A spokesperson for the Gadaffi family has said that Saif al-Islam Gadaffi, the son of the former Libyan leader will contest in the upcoming presidential elections. Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul told the influential local media agency, Egypt Today, that Saif al-Islam has the support and credentials required to end the chaos that has gripped Libya since the overthrow of his father Muammar Gadaffi in 2011. “Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan president, enjoys the support of major tribes in Libya so he can run for the upcoming presidential elections due in 2018,” said Libyan Tribal Chief and spokesperson of the Gaddafi family, Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan president, enjoys the support of major tribes in Libya so he can run for the upcoming presidential elections due in 2018. Al-Soul says that a platform to launch the former first son’s presidential campaign will soon be launched. “The platform includes some procedures that Saif al-Islam hopes the United Nations would adopt to help Libya move from the incumbent transitional period to stability.” Today, Libya is grappling with insecurity as different factions control different parts of the country. Saif al-Islam Gadaffi hopes to unify the factions and restore peace and stability in the country that was once prosperous under his father’s rule. “Saif al-Islam plans to impose more security and stability in accordance with the Libyan geography and in coordination with all Libyan factions,” al-Soul manifested. This development follows the weekend announcement by the Eastern Libyan military commander, Khalifa Haftar, that he ‘would listen to the will of the free Libyan people’, interpreted as an indication that he might run in next year’s elections. The United Nations backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has indicated that elections may be held in mid-2018. “We believe that presidential elections will be held in the middle of 2018,” Mohamed Siala, GNA foreign minister, speaking to foreign reporters at the Valdai Panel Discussion in Russia. Saif Al-Islam was released in June this year after six years of captivity by a militia group in the Libyan town of Zintan. He had been captured in November 2011 after the fall of his father’s regime, and he was subsequently sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Tripoli. Following his release, the International Criminal Court ordered for his arrest and surrender, which was backed by the GNA. He is wanted by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity during his father’s unsuccessful attempts to put down the rebellion that eventually led to the fall of his regime. The United Nations is supporting the voter registration process as it seeks to reconcile rival factions and relaunch a political transition that would lead to new polls. The UN Libya mission has previously said it hopes elections can be held by the end of next year, but has also acknowledged complex security, political and legislative challenges to organising a vote. Libya last held elections in 2014 but the results were disputed, deepening divisions that emerged after the country’s 2011 uprising. The poll led to an escalation of armed conflict and to rival parliaments and governments being set up in the capital and the east. Source: – Africa News The post Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam to run for Libya president in 2018 appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Turkey’s Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin on Tuesday criticised United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan for sharing a tweet that targeted Ottoman history and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a shared retweet, Zayed accused Fahreddin Pasha — an Ottoman governor of Medina from 1916-1919 — of committing crimes against local population and theft of their property. “The Turks also stole most of the manuscripts of the Mahmudiyah library in the city and sent them to Turkey. These are Erdogan’s ancestors and their history with Arab Muslims,” the tweet said. هل تعلمون في عام1916قام التركي فخري باشا بجريمة بحق أهل المدينة النبوية فسرق أموالهم وقام بخطفهم واركابهم في قطارات إلى الشام واسطنبول برحلة سُميت(سفر برلك) كما سرق الأتراك أغلب مخطوطات المكتبة المحمودية بالمدينة وارسلوها إلى تركيا. هؤلاء أجداد أردوغان وتاريخهم مع المسلمين العرب pic.twitter.com/lEynzANQiV — د. علي العراقي (@ali11iraq) December 16, 2017 In response, Kalin criticised Zayed for retweeting a “propaganda lie that seeks to turn Turks [and] Arabs against one another.” “It was Fahreddin Pasha who bravely defended Medina against the British plans then. Is attacking President Erdogan at all costs the new fashion now?” Kalin asked. It is a shame that @ABZayed, FM of UAE, retweets this propaganda lie that seeks to turn Turks & Arabs against one another, again. It was Fahreddin Pasha who bravely defended Madina against the British plans then. Is attacking President Erdoğan at all costs the new fashion now? https://t.co/E9o4u7aSCH — Ibrahim Kalin (@ikalin1) December 19, 2017 Relations between the two countries are already at a low since Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a blockade on Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terror groups and Iran. On the other hand, Turkey has cemented its relations with Qatar by building a military base and deploying troops there. Ankara also helped Doha acquire food products that Saudi Arabia and others had blocked from entering. Who was Fahreddin Pasha? Fahreddin Pasha was the commander of the Ottoman army and last governor of the city of Medina. Nicknamed “Lion of the Desert” for his bravery, Pasha defended Muslim holy city from Arab tribes, which had aligned with the British against the Ottomans. Even after Armistice of Mudros between Ottoman Empire and Allies was signed on October 20, 1918, he refused to surrender. Pasha kept Medina under Ottoman Sultan’s rule for 72 days after the war ended. With his garrison and men facing starvation due to a lack of supplies, he was forced to handover the city on January 10, 1919. The siege lasted two years and seven months. Source: – TRT World The post Turkey slams UAE foreign minister for tarnishing Ottoman legacy appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Ceremonies to mark the 74th anniversary of the Somali’s law enforcement agencies have taken place in all regions of the Horn of Africa nation. A well-executed ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the police was held at General Kaahiye Academy in Mogadishu, the site of a deadly suicide attack that claimed the lives of 17 policemen less than a week ago. Somali Police have identified the suicide bomber who blew up in General Kahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu but say that the name will not be released to the public. Security has been beefed up around the capital with authorities blocking all roads leading to the academy Prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire who attended the ceremony has inspected a guard of honour mounted by police forces who lined up in readiness to commemorate the day. UN envoy to Somalia, Michael Keating, Ministers, officials, MPs and leaders of civil society participated the event. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo sent congratulatory message anniversary the police. Somali National Police Force is the main civil law enforcement agency of Somalia. Throughout Somalia’s bloody civil war, the police force has been inactive. It was revived just before the establishment of Somali Transitional government in 2004. Somalia police day was founded on 20th December 1943. The post Somali celebrates 74th police anniversary appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Maleeshiyada al-Shabaab ayaa baahisay warar sheegaya inay dileen Taliyihii ciidamada Howlgalada maamulka Puntland iyo ciidamo la socday. Maleeshiyada ayaa sheegtay inay Qarax la eegteen Gaari Cabdi Bille ah oo wehlinaayay Gaadiid kale oo ay la socdeen Saraakiil Mareykan ah iyo Ciidamo ka tirsan Taliska Howlgalada PIS-ta Puntland. Maleeshiyada ayaa tilmaantay in Qaraxa Gaariga ay kula eegteen duleedka magalada Boosaaso ee xarunta Gobolka Bari isla markaana dadka ay ku dileen ay kamid yihiin ciidamo. Maleeshiyadu waxa ay tilmaantay in Qaraxa ay ku dileen Taliyihii Howgalada PIS-ta Puntland oo lagu magacaabi jiray Korneyl Galayr Xassan Yuusuf iyo sarkaal kale oo magaciisa lagu soo koobay Barkhad. Waxa ay intaa ku dartay in weerarkaasi uu ahaa mid ay ka gaareen dantii ay ka lahaayen, isla markaana ay ku burburiyeen Gaadiid, sida ay baahiyeen. Talaabadan ayaa imaaneysa xili maleeshiyaadka ay Kordhiyeen Qaraxyada ay la beegsadaan Ciidamada Puntland. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Al-Shabaab oo shaacisay inay dishay Taliyihii Howgallada PIS-ta Puntland & Saraakiil kale appeared first on Caasimada Online.

