Originally posted by nuune: And there has being tensions around the Arctic corner, Russian and USA were showing off there POWER in there Nuune, you shouldn't compare a tiny Russia to the world's super power. You imply as if Russia and the former Soviets are interchangeable entities.

Good News, thanks Duke.

nuune, check my analysis on this topic. I posted it several months back

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Things will be back to normal InshAllah.

^It will only if enough attention and resources is given to Somalia. Even a quarter of what is given to Palestine should be enough to reverse the crisis and restore Hope.

It's moving in the right direction but such tension can retard future developments. I am glad that the people have demonstrated against the secessionists' aggression and destabalization of the region. As you can read from the news, the Puntland state Minister, Jama Hersi Farah is aiming to reinforce the Puntland troops in Sanaag and to set aside enough resources. They will work with developmental agencies in the region.

JB, I know you log in from Somalia, and you know that If you get off the long inter-regional highway, you will definately run into dusty streets in every city in the motherland. In the future, We need to give the first priority to infrastructual development throughout Somalia.

KULAN BALAADHAN OO LAGU JEEX JEEXAYAY MUSTAQBALKA GOBOLKA SANAAG AYAA KA DHACAY BADHAN[DAAWO SAWIRO] Badhan: Kulan balaadhan oo lagu lafa gurayay arimaha Gobolka Sanaag ayaa maanta ka dhacay gudaha magaalada Badhan ee xarunta Gobolka, waxana joogay kulankaasi joogay wasiiro xildhibaano iyo qaar ka mid ah saraakiisha ciidanka Booliska Ururada Haweenka, iyada oo dhamaan halkaasi hadalo laga soo jeediyay. Kulankaasi aya waxa furay Duqa Degmada Badhan ah gudoomiyaha Golaha Deegaanka Axmed Muuse Suldaan isaga oo ka warbixiyay ajandayaasha kulanka waxa uu sheegay Gudoomiyuhu in kulankaasi looga hadlayo arimaha gaar ah oo khuseeya Gobolka Sanaag oo ka mid yihiin Amaanka iyo sidii Gobolka looga dhigi lahaa mid ku talaabsada hormar buuxa. Gudoomiye Axmed Muuse Suldaan ayaa dhanka kale sheegay inay aad ugu mahad celinayaan dhamaan Ururadii waday wacyigalinta ee looga hadlay Amaanka Gobolka waxa uu ku tilmaamay kuwa ah in lagu daydo. Markuu ka hadlay xaaladaha Amaan ee Gobolka ayuu farta ku fiiqay in Gobolka Sanaag uu yahay haatan mid Nabadoon isla markaana ay ka Maamul ahaan gacanta qabanayaan cidii maleegaysa Nabadxumo. Sidoo kale Duqa ayaa la dardaarmay wariyaasha goobtaasi kulanka joogay isaga oo ugu baaqay inay sheegeen wax run ah isla markaana ka shaqeeyaan xasilinta Gobolka. Yuusuf Axmed Xaaji Siciid Diblomaasi Yuusuf Xaaji Siciid ayaa isna halkaasi hadlay waxana uu sheegay in loo baahanyahay wada shaqayn dhex marta siyaasiyiinta Gobolka u dhalatay iyo Bulshadada rayidka ah ee reer Sanaag si looga baxo is bar baryaaca, isaga oo intaasi ku daray in haatan Gobolku mar lugta la galay qul qulatooyin ciidan balse ay hataan xaaladu tahay mid Degan. Diblomaasi Yuusuf Xaaji Siciid [Madaxay] oo mar soo noqday Gudoomiye Baarlamaan ee wakhtigii uu Madaxwaynaha ka ahaa Puntland C/laahi Yuusuf Axmed, isaga oo ka mid ah Siyaasiyiinta Gobolka Sanaag, waxana uu kulankaasi ka sheegay in dhawaan ay Siyaasiyiinta Gobolku keenayaan is bedel ku aadan wax qabashada Gobolka Sanaag oo ay saraakiisha Ciidamada iyo dhamaan siyaasiyiinta Gobolka ka soo jeeda. Taliye Caydiid Axmed Nuur Taliye Caydiid Axmed Nuur ayaa kulankaasi isna ka soo jeediyay hadalo aad u qiimada badan waxana uu sheegay inay maanta ka Saraakiil ahaan u soo jeensadeen sidii looga shaqayn lahaa Amaana Gobolka, waxa uu aad uga hadlay inay jiraan kulamo ay haatan leeyihiin Saraakiisha ciidamada ee ka soo jeeda Gobolka kuwaasi oo ka tashanaya sidii loo Abuurilahaa ciidamo gaar ah oo loo qoondeeyay difaaca Gobolka. Caydiid Axmed Nuur ayaa wakhti hore soo qabtay Taliyaha qabta Booliska ee Gobolka Bari isaga oo markii danbe is casilay ka dib markii Madaxwayne Cade Muuse ku amray inuu hogaamiyo ciidamo weerar Buurada Majiyahan oo markii ay ka taaganady dhaq dhaqaaq ciidan oo ay Puntland ku doonayso inay khayraad kaga soo saarto. W/ Dawlada Madaxtooyada Puntland Jaamac Xirsi Wasiiru Dawlaha Mataxtooyada Puntland Jamac Xirsi Faarax ayaa isna halkaasi waxa uu sheegay ay halkan u yimaadeen inay la socdaan xaaladaha ka oognaa Gobolka Sanaag oo ya ka mid yihiin Budhcad badeeda iyo ciidamada Somaliland ee la sheegay inay gudaha u soo galeen Gobolka Sanaag. Wasiirka ayaa sheegay inaanay marnaba u dul qaadan doonin kuwa doonaya inay marin habaabiyaan hanaanka nabadeed ee Gobolka Sanaag, isaga oo sheegay inay xidhiidho badan la sameeyeen siyaasiyiinta Gobolka ka soo jeeda ee ku jirta Maamulka Somaliland kuwaasi oo tilmaamay inay ka wada haleen sidii Gobolka Nabadiisa meel looga soo wada jeensan lahaa. Dhanka kale waxa uu ka dhawaajiyay inay jiraan abaabul ciidan oo lagu doonayo in la dhiso ciidama midaysan oo ahk kuwa Mandaqada ka soo jeeda si ay ula shaqeeyaan Hay"addaha dadaalka ugu jira hormarinta Gobolka Sanaag. Isku soo duboo kulankaasi ayaa ahaa mid inta badan diirada lagu saarayay sidii Gobolka loo hormarin lahaa Nabadiisa, iyada oo ay kulankaasi joogeen Masuuliyiin ka soo jeeda Gobolka Sanaag oo qaarkood haatan xilal sare ka haya xukuumada PL. Jaamac Ayaanle Feyte LaasqorayNet/Dhahar.com Feyte37@hotmail.com

