Cadnaan1, saaxiib me and you, we are on the same page. We want free and independent Somalia. On Haradheere, I stand corrected., but why not Galmudug with it's militia and weapons push to take over from Al-Shabaab.?

The leaders of this boys are evil and cruel. Taking boys from far away as Bay and using to destabilize Puntland. It is sad. On the other hand, Watching these and other clips , I noticed one thing. The so called Al-Shabaab does not have deep ideological foundation to stand or even succeed in the future. They prey among the most venerable youth and boys to use as human shield of destruction. Another important factor is, in south central Somalia Al-Shabaab is protected and tolerated. What happened in Puntland is a great example of the population rejecting and refusing to harbour killers. The people of the south must follow this example. They do not have ideology or even faith driven members. While the leaders might have some deep seated fanaticism, the larger members are just unemployed and idle youth from country side. What you need is after the liberation of villages and towns, these boys must be rehabilitated. I think this so called Al-Shabaab has found a vacuum to fill. In the absence of national government without a national strategy and outlook, even sinister group can create their own gang. Truly , if we could find someone capable, there might be a hope that this could be reversed. The Somali state in early seventies without huge money or NGO help brought orphans all over the country and cared for them,. Certainly This NGO Government could do the same with the help their NGO patrons. Calla kuli xaal raja badan Ayaan ka arkay waraysiyada. Dhalintan waa in aynu kala soo hadhnaa budhcada hubaysan ee Kitaabka la ordaysa.

Haradheere is controlled by C/kariim Damujadiid. According to these kids, they boarded trucks from Hiiraan and other places . One thing is clear, these so called regions of Galmudug and Djiboutian and Amisom controlled Hiiraan are lawless places of tribal anarchy. Al-Shabaab is operating openly without anyone harassing them. The strategy was probably to enter Puntland without notice and cause havoc. The Damjadiid allied Galmudug let them loose without notifying Puntland.

Puntland has eliminated the Al-Shabaab threat for now. This was a total effort by the people and their soldiers united. There were no ambiguity about who the enemy was. I am glad another Somali province is save today. On the other hand, I am heart broken by the pictures of these innocent boys. Some are even 1o years old boys. Some probably would have joined this group just to wear that green army sweater. They have no school to go , food to eat and clothes to wear. Al-Shabaab is the only organized authority that is crisscrossing the country side and small town. They were looking a sense of belonging , and this is the only gang in town that gives them some kind belonging. They are bombing and killing us, and in return, we are killing them equally. Sidan hadday ku socoto waan isku dhamaanaynaa. We are destroying one another, while Culusow is working to manipulate the next election. We see bogus soldiers marching while his bedroom is protected by Ugandan soldiers. We need a way to minimize and finally stop these reciprocal destruction of our youth and citizens, In restaurants, hotels and on the battle field . The time has come to change the course and get new ways of dealing this threat both in terms of strength and reconciliation. The foreign fighter equation of Al-shbaab must be separated from the local extremists. Suicide belts, laptop bombs, car bombings and other sophisticated ways of destruction is the work of foreign elements. For the terrorists from abroad the Somali death is an stepping stone for their wicked agenda or just collateral damage. Somalis can not even wire a battery. We must sit with Mukhtar Robow and others while marginalizing those with foreign connections. I do not have all the angels , but we can not continue the same road. To achieve new goals , we need a new leadership. The NGO led government must finish it's term and leave the way for a new leadership. If we do not change, expect another four years of death and mayhem. Do not be fooled by the staged pictures of the false army of Culusow. For the sake of these Somali kids things must change.

Waar ilayn anagaa wax aragnay. Filimkan tolow yaa loo dhigayaa?. Yesterday Al-Shabaab took over Laanta Buura in Shabeelha Hoose, which is few dozen kilometrs ftom were this ceremony is taking place., there is war going on in Puntland, yet they are talking about commandos. Malister, please use this so called " Danab commandos", to protect the President. Someone told few years ago that just beofore the disbursement of the salary every charlatan general in Mogadishu assembles couple of hundreds of men for the camera , so the stooge Prime minister could see them. That corrupt general will collect and pocket the salary himself few more months before he was caught. All you need five thousand mechanized national soldiers, They will do the job.