RAS AL-KHAIMAH, 19th December, 2017 — H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, today received Abdul Qader Mohammed Hatami Sheikhi, Somali Ambassador to the UAE, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. The Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah welcomed the Somali diplomat and wished him success in his future tasks, hailing his efforts in promoting the existing relations between the two countries in several areas. The meeting was attended by a number of sheikhs and senior officials. WAM

MOGADISHU- Some Somali lawmakers said on Wednesday they plan to impeach the president in a mounting political crisis that could put the fledgling government on a violent collision course with one of the country’s most powerful clans. The political turmoil endangers fragile gains against the Islamist al Shabaab insurgency and could derail the government of President Mohamed Abdullahi. Universally known by his nickname “Farmajo”, the dual U.S.-Somali citizen took power earlier this year in a U.N.-backed process. The Horn of Africa state’s parliament adjourned last week until the end of February, but some legislators want it to reconvene on an emergency basis, lawmaker Mahad Salad told Reuters. “Ninety-six lawmakers have asked the speaker to reopen the session so that the impeachment against the president kicks off. The president is accused of violation of the constitution, treason, destruction of the federal states and so on,” he said. The letter had not yet been delivered to the speaker. There are 275 lawmakers and two-thirds would have to vote against the president to impeach him. The motion follows a deadly raid on Sunday on the home of an opposition leader, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, who ran for the presidency against Farmajo. Somali security agents arrived at his house around midnight and engaged his guards in a firefight, killing five people. The minister of security said Warsame resisted arrest and he would be charged with treason. He appeared in court on Tuesday but no warrant was shown for his arrest, a witness said. A Wednesday court hearing was postponed until Thursday. The information minister did not return calls seeking comment. A statement from the security minister and attorney general said they were “investigating the crimes of Somalis who were involved in treason, terror and the destruction of government systems”. POWERFUL CLAN Warsame comes from Somalia’s formidable Galmudug clan, which is spread across south-central Somalia. Although both his supporters and the government stress that his detention is political, rather than a clan issue, it will further sour relations between the two sides. If that sparks fighting it could split Somalia’s security forces, which are composed mostly of clan-based militias. In September, a battle between the police, intelligence, and military killed nine people in Mogadishu’s Galmudug clan district. “It’s a lose-lose situation for the government. If they pursue this, they face a showdown with the Galmudug clan, who are powerful, wealthy and well-armed and provide many units in the SNA,” said a Somalia security analyst who spoke on condition of anonymity, referring to the Somali National Army. “If they back down, they look weak. It’s very hard to see how the administration could survive this crisis.” In August, a joint U.S.-Somali raid in the town of Bariire killed 10 Galmudug clan members. The U.S. military said they were Islamist militants but clan elders said they were civilians. In May, a soldier accidentally killed the minister of public works in a case of mistaken identity. A Galmudug clan member, the soldier was sentenced to death, angering clan members who felt that blood money should have been accepted. POLITICAL PROBLEMS Somalia’s new government has won plaudits from diplomats for trying to assess the extent of mismanagement and corruption in the armed forces and the International Monetary Fund has praised it for fiscal reforms. But at home, the government has many problems. It has hired and fired a string of top security officials. Al Shabaab militants, skilled at exploiting clan divisions, stepped up a campaign of deadly bombings in Mogadishu. One October bomb killed more than 500 people. A split between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, both of which have supported Somali factions, has fuelled a spat between the president and leaders of Somalia’s regional administrations, damaging security cooperation. This month, the U.S. government announced it was suspending aid to most of the military over accountability concerns. Now many parliamentarians are angry that a government that promotes itself as reformist is arresting critics like Warsame, said Abdirizak Mohamed, a lawmaker and former security minister. “MPs are concerned about freedom of expression and association. This was an unnecessary crisis when they already had a lot on their plate.” Reuters

Saldhig ay ku leeyihiin kooxaha ku dhuumalaysta buuraha Calmadow Deegaanka Madarshoon oo qiyaastii 30 KM ka durugsan tuulada Galgala ayaa xalay saqdhexe waxaa weeraray ciidamada amaanka Puntland ee PSF, waxaana wararku sheegayaan dagaal culus inuu halkaas ku dhexmarey labada dhinac Alshabab iyo Ciidanka. Sarkaal ka tirsan ciidanka ayaa u sheegay Warbaahinta PUNTLAND POST in lagu dilay weerarkan ku dhawaad 20 ka tirsan maleeshiyadda Alshabab oo ay ku jiraan saraakiil Ajnabi ah, wuxuuna sheegay inuu kooban yahay khasaaraha dhinacooda. Dhinaca kale warar madax banaan oo laga helayo Galgala ayaa sheegaya jiritaanka gaari ciidanku leeyahay oo miino la kacday maanta ayna ku dhinteen ka mid ah askarta. Kala soco PUNTLAND POST wixii faahfaahin ah. The post Ciidanka Puntland oo dilay ku dhawaad 20 ka tirsan Alshabab appeared first on Puntland Post.

Qaar kamid ah Xildhibaannada Soomaaliya ayaa Arbacada Maanta sheegay in ay qorshaynayaan Mooshin xilka qaadis ay ku sameeyaan madaxweynaha Soomaaliya,kadib xasaradda siyaasadeed ee ka dhalatay xarigga cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur,taasoo keeni karta in ay isku-dhacaan Xukuumadda iyo mid kamid ah beelaha waaweyn ee dalka,sida ay soo werisay Wakaaladda Wararka Reuters. 96 Mudane oo ka tirsan Golaha Shacabka Soomaliya ayaa Guddoonka Baarlamanka ka dalbaday in la qabto kulan aan caadi ahayn oo xilka qaadis loogu samaynayo madaxweyne farmaajo oo ay ku eedeeyeen in uu Dastuurka jebiyey,islamaarkaana ku kacay khiyaano qaran. Hadalka mudanayaasha ayaa ka dhashay,weerar ay Axaddii Ciidanka Nabad Sugidda Soomaliya ku qaadeen guriga Siyaasi Cabdiraxmaan cabdishakuur oo horay u soo noqday Wasirkii Qorshaynta Soomaaliya,sidoo kalena kamid ahaa musharrixiinti xilka madaxweyne ee doorashadii u ku guulaystay Maxammed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo Warku waa socdaa The post Deg deg: Baarlamanka Soomaaliya oo sheegay in ay xilka ka qaadayaan Madaxweyne Farmaajo appeared first on Puntland Post.

Layla’s journey has been anything but easy. She’s a refugee from the eastern Somali Region of Ethiopia, which she and her husband fled because of conflict and persecution in the early 2000s. They eventually found a temporary home in Saudi Arabia, where they had children and stayed for seven years — before Layla’s husband was deported in 2010. Her employers helped her family escape to Syria. “I began to start my new life,” Layla says. “My kids had a little education at home.” But before she could truly settle, civil war erupted in Syria, contributing to one of the worst refugee crises of our time. Layla made the difficult decision to once again flee the country where her family lived, walking for two to three days to the Turkish border, where she ultimately learned of her husband’s death back home. Despite unspeakable hardship, Layla’s story does have a happy ending — one she’s able to tell herself in a new video from the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), a legal aid organization advocating for refugees around the world. With the help of IRAP, Layla and her family are currently resettled in the U.S., where she finally has a newfound sense of stability and security. “Maine is so nice,” she says through a voiceover in the video, animated by media production company agency Wondros. “I feel like my home, and better than my home, because I live safe.” IRAP launched Layla’s video Wednesday with a strong message: The U.S. refugee resettlement program is under attack. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will start to hear oral arguments Thursday in the case of Jewish Family Service v. Trump, resulting from a class action complaint filed in November against the Trump administration’s latest restrictions on refugees. The restrictions effectively halt the refugee resettlement program for 11 predominantly Muslim countries; the complaint calls for a nationwide injunction against the refugee ban. “The narrative we’re trying to push with Layla, who is already a resettled client, is that if these restrictions were to go into place, her family wouldn’t have been able to reach safety,” says Sarah Blume, communications assistant at IRAP. “The U.S. has always been a model in refugee resettlement — kind of a humanitarian leader in the amount of refugees we have resettled.” Somalia, for example, is one of the “higher risk” countries on the list, meaning acceptance of Somali refugees would be subject to decisions on a case-by-case basis after a 90-day review period. If these restrictions were in place at the time, Layla and her family’s resettlement to the U.S. would have been extensively delayed, Blume says. IRAP is fighting the ban, in part, because the restrictions roll back a robust U.S. resettlement program. President Trump dropped the resettlement quota from 110,000 refugees (the number the Obama administration set at the end of 2016) to 45,000 — the lowest it’s been in decades. “The U.S. has always been a model in refugee resettlement — kind of a humanitarian leader in the amount of refugees we have resettled,” Blume says. “Beyond that, we feel that these newly implemented refugee restrictions will make it even more difficult to resettle that number.” Not all hope is lost. In addition to the multiple legal battles against the ban, Blume and IRAP hope the video and Layla’s story will encourage viewers to share their voices, and speak out against discrimination of refugees and Muslims in the U.S. and abroad. You can donate to impactful organizations, sign up for alerts and information on more tangible ways to take action, and call your representatives to voice your concerns about policies directly affecting the resettlement program. “The main thing we want to get across is that if these restrictions were in place today, Layla and her family would not be able to reach safety,” Blume says. “Beyond Layla’s story, it’s important to understand the hardships that these folks go through.” http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/refugee-mother-video-irap-resettlement-travel-ban/#q7TgGz_Lxmq0