^It's true, Puntland commanders like Col. Mohamed Said Janaqaf, Mohamoud Gantaal and deputy advisor of Puntland Intelligence Services (PIS), Mr. Abdirizaaq Alore, were all in LasQorey, Sanaag one week ago. Here are the pics SOURCE Dhahar.com

"The incitement to ignore all affiliation and loyalties other than those emanating from one restrictive identity can be deeply delusive and also contribute to social tension and violence.” True, but it is not an exception to Somalis alone or as they call us tribalists. It is applicable to any racist society/persons. What do you think of the segregrated communities in America or the how the system implictly supports such practice of restrictive identity. What makes one community more dangerous than the other? Who created this perception or perpetuates it?

Allaha ha u naxariisto, Aamin. Dumar kale maa caashaqin is my favorite song.

Why is Iran’s nuclear issue and the Palestine Land be of concern to you? Palestinians receive annual aid package from the West thousand times much better than Somalia . What we need is a Paradigm Shift in grasping the essentials of statecraft when the tidal wave is against us. We need to understand and expose the Arab countries that use Somalia as their Proxy economic wars like Egypt and Saudi Arabia and their search for a horizon time solution to potential water and oil crisis – a very likely scenario. We need to forge sustainable pact with our neighbors and give them assurances of their security concerns. Many ill-informed Somalis extremely sympathize with Arabs and all we get in return is to be Deprived of our rights to be an independent state and therefore live a better life. Look at how Obama's remarks of Palestine drew angry backlash from Somalis.