It is pure an touched . The whole Somali coast . As Tillamook said, people will pay millions just to sit a watch the natural beauty. As far as Al-Shabaab war , it looks like Puntland government and people have united to fight. My instinct is they will eventually move to Galgala and Golis mountain range. Sheekh Atom with small bands fought their many years. If they are allowed to settle Galgala, they may infiltrate Boosaaso and cause bombings. Another threat is Al-shbaab had always been awash with money, so they may target the unemployed youth in Sanaag and Bari to create problems. Puntland must finish them off before they reach Galgala.

Che, I asked someone with ears on the ground , " Dakadey ka soo raaceen doonyaha?". it is a logical question. He said Warshikh and Shabeelaha Dhexe coastal area. It was interesting answer, I was thinking about Jubooyinka or Baraawe. They were definitely given safe passage. According to latest news, Puntland also are trying to give them save passage To Galgalla and Sanaag Bari of Somaliland, but before they settle down in the mountains , they want to bring down C/weli and company to their knees. According to this friend , certain gulf countries with " Beesha Lixaad " arranged this movements. early this month the leader of the Galagala based Al-Shabaab Sheekh Atom was given asylum by Qatar. I do not call that asylum , but as the guest of that gulf country to have access to the future of Al-Shabaab. Aweys himself asked that same arrangement but the Americans objected. Who knows, maybe the leaders and top commanders will be settled in the east and latter air lifted. A large group of men can not move weapons and men for hundreds of miles without notice.

WE HAVE ZERO NEWS HOW THIS MOVEMENTS DID HAPPEN. WE ARE IN THE DARK.

dakadaha amankooda waa la adkeeyey ayey sheegayaan. Doonyo boqollal wadana dekadaha iyo xeebaha koonfurta ayey ka soo baxeen isma qabanayso. how can they attack ports without boats in the water. their movements were known ahead of time. A save passage were given to relocate.

In 2007, The TNG with help of Ethiopia took over Kismaayo and surrounding area. According to the leaders of Al-shbaab , they said " Afar billod oo dhan waan kaadi tegi kari weynay". They could not venture outside due to the constant Drone and American air force over their head. Six months after, those same guys who could not pee outside the tick jungle, were paying monthly salary for their fighters. I am very suspicious of these open movements of this huge number of people. I hope this is not the relocation of anarchy by the powers that be. I hope.

This could be the total relocation of huge segments of Al-Shabaab. The American Drone attack last week could have been a devastating blow for Al-Shabaab. 150 members in one location is a huge lose for the extremists. I believe that certain leaders of the gang are on the run. Either for self preservation or split within Al-Shabaab. Remember , the organizational skill, the operation masterminds and the ruthless purging within the leadership in enforced by foreign fighters, mostly Arab orgin or western born militants. Ahmed Godane used foreign members to eliminate his rivals during his long reign. On that scenario, those same foreigners, made the call to join Deash. Since Al-Qaeda is a spent force, this is the logical step to gain fighters and weapons from outside. The biggest question is how the so called Somali intelligence or the ever present foreign intelligence, especially the Americans , missed this huge movements of men and weapons to Puntland. The estimates between those in Mudug and Nugaal are over 500 men. According to local people , their boats with men and arms were docking for the last two days. Where is the Drone. There is something fishy about this. Personally , I would not discount the statement of the interior minister. They probably will not survive in the open plains of Mudug , so my guess is that they are heading to the Galgala mountains of Bari. My advice to Puntland is this: 1- The Puntland forces and other Somali forces , including those from Galmudug , must move very quickly before the extremists move to the inland and major cities. You must move before they bribe the venerable elders who may have never seen a hundred dollar bills or have certain grudges against the local administration. 2- Never, ever allow the Amisom forces to join this fight. They could lend equipment to the effort, but never introduce any foreign forces to this fight. 3- In this kind of war the support of the people is very crucial. Insurgency, whether Islamic, tribal or political will not survive without the locals, and the locals must reject and fight this menace without hesitation. 4-Ask the local people to move away and abandon this al-Shabaab held towns in order to minimize collateral damage. 5-Finally, do not allow them access to relocate to another region or give them a passage to the mountains. This is the biggest threat that any community faces , so you must not play politics or show incompetence. Try to eliminate while it is fragile.

Every thing is here. I think we should re learn the language in order to write it and use all this new words. Just like English or any Latin language, to write a somali book or even an article , one must learn and get an education to be a good Soomaali writer.

Haatu , did all these " erey bixin have done long ago ?, or is it new.

Very interesting book by a great sage. Marka la leeyahay " Nin Qayrkay ah", In this context it may mean more than the age. mostly it used to suggest : He is my equal , meaning strength , power or education. Waar waa nin qayrkaa ah ninkan hawshan qabtay.