Transport and Road Development Minister, Abdilahi Abokor was convicted and sentenced three years imprisonment by a regional court in Hargeisa. HARGEISA— Member of Somaliland House of National Assembly calls on the parliament should vet before approving four newly appointed cabinet ministers in Musa Bihi’s new administration. The minister of transport & road development, Abdilahi Abokor Osman has been found guilty by regional court and was sentenced three years imprisonment barring him to hold cabinet portfolio. The minister of Labor and family affairs, Ms. Hinda Jama Hirsi and the minister of agriculture, Hon. Ahmed Mumin Seed have not had educational qualifications to hold these aforementioned cabinet portfolios. The ministers have not finished high school therefore the constitution bans them from being ministers as they lack qualifications. The defense minister, Hon. Isse Ahmed Yusuf Adale is against the aspirations of Somaliland’s statehood. The national constitution bars the above mentioned ministers to hold cabinet ministers due to their qualifications, guilty over crime and being against Somaliland’s secession from Somalia. The MP said that the ministers have not fulfilled laws stipulated in the national constitution. Hon. Abdikadir Askar has asserted that videos are available on the defense minister who announced to wage war against Somaliland. The defense minister has committed a national treason and instead of offering a cabinet minister then he deserves to be brought before a court of trail. Deputy chairperson of Somaliland’s Finance committee of the house of assembly, Hon. Abdikadir Askar Hasan made the remarks in an interview with Geeska Afrika, a local Somali newspaper in Hargeisa. He further demanded from the new administration to disclose the debt that it inherited from the previous government led by Ahmed Silanyo. The MP has strongly opposed the ministers to assume office before the approval of parliament and the constitutional has been breached. The deputy chairperson of finance committee has called on Musa Bihi’s gov’t to publicly disclose the amount of debt it received from the former Silanyo administration. The Agriculture Minister, Hon. Mumin Seed has not finished high school

