay uga wada hadlaan arrimaha ka tagaana Soomaaliya. Kulankaan uu marykanku ku dhawaaqey ee dhaxmaraya safiirkooda iyo Sheekh Shariif ayaa meesha ka saaraya wararkii dhawaanahan la isdhexmrayey ee ahaa in Sheekh Shiriif uu ku xiran yahay dalka Kenya, balse waxaa muuqata in imaanshaha Shariifku aheyd mid qorsheysan oo laga soo shaqeeyey. Aayaha News Desk.

After thousands of its troops dead and daily attacks on their hiding place, the Ethiopians are fleeing from Somalia. Welldone the Mujaahidiin, Somali nationalists and millions of ordinary Somalis in and out of our homeland. Now is the time to deal with the dabadhilifs IA.

Ciidamada cadowga Itoobiya oo 4 laga dilay, iyaguna khasaare geystay Posted to the Web Jan 22, 15:04 Muqdisho (Aayaha.com) 22.01.07 - Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ah ee Xoogga ku heysta dhulka Soomaaliya gaar ahaan kuwoooda ku sugan Magaalada muqdisho gaar ahaan Deegaanka Maslax ayaa saakay la kulmay khasaare xooggan ka dib markii Xoogagga xaq u dirirka ay wada u galeen Gawaari kolonyo ah oo ay lahaayeen Cadowga Itoobiyanka. Xoogagga Xaq u dirirka ayaa dilay 4-ka mid ah Ciidamda Cadowga halka ay dhaaweceen ku dhawaad 5-kale iyadoo warar lagu kalsoon yahay oo uu Aayaha.com ka helay halkaa ay wax ka dheceen ay xaqiijinayaan in Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka ay halkii lagu weeraray ee loogu geystay Khasaaraha ay ka qaateen Baqtiga 4-ka mid ah Ciidamadoda oo ay weerar Qorsheysan ku dileen Xoogagga xaq u dirirka. Weerarka oo ahaa mid si weyn loo soo qorsheeyey ayey Xoogagga xaq u dirirka la beegsadeen kolonyo Gawaari ah kuwaas oo aroornimadii saakay bilaabay in ay u dhacaan guryaha ku yaala deegaano ku Hareereysan Deegaanka Suuqa Xoolaha gaar ahaan, SOS, Ex-control, iyo Xafadda Dabaqeyn, iyadoo la sheegay in rasaastu ay socotay muddo daqiiqado ah taas oo sababtay in Ciiidamda Cadowgu ay u cararaan Dhinaca Xerada Maslax halkaas oo fariisin u ah. Weeraraka ka dib ayey Ciidamada Cadowgu bilaabeen in ay xasuuqaan dad Rayid ah oo aan waxba galabsan iyaga oo ka caerysan falkii qorsheysnaa ee looga dilay Qaar ka mid ah Askartooda loogana dhaawacay qaar kale. Wararka laga helayo Agagaaraha Xerada Maslax ayaa Xaqiijinaya in ku dhawaad 4-qof oo ah dad Rayid ah ay Ciidamada Itoobiyaanku si bareer ah ugu fureen rasaas taas oo sababtay in markiiba ay halkaa ku geeriyoodaan dadkii Rayidka ahaa. Weerarkaan ay Xoogagga Xaq u dirirka ku Qaadeen Ciidamada itoobiyaanka ayaa ahaa mid ay si weyn u soo dhaweeyeen Shacabka Soomaaliyeed,mar hadii ay Ciidamda Itoobiyaanka ah bilaabeen in ay ku xadgudbaan dadka Rayidka ee aan waxba Galabsan,waxaan jira Abaabul ay wadaan Shcababka Soomaaliyeed kaas oo ay ku doonayaan in ay isaga qaadan heeryada Gumeysiga. Khasaare joogta ah ayey la kulmaan Cadowga Itoobiyaanka ee Xoogga ku jooga Ciidda Soomaaliya,ka dib markii Shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo ay hogaaminayaan Xoogagga xaq u dirirka ay bilaabeen in ay weeraro la beegsadaan Cadowga xoogagga ku jooga Dalka Soomaaliya,taas oo, keentay in ay ka baxaan meelaha qaar,iyadoo wararka ka imaanaya Magaalada dhuusamareeb ay xaqiijinayaan in Ciidamadii Itoobiyaanka ahaa ee halkaas ku sugnaa ay isaga bexen ka dib Weeraro ay kala kulmeen dadka Shacabka ah. Aayaha.com Xafiiska Muqdisho

Bleak outlook for AU force in Somalia Though some insist that an African Union force will assume peacekeeping in Somalia by mid February, few want to sign up for the job and the deployment is likely to be a token one at best. By Shaun Waterman in Washington, DC for ISN Security Watch (22/01/07) Putting together an African peacekeeping force to replace Ethiopian troops in Somalia is likely to be a tough task. Regional experts say that the Ethiopians, who booted Islamic extremist militias from the capital Mogadishu at the end of last year and installed an internationally recognized - but weak - Transitional Federal Government, need to be replaced by a UN-authorized force as soon as possible, but say it is still unclear that is possible. US officials continue to insist that that the first peacekeepers - troops supplied by Uganda and other, as yet unspecified, African Union (AU) member-states - will arrive in Somalia by mid-February, but acknowledged that the initial deployment might be little more than a token. "[ugandan] President [Yoweri] Museveni said that it would happen within two weeks," Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African Affairs said last week. "[Ethiopian Prime Minister] Meles [Zenawi] has said he wants his forces out within two weeks," she added. "It's probably an optimistic timeline, but we have to get them - the Ugandan forces - in as soon as possible." '"By the end of the month to maybe two weeks out, by mid-February, within that window is when I see the first forces arriving into Somalia," she told an audience at Washington think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "I'm so keen on this that I feel like we should just hire some planes and pick them up and take them to Mogadishu airport as a symbol," she joked. But in a serious vein she acknowledged that time was running out to seize what she and many others saw as the opportunity created by the Ethiopian move. "The window of opportunity - it can close very quickly, there's no doubt about it," she said. Nonetheless, her view is "somewhat rose-colored," David Shinn, a former senior US diplomat who held several posts in the region and now studies it at George Washington University, told ISN Security Watch. "The Ethiopians are champing at the bit to get out of there," he said, adding that the casualties they were taking from hit and run attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere were "too small in number to be a major concern for them, but they know the longer they stay the more hostility there will be towards them from Somalis." Ethiopia and Somalia have fought two wars, the most recent beginning in 1977, over irredentist border and ethnic disputes. But when Ethiopia intervened to remove the Islamic Courts Union from Mogadishu, terrorist leaders like Ayman al-Zawahiri cast the move in religious terms, calling for Islamic extremists worldwide to help defend the courts against "crusader" Ethiopia. Shinn, in common with many regional analysts, is skeptical about the possibility of an Iraq-style international insurgency in Somalia. "Any foreign jihadis left in Mogadishu" after the rout of the courts union - a loose coalition of Islamic militias - "are on borrowed time," he said. "Their protectors have left." Another danger posed by some analysts is that long running tensions between Ethiopia and its regional rival Eritrea might worsen and provoke a proxy conflict in Somalia. One of the major justifications given by Ethiopia - and accepted by the US - for their intervention in Somalia was that the courts union was aiding the ethnic Somali ****** Liberation Front in their insurgency against Addis Ababa and got military support from Asmara. "Eritrea did have fighters in" Somalia, Frazer said, "Very senior people [.] They were providing arms" to the courts union. She said Eritrea was isolated in its view of the Ethiopian role in Somalia. "Other than Eritrea, I think everyone is lined up," she said, warning of Asmara "support[ing] any insurgency or terror attacks. I know that that's one of the risks of the moment." And Shinn said he was fearful that even without foreign fighters, the situation could quickly deteriorate into the kind of disaster that ended the last UN peace-keeping effort in strife-scarred Somalia, which has lacked an effective central government for more than 15 years. "That could easily happen to an [AU] force," he said, adding "It would be extremely inadvisable for any country to go it alone" in Somalia. Frazer has spent much of the last two weeks visiting regional capitals to drum up support for the force, but the effort has so far failed to produce even a definite sign-up from Uganda. Although the parliamentary caucus of Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement agreed in principle last Thursday to the deployment, the parliament still has to formally vote, and may impose conditions, says Shinn. Museveni pledged between 1,000-2,000 troops for the 8,000-strong force, said Shinn, but there were no other immediately obvious candidates. Other observers said that with South Africa already over-stretched on other African peace missions, Nigeria was one of the only nations on the continent with the capacity to deploy large numbers of troops for such a force. Shinn said that even an agreement to deploy could not guarantee an immediate presence in Mogadishu. "There is a limit to the speed with which you can stand up the [air] transport and logistical support you would need," he said. "Two weeks is just inconceivable. Two months is more like it," if contributors for the force could be found, he said. Frazer said the US was already working with the Ugandans about getting their troops in. "Right now we're working very closely with them on the planning side of this mission, looking at how we can help them with airlift," she said. In the meantime, recent developments seem to bode ill for efforts to broaden the base of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu, which currently holds power only because of the presence of the Ethiopian military. Frazer was sharply critical of the TFG parliament's decision to no confidence its speaker, Sharif Hasan Sheikh Aden, who led negotiations between the then-exile government and the Islamic courts union. "Aden could be a bridge to the Islamists," Shinn said. "We see a role in the future of Somalia for those who renounce violence and extremism," said Frazer, urging the TFG "reach out to moderate Islamists. "We do not believe that the courts [union] should be reconstituted as a political entity," she said, but its "members were of course also a heterogeneous group from the outset," containing "moderate individuals who should be drawn into a larger official political process." For now, though, the TFG, which consists largely of war lords, rejects the idea of including these moderate Islamists, and there are fears that the US' active involvement in the civil war could quickly reduce the ranks of moderates and further swell the ranks of the extremists. Clashes in the capital on Monday that saw Ethiopian troops and Somali police open fire on protesters, killing at least three, according to Reuters, could further boost the extremist cause.