BEFORE SECURITY COUNCIL, ENVOY TO SOMALIA OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR FACILITATING PEACE IN THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY BY CAROLINE PATTON: 24/07/2008 (MaximsNews Network) UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 24 July 2008 --Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, the UN representative in Somalia , spoke today to the Security Council and warned that the international community must act soon to bring a halt to the violence and unrest that has plagued Somalia since the end of its last real government in 1991. He said that conditions were currently favorable for the UN to move forward now that the Djbouti Agreement was signed last month between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia. The agreement requires both sides to cease fighting and asked for a UN international stabilization force. Mr. Ould-Abdallah asked the Security Council to make clear its backing of the agreement to the international community. He opined that, “[g]iven that Somalis have suffered for so long, and the current favourable political context following the Djibouti Agreement, it is time for the Security Council to take bold, decisive and fast action.” Among the ideas discussed by Mr. Ould-Abdallah was replacing the present African Union peacekeepers with UN troops or alternatively simply “rehatting” the current soldiers as UN personnel. He also suggested that a multinational force could be brought in under the aegis of the UN. Mr. Ould-Abdallah hailed the Djibouti Agreement as an chance to break the cycle of fighting that has engulfed Somalia for so long. He asked the Security Council to reconsider those who have sanctions against them and acknowledge the people and groups that had given up violence. In this way, Mr. Ould-Abdallah argued, those who refuse to do so will be pushed to the margins. The agreement also facilitates the delivery of aid to the million who need it, including allowing for naval escorts to protect food being brought in by the WFP. Around 80 percent arrives via ships. He said that, “[a]n effective implementation of the Agreement should be an incentive to bring more Somalis on board and give them a chance to contribute to the birth of their country.” Somalia faces 2.6 million people, around 35 percent of its inhabitants, who rely on international help. Humanitarian operations have been hampered in the past by unrest and attacks on aid leaders and vehicles belonging to the UN and its partners. Around 95 percent of humanitarian personnel in south and central Somalia come from the country and face great danger in carrying out their jobs. The Djibouti Agreement has already received the support of many in the UN, as well as the European Union, Norway and the United States . With continued international backing, perhaps Somalia will finally be able to regain a secure footing and begin a stable and peaceful future. - Caroline Patton

Obama: Poverty, Violence in Somalia breeds the Terror of Tomorrow

^Garowe Online is known for its biased stance towards PUNTLAND. It always reports unfavorable news from Sanaag.