Dowladda Puntland ayaa sannadkii saddexaad maamuustay maalmaha loo asteeyay ka wacyigalinta bulshada sidii loo yaran lahaa Umul-raaca hooyada ee waqtiga Dhalmada. Madaxweyne Gaas ayaa Saddex sano ka hor ku dhawaaqay Barnaamij loogu magac daray [CARMA], kaasoo ujeedkiisu ahaa in lagu yareeyo dhibaatooyinka soo wajaha hooyooyinka, kasoo ay saacidaysay hay’adda UNFPA. Xaflad lagu qabtay Jaamacadda PSU ee magaalada Garoowe, ayaa lagusoo bandhigay warbixino, khudbadao ka hadlaya, sidii loo yaran lahaa dhibaatada xilliga dhalmada soo gaartay hooyooyinka. Madaxa UNFPA ee Soomaaliya, NIKOLAI BOTEV, ayaa sheegay in xukuumaddu dedaal ku bixisay sidii loo yaran lahaa tirada dumarka ku dhinta waqtiga Dhalmada, isagoo xusay in CARMA, waxbadan ka badashay arrintaas. Wuxuu intaas ku daray inay ka shaqayn doonaan tallaabo kasta oo lagu yaraynayo dhimashada hooyooyinka Soomaaliyeed. Cabdifitaax Faarax Waloore oo ah wasiir ku-xigeenka wasaaradda Caafimaadka Puntland, ayaa tilmaamay inay u doodi doonaan xuquuqda hooyada, isagoo fariin u diray xarumaha gaarka loo leeyahay ee ka shaqeeya caafimaadka in hooyadii Uur leh ee u timaada ay u tilmaamaan xarumaha loo diyaariyay. Wasiirka Caafimaadka Puntland, Cabdinaasir Cismaan Cuuke, oo soo xirmay munaasabadda, ayaa carrabka ku dhuftay in waqtigii la sameeyay Barnaamijkan kadib ay is-badashay tirada sannadkasta ee hooyada u dhiman jirtay Umul-raaca isagoo intaas ku daray inay sameeyeen goobo loogu talo galay in xaaladaha dumarka Xaamilada ah lagula socdo. Cuuke ayaa hooyinka ugu baaqay inay tagaan goobaha caafimaadka waqtiga ay Uurka leeyihiin si loola socdo xaaladooda, taasina ay tahay habka kaliya ee kor u qaadi kara caafimaadka Dumarka Xaamilka ah. Waxaa jira gabdho tiro badan oo laga keenay gobollada Puntland, kuwaasoo la baray ilaalinta hooyada, taasoo ay gacan ka gaysatay hay’adda UNFPA, waxaana kamid ah Fartuun Maxamed Muuse, oo dhigata Jaamacadda Boosaso islamarkaana si mutadawacnimo ah uga shaqayso xarumo caafimaad oo ku yaalla magaalada Garoowe. “Kahor inta aanan baran Umulisanimada, waxaan la kulmay hooyo Dhiig-baxaysa, ma awoodin inaan ogaado xaaladeeda, waxaa aan ku taliyay kaliya inaan dhaho ha la geeyo goobaha caafimaadka, balse maanta marka aan bartay cilmigan, waxaana awooda inaan caawiyo hooyo rafaadsan, tusaale waxaan iigu filan in la iigu yeeray hada markaana bartay cilmigan hooyo umushay oo Abidii ku jirto, waxaan awood u yeeshay inaan bad-baadiyo. Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Puntland ayaa sheegtay in tan iyo 2013-kii ay tababartay Gabdho gaaraya 320 kuwaasoo loo diyaariyay sidii ay wax uga qaban lahaayeen dhibaatada Umul-raaca hooyada. Waddanka Soomaaliya ayaa kamid ahay meelaha ugu badan ee hooyadu ku dhimato waqtiga Foosha, taasoo loo sababeeyo arrimo Caafimaad yar iyo aqoon la’aan haysata bulshada, waxaana qiyaas la sameeyay ay tilmaamaysa in 100,000 [Boqolkii Kun] ee Dumar ah ay Umul-raacaan 732, taasoo ka dhigan in 13-dii cunug ee dhasha, waxaa dhimata hal hooyo. The post Puntland oo xustay Ololaha ka hortaga Umul-raaca hooyada [CARMA] appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Wararka hadda naga soo gaarayo Magaalada Muqdisho ee Caasimadda Soomaaliya ayaa sheegayo inay dib u dhacday maxkamadeynta Siyaasi Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur oo dhawr maalin ku jiro gacanta dowladda markii laga soo qabtay gurigiisa. Sida uu Xaqiijiyey Avv. Tahliil Xaaji oo ah qareenka u doodayo Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur maxkamadda ayaa dib loo dhigay ilaa berri 8:00 Subaxnimo waqtiga Muqdisho. Xeer-ilaalinta ama dacawd oogayaasha C/raxmaan C/Shakuur Warsame ayaa maanta laga sugayay in ay keenaan cadeymo la xariira waxybaaha lagu soo eedeeyay C/raxmaan C/Shakuur oo 17-kii Bishaan laga soo qabtay gurigiisa oo ku yaala magaalada Muqdisho. Guddoomiyaha Maxkamadda Gobolka Banaadir ayaa horey xeer ilaalinta ugu qabtay mudo 24-saac inay ku keento caddeymo eedeymaha lagu soo oogay. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in sababaha dib ugu dhacday ay tahay in warqadii amarka Maxkamadda ee lagu faray in muddo 24 saac lagu keeno caddeymo in loo geeyay Xeer Ilaalinta saaka 8-dii subaxnimo, sidaas darteed ay muddada waqtiga loo geeyay ay ka bilaabaneyso 24-ka saac, kuna egtahay maalinta berri 8-da subaxnimo. Waxaa la sheegay in baaqashada la xaqiijiyeys saacado ka hor waqtigii loo ballansanaa inay maxkamadda furanto sida uu sheegay Avv. Tahliil oo ah ninka u doodayo Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur. Kulamo siyaasadeed ayaa saacadihii la soo dhaafay ka socday magaalada Muqdisho, kaasoo looga hadlayay arrinta xarigga, sidoo kale waxaa la sheegay in qaar ka mid ah Madaxweynayaasha maamul goboleedyada, sida Galmudug iyo Hirshabeelle ay ku booqdeen C/raxmaan C/shakuur Xabsiga. Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur ayaa lasoo sheegayaa inuu diiday ololo ay wadeen madaxweynaha Galmudug iyo Siyaasiyiin kale oo ay ku doonayeen in siyaasigaan lagu soo daayo damiin. Xaaladda xarigaan ayaa cirka isku shareertay, waxaana arrintaas kasoo horjeestay xubno ka tirsan dowladda oo facilkaas ku tilmaamay inuu yahay mid aan waafaqsaneyn Dastuurka iyo Sharcigada u yaalo Soomaaliya. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Maxay tahay sababta keentay inay dib u dhacdo Maxkamadeynta Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Elections are not new to Somaliland and the most recent was the presidential poll that has been conducted peacefully on 13 November 2107. This election was interesting and kindled an ecstatic special interest for the outside world due mainly to the political maturity and the dynamics of democratic processes. The international press and media covered the proceedings extensively to the extent the political pundits described Somaliland as the strongest democracy in Africa in general and in East Africa or the Horn region in particular. The election demonstrated strong commitment, responsibility and political maturity of the institutions, national political parties and, not to mention, the people of Somaliland. The election has proven the mellowness of the vigorous democratic governance at work in Somaliland. Since its withdrawal from union with Somalia in 1991, Somaliland has made significant advances in securing stability and security and Somaliland has been commonly signposted as an ‘oasis of peace’ in a region beleaguered by conflicts and political and social instability. History of elections in Somaliland Somaliland has a good track record of conducting peaceful credible elections and power transfers. Elections generally form a core part of the common understanding and practice of democracy. In more than two decades of building democracy in Somaliland, elections have become almost the most critical action of conferring legitimacy to Somaliland governments. In Somaliland democratic processes are never compromised and the credibility and legitimisation of electoral practices form the ritual methods and basis of electoral integrity. Somaliland declared its sovereignty, independence and voluntary withdrawal from union with Somalia during the grand peace conference at Buroa in 1991 when Abdirahman Ahmed Ali (Tuur) and Hassan Essa Jama were elected as interim president and vice president respectively for a term of two years. At the end of President Ali’s term, Mohamed Ibrahim Egal was elected as the second president at the Borama peace and reconciliation conference in 1993 in a peaceful transfer of power process. Egal’s administration oversaw the establishment of a model government and the kick start of the post-war rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of the country. The SNM was officially disbanded as a political movement and liberation front followed by successful programme of demobilisation of SNM forces. In 1997 an indirect non-partisan presidential election contested between the incumbent president, Egal, Suleiman Adan (a veteran politician) and Mohamed Hashi Elmi (a senior SNM leader/politician) was held. Egal was re-elected as president by the majority (over 70%). During Egal’s term and as political maturity progressed and developed as significant progress of democratic initiations took place starting with the constitutional referendum which was held in 2001 as a plebiscite for revoking sovereignty from union with Somalia for which 97% of the public voted. From 2003 impressive list of polls have been recorded. Nevertheless, until 2002 no political associations or national parties existed. The first political party, UDUB (Union of National Democratic Coalition Party) was first formed by the late president Egal who died on 3rdMay 2002. The vice president, Dahir Rayale Kahin, took over the presidency to complete the term (he chose Ahmed Yusuf Yasin). President Rayale immediately jumped on the band wagon of pluralism and multi-party system. Nonetheless, in accordance with the constitution only three political parties are allowed to prevail in the country at any one time but formation of political associations are allowed to be registered to compete for the top three national parties for a specific period. Therefore, six political organisations (UDUB, UCID, ASAD, SAHAN, KULMIYE and HORMOOD) were registered on 15 December 2002 to compete for the top three national parties. The first three that attracted sufficient support were UDUB, KULMIYE and UCID. The first direct presidential election took place on 14 April 2003. Dahir Rayale Kahin of UDUB party won the race. However, what remarkably deserves to mention is that, despite that the defeat of the opposition candidate Silanyo by the slimmest and the narrowest majority (by 80 votes only), Silanyo subsequently conceded defeat, a phenomenon that has never been in the African continent which is an indicative of political maturity and commitment to democratic pluralism in Somaliland. A parliamentary election which was closely observed and monitored by international observers and contested by the three existing national parties (UDUB, KULMIE and UCID) candidates took place on 25 September 2001 to elect members of the Lower House of the parliament ‘Golaha Wakiilada’. The Upper House or House of elders ‘Golaha Guurtida’ is un-elected. To augment and consolidate the political maturity, a second presidential election which was strongly contested was held on 26 June 2010. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo of the opposition party, Kulmiye, won the race by a majority (49.59%). Interestingly, however, Rayale gracefully conceded defeat and officially handed over the power to the newly elected president on 27 July 2010 in a peaceful fashion, which is rarely experienced in Africa, made the world envy. So far in mainland Africa only three states (Benin, Senegal and Zambia) had their incumbent presidents stood down after being defeated in elections) without violence or political disagreements. As pluralistic democracy matured further and gathered momentum, multi-party elections continued. In accordance with the 2011 electoral law, new political associations (UMMADDA, DALSAN, RAYS, WADANI and HAQSOOR) were officially registered to compete with the existing three political parties ((KULMIYE, UDUB and UCID) to choose the three top national parties. KULMIYE, WADANI and UCID succeeded to become the three national parties. On 28 November 2012 a local government election was held in which a total of 2,308 candidates from the three parties (including 140 women) contested for 379 seats. The election was witnessed by 50-strong team of international observers coordinated by Steve Kibble (Progressio organisation) and Michael Wallis (Department planning unit, UCL, University of London) together with Somaliland Focus and the international community that worked closely with the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to observe and monitor the elections. The election passed off largely in peace and Somaliland was congratulated for the lively and enthusiastic elections. Yet another successful presidential election, the third presidential election and the sixth in a row since 2003, has been held on 13 November 2017. This election has been the most dramatic one. It was different from the previous elections in a number of ways. A new technology (iris-recognition biometrics) was introduced replacing the old fingerprint biometrics voter registration system. That made Somaliland the most technologically sophisticated state in the African continent and in the world, to use iris-recognition technology. The technology was chosen because of its reliability, flexibility, and standardization. It also boosted the confidence and trust for its capacity to protect fraud and repeat voting. The election was preceded by a three-week campaign with a series of well-orchestrated rallies taken in turns by the contesting parties. The first ever televised presidential debate in Africa was held in which the candidates engaged in a town hall-style debate as the event was live–streamed from the capital, Hargeisa whereas the media openly covered and allowed to scrutinise the candidates’ policies and performances. The election has been observed by a 60-strong team of international observers from 27 countries together with international partners (UK, Denmark, USA, Belgium, Demark, Finland, the EU, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden). On the day of election, a high level delegation from the international community and the international observers visited 350 polling stations in Hargeisa and witnessed the opening, the voting, the closing and the tallying procedures at stations. The Chief Observer and the chairman of the international observers, Michael Wallis, praised and congratulated Somaliland for the smooth conduct of the voting and the peaceful manner in which the people exercised their rights to vote. The NEC has also been commended for their vital responsibility of managing and coordinating a peaceful conduct of the election. Musa Bihi Abdi and Abdirahman Abdillahi Saylii, won with majority (55.1%) as the president-elect and vice president respectively. The results have been acknowledged and accepted by the opposition candidates. Winds of change Elections are means to ends. Through this election Somaliland strongly affirmed and consolidated a consistent pattern in democratisation fascinated by the outside world. It has taken a step further close to de jure recognition. The Scandinavians particularly Sweden, one of the first EU nations to recognise Palestine and one which has also been toying with the recognition of Western Sahara, have emerged with enthusiasm in eying on Somaliland’s independence and recognition in the near future. This election has acted as a major step forward as it has exposed an encouragingly positive signal to the rest of the world and that it could bolster a strong case for international recognition. The political stance of Somaliland is in stark contrast to those of most African countries and especially with its neighbours. The 2016 presidential election in Somalia has been blemished with controversies, fraught, pervasive corruption, sales of votes, and reliance on abundant external funding and support coupled with instability and insecurity from Al-Shabab. Even the one-person-one-vote principle envisaged in 2012 remotely became a day-dream as voters were hand-picked employing 4.5 clan code system that undermines the recognised principles of democracy. Somalia and South Sudan have been described as failed states; North Sudan as a dictatorship and Eritrea, Rwanda and Ethiopia as police states; Isaias Afwerki, first president of Eritrea came to power in 1993 (same time as the second president of Somaliland, Egal) is still in power. In Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has been on the saddle of the power uninterruptedly since January 1986, while Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has been in power for about 30 years since 1987 as president until he was recently (2017) forced out of office under pressure. Even Kenya, once the East African region’s most vibrant and competitive democracy, clearly struggled in the last two elections marred with violence, re-election and political disagreements. In other African countries (Liberia, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Chad to mention some among others) elections have been disrupted by flare-up of violence and even with military interventions. Therefore, Somaliland stands out of the pack of African states. Somaliland’s performance in nation and peace building has often been on shoestring. Somaliland currently ranks high in terms of the indices of democratic performance and could act as a model inspiration for East Africa and wider Africa. The winds of change for Somaliland’s political prospects are blowing stronger. Two main political parties in Sweden (the Christian Democrats (KD), a centre-right party and the Swedish Democrats have instantly responded with optimism to the news of elections in Somaliland. The KD Party express eagerness in Somaliland’s recognition and that should be done in in cooperation with the other EU member States and that it is teaming up in cooperation with another three national Parties (Moderates, Conservative Democrat, and the Volks Party or Liberal party) to bring about a motion to the parliament whilst the Swedish Democrats Party has taken the extra mile by voicing a radical approach in support of Somaliland’s recognition as it meets all the requirements that a government should have to be a recognised as a country. Additionally, a Swedish journal, ‘Varden Idag’ commented: “Somaliland’s recognition would serve as a good example of what can achieved when conflicts are resolved with dialogues rather than violence”, a Swedish political activist, Michael Torstensson, vehemently articulated that Somaliland’s prowess in fighting terrorism and establishing a functioning and the most peaceful state in East Africa merits recognition while Professor Paul Wrange (University of Stockholm) stresses that there are no logic obstacles to Somaliland’s recognition and independence. UK is the strongest partner of Somaliland acknowledging and supporting Somaliland’s efforts in commitment to democratic ideals. UK, a long standing friend of Somaliland, has a major stake in the success of the elections in Somaliland investing a significant contribution to the planning, preparation and delivering the biometric voter registration used in the 2017 election. Jeremy Carver, a British international lawyer voiced that Somaliland satisfies all legal criteria for its independent statehood and how it conducted success of elections make it deserve to be recognised. Another British politician, Zac Goldsmith (the Conservative Party, East Midlands), has recently remarked in the British parliament in tribute to the election: “With recent events in Zimbabwe and total chaos in Kenya now, will the Prime Minister join me in celebrating the hugely successful elections this week in Somaliland.” David Concar, another British politician and diplomat (Ambassador for Somalia and Somaliland) unambiguously pointed to the evidence of Somaliland’s impressive records of democratisation and pluralism and congratulated the people of Somaliland and the president-elect, Musa Bihi Abdi on winning the contest. James Carver (MEP and UKIP party) forcefully remarked on the recognition of Somaliland in a debate at the EU parliament at Brielle’s and indicated that there are precedents [(the dissolution of the UAR between two independent states between Egypt and Syria; the dissolution of the union between Senegal and Gambia (Senegambia)]. “Somaliland has taken the path of democracy”, Edna Aden Ismail adds. Somaliland deserves international recognition. Somaliland has proven to be a symbol of peace, security and stability in a region affected with political turmoil. This year’s laudable successful election conducted this year offers food for thought for the African continent in general and for East Africa in particular. The challenges Somaliland’s diplomatic isolation defies it from international recognition and the newly-elected president has no illusions about the complex challenges facing Somaliland (Financial Times, 28th November 2017). The president-elect, Musa Bihi Abdi vows to serve all Somalilanders alike in justice and pledges to broaden development, strengthen and consolidate peace, security, stability and extend democratisation; improve the economic headwinds and pillars of the economy, resources and endowment; seek foreign direct investments; provide basic needs of the society (health care, education, clean water, youth employment etc.). The centrality of international recognition is high on the agenda. The new president stressed the importance to reform the presently sterile talks and negotiations with Somalia and the need for international neutral witnesses and mediators from the international community as well as change the modalities of the negotiations. I wish the best of luck for the new president and his administration. Dr. Hussein M Nur, Consultant (International Development, UK)