I thought everyone has his own channel. Xabad , you hate our Religion and our faith, you do not show any respect what so ever. In this pages you claim loudly that you hate Islam and Muslims. with all due respect , why not go to the hate Islam channel, definitely there are many in the net. I would not go to animal right channel, or atheist channel or the evangelical dial. This topic is really concerned how, the faithful , could become people of reason, and shed the extremist baggage that is distorting our values. You can not troll and trash every thing Islam. At least have mercy for your heritage. Waxaan moodayey in qolo walba mawjad gaara oo ay dhagaysto leedahay. Umma aynaan iman golahan in diinteena lagu aflagaadeeyo. My concern is that some of us want to criticise the puritanical and extremist among us who hijacked our faith and values by standing our ground as Muslims. Your kind of Islam bashing will not bring our people together nor diminish the threat posed by terrorists. I am not attacking your values, but it is better for you to realize that you have a different value than the super majority of Somalis. As a person who believe the idea of live and let live, I think you are behaving like anther form extremists who looks down the an washed masses. Again have a respect .

Culture and conquest, the biggest form of invasion has been always the norm. The late Somaali literature Guru and teacher , Muuse Galaal, was asked by the national geography in 1982, about the Somali national boundary. His answer was : Geeluhu waa saynis yahan, Xuduudisana wuu yaqaanaa, Bari iyo Woqooyi markuu u dhaqaaqo badda ayaa soo celisa, Xagaa iyo Koonfur markuu ka gudbo ee uu Kukuuyada u Dhawaadana Dhobeyda ayaa soo celisa. The Kenyan land you are referring is Somali lands. A quarter of the Sawahili land is ours. The first Prime Minister C/rashiid Sharmaarke , discussing the missing Somali territories said : "We are people kept to gather by culture, language and poetry, when we cross to Ethiopia , Kenya or Djibouti, we are not crossing or going to foreign lands, but we meet our Somali brothers divided by colonial boundaries." I do not buy when Kenyans saying that they have Somali refugees. These refugees inhabit NFD, the original land of ours. Xabad , nations are culturally or traditionally superior from one another. As believers, we believe Allah created all humans as equal to one another, but in terms of collective nations, have different history and traditions that gives them unique prospective of how they face challenges. Britain will always be better than Spain in terms laws and wealth. The Germans will have more technical know how than other central Europeans, and if war comes between France and Germany , we all know who will prevail. The same could be said about Somalis, Swahili's and Abyssinians. We the Somali nomads could conquer our neighbors easily in terms of trade and war. It is given. That is why I can not accept the idea of Sawahili Kenyans or Ugandans pacifying Somalia. It is like Greeks peace keepers patrolling London. The future Somali leader should be someone who understands the Somali creed , historical backgrounds and it's history in the horn. Mohamed Cali Samatar, the former Somali defence minister, under the military governmrnt said that " Ciidamada Soomaalidu marka ay xuduuda Kenya galaan , Askarta Kenyaatigu qoryaha ayey Tuuri Jireen , ka dibna way carari jireen". Xabadow waa la wada jabaye, , madaxa ciida ka cesho.

Saalax, we all know Siilaanyo aggravated the clan issues that was cooking under the current, but you can not possibly support a warlord Suldaan. Siilaanyo may have done a lot of mistakes, but this time , he is at least up holding the law by denying " Budhcad Hubaysan" to target the police. You can attack or speak against the politicians , but the police is a sacred institution. Without the police , you will have anarchy, Who can catch the armed criminal at night or those who would like to take laws in their own hand (the vigilantes). Tribal insurgency or the regional ones could be explained, but armed gangs taking the law in their own hand is a dangerous path. Since when are people allowed to take their 20 hector village and joined their tribal brethren's. . IThis becoming the case of Gaalkacayo divided by lines, If this is the case , these Habros have wasted 25 years , by arguing clan demarcations in 2016. You keep hearing people saying " magaalo Heblaayo anagaa leh". By the way, this warlord is the Suldaanka Guud ee West Hargeisa. He should have given this task of bombastic rhetoric to one of his lieutenants.

I agree. Why waste young men brain washed by Aweys, and Atom. The idea that a middle level leader like Atom could easily being transferred to the gulf is a question mark. What is so special about a man waging war in Puntland mountains for the last five years. This Government is not only incompetent, but it is really confused. Last week after the a half dozen bombing of Hotels, restaurants and public places I Mogadishu, they so called security ( golaha Amaanka), had a meeting to fix the problem. They all agreed that the nation security of the capital will be handled by the regional administration. You can not delegate your responsibility to secure the nations capital . The local level districts and their small police contingent do not have the capacity to fight insurgents. Waxuu rabaa in uu yidhaahdo hawshaas degmada Hawlwadaag Ayaan ku wareejinay. Waa hawshii uGu muhiimsanayd ee loo igmaday in uu xaliyo. Gooni, beeshu wakhtigii C/laahi yuusuf baxayey waxay yidhaahdeen waa in awooda lana siiyaa, anaga ayaa Ethiopian la dagaalnay. Shariif Axmed uGu yaraan afar sano ayuu dhamaystay, kadibna Hassan Sheekh ayaa Afar kale dhamysanaya. Shariifku wax badan ayuu qabtay mudadaas, iasgoo weliba xaalad adag ku jiray. Ummaddu isbadel bay raadinaysaa. Dakeda iyo Airpootka Soomaalia leh ee reer ma leh. Waxa loo baahan yahay hogaamiye aragti cusub leh reerkuu doona ha ahaadee. This President has done his best. He may have presided the opening of Mogadishu airport and other developments during his term, and we thank him for his efforts. Having said that, the time has come for an extraordinary leader to tackle these tough issues including security problems. In 2012, We were all expecting that extraordinary leader , but some how Hassan got job. We were patient with him for the last four years, but the time has come for him to retire and give someone else the chance to lift Somalia. If he comes back with backing of these foreign money, Somalia is doomed. Taasi waa ummaddu hakala tagto. Waa iga digniin. umaddu id lix billod ka

" Ninkii Dhalaalayaba , Nin Baa Dhoobada Ugu Jira". That saying is from the Bay region of Somalia. That means the shiny good looking man have some one cleaning for him. In the real world to shine , one must be in the ditch by himself. Walaahi, , regardless of what kind of government people get, unless this culture of shining and living large without hard work must change. During the military government, those who obeyed the law and worked hard in the work place , were called " Guulwadayaal". The system must punish those who do not produce. In Somalia, You could see someone unemployed for a ten years and still able to chew "Qaad", and live a normal life . He may even have many children and still survive, because jobs , even for those who work mean nothing. You really need a real revolution to change the way we work and live.

Well , they have been leaving like this since immemorial , this was how our ancestors lived one thousand years ago, hundred years ago and are still living the same way. Someone should have introduced them the modern technics of grazing and animal trade. They chase these camels all day, they do not ride as a transport, they do not get their meat, and the milk they are getting is insignificant. They probably just proud of having camels (reerkaasi geel badan buu leeyahay). These camels are worth tens of thousands of dollars, they should have sold them and create a new lives for their families. In my live I have never seen a rich camel herder. The main issue is who is going to teach them. There is no government or any other businessman who could show them a different way of doing things. Rooming the land is all they know. They are known to be tough, independent and free. No one can subdue them in their own homeland. They could be good soldiers . Just like the typical Vietnamese or Korean is a rice farmer, the Somalis are pastoral nomads and poor farmers. In order for them to abandon their life style, we must introduce, urban industrialization, modern farming and all sort of jobs to replace this camel chasing. The problem is where is the so called educated Somalis who would have directed their culture and energy in different directions. Cattle ranchers are the richest people in the western hemisphere, but who is going to copy them. You do not need to reinvent the wheel, just copy the whole thing. As you alluded I the Prozac thread, you do not need building hotels or export and import , we need real trades people who could change the way people live.

Malister, convicting and video taping of the firing squad of these teenage boys won't resolve the problem. The current chief of the national intelligence service Mr. C/Rahman Tuuryare made his name as the chairman of the military court. He oversaw the fire squad shooting of more than ten Al-Shabaab teenagers and boys. It made him elevate to NIS chief, but never resolved the problem. Keep the in jail and try to learn as much as possible. Why are you rushing?. Why are they parading these killers in the media before the case even goes to court?. Who are the handlers of these boys?, what have you learned from their custody?. They paraded this man Hassan Hanafi, as the one who was behind the killing of at least 25 journalists. The biggest and most shocking killings of the journalists happened during the Ethiopian occupation of Mogadishu. Both Horn Afric and Shabelle media were critics of the Transitional Federal government and Ethiopian forces, yet this man and his so called Al-Shabaab connection killers targeted them. Why?. I am not interested in this useful killer and his confessions, I want the big fish that was pulling the strings. We need information. War la helaa ayaa talo la hellaa. Labaan dil ku xukunay iyo saddex baan tooganay idinkama soconayso. Wiilashaan aad maxakamadaha dhigteen eed berina taliyeyaasha ka dhigaysaani ma xalinayaan dhibaatada, Fadlan talada wadanka iska wareejiya. Waxaan u baahanshay dad dilka iyo qaraxyada joojiya. Wiilashan adeerkood keenay ma xalin karaan.