^Axmaar=Af-Somali if you understand Somali well.

"I hope that the TFG doesn’t need foreigners to tell them this. It’s not like they have any choice." I agree one master[Ethiopia]is better than many masters.

^Are you denying Abdulahi-Axmaar is leading a union of warlord mafia adminstration soon to end IA.

^"I didn't want him to surrunder to americans, rather I wanted him to fight and die with dignity or if not directly negotiate with the TFG, admiting defeat." You mean admit defeat to the Ethio-American led invasion of Somalia. Don't worry atheer the struggle to liberate Somalia will continue politically and militarily.

Time to choose who's side you are on, the Somalida xalaasha ah fighting to free Somalia or Dabadhilifs serving their masters.

Watch Jan21/07 Kaynaan[trully Somali nationalist]interview @ CBC canada. http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1310

EU aid chief sets conditions for Somalia AU funds BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will help finance African peacekeepers in Somalia only if the interim government reaches out to Islamists and other parties in the quest for peace, the bloc's top aid official said on Monday. "The situation in Somalia is far from being stable. the attack against the Villa Somalia where President (Abdullahi) Yussuf was is characteristic of the risk of a return to civil war," EU aid Commissioner Louis Michel told reporters on Monday. A broad-based government "is the only way to politically stabilise Somalia, therefore I have established a clear link between financing the stabilisation force and the opening to dialogue and reconciliation process," he said. The Islamists were chased out of strongholds in Mogadishu and much of the south over the New Year by Somali soldiers and Ethiopian tanks, troops and fighter jets. But mortar rounds slammed into the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Friday night and assailants, assumed to be Islamists, fought presidential guards for about 20 minutes before retreating, officials said. The Islamists have vowed to fight on against the government and its Ethiopian allies, and the African Union (AU) has approved a nearly 8,000-strong peacekeeping force for Somalia. The 15 million euros the EU executive has set aside to help finance an AU peace force, replacing Ethiopian troops in Somalia, will be handed over only if there is a real reconciliation process, Michel insisted on the margins of a meeting of EU foreign ministers. That money would represent funding for three months for three of the nine battalions envisaged for deployment. Government and Ethiopian forces are hunting the Somalia Islamic Courts Council (SICC), who fled south towards Kenya. "It is of the utmost importance to ensure that all key stakeholders -- including clan elders, Islamic leaders, representatives of the business community, civil society and women -- are engaged in an inclusive political and institutional process," EU foreign ministers said in a statement. Asked what steps the interim government should take, Michel said: "reinstate the president of parliament in his function, secondly lift fully or partially the martial law, thirdly give freedom of expression back to media." Ethiopian troops and Somali police opened fire on Mogadishu demonstrators on Monday, killing at least three in the latest violence in parts of the capital where support for ousted Islamists ran high, a witness said. EU foreign ministers said they were concerned by the situation but saw "a window of opportunity" for a sustainable solution and urged all parties to seize it "to reach a durable political settlement." © Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