Madaxweyne Gaas ayaa Saddex sano ka hor ku dhawaaqay Barnaamij loogu magac daray [CARMA], kaasoo ujeedkiisu ahaa in lagu yareeyo dhibaatooyinka soo wajaha hooyooyinka, kasoo ay saacidaysay hay’adda UNFPA. Xaflad lagu qabtay Jaamacadda PSU ee magaalada Garoowe, ayaa lagusoo bandhigay warbixino, khudbadao ka hadlaya, sidii loo yaran lahaa dhibaatada xilliga dhalmada soo gaartay hooyooyinka. Madaxa UNFPA ee Soomaaliya, NIKOLAI BOTEV, ayaa sheegay in xukuumaddu dedaal ku bixisay sidii loo yaran lahaa tirada dumarka ku dhinta waqtiga Dhalmada, isagoo xusay in CARMA, waxbadan ka badashay arrintaas. Wuxuu intaas ku daray inay ka shaqayn doonaan tallaabo kasta oo lagu yaraynayo dhimashada hooyooyinka Soomaaliyeed. Cabdifitaax Faarax Waloore oo ah wasiir ku-xigeenka wasaaradda Caafimaadka Puntland, ayaa tilmaamay inay u doodi doonaan xuquuqda hooyada, isagoo fariin u diray xarumaha gaarka loo leeyahay ee ka shaqeeya caafimaadka in hooyadii Uur leh ee u timaada ay u tilmaamaan xarumaha loo diyaariyay. Wasiirka Caafimaadka Puntland, Cabdinaasir Cismaan Cuuke, oo soo xirmay munaasabadda, ayaa carrabka ku dhuftay in waqtigii la sameeyay Barnaamijkan kadib ay is-badashay tirada sannadkasta ee hooyada u dhiman jirtay Umul-raaca isagoo intaas ku daray inay sameeyeen goobo loogu talo galay in xaaladaha dumarka Xaamilada ah lagula socdo. Cuuke ayaa hooyinka ugu baaqay inay tagaan goobaha caafimaadka waqtiga ay Uurka leeyihiin si loola socdo xaaladooda, taasina ay tahay habka kaliya ee kor u qaadi kara caafimaadka Dumarka Xaamilka ah. Waxaa jira gabdho tiro badan oo laga keenay gobollada Puntland, kuwaasoo la baray ilaalinta hooyada, taasoo ay gacan ka gaysatay hay’adda UNFPA, waxaana kamid ah Fartuun Maxamed Muuse, oo dhigata Jaamacadda Boosaso islamarkaana si mutadawacnimo ah uga shaqayso xarumo caafimaad oo ku yaalla magaalada Garoowe. “Kahor inta aanan baran Umulisanimada, waxaan la kulmay hooyo Dhiig-baxaysa, ma awoodin inaan ogaado xaaladeeda, waxaa aan ku taliyay kaliya inaan dhaho ha la geeyo goobaha caafimaadka, balse maanta marka aan bartay cilmigan, waxaana awooda inaan caawiyo hooyo rafaadsan, tusaale waxaan iigu filan in la iigu yeeray hada markaana bartay cilmigan hooyo umushay oo Abidii ku jirto, waxaan awood u yeeshay inaan bad-baadiyo. Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Puntland ayaa sheegtay in tan iyo 2013-kii ay tababartay Gabdho gaaraya 320 kuwaasoo loo diyaariyay sidii ay wax uga qaban lahaayeen dhibaatada Umul-raaca hooyada. Waddanka Soomaaliya ayaa kamid ahay meelaha ugu badan ee hooyadu ku dhimato waqtiga Foosha, taasoo loo sababeeyo arrimo Caafimaad yar iyo aqoon la’aan haysata bulshada, waxaana qiyaas la sameeyay ay tilmaamaysa in 100,000 [Boqolkii Kun] ee Dumar ah ay Umul-raacaan 732, taasoo ka dhigan in 13-dii cunug ee dhasha, waxaa dhimata hal hooyo. Puntlandi.com