Security Council urged to deploy stabilization force in somalia as FOREIGN MINISTER calls for African Union mission to form its nucleus UN Press Releases and Meetings Coverage July 23, 2008 Ali Ahmed Jama, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in his country. Location: United Nations, New York . Date: 23 July 2008. Members of the Security Council were urged today to consider establishing a United Nations stabilization or peacekeeping force in Somalia as part of the Djibouti Agreement aimed at ending the “17-year-old agony of the Somali people”. The new accord between Somalia`s Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia was signed on 9 June and witnessed by a number of observer States and international organizations, including France, United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the African Union, League of Arab States, Organization of the Islamic Conference and the European Union. Representatives of Governments accredited to Somalia also attended. Today, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, said the accord provided the first opportunity in more than a decade to end the pervasive violence, which was forcing more than 800,000 people to scatter within the country, having already sent more than 3 million Somalis into exile. Implementation of the Djibouti Agreement would provide security for humanitarian programmes, in particular naval escorts for the World Food Programme (WFP) which delivered much of its assistance by sea. It would also afford systematic protection for aid workers in south and central Somalia who were often victims of targeted killings. But the Agreement would not bring peace overnight, especially with meddling by “spoilers” and “freelance mediators”, he pointed out. “The Somalis have started working together and today the ball is in the court of the international community. We must act quickly,” he added, urging the Council to deliver a strong message of support. One possibility the Security Council might consider was “re-hatting” the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Other options would be deploying an international stabilization force, as suggested in the Secretary-General`s latest report on developments in the country, or establishing a separate United Nations peacekeeping force. At the same time, the Council should review those on its sanctions list in order to recognize the role of individuals who had decided to change their behaviour and support peace, he continued. All peace processes had individuals or groups who set out to reject agreements and the Djibouti accord should be seen as an incentive for all Somalis to contribute to the “re-birth of their country”. Appealing for the Council`s urgent assistance in consolidating national reconciliation efforts, Ali Ahmed Jama Jengeli, Somalia`s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, suggested that the African Union force already deployed in the country should be the nucleus of any future United Nations stabilization or peacekeeping force. A 26,000-strong force was not necessary as had been envisioned in past discussions. A much smaller force, under United Nations mandate and funding, was sufficient. “We hope that we are all in agreement that if the Security Council authorizes the deployment of a United Nations international stabilization force without delay, we will have ample reason to believe that the agony of the Somali people will draw to an end,” he said. Ramtane Lamamra, the African Union`s Commissioner for Peace and Security, affirmed that the regional body stood ready for ultimate inclusion in an international stabilization force provided for in the Djibouti Agreement. At the moment, AMISOM faced a severe lack of funding and logistical support. It was currently embarking on a new troop-generation exercise to beef up its strength to the authorized 8,000 troops from the current level of 2,600. He repeated a suggestion made to Council members in Djibouti that a strong naval component would allow the proposed United Nations force to extend its focus beyond Mogadishu, the Somali capital. In addition to strengthening security for humanitarian efforts, it would contribute to implementation of the arms embargo, enhance the protection of resources in Somalia`s territorial seas and prevent the dumping of waste in its coastal waters. First seized of the situation in Somalia in early 1992, the Council subsequently held numerous meetings, received many reports and dispatched several fact-finding missions to the country. The Secretary-General`s latest report (document S/2008/466) says 3.5 million people could be in need of humanitarian assistance by the end of 2008, and the delivery of basic social services has virtually collapsed in most parts of the country. The human rights situation continues to be characterized by indiscriminate violence and frequent attacks against civilians, including the arbitrary detention of human rights defenders, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings of journalists, and sexual violence. According to the report, a spate of 14 piracy incidents off the Somali coast in the first half of 2008 alone have made those territorial waters among the most dangerous in the world for shipping. The meeting began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 10:50 a.m.

Thanks for keeping us updated.

Originally posted by Dabshid: ^howshaada wado,Sxb, Let us not ruin the topic for this girl,I never hate any Qabiil but can't stand the twisted minds of Seccessionts. lol

Thanks Duke for the Update. Puntlanders mustered massive resources and manpower to defend this historic town aka LaasQorey.

The most beautiful girls come fr. this region. It's the place to be. MMA, the kingdom of Adal extended all the way to Alula Bari, acording to the history books.

^But the United West is making sure that they always maintain their competitive edge over many unfortunate societies because they don't truly believe Morals while other societies believe in Morals. This stark difference has placed countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia at a greater disadvantage. Moreover, give freedom and independence to many oppressed socities by getting rid of the artificial borders, that were initially designed for the divide and rule game.

Sheikh Cabdiraxman's history resembles in many ways Nur Ibn Mujahid (1567) who was considered as patron saint of Harar. His grave is still a pilgrimage to the people of Harar. Some people would only make negative comments only to discredit a true history that is passed down from generation to generation, even if there is incontrovertible evidence backing it up. Contemporaries described Nur as a man of noble conduct, who was just, strong, and highly principled. Besides the wall which protected its inhabitants from invaders over the following centuries, he was noted for a number of buildings he erected in Harar. His tomb stands on a hill surrounded by houses and courtyards, and is popular place of pilgrimage in Harar. Source: Wikipedia Do you see any difference between these two men or is this a myth as well??? Give us a break. More to come..........

Don't be silly! This topic is about the life of one man and the place he is buried, a pilgrimage. He was a revered Sheikh/pundit. The fact that his nick name carries the conotation of Qabiil doesn't mean that his history is tantamount to breaking a taboo You're just paranoid of the nick rather than the history and life of this man whom millions of people trace him as their ancestor. People have a right to know and see tangible evidence of Sheikh Cabdiraxman's Mosque.