Let's say that Qardho's king was the traditional and formal Sultan of the sub-clans of Mohamed ***** spread over the regions of Bari, Nugal, and Mudugh, and thus have come under his command and blessing for centuries and with the following power to lay and collect taxes, define and punish crime and last but not least plan and execute war orders as far as his dominion’s survival and expansion is concerned. Likewise, the Sultan of Sanaag and parts of Bari had similar functions and all formalities of entering into relationship with the world. The location of the Sepulcher of this Great Ancestor might even serve as a formal testimony, if you like. Congrats to the King of Mohamed *****.

lool, that is funny.

Somalipride, don't worry, that is a mockery of election.

the whole issue of Las-Anod seemed to hinge on which side Mr. Habsade may find buttering his “political bread”, at any given day; then why is that Puntland, as a whole could not be able to rustle up enough forces to kick us out that land that you never get tired to tell us that it belongs to you? Puntland can kick the flimsy rag tag militia conscripts of your TribalLAND had they collectively agreed on to muster enough manpower and resources following the heated DEBATE in the Parliament but it's their latent division and distrust over where the safety and welfare of the people lies that has given the weak forces from Hargeisa arrayed against them the Mooge Tune to chew and finger slap in the Marfishes dotted here and there. Puntland's political retreat, moreover is largely impeded by its call to national duty in the south, and which is the deciding factor to Habsade's military success on behalf of the seperatists in the city. It’s obvious the provocation and the radical expression of the seperatists is an ulterior design above the grasp of your folks, and the Puntland leadership has shown restraint and foresight and wisdom of the consequences of a looming disaster. Having said that, the eccentric and absurdity of your claims over the DervishLAND is too easy to reverse given a change of the power structure of Puntland which has torn asunder our threads of kinship and our chief strategic anticipation to a United Somalia. The Dervishes shall return with vengeance and check you in your historic place of obeisance and deference to Somali Patriotism. The people of Hargeisa are known to be the pioneers of Somali nationalism, yet as of late and the sheer injustice of the last regime, indiscriminate of one clan but all, tinged your temperament and good judgment to strike a real and fair balance between the Future and the Present. InShallah we shall have the time to share the big pie, that is the Maandeeq Somalia.

Horta nimankan Somali goosadka ah sow badda maba yaqaanaaniin. War bal horta koorsooyin badda ah barta inteydan nimankan birta calashadey taaban. lol War geeliina iyo lo'diina raacda

Duke, your map is quite inaccurate. I like this one better. View here the campaign strucutre of Gen. Abdullahi Ahmed (Ilka Jiir) CAMPAING STRUCTURE

Originally posted by Libaax-Sankataabte: It is quite accurate that the recent internal strife within the TFG has created a rather risky matrix which may become menacing to Yeey’s political foothold in the South. Having said that, the physical underpinnings which Yeey’s political clout relied on during his rise to power, appear to be undamaged at the moment. Yeey still commands strong support from the weak TFG military. He enjoys rather healthy margin of majority support among the Baidoa MP’s. Zenawi’s still perceives Yeey as the best hope for Somalia, as do by all IGAD leaders except Guuleh. These are the few central matrices I utilize as a yardstick to get a sense of the old man’s political footing. Having said that, the aforementioned facts don't suggest Yeey is forever shielded and not vulnerable in the broadest sense. Yeey still faces few obstacles, and there are few challenges to note. Yeey’s well-publicized friction with certain personalities within the Ethiopian government may well pose a threat to his political survival, if not resolved soon. His somewhat intricate relationship with Mefsin, Ethiopia’s foreign minister, who is said to harbour strong antipathy towards Yeey for his role in the Gheedi standoff, needs not be overlooked. Another catalyst in the political mix is General Gabre whose repute was recently blemished by accusations of bribery and sleaze, and was politically relegated by Zenawi as per Yeey’s angry request. The road is still full of snakes, and the old man is by no means wearing any shoes, but let us stay in the real world and stick with the few facts so far available. We shall see how things turn out in the next few weeks. As of now, I don't see anything more than another TFG squabbling. LSK, I hold that same view but you articulated much better than I did. Excellent analysis

Well said Adam Zaila. brilliant take

well done Duke and keep the good work.

^After the explosion, I don't think phase 4 implies nothing. Hargeisa might be safe for foreign staff but not for ordinary Somalis whose lives are trapped in makeshift camps & tagged as refugees to be deprived of necessities in their own country or are randomly kidnapped, tried and extradited to secret CIA or Ethiopian prisons.

This is like a spin of the Tamrat Nega's political conspiracy, an exclusive and ananymous contributor of WardheerNews. This is my response to him. It's political conspiracy but shall we be kind enough to grant it a grain of truth into its content, i would say the exclusion of 30 or so members of *** from the Northwestern Somalia defies the formula of 4.5 rule and the implementation of a federal Somalia as a solution shall be dead. It will take a new movement for this end of centralized government ; the closest group being the convergence of the various Islamic groups as a robust front once again. The bogus content the article champions also seems to suggest two incompatible and conflicting proposed amendments of the constitution. Rendering the executive power of Abdullahi Yusuf as a ceremonial to be replaced by the current prime minister is invalidated by his suggestion that it's the deputy prime minister that the ultimate power of the new government will rest on based on his sub-clan, wrongly believed to have mounted the biggest bulk of the resistance to Ethiopia's occupation and thus their compensation for a failing policy. Face Saving! Another TNG of AbdiQaasim? I cachinnated --------------------

^u are not making any sense. Be straightforward and well intentioned in lieu of using heavy and unwated irony and spin to make yourself appear a boob. Of course, some of the points the author makes quite veer away from the latest developments but the concept curls in uniform direction with perfect illustration of Somalia's quagmire. TFG's lack of success is twofold: Reconcliation with leaderless, powerless and rudderless opposition of varying interests and agenda. And the insistance by the UN and United States to withhold enough funding and support until the moderates come aboard in a power-sharing agreement. However, this extended period of reconciliation has hampered the TFGs mandate to implement the nation-building institutions; Likewise, it has given the real opposition, the Islamists who wish to install an Islamic State, a broad space to maneouver and ensure that access to armamaents and funding from Eritrea, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, goes smoothly. It's time the option of the president be taken into consideration. He wants to fight the Islamists and render them ineffective and powerless again like he did on Dec 2006. A boat can't have two captains. He is the captain and the international community should allow him to exericise his constitutional authority.

^walaahi, the article is still timeless. . Launching a Diplomatic International Offensive to Fail the TFG: After the defeat of the UIC, the forces of hegemony and division immediately toured the world to claim that Somalia requires fresh talks for reconciliation. In oblivion of the fact that they are trying to frustrate the outcomes of the two-year long international and local endeavor to restore government in Somalia, some international actors have received these crocodile tears with open ears. In any case, the TFG accepted the proposal as per its mandate to complete and consolidate the reconciliation process under the Transitional Federal Charter, which brought it into place. The subject of “reconciliation” will be briefly discussed a little later in this paper.

^unless you take his confused take as the final judgement of the fact?

Amazing development. We need our leaders to join hands and roll their sleeves up for the common defense, security and progress of Puntland.

^ Was it Ahmed Dirie the self-styled spokesperson of X clan who said that Alshaabs's ranks are filled with the president's clan and that they are on a mission to derail peace and wreak havoc. I cachinnated.

We shall see.

What else would you expect from the prevalent attitude of Arabs in general and their overt contempt and racism towards the blacks. lol

THE prime minister was on a mission to deconstruct the TFG from the get go and weaken it in his moralistic hunt for an illusive deal with the courts. The TFG was forced to change its aggressive policies of containing the insurgents out of concern for the humanatarian disaster, yet it failed and led to the Shabaabs expansion and application of strict Sharia based norms. The long period of reconciliation efforts helped the courts and Alshabaabs have brief respite to recoup their strengths and shore up enough armaments to seize key towns and cities like Kismayo and Merka. Adde's plan was not only a bad strategy in the first place but deceptive and terminal to the TFG's earlier political gains . The TFG should have continued consolidating its power and winnowed the divisive elements out of the parliament. Now that the president sees nothing but returning to the draconian measures he got used to it, I believe this painful but necessary decision would earn him sufficient support to prop up his government and reverse Shabaab's gains.

I knew the PM was on a mission to deconstruct the TFG from the get go and weaken it in his moralistic hunt for an illusive deal with the courts. The TFG was forced to change its aggressive policies of containing the insurgents out of concern for the humanatarian disaster, yet it failed and led to the Shabaabs expansion and application of strict Sharia based norms. The long period of reconciliation efforts helped the courts and Alshabaabs have brief respite to recoup their strengths and shore up enough armaments to seize key towns and cities like Kismayo and Merka. Adde's plan was not only a bad strategy in the first place but deceptive and terminal to the TFG's earlier political gains . The TFG should have continued consolidating its power and winnowed the divisive elements out of the parliament. Now that the president sees nothing but returning to the draconian measures he got used to it, I believe this painful but necessary decision would earn him sufficient support to prop up his government and reverse Shabaab's gains.

Originally posted by Koora-Tuunshe: There's no such thing as "people of Mogadisho" or the south. Starting from Mogadisho all the way to the south, you will find peaceful and agricultural communities that have nothing to do with the mayhem in Mogadisho. The conflict was relocated to them to the extent they had become resigned to their fate. And if you go deeper, the same "people of Puntland" reside in large number regions of Juba. Should we as well secede from our people in the southern territory? It doesn't make sense. Did I write this???

The Kenyan decision to bolster the AU force currently deployed in key installations in Mogadishu will press the AU countries that earlier promised to send troops to Somalia to step up their deployment.

Originally posted by Naxar Nugaaleed: "Basically, You should not be mad at A yusuf, for succeeding where all others have failed, Manipulation of your interest to coincide with those of your allies is only a tool of statecraft that only he (Yusuf) has managed to use." Naxar, that is really beautiful statement that captures the overall picture. Oodwayne The claim that Somaliland (Burco-Berbera-Hargeisa triangle) returning to a former status as a state seperate from Somalia is false n outrageous. British Somaliland was a protectorate and its colonial experience is nothing but an informal treaties England signed with local tribes.

Originally posted by Baashi: Maqaaxi Version -- Just-In Egypt newspapers are reporting that Mr. Yussuf is expected to return to Mogadihsu and impose martial laws, suspending parliament and government, and granting broader powers to Mohamed Dheere and his likes. This man is ready for hardball. At issue is where will this act leave Tigre mercenaries and since they don't have folks they can support at this juncture what will their move be. Interesting development! What about North Mogadishu folks and the new Geedi/Ade coalition.

Who is this girl? She is a bridge builder.