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Somalia Xasan Cali Khayre oo ka qeyb galay sannad-guurada 74-aad ee aas-aaska Ciidamada Booliska Soomaaliya, ayaa hambalyo u diray dhammaan Taliska iyo qeyaha ciidamadda Booliska munaasabadda 20-ka December awgeed. Mudane Khayre waxuu tilmaamay muhiimadda ay ciidanka Booliska u leeyihiin Qaranka islamarkaana ku amaanay sida geesinimada leh ay u gudanayaan waajibaadkooda. Isagoo ubax dhigay taallo loo sameeyey askartii ku shahiiday falkii argagixiso ee dhowaan ka dhacay dugsiga tababarka Booliska ee Jen. Kaahiye. “Waxaan hambalyo u dirayaa Taliska iyo heerarka kala duwan ee Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed oo aan maanta u dabaal dagayno sanadguuradii 74-aad ee ka soo wareegatay aas-aaskooda. Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed waa hooyadda dhammaan ciidammada kala duwan ee Soomaaliya leedahay”.Ayuu yiri RW Khayre. Ra’iisul Wasaare Khayre ayaa sheegay in Boolisku yahay halbowlaha nabadda iyo dhowrista sharciga, isagoo ugu baaqay inay laban laabaan waxqabadkooda, ayna feejignaadaan har iyo habeenba, si looga hortago dhagarta caddowga, loona baajiyo dhiiga shacabka oo ay kooxaha nabadiidku sida micno darida ah u daadinayaan. Ugu dambeyn, Waxaa goob-joog ka ahaa Munaasabaddaan xubno ka tirsan labada gole, gobolka Benaadir, saraakiil, diblomaasiyiin iyo mas’uuliyiin kale, iyadoo halkaasina lagu soo bandhigey gaade ka ciyaar qurux badan oo sameynayeen ciidanku. PUNTLAND POST The post Ra’iisul Wasaare Khayre oo ka Qayb-galay Sanad-guurada 74-aad ee Ciidanka Booliska Somalia appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Ololaha siyaasadeed ee lagu diyaariyay mooshinka ka dhanka ahaa madaxweyne Maxamed C/llaahi Farmaajo wuxuu ka soo bilowday dalka Imaaraadka Carabta, waxaana ku midoobay siyaasiyiin aan isku mabda’ ahayn oo ku mideysan qodobka kaliya ee xilka laga tuuro dowladda Farmaajo. Qorshahan wuxuu soo bilowday kadib xiisadii ka dhalatay dalalka Khaliijka ee Sacuudiga iyo Imaaraadka oo dhinac ah iyo dowladda Qatar oo dhinac kale ah ay isku hayeen, waxayna dowladda Imaaraadka abaabushalay madaxda maamul goboleedyada oo kharasha lagu siiyay inay fashiliyaan, kana hor yimaadaan dowladda Farmaajo ee taageertay Qatar. Qorshahaas oo ugu danbeyn si weyn ugu soo shaac baxay magaalada Kismaayo iyo dhismihii Golaha Iskaashiga dowlad Goboleedyada, ayna ka dhalatay xil ka qaadistii madaxweynihii Hirshabeelle Cali C/llaahi Cosoble iyo xiisadii madaxda Galmudug, laakiin waxaa barbar socday abaabul ka socday Imaaraadka oo siyaasiyiin iyo madax hore lagu uruiyey si inta aan la gaarin sanadguurada koowaad ee xil qabashada Farmaajo kursiga looga tuuro mooshin ay kharashkiisa bixineyso Imaaraadka. Siyaasiyiinta Imaaraadka lagu abaabulay, waxaa hormuud u ahaa: 1- Cumar C/rashiid Cali oo la-taliye u ah dowladda Imaaraadka 2- Shariif Sheekh Axmed madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya, saaxiibo dhowna la ah Imaaraadka Waxaan Imaaraadka tegin oo qorshaha qeyb ka ahaa: 3- Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud -madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya 4- C/raxmaan C/shakuur Warsame – Wasiir hore iyo musharax madaxweyne – Inkastoo aanu xiriir fiican la lahayn Imaaraadka waxaa qorshahan ku qalqaaliyey Cumar C/rashiid. Dhibaatada ugu weyn ee ku timid Imaaraadka ayaa ahayd sidii la isugu heyn lahaa shaqsiyaadkan miisaanka siyaasadeed ku leh Soomaaliya oo laba ka mida ay hore madaxweynayaal u soo noqdeen, waana tan keentay in Shariif Sheekh Axmed uu isaga haro qorshaha arrimo ka dhashay cidda hoggaanka noqoneysa ee lagu bedelayo Maxamed C/llaahi Farmaajo. Qorshaha ayaa noqday in Cumar C/rashiid madaxweynaha cusub noqdo, taasoo ay ka gows qabsadeen Sheekh Shariif iyo Xasan Sheekh laakiin waxaa aqbalay oo xilka Ra’iisal wasaaraha loo qorsheeyay C/raxmaan C/shakuur. Dhinaca kale Xasan Sheekh iyo kooxdiisa oo aan marna tegin Imaaraadka ayaan ku faraxsaneyn qaabka qorshaha loo dhigay, basle wuxuu go’aankoodu noqday inay garab u noqdaan mooshinka lagu ridayo Farmaajo, isla markaana markaas kadib ay doorkooda u dagaalamaan. Qorshuhu sidii la doonyaya uma hirgelin, waxaana muddo qaadatay diyaarinta mooshinka oo howsha ugu adag noqotay sidii loogu heli lahaa saxiixyo ku filan oo Baarlamaanka si loo horgeeyo kalfadhigii labaad ee Baarlamaanka, taasoo ay ku baxday kharash, laakiin markii danbe dib u dhac ku yimid. Cumar C/rashiid iyo C/raxmaan C/shakuur waxay ku midoobeen qorshe ay hoosta ka riixeyso Imaaraadka Carabta, inkastoo qorshahan dib u dhac weyn ku yimid markii la xiray kalfadhiga Baarlamaanka, waxaa haddana dhiig soo geliyay falka lagula kacay siyaasiga C/raxmaan C/shakuur oo ahaa mishiinka ugu weyn ee Muqdisho ka waday Mooshinka. Arrinta ku cusub siyaasadda Soomaaliya ayaa ah in Mooshin lagu wajaho maxkamad, iyadoo la ogyahay in mooshinadii hore loo adeegsan jiray lacag iyo laaluush, waxayna dad badan u arkaan in khibrad yaraanta kooxda Farmaajo ay soo nooleysay mashruuc haddii laga aamuso u dhowaa inuu iska dhinto ama laga gudbo. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Sidee Cumar C/rashiid & C/raxmaan C/shakuur ugu midoobeen Qorshaha Imaaraadka Carabta..? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Munaasabad loogu dabaaldeyey 74-sano guuradii kasoo wareegtay markii la aas aasay ciidanka Booliiska Soomaaliyeed ayaa maanta lagu qabtay magaalada Muqdisho. Waxay munaasabadan ka dhacday Akadeemiyadda ciidanka Booliiska Soomaaliyeed, waxaana ka qeybgalay Ra’iisul wasaare Xasan Cali Kheyre, Xubno ka tirsan golaha wasiirada, Xildhibaanno, Hoggaanka iyo Saraakiisha Booliska, Taliska Ciidanka Xoogga dalka, Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Benaadir iyo danjireyaal ka socdey Beesha Caalamka. Waxay ciidamada Booliiska halkaasi ka sameeyeen dhoolatus, iyaga oo soo bandhigay xirfadahooda iyo qalabkooda. Ra’iisul wasaare Xasan Cali Kheyre oo munaasabbadaasi hadal ka jeediyey ayaa ugu hambalyeeyay ciidanka Booliiska Soomaaliyeed 74-sano guuraduu kasoo wareegtay aas-aaskooda. Waxa uu sheegay in caawa la qaban doono munaasabad kale oo aad u ballaaran, islamarkaana loogu dabaaldegayo maalintaan, kana qeybgali doonaan guud ahaan madaxda sare ee dowladda. Goobjoog News Source

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Madaxa Hay’adda Qoxootiga Adduunka ee UNHCR, Filippo Grandi oo dhawaan booqasho ku yimid Somalia ayaa sheegay in wadanka ay ka jiraan rajo iyo amni-darro is-bar-bar socda, isagoo sheegay in rajadu ay tahay mid aad u wanaagsan. Filippo Grandi, wuxuu xusay in qoxootiga Soomaaliyeed ee dib ugu laabtay dalkooda Somalia ay qayb ka qaadan karaan horumarka ka socda xilligaan; balse wuxuu qiray inay jirto amni-darro daran oo mararka qaarkood dhacda. “Magaalada Kismaayo oo aan booqday waxaan ku arkay burburkii dagaalladii sokeeye ay geysteen. Balse waxaa muuqda calaamado ay ka mid yihiin inay dib u soo laabanayso bilicdii magaalada,” ayuu yiri Grandi. Sidoo kale, Wuxuu sheegay in qoxooti fara badan oo ka laabtay Dhadhaab ay billlaabeen nolol ka duwan middii qoxootinimada oo ay muddo sannado ah ehel u ahaayeen, isagoo rajo wanaagsan ka muujiyay horumarka dalka ka jira. Dib u celinta Qoxootiga ku nool Xeryaha Dhadhaab waxay billaabatay laba sanno ka hor ka dib markii ay ku heshiiyeen Dowladaha Somalia, Kenya iyo Hay’adda UNHCR. Qaxaatiga la celinayo waa kuwa ayaga iskood u go’aansaday in ay dib ugu noqdaan dalkooda. Heshiiskan ayaana mamnuucaya in khasab lagu celiyo qofkii aan dooneyn inuu Somalia ku laabto. “Qaxootiga waxay noqonayaan Awoodda dalka dib loogu dhisayo marka ay iyaga go’aansadaan inay dib u noqdaan dalkooda,” ayuu yiri Grandi oo ku daray intaas – Inay inkabadan 100,000 oo qof ay ka caawiyeen in ay dib ugu laabtaan Soomaaliya, labadii sanno ee la soo dhaafay. Dhank kale, in ka badan hal milyan oo Qof oo Soomaali ah ayaa weli Dunida Qoxooti ku ah, sida laga soo xigtay Qaramada Midoobay. Iyadoo Grand uu la kulmay dhallinhyaro dib ugu noqday Somalia oo qaar ka mid ah ay muddo ku noolaa Xeryaha Dhadhaab. Isagoo tallaabadaas u arkaa inay rajo aad u wanaagsan u noqonayso in Somalia ay kasoo kabsato colaadaha ragaadiyay. Ugu dambeyn, Filippo Grand ayaa intii uu Somalia ku sugnaa wuxuu kusoo bandhigay Kismaayo guryo cusub oo loo diyaariyay qaxootiga doonaya inay ka noqdaan xeryaha Dhadhaab oo ay Qayb ka noqdaan dib u dhiska dalka. PUNTLAND POST The post Madaxa UNHCR oo sheegay in Somalia ay ka jiraan Rajo iyo Amni-darro is-barbar socda appeared first on Puntland Post.

