Puntland Presidential Candidate Dr saleebaan xaglatoosiye visiting his hometown Buuhoodle, Puntland , Somalia Somaliland’s Delusions: When will they ever learn? Jan 13 , 2009 Almost on the model of Israeli expansionist polices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Somaliland has been no less active in trying to create facts on the ground in the areas it occupied in the region of Sool. It has made it quite clear to the defenceless people that any manifestations of support for Puntland or Somalia will be at their own peril. Immediate imprisonment and often banishment to the infamous Mandera prison is the instant justice that the occupying clan militia meets out to any one who dares to upset their apple cart. Having realised that Puntland under former Cadde Muse and former vice president Hassan Dahir Afqudhac were nothing more than toothless bulldogs, more famous for their dithering and lust for money, Somaliland’s macho has become unstoppable posturing as a supper power on the Somali stage. Visiting Lascanod has become a required imperative for any aspiring politician and for Somaliland’s’ defence establishment eager to publicise their military prowess- enough to scare Cadde Muse and company. The upshot of Somaliland’s occupation of Sool was the decision to organise electoral registration in the SSC regions. Perhaps this was on the advice of Haabsade, a traitor and turncoat par excellence, and perhaps other SSC mercenaries on Somaliland’s pay. Like all quislings, Haabsade told Somaliland what they like to hear: that the area is peaceful, the people pro-Somaliland, and eager to participate in the electoral registration. Such news is music to the ears of Somalilanders. And so, the electoral registration teams were sent with so much fanfare. First stop of course was Lascanod, the capital of Sool. By all accounts, no body turn up, except, employees of the occupiers who were forced to register or else face dire consequences. To be fair, the Somaliland visiting dignitaries like their Vice President and a registration teams, accompanies by Haabsade, did receive some limited welcome in Haabsade’s home village, Kalabaidh. But that happy memory was wiped out by the unforgettable ignominy that was visited on the Somaliland registration teams in both Widhwidh and Buhodle. In Widhwidh, three of their soldiers accompanying the electoral team were killed by the locals and the rest took to their heels. But the worst humiliation was in Buhodle. The whole town rose up and went on the rampage, destroying all the electoral material, from boxes to electronic equipment to transport, and chased the intruders all the way until they reached Balli Dhiig. Buildings sheltering or showing Somaliland flags were ransacked. Such was Somaliland’s bitter experience that the locals were so jubilant to have seen the back of Somaliland out of their sool. Somalilanders, once chastised, rarely ever come back to where they know the locals are in no mood for nonsense. Such is the reputation and history of Buhodle, the cradle of famous poets, the likes of Ali Dhuux, Ismail Mirreh, Aden Arab and Samatar Baxnaan. Change has come to Puntland and it is adieu to the charlatans- Cadde Muse and Hassan Dahir Afqudac. And in their place come their successors, President Abdirahman Faroole and his deputy Cabdisamad Ali Shire. Not a man known for mincing his words, Faroole wasted no time in putting Somaliland on notice: “Get out of SSC peacefully or else” he atoned in his composed and statesmanlike voice- so different from Cadde Muse’s incoherent and child-like rambling. The people of Somalia, Froole said, have reverted to their clan solidarity, the driving force behind the establishment of Puntand regional administration in which the SSC regions are an important pillar. The fact that the traditional elders of SSC are in Garawe or in those areas in SSC not occupied by Somaliland, speaks for itself, he added. As usual, Somaliland’s so-called foreign minister, Mohamed Duale, was quick to rise to the occasion and putout what he and secessionist associates are best at: trot out the usual mantra that Somaliland’s boundaries, being inherited from the former colonial power, are recognised by the African Union and the international community. Surely, this is the height of make-belief and fantasy. If these claims are right, you may ask, why aren’t the embassies of these countries in Hargeisa?. But of course, they will proudly point out to the bombed Ethiopian commercial office which they call embassy!! Any one making such ludicrous claims would be diagnosed anywhere else in the world as schizophrenic but not in Somaliland where self delusions are part of the folklore The fact that Somaliland has ceased to exit as a separate county since July 1960 and hence it’s former boundaries are defunct, and that it is Somalia’s unity and territorial integrity, including of course the NW region, that the international community recognises is something they had been told time and time again but never sinks. It is like speaking to the deaf. Even the British, their beloved former colonial master, have told them in no uncertain terms that they consider Somaliland as part and parcel of Somalia. Taking leaf from the basis of what constitutes nation states, Somaliland’s combative self-styled foreign minister claimed that in this day and age a nation cannot be built on clan basis.. Now, who is talking, you may ask? After all, clan sentiment was the sole reason behind the secession, where nostalgia for the good old days and a return to former Somaliland in which the clan was the top dog and not subordinate to a greater Somalia was the clarion call of the secessionists. Duale’s explanation of the presence of the SSC traditional leaders in Garowe was simple: they are no longer traditional leaders representing their SSC people. Rather they are bootlickers in Garowe, fending for themselves, he fulminated. As was to be expected, almost all the SSC traditional leaders, 17 of them, held a press conference on 12 January in response to Duale’s gratuitous insults and unacceptable claims on the SSC regions. Their answer was forthright. In responding to the British conquest in the late 19the Century, the clans reacted in two different ways. Duale’s clan accepted British colonisation whereas the SSC people fought them for 21 years and had never entered into any colonial treaty with the British. Hence, they are not bound by any union with the pro British clan that is separate from the union with Somalia. Those who think that their former departing master had left them the SSC regions as a legacy are dreaming, they stressed. The SSC regions are part of Puntland and Somalia, they added. That is the choice of its people and it not something the secessionists have any say. Simply, it is non-negotiable. When will they ever learn? Mohsin Mahad

BREAKING NEWS: Wareegii Labaad ee madaxweyne ku xigeenka Cabdisamad Cali Shire 34 cod Dr.Sakleebaan 22 Cod Cabdiraxaab Xirsi 10 cod Waxaa u soo gudbey Wareegii sadexaad Cabdisamad Cali Shire iyo Dr.Saleebaan. Horseed Media

I agree, afnacas (so-called af nugaal) only knows lies and false information, Dayniile is thousand light years ahead comparing to afnacas

Wareegii Kowaad ee Madaxweyne ku xigeenka oo dhamaadey Thursday, January 8th, 2009 at 11:18 am Wareegii kowaad ayaa waxaa ku horeeyay Col.Cabdisamad Cali Shire waxaa ku xiga Dr.Saleebaan Xagla Toosiye, waxaan waxba helin Xasa Daahir Afqurac: Cabdisamad Cali Shiikh 26 cod Saleebaan Xagale Toosiye 19 cod Cabdiraxmaan Xirsi Faarax

Emperor Mr Faroole deserves our congratulations and support, finally he is democratically elected president of Puntland State of Somalia Its a wonderful and great comeback my candidate Ilka jiir didn't make, but today we should all line up behind our leader Faroole, support him to make Puntland a better place, and sometimes we will criticize him constructively

Somalia: Abdirahman Farole elected as Puntland president Dr. Abdirahman Farole, new President of Puntland 9 Jan 9, 2009 - 12:51:12 PM Somalia: Abdirahman Farole elected as Puntland president GAROWE, Somalia Jan 8 (Garowe Online) - D r. Abdirahaman Mohamed "Farole" has been elected as the Regional President of Puntland State of Somalia on January 8, 2009, in the capital city Garowe. Dr. Abdirahman Farole, new President of Puntland Dