First responders are heroes as usual. They did great despite their lack of resources. WE all hope and pray for patience, especially the small traders who made a living there. My brother who is in Hargeisa at the moment told me it was almost over 5 km square . I will hold any accusations or critisim, but, there is aways but, right? But, traditionally, these kind of fires are insitigated by governments for many different reasons. Ceel Gaab market, which was the heart of money laundering and foreign exchange hub in the late eighties, was burned by the Somali government in late eighties to make way for new modern market. Cabdi Illey burned over night most of the makeshift businesses and small market booths concentrated in Jigjiga. After the fire destroyed downton Jigijga, he ordered that any replacement business or houses could be moder buildings high rises ( sky scrabers jigijga style). THe fesult was a modern skyline with huge boulevards that made Jigjiga the envy of many Somali cities with narrow streets. Also, a recurrent suspicious fire was happening in both sides Wajaale market after the town has unveiled new modern rendering of how the future city must look. WE have to wait the fake investigation Mr. Biixi to make an acurate statement, but the fact is the Somaliland government were unhappy about the Waheen market and its narrow streets and this fire could be a prelude for their future plans to get rid of the small trader who crowded the new sky scrabers. Muuse Biixi already said, " Imisaan idin lahayn sidaani ma shaqeynayso". wAr jiraaba cakaaru iman

Xaaji, It is no ones intention here to minimize the death of civilians in that horible Hargeisa war instigated by SNM. As I said many times, " Shacabka Soomaaliyeed waa Xalaal" whereever they are. It is true a war to dislodge the city from the rebels who stormed Hargeisa had caused extensive damage. Yet no one ever mentions the the war that went on from 1991-193 in Hargeisa itself which did also extensive damages, especially down town Hargeisa . Burco was almost intact in 1991. People abandoned the city in thousands to avoid the " Maryo Alool" war. A new town was created in 1994 and many veterans of the rebels died in that war. Also, everyone including Ahmed Siilaanyo said it " was a bad idea" to storm the city. After MInigestu and Siyaad Barre made the IGAD accord in Djibouti in 1987, the rebels knew they were going to be homeless. They dispatched their weapons through local trucks caryying milk and goods to Hargeisa while the play boy general Morgan was partying. When Morgan was told about the weapons being smuggled and rebels entering the city he said' "Daaya ha soo galaane". He thought they were abandoning the Ethiopian bases. THen suddenly in May 28, 1988 the war started within the city. What would the army and the government do? abandon the second capital of the republic for bunch rebels by Mengistu, the arch enemy of Somalia ? NO, they have to do what ever it took to dislodge the rebels from the city. Allah knows how many died, but a war that took mostly in certain parts of the city that took place less than three weeks couldn't kill thousands, but hundreds. After three weeks, the rebels left, tens of thousands became refugees in Ethiopia and the war changed to guerrila hit and run until 1991. Personally, i put more weight in terms of victims for people who were arrested, shot or abused because of belonging to the Habro clan, SSDF community or others without trial. This were the real victims. I am not diminishing the victims of Hargeisa war, but that war can not only be blamed for the military government. For GOD sake Mohamed I EGAL waged a war in the east to save his new government formed in Borama in 1993 and killed thaousands to safe his new " Maanul". If Egal who controled few towns in west of Sheikh town waged war to keep his government, imagine the Somali National governmt in nineteen eighties? Look at Ukraine today, after the bombardment of 5 weeks weeks by the second largest army in the world, the death tall of the civilians didn't even reach 2000 people yet. Or look at Syria, were cluster bombs were used and cities flatened, the death in 10 years are half million. I can assure that when the first artellary was heard in Hargeisa evertyone moved to the other towns and borders to Ethiopia. it was the quickest war in terms of military engegement. The Burco war lasted a week. Cid walba hadday naxnaxiso dhibkeeda xal la gaadhi maayo. Baala Xoofto, I would take with grain of salt anything Yusuf Graad says who was a member of the USC group in the nineties. We we were their and we don't need CNN or BBC tell us about our homes. WE all agree that " war is hell". History will tell that the SNM committed some of worst strategies of the modern war in late eighties inflitrating a large city and fighting among civilians. That is an ISIS style of fighting. It was a crime. By 1991, they were almost accepting defeat and were ready to negotiate when the Somali government collapsed unexpectedly. In All, Allah is just and the injustices of the military government made it to collapse so others could make a credit. Yet, after 30 years we are where we started in 1991. Poverty, thrust for water, unemployed and constant drought and angry tribes from Djibouti to Jigjiga, Hargeisa, Garoowe and Mogadishu. Waxa uu yidhi C/laahi Yusuf Allah Ha u Naxariistee, " Hadaan ogaan lahaa in Soomalidu sidan tahay, duur ma galeen, baabuurna qori ma saareen". As Che said, Siyaad Barre Allah ha u naxariiste, is gone for almost 30 years ago, and other than big hotels for the elite to sip tea , what have you done? did you coltivated one hecter of land to aliviete import foods and infliation, did you built 50 km of road so people could trade and travel, have you seen even a kid kick a soccer ball or compete against another town? no. Raad aan shalay maray miyaan did ugu soo laabtay aan ooyee albaaka ii xidha. We just lost 45 of of the best and brightest in Hiiraan just last week. Have you ever heard any warlord or evil person dying in bombs? No. They always kill the best including that lady Aamina. She probably knew few things about the double agent " Maruuxumad" Ikraan which has ties to foreign agents. They bombed and wounded her, and just like proffessional killers they made sure she must not survive and made the second bomb. Only sates do that kind of thing. Dhiisi baad moodaa markuu afka kuu soo dhaweyneye Waa dan gaara iyo dhuuni ku raacdaysiye Dhuunta bir la ga geli muxuu nooga dhiman waayey. I am out of the topic, so kids, don't start with me with the evil Somali Alphabet rebels " Naga dumiyey dalkayagii". Allah doori dambigay galeenba garmaayaane. Good might folks.

The Haegeisa war where sucidal fighters stormed their own homes lasted only less than four weeks. JUst like Mogadishu was destroyed by the four month war between Caydiid and Cali Mahdi, Most of Hargeisa and Burco was destroyed by the war among the Habro. People had to locate to Yiroowe, Togdheer to excape the war netween Cigaal and C/rahman Tuur which killed thousands. Yet no one will mention. 1:30 hour flight to Hargeisa will not have any effects for the mechanical well being of the airline.

Che, I don't trust the Italians. What was all that talk about Kenyan oil blocks explored by Norwegians and others?, I hope the Somali blocks, just north of the Kenyan blocks would fare better. One thing I know is the gulf boys won't allow any oil to be produced in this region. THe gas deposts in Somali Galbeed is still on the ground despite the discovery of tweny years ago.

MMA, THere is a huge shift in the region. It seems the Arabs had waken up to change the course. Biden and other other western nations are hell bent on destroying the energy based economy of the gulf and others through illogical promotion of the climate agenda. America is producing its own energy and doesn't need the Arab oil anymore. Here in Alberta, the land of oil, we are paying 5 dollar per gallon not only tbecause of the war in Ukraine but also due to the disasterous climate chage feul taxes. The US imports less than half million barrela of oil per day from Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, China imports 2 million barrela. Soon America might not even need Arab oil due to many factors. Western Europe and North America are less than 15% of the world pouplation. Euro Asia is about four billion people combined with the what economists call, " The Asian Century" things will not be the same for the old world. AS America shifts to Asia Pacific, the middle east including Israel will be after thought. The ISIS and company caravan isn't not useful anymore, it has been milked enough for 20 years. It is boggeling the mind how an insignificat nations who couldn't even produce a pistol ( Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and others) had been made to be the most feared threat to American freedom and safety. Other than the religeous significance, the middle east was irrelevant in world power scale for the last 900 years. If you look back the Arabs didn't reach or surpass where the early Sahaaba under the banner of Islam reached in terms of territory, and after 10th sentury, the whole region was the play ground of the crusaders until the rise of the Seljuks and the Ottoman empire who not only defeated the crusaders but also conquered Europe. If you look back history, the Persians have never conquered any land other than fight MUslims. I know thay have been victimized by the Arab coalition led by Saddam which they lost millions, but since then they have waged a sectarian war to kill Sunnis in Iraq, Syria and now keeping the Houthis in power in Yemen. Why Iran is fighting to keep Shia despots like Assad in power and kill millions? The relationship between the gulf and Israel had existed for a long time. It is better to come out in public instead of fake opposition to Israel to keep their power while encouraging the masses to protest against Israel. If this conflict between the Arabs and Jews cool down, America had to find other hot places to confront including China, Russia and maybe even Brazil and others. Traditionally, Muslims and Jews lived in peace for centuries, and if the Palestinian issues are solved the sky is the limit.