Notorious “Liyyu Police” (special death-squad forces) colonel, Sanyare, who is in the list of the suspects wanted by the Taskforce established by the Ethiopian Federal Government to solve the “Somali-Oromo conflict” is reportedly assisted by [Somali region president] Abdi Iley to escape to Thailand. He went to Addis Ababa four days ago and bought medical referral documents and fled to Thailand. By helping the most wanted suspects who were responsible for the eviction and killings of Oromos (no body cares how many Somalis he killed anyway), Abdi Iley is obstrucing justice. It is understandable why Abdi Iley would prefer to send away Sanyare more than the commander of Liyyu Police Abdirahman Laba’gole. Sanyare and another cruel colonel called Muktar Suubane are the two special assassins that Abdi Iley uses for hig-profile killings. This is public knowledge in Jigjiga and the Somali region. It is up to the Oromia regional state to protest to the Task Force now that it is clear criminals of one side are protected by the army. Photo: Sanyare and Muktar Suubane … (think of Mengistu’s Melaku Tafara and Ali Musa during the red terror. Those guys would sound saints compared what these two men did to people). Source: Ethiopian Somali activists network/Ayyaantuu

Thousands of Somali refugees who were pressured into leaving the Dadaab camp in Kenya are now facing drought, starvation and renewed displacement in Somalia, Amnesty International said today. Returns to Somalia from Dadaab have massively accelerated since the Kenyan government announced plans to close the camp in May 2016. In a new briefing, Not Time to Go Home, Amnesty International researchers interviewed returnees living in dire conditions in overcrowded cities or displacement camps in Somalia. Many returnees said they had left Dadaab because of dwindling food rations and services, or because of fears, stoked by Kenyan government officials, that they would be forced back with no assistance. “In its zeal to return refugees the Kenyan government has made much of small security improvements in Somalia, but the grim reality is that many parts of the country are still plagued by violence and poverty,” said Charmain Mohamed, Head of Refugee and Migrants Rights at Amnesty International. “Refugees who fled drought, conflict and hunger in Somalia were coerced into returning in the midst of a severe humanitarian crisis, and many now find themselves back in the same hopeless situation from which they fled and still unable to go home. “Until there is a significant improvement in humanitarian conditions, the Kenyan government must focus on providing continued protection to Somali refugees. Otherwise it risks riding roughshod over international standards stating that refugees can be returned only when their safety and dignity can be guaranteed.” The huge Dadaab complex in eastern Kenya is currently home to nearly 240,000 people. In May 2016 the Kenyan government announced that it would close the camp, citing national security concerns and insufficient support from the international community. This triggered a huge acceleration in returns to Somalia which continued even after the Kenyan High Court ruled the camp closure was illegal in February 2017. In November 2016 Amnesty International documented government officials threatening refugees and telling them they had to leave, raising serious questions about whether returns were voluntary. A humanitarian crisis Somalia has been blighted by conflict for decades, and between January 2016 and October 2017 there were about 4,585 civilian casualties. The armed group Al-Shabaab maintains control over a significant portion of the country and carries out indiscriminate attacks which have killed or injured hundreds of civilians in the past year alone. In the midst of this insecurity, the humanitarian situation in Somalia continues to deteriorate. The country is currently experiencing a devastating drought and there is a persistent threat of famine. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) more than half the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. This combination of factors has led to a huge internal displacement crisis. As of November 2017, there were 2.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia, many of whom have crowded into urban areas, placing a huge strain on resources. The lack of clean water in Somalia has also triggered a cholera outbreak which killed at least 1,155 people between January and July 2017. In this context, Somalia is clearly not ready for the large-scale returns that have accelerated since 2016. Nearly all the returnees interviewed by Amnesty International stated that they and their families were facing serious hardship in Somalia. Amina, a woman in her thirties, fled to Dabaab in 2011 as a result of drought. She was repatriated to the city of Baidoa with her husband and seven children in August 2016. She told Amnesty International that the water available in Baidoa is both unsafe and prohibitively expensive: “The biggest problem that we have in the area is water. We buy a jerry can of dirty water 7,000 shillings [(US$12)]. We can go for some days without water,” she told Amnesty International. Somalia is also experiencing serious food insecurity and most returnees rely on assistance packages and humanitarian aid to obtain food. Igal, 40, also went to Baidoa after leaving Dadaab with his six children. He told Amnesty International: “If you visit our homes you will see people who have eaten nothing for at least three days.” Because many returnees cannot return to their original homes, accessing shelter is also a major problem. Nearly all the returnees interviewed by Amnesty International said that they had been unable to secure adequate shelter, and many were living in or around IDP settlements. An international failure A key factor behind the Kenyan government’s push to return Somalis is the failure of the international community to provide adequate support. Funding for the refugee response in Kenya has declined sharply since 2011, far outpacing the reduction in refugee numbers. In November 2017, the UN refugee agency UNHCR’s appeal for its refugee response in Kenya was only 29% funded. In the same period, the World Food Programme (WFP) also experienced regular and chronic underfunding, forcing it to repeatedly reduce the value of the food rations given to refugees. Amnesty International is calling on the international community to provide adequate technical and financial assistance to the government of Kenya, to support sustainable and long-term solutions for the integration of refugees in the country. This includes fully funding UNHCR’s appeal for the Kenya response, as well as increasing resettlement places and alternative pathways for Somali refugees. “As the situation of returnees in Somalia becomes increasingly desperate, large scale returns from Dadaab are simply not viable. Rather than pushing to return refugees into a humanitarian crisis, the Kenyan government should be looking for sustainable solutions, including offering opportunities for local integration in Kenya,” said Charmain Mohamed. “But it cannot do this alone. The international community needs to step up its response, which so far has been woeful and contributed to the suffering of refugees and returnees. As hunger, disease and violence close in on returnees in Somalia, the need for true responsibility sharing has never been clearer.” Background This report builds upon a report Nowhere Else to Go published by Amnesty International in November 2016. It assessed the conditions under which refugees took the decision to return to Somalia from Kenya in 2015 and early 2016 and the levels of insecurity and humanitarian challenges the returnees faced in Somalia. For more information or to arrange an interview please contact press@amnesty.org or call +44 (0) 20 7413 5566 file:///C:/Users/toshiba/Downloads/Report_Not%20time%20to%20go%20home_Formatted.pdf

Guddoomiye ku xigeenka Guddiga Dhaqaalaha ee Golaha Wakiilada Somaliland Xildhibaan Cabdiqaadir Askar Xasan, ayaa sheegay in afar ka mid ah Wasiiraddii uu dhowaan magacaabay mujaahid Muuse Biixi Cabdi aanu qaarkood ka bixin dugsi sare. Wuxuu sheegay wasiirka Gaashandhiga, Wasiirka Gadiidka,Wasiirka Horumarinta Beeraha iyo Wasiirka Shaqada iyo Arrimaha Bulshada, in aanu Dastuurku u ogolayn inay xilal qabtaan, isagoo sheegay inay Wasiiradda loo magacaabay Beeraha iyo Arrimaha Bulshadu aanay Dugsi sare ka bixin, halka Wasiirka Gaadiidka iyo horumarinta Wadooyinka uu tilmaamay inuu xukun Maxkamadeed oo saddex sanno ahi ku dhacay. Xidlhibanku, wuxuu sheegay wasiirka Gaashandhigana inuu diidan gooni istaaga Somaliland diidan yahay, xogona laga hayo. Wuxuu sheegay in Guddiyada Wakiilada ee ay khuseeyso ay ka fiirsanayaan, isla markaana aan Golaha Wakiilada loo soo gudbinayn, lana ansixinayn. Puntlandi.com