Any way to you later,

They are not model Islamists. All they are asking is having the same freedom accorded to people of faith in Europe. They just want freedom of religion. I also notice that you did not know the over 123 generals arrested and convicted by a court for trying to overthrow the government. I do not think you are aware of these things. The Turkish nation is facing very difficult issues. I know you may only noticed the Paris killing by ISIs, but over 300 people are killed by bombs in the heart of Istanbul and Ankara. They are hosting 3 million Syrians and they can not allow a parallel movement to undermine the state. Imagine the FBI or the CIA employee undamming Obama or the institutions they serve. Here in Canada if you incite hatred against an ethnic or religious group , your paper will be sued. Also , here in Canada, journalist can not report certain court proceedings ig the judge orders a gag order. Which means , they can listen and report the generalities of the case , but can not report specific issues. If the issue is national security, they can not name the witnesses or ever divulge classified information. Zaman tramped all these rules and published Turkish military secrets. Believe me the western nations have strict rules in terms of national security. Again what is good for the Turks is good for us. Erdogan can come and go but, we care about that nation. Canada, Somalia and Turkey . These are my issues.

I agree. There are also some good and educated people in the parliament who do not have the connections or the means to affect change. They just sit there and watch as Damjadiid and others shuffle the deck with incompetent people. Some who were out spoken were also murdered by unknown assassins. I also learned that " the few good men and women" who could have made the difference are either busy or not interested the job. Unless you are retired or a well to do person financially, it is hard to participate the Somali politics. The good people are hard workers and are busy with paying their bills, raising family, paying their mortgages and other daily life issues. A person who has done or achieved nothing and failed in the diaspora is the typical Somali who is participating back home. You do not have to be a an experienced politician, all you need to do is work hard, be honest and have a passion for what you are involved. Mohamed Farmaajo and C/Rahman Bayle were two people who were busy with their jobs and I could say that they had a passion and purpose which helped them achieve something. Dahir Rayaale, once sais " Mar dambe Ayaan ogaanay, Ilayn dadka qurbaha nooga yinid waxay ahaayeen dadkii nolosha qurbaha ka bixi kari waayey", I personally know guys " Muqayiliin", who left family behind and become ministers in Hargeisa.

uyyXabad, the government did not took over the newspaper. A trust fund appointed by the court order took over. The trust fund will be appointing new editors and managers. Those of us who follow Turkey understand the reasons behind this. There is a movement called Fathula Gullen Movement who were allied with AKP, but decided to set up a parallel government and infiltrated all government apparatus to overthrow without running elections. They had prosecutors, judges, army generals and others. Two years ago many of them have been arrested after their coup failed. Here is the news: Earlier on Friday, an Istanbul court had decided to appoint trustees for Zaman newspaper which is being accused of supporting a criminal organization led by U.S.-based cleric Fetullah Gülen. The company is accused of supporting what is called the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), headed by Fetullah Gülen, who is said to have infiltrated Turkey's state apparatus with thousands of followers in an effort to overthrow the government. FETÖ is also known as the parallel state, which designates a clandestine group of Turkish bureaucrats and senior officials, allegedly embedded in the country's institutions, including the judiciary and the police. They own this newspaper and others. No American newspaper or other respected western news organization will furnish the pictures of American clandestine intelligence movements. Some western journalist are even embedded with combat soldiers, but they are briefed not to divulge state secrets. The Gullen infiltrators inside the government feed these papers with illegal state secrets. There are many critical papers of Erdogan, but these Zaman group is different , they are treat to the Turkish state. It has nothing to do with freedom of the press. If a mafia group with criminal intensions tries to infiltrate government for it's own interest it will be stopped. Finally , it is not a take over by the state, but a continues effort of the Turkish state to stop a terrorist movement undermining the state. If you try to the over government without going through legal channels , you will be considers illegal. V Th Th