Usually, it was our esteemed and sage Mr. Che who used to update us whatever is been cooked in Ethiopia. It seems a lot had taken place lately in that " empire of rags". First let me say that Che and company were correct in assessing the political moves of Abiy Ahmed to make himself dictator for life while shifting his alliances. As of this week , he is sticking with his promise to make a peace with the battred Tigray leadership. The Amhara, who wanted to ride the Abiy horse and crush their enemies( Oromo and Tigray) until he decimated them for good, rejected the peace overtures and became an arch enemie of Abiy Ahmed. THey want Abiy gone. Futhermore, during the congress of the PP in Addis few weeks ago, the Amhara had lost their number two place in the party and was replaced by a Somali by the name of Aadan Farah who used to be the deputy president of the Somali region under Mustafe Cagjar. last year hee even participated a plot to overthrow Mustafe Cagjar and fled to Harart. Rather than been punished, he was promoted as the secratary general of the party and now the number two man of PP. When the next shuffle happens, A Somali could be the deputy premier of the empire. AS Baala Xofta said, the knives are out for president Mustafe. the Opposition are encouraged to scrutinize his administration. His Amhara freinds have been weakened and people say Mustafe will move to the federal cabinet soon and will be replaced. To be fair, other the Liyu police killing innocent people without no reasons, or using life bullets for every small demonstration, the Somali region was the most peaceful place in whole of Ethiopia. Jigjiga is like any Somali town where you could stroll freely without any fear. The biggest problem is just like Mogadishu and Hargeisa, Jigjiga has a large ex politicians sitting in hotels and Khat Majlis houses waiting to be appointed or ploting to get rid of the current leadership for the hope of joining the next one. Yet, despite his shorcomings, appointing another guy from Addis to do their dirty work will not help the cause of the Somalis in the region unless they elect their own leader. Anyway, there is no hope of any meaningful institution or reasonable government coming from the Somali region until the clan system is disbanded.

It is the same scenarion. Al Shbaab thrives in these transitional times. No one is minding the shop THree months before the election and another three months to form the government is the deadliest time in MOgadishu. Former intelligence chief C/raxman Tuuryare said, " the majority of murders and bombs in Mogadishu are either business related, politics or both. Having seen how Al shabaab killers were eliminated in Mudug recently, I do believe a competent intelligence service and few qualified dectectives could smkoe out the urban mafia paying poor kids to put bombs in cars or shoot innocent by standers.

It seems Somali political leaders live inside their own pubbles without care or considerations of outside his circle. We have to see how C/laahi Deni campaigns in the next few weeks, but his out of the gate declaration of his candidacy looks really bad. He projects an image of an angry person who can't hide the contempt he has for Farmaajo. The whole speech was I want Farmaajo out of the office. Dadkani dad la taliya ama speech writers ma leh miyaa?

He openly supported Al-shabaab through his sermons. Before he was arrested he led a sermon where he called for Jihaad and overthrowing of the the whole system in Somalia. HE is the most hardline Sheikh in the Somali region by far, yet he was supervised in minimum security jail. THere are some Sheikhs and others who are roting in jail while the Hargeisa Maamul couldn't furnish any evidence against them. C/maalik Coldoon and others are in Mandera Jail although a judge found him not guilty. I have no doubt that this man was disptached to be another Ahmed Godane and prolong the suffering of the people of south Somalia.. How could a well known Al-shabaab man take his whole Family and land in Jilib, middle Jubada Dhexe without no one knowing?