The Somaliland Diaspora Agency, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland on the Tuesday December 19 jointly held a farewell meeting for the outgoing state minister Mr. Mohamed Mihile Boqore and the deputy minister of foreign affairs Mr. Kaysar Mohamed Abdullahi, at the same time welcoming the incoming deputy minister of foreign. The function which was held at Hotel SABA in Hargeisa was attended by the by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Dr. Sa’ad Ali Shire, Chairman of Somaliland Diaspora Agency, Mr. Abdi Abdullahi Hersi (Dayaxweerar), the incoming Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Liban Yusuf Osman, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kaysar Mohamed Abdullahi, Former State Minister Mr.Mohamed Mixille Boqore, Somaliland Envoy to the Dialogue between of Somaliland/Somalia, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee in charge of Europe & North America for the Somaliland National Level Recognition Committee, Dr. Edna Aden Ismail, Chairman of the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Recognition Committee, Amb. Hussein Awale Duale, and Somaliland’s Ambassador at large, Mr. Rabi Ahmed Mohamed, Also present were Ambassadors/Representatives of the Republic of Somaliland in Belgium Amb Ahmed Abdi Da;ar, Amb. Salan Hassan Kayd to Oman & Kuwait, Amb. Ali Ahmed Osman (Ali-dheere) to Turkey, Amb. Ali Mohamed to Yemen, Amb. Hamse Haji Dool, as well as departmental directors and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland Chairman of the Diaspora Agency, Mr. Abdi Abdullahi Hersi (Dayaxweerar) speaking during the event said, “The purpose of holding this meeting today is meant to bid farewell to the outgoing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kaysar Mohamed Abdullahi, and Former State Minister Mr. Mohamed Mihille Boqore, to thank them for fulfilling the national duty and at the same time welcome the incoming deputy minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Liibaan Yusuf Osman. During the meeting we shall have the opportunity also to discuss with the various Somaliland Ambassadors who are currently present at home, although, I regret to say some of them have already left the country such as the Ambassadors to Sweden and France .Nevertheless, we have meet them during their visit in our offices at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and were are constantly working hand in hand in matters regarding the Diaspora and international affairs.” Dr. Sa’ad Ali Shire, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, speaking during the occasion began by thanking the chairman of the Somaliland Diaspora Agency, and secondly thanked the outgoing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kaysar Mohamed Abdullahi, and Former state Minister Mr. Mohamed Mihille Boqore for their servitude to the nation during their time in office. Ambassador Hussein Awale Duale, Chairman of the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the National Level Recognition Committee briefed the participants on the recent history of Somaliland and the trying times of the ill-fated union Somalia and the long struggle for self determination. Dr. Edna Aden Ismail, speaking at the function said, “We are ready to work with the Minister of Foreign affairs and at the same time I, would like to urge the honorable minister to come up and formulate an effective approach to deal with obstacles facing the recognition quest. So that we can gauge our achievements and also overcome multi- dimensional challenges against Somaliland foreign policy.” All the dignitaries who spoke at the occasion including the outgoing ministers highly lauded the new president H.E. Muse Behi Abdi for once again appointing the current Minister of Foreign Affair who is more in the right than any other person, and more understanding in the other factors that influence the foreign policy and diplomatic relations. At the end, MOFA Minister, Dr. Saad Ali Ali Shire representing the Ministry personnel, awarded honorary certificates to the two outgoing ministries and wished them good luck. Released by the Somaliland Diaspora Agency Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Hargeisa, Republic of Somaliland Dec 19, 2017

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Xildhibaan Axmed Macalin Fiqi oo ka tirsan Golaha Shacabka Somaliya, ayaa wuxuu fariin u diray Madaxda dowladda Federalka Somaliya, isaga oo ka hadlay muhiimada ay leedahay sareynta sharciga dalka. Fiqi ayaa sheegay dalka inuu leeyahay Dastuur loo baahan yahay in lagu dhaqmo, isaga oo sheegay Somaliya inay soo martay marxalad kala duwan oo ku qotonta xaaladihii dalka soo maray. “Dalka Soomaaliya wuxuu soo maray marxalado kala ah: marxaladda Sarraynta Qoriga & marxaladda Sarraynta sharciga”. Dhib badan ka dib, waxaa laga soo gudbay marxaladdii sarraynta qoriga, waxeyna u muuqatay in laga soo kabanayay dhibaatooyinka iyo boogihii ka dhashay intaba, marka laga reebo kooxaha argagixisada & dadka xagga afkaarta kala midka ah oo weli ay ku danbeysa in caburin & qori caaradii la isku muquuniyo.” Xildhibaan Axmed Macalin Fiqi oo qoraalkaan soo dhigay Boggiisa xiriirka Bulshada, ayaa hadalkiisa intaasi wuxuu ku daray. “Dalku wuxuu leeyahay dastuur dadkiisu ku heshiiyey, oo cidna aysan ka sarreyn, kaasoo qodobkiisa afraad uu qeexayo “ Shareecada islaamka ka sokow, Dastuurka Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya waa sharciga dalka ugu sarreeya, isaga ayayna xukuumaddu u hogaansamaysaa, wuxuu hagayaa hal-abuurka & go’aanada siyaasadeed ee qeybaha dawladda oo dhan.” Ugu dambeyn Xildhibaan Axmed Macalin Fiqi, ayaa ku tilmaamay tallaabooyinka maalmihii la soo dhaafay ay qaadeysay dowladda Somaliya, kuwa hareersan marsan sharciga, isaga oo sheegay cudada ciidanka Qaranka in loo baahan yahay in lagula dagaalamo Shabaab. “Tallaabooyinkii isku xigxigay ee maalmihii u danbeeyey socday, waxey ahaayeen kuwo sharciga & nidaamka dawladnimada hareer-marsan, waxeyna dalka u celinayaan meelo laga soo gudbey haddii ay sidaas ku sii socdaan.” “Xoogga & cududa ciidan ee qaranku leeyahay waxaa sax ah in loo adeegsado kooxaha argagixisada ah ee alshaab oo ayagu doortay in ay xoog wax ku raadiyaan, dadka siyaasiyiinta ah ee siyaasadda madaxda hadda joogta dhaliilsan sax ma ahan in hub & awood sheegad loo adeegsado, waa in madaxdu la timaadaa qaab aan ahayn adeegsi hub iyo sharciga oo lagu tunto marka siyaasiyiintaas ay waajahayaan. “Sharcigu ha sarreeye, qorigu ha hooseeyo” Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Xildhibaan Fiqi oo fariin adag usoo diray Madaxda ugu sareyso dalka appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Dowladda Puntland ayaa ciidamo udirtay degaanada howdka koonfurta gobolka Sool, gaar ahaan degaanka Gumburka halkaas oo ay shalay ku dagaalameen dad xoolo dhaqato oo horey coaladi u dhexmartay. Ciidankaan ayaa halkaas loogu diray inay kala dhex galaan maleyshiyada dagaalamaysa iyo in xaalada la qaboojiyo. Dagaalkii shalay ka dhacay degaanka Gumburka ayaa waxaa ku dhintay 13 qof oo labada dhinac ah iyo dhaawaca 25 kale. Xaalada ayaa maanta degen inkastoo degaanadii lagu dagaalamay ay weli ka jirto guluf colaadeed. Puntlandi.com

Shir lagu taageerayay dhismaha wadada laamiga ah ee Dangorayo iyo Eyl ee gobolka Nugaal, ayaa lagusoo gabagabeeyay magaalada Garowe ee caasimada Puntland, waxaana kasoo baxay bayaan lagu taageerayo dhismaha wadadaan, dowladdana lagu garab taagan yahay. Bayaankaan oo kasoo baxay Nabadoono, cuqaal, aqoonyahano, siyaasiyiin, haween iyo dhalinyaro ku hadlayay magaca bulshada gobolka Nugaal gaar ahaan degaanada ay ka socoto dhismaha wadada Dangorayo iyo Eyl waxay si buuxda u taageereen qorshaha dowladdu u dajisay dhismaha wadadaas. Qodobada ay soo saareen waxaa kamid ah, In si buuxda loo taageero dhismaha wadada Dangorayo iyo Eyl In laga qeyb qaato oo diyaar loo yahay sidii gacan looga geysan lahaa dhismaha wadada. In lagasoo horjeesto wax kasta oo carqalad ku ah amniga dhismaha wadada. Waxaa dowladda loogu baaqay in gacan bir ah ku qabto cid alaale iyo cidii carqalad ku keenta habsami u socodjka dhismahha wadada. Shirkada CCECC waxaa laga codsaday inay si degdeg ah ku bilowdo dhismaha wadada. iyo qodobo kale oo lagu xusay bayaanka. Puntlandi.com