Madaxweynaha Dalka Sudan oo Gashaanka u Daruuray in Ciidamadiisa U soo Diro Dalka Soomaaliya. Muqdisho , Isniib, Jan, 22, 2007 Waaga Cusub Iyadoo Baryahanba ay isa Soo tarayeen Wadamada Diyaarinaya Ciidamo Nabad Ilaalin ah Ee loo diro Dalka Somaliya ayaa Madaxweyne Cumar Xasan Axmed Al-bashiir waxa uu gaashaanka Ku Dhuftay Oo uu Si cad U Diiday In uu Ciidamo ka socda Dalkiisa u soo Diro Waddanka Soomaaliya Si Ay uga Qeyb Qaataan Howlaha Nabad Ilaalinta Dalka Soomaaliya. Hadalkaasi oo Yimid Kadib kulan Uu Ra'isal Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Cali maxamed Geeddi Kula Yeeshay Xarunta Madaxtooyada Sudaan madaxweynaha Dalkaasi oo Kala Hadlayay arinta Ciidan Nabad Ilaaineed oo Soomaalya la Geeyo . Wada hadalka labada Mas'uul Ayaa Xoogga lagu Saaray Sidii Wax Looga qaban Lahaa Xiisadaha ka soo Cusboonaaday dalka Soomaaliya Iyadoo Ra,isal Wazaaruhuna uu si Buuxda ugu Sharraxay madaxweyne Al-bashiir Xaaladda Haatan ka jirta Dalka Soomaaliya. Dhanka kale Madaxweynaha Ayaa Si Wanaagsan u soo Dhaweeyay In Dalkiisu uu dib u bilaabo Wadahadalsiintii Dowladda KMG ah iyo Golaha Maxaakimta Islaamka Soomaaliya. Albashiir Ayaa Waafaqay In Dowladdiisu Ay Sii Waddo Dhexdhexaadintii Dowladda Soomaaliya iyo Golaha Maxaakimta Islaamka.. Waziiru Dowlaha Wazaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda Dalka Suudaan Cali karti Ayaa kulanka Madaxweynaha Suudaan iyo Ra'isul Wazaaraha Soomaaliya kadib Saxaafada u sheegay In Geedi Uu Ka Dalbaday Madaxweyne Albashiir Inuu Dib u howlgaliyo Dadaalladii Dhexdhexaadinta Dhinacyada Soomaalida . Waxaa kaloo Prof. Geedi Ku Boorriyay Madaxweynaha Suudaan Inuu Dalka Soomaaliya u soo Diro Ciidamo Ka socda Dalkiisa oo nabadda Ilaaliya . Hase yeeshee Madaxweyne Albashiir Codsigaasi Si cad Ayuu u Diiday oo waxa Uu sheegay In Ciidamo ka socda Dalkiisa Aanay Cagta Dhigi Doonin Dalka Soomaaliya Si Ay Uga Qeyb qaataan Howlaha Nabad Ilaalinta Ee Ciidamada Afrikaanka . Madaxweynaha Dalka Suudaan waxa Uu Soo bandhigay Inuu U diro Dalka Soomaaliya Saraakiil Tababar U fidisa Ciidamada Xoogga Soomaaliya Isla Markaana Siisa Kaalmooyin Dhinaca Fikirka Ah. Mr: karti waxa Uu Intaaasi Ku daray inuu Madaxweyne Al bashiir Durbadiiba aqbalay In la Socodsiiyo Wada hadalsiintii Dowladda Soomaaliya iyo Golaha Maxaakiimta Islaamka Isagoo Tilmaamay In Suudaan Ay Billowday Xiriirro Ay la sameyneyso Madaxda Golaha Maxaakimta Islaamka Si Loo Xaddido Xilligii Ay Wadahadalladu Dib U Bilaabmi Lahaayeen. Arimahaan ayaa ah kuwa ku soo Beegmaya Xili ay Sii Cakirmayso Xaalada amaan ee Dalka Soomaaliya