My God. A neoconservative think tank whose marginally connected party is out of power is milking Somaliland dry. Mickeal Rubin is making a half million dollars a year for writing two or three articles in abscure foreign policy journals. This isn't the time to waste money during the drought.FRom LOndon to Taiwan and Washington, probably $10 million dollars have been blown by the oligarchs.

Since second world war, The Russians were always willing to take high casualty. Also, remember, the Ukranian army isn't a third world army, they have over 200,000 strong army with weapons manufactured at home. Tanks are sitting ducks in a modern warefare. Most of us had watched the Iraq wat with a desert landscape and the best air power in the world-- the American navy and ait force--but in terms infantry and tanks Ukrane is formidable with thousands of tanks and artliery including drones. Having said that the Ukrainian nation is being destroyed slowly but surely with cruise missles and air bombardment. THe Russians will soon circle Kyiv, move from south east and probably isolate the eastern regions. Yet, no one can deny the stif resistance of the Ukrainian army which is expected for the second largest country in Europe with modern army. WE hope a truce could be arranged to salvage before Putin destroys Ukraine to the stone age. It is not fair to cheer the Ukrainins from behind while they are facing a ruthless enemy. Yesterday, for the first time a base in western Ukraine around the Polish border was hit with 30 cruise misilles killing 30 and wounding 130. It could get worse.

MMA, Poor Maareeye didn't get the message. Laftagareen and company wanted the northern guys to join N&N and build the so called coalition later.. A big N&N convention is coming to Baidaba jast before the election and some Northern guys want to join in but with some caveat. And by the way, a guy who just came from, Mogadishu this week told me that premier Rooble was working for his sub clan and especially Abdikarim Guuleed for the president. He said the HG group in Mogadishu own more than half of the nothern delegates and 90% of the Banadiri members chosen in Mogadishu. If some of us thought Rooble was crowning C/laahi Deni or Hassan Sheikh, that idea had been put tp rest. Reerku kursigay rabaan. Elders who complained about being cheated were given a nice hand shake at night and disapeared. The big issue is if Mr. Guuleed fails to garner enough votes and pass to the second round where would his group go? Farmaajo or C/laahi Deni? Politics is the art of making things possible. After this ugly election, it should be political parties, but Xaaji and company can't play these games.

It seems this Ukraine nation is some kind of special. Too bad if things keep going the way they are, Ukraine will be destroyed. THe current leader must quit, appoint a care taker government to negotiate with Putin. If your country is invaded, the aggresor is the main culprit, but as a leader, you have certain responsibility to save your country from eventual destruction. The Russians are taking their time. They are moving from north, east and south east taking already most of Ukraines sea access, nuclear reactors, airports and military bases. I was thinking about a long insurgency aided by the west, but Ukraine doesn't have the Afghanistan mountaines or Veitnamese jungle. This western idea of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian is going to be the total destruction of that country. After the end of this war couple of things could happen. War usually changes things. Before the second world war, there were only less than 60 independent nation states instead of today's over 200. For one, both Ukraine and Russia will not be the same, and Europe too could change. Or a new economic system might emerge from this war connecting Russia to central Asia, China and beyond. As usual the Chinese keep abstaining from security council vote, just like they did during the Iraq war.

The Ukrainian Nazis units are targeted for destruction from Russia. People are wondering why Putin is talking about eliminating Nazis while Zelensky is Jewish?. The Russian considers any western backed war in their direction as repelica of Nazi invasion trying to to either change them or subdue them. THere are reports of Polish neoNazis pulling fleeing Africans from the line. Even the current right wing government keeps talking about MUslims and immigrants while no one is traveling there. Even if they do they will pass to Germany or England.

Deni has eliminated heavy weights in Puntland including Cumar Sharmaarke, C/weli Gaas, Juriile, Sakariye X. Mohamuud from Galdogob and many others. In this election the knives are out, and if you are suspected to be a N&N, you will be eliminated without any recourse. In terms of Dayaano family, C/laahi Deni has to swallow his pride and leave the village boys alone since he is traveling to hugher places. He is probably taking a page from the late president A/laahi Yusuf. Before he embarked to Mogadishu to run for president in 2004, Mr. Yusuf reconciled with the Reer Bari insurgency leaders including the late Cadde Muuse . If he ends up in higher office, he will forget the village boys, if he loses anything could happen.

Che, MMA and others have always the better judgement of SOL. Whatever sympathy we had for the Ukranian refugees had disapeared quickly due to these racist western media personalities. Syria was a 5000 years old nation that never left their country as a refugees in recent years. THese people don't consider us as human beings. Worst of all these are the so called liberals.I always believed that the Iraq war couldn't have taken placeas as it did without CNN cheering and paving the road way before 2003.

I know this stpud police cheif, his name is Araweello in Borama. I know that town didn't had enough police cruisers for a long time and I was surprised all these police cars. The question is" Goormay Jamuuriyada Barakaysani qaadka mamnuucday"" Xaaji warka na sii. Deeda Ilaahay baa baxshee baada laga qaadayo fanaaniinta oo looga furanayo waxoogaagi ay Muqdishu kala yimaadeen iskadaaya. Waxa dhalinta lacagta yar ka furanaya waa kuwa isku sheega sirdoonka.

Personal secretary of Madoobe is leading this committee. Regardless of the “Guddi” Rooble should flow the September 17 agreement and hold the election. While Galmudug had finished its selection, Puntland , the mother of the federation is way behind, that tells something

By the way Aw Kuku, the comedian is gone to Poland

It seems the Russians don’t want to create a full scale Ukrainian destruction to avoid future hatred of the residents. The internet is on, electricity is on all over the country, and not one single bridge is destroyed . if you look back what the Russians did to Chechnya 20 years ago or Syria in the last few years, Where they made whole cities like Aleppo look like a rubbles. It might be a war among cousins and these 40 km convoy is just a show of force.. in terms of the Polish, the only one we need is probably a Polish plumber. In UK there are a million Polish residents taking all low paying jobs from the British, it was one of many readers UK left the EU

corret. And this comedian president, Zelensky seem to be a toigh guy. He is digging in to fight,

Absolutly, they both need one hour training. The same nations who said they will use only sanctions to punish Putin are rushing to send weapons. US, UK, Portugal, Nederlans and even Germany who few weeks ago refused to send any arms to Ukraine are sending anti tank and anti aircraft weapons. He had united his adversaries. NATO unity was in trouble after the Afghanistan sudden withdrawl, and even Macron was mulling of creating a European defence project. If Putin doesn't get a face saving through some third party negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, he will be bogged down. THe west were goading him for weeks to move in Saddam Husein style, and we thought Putin was smart enough to avoid the trap. He got in with the whole world against him. Even if he survives, he will be a weak leader, open for elimination for the second round of the bext crises.

By the way, why Putin is sitting ten metets away from his cabinet meetings. what is this all about?

Gabadhu reerka waa tahay Laakiin waxay mataleysa Galmudug. Waa bililiqo dadban. We have teo ladies who are married to Unaka and Reer Galmudug, residing in Mogadishu since 1990, rapresenting Awdal, while those from back home were sidelined. Nama matalayaan. Waar ma haweeney hubaysan oo Muqdisho joogta ayaa mid AWdal ka timid la tartami kartaa. My sister in law who is retired was running to get a seat and did all the leg work. The day before the vote, in the middle of the night, they changed both the venue and the time. By the time she realized and showed up, the lady married to the Galmudug man, had chosen " miixisad u tanaasudhay" and the whole thing concluded within few minutes.Waa bililiqo dadban. Man, these DAmujadiid guys has robbed us left and right. THeir wives are appointed ambassadors and members of parliamentwhile others had took over government contracts. Wallee hassan sheikh in uu wax boobay way muuqataa.

If the Americans and the EU stops Russia from using the Swift banking system, Putin will suffer very quickly. He might ship his energy but won't get paid. It happened to Venezuela few years ago. Venezuela shipped millions of barrels of oil, but the money was kept in New York banks, so they decided not to sell anymore since they don't get paid. The stupid EU is refusing now. I read that the Russians are bombing Turkish /Ukrainian drone production facilities and other engine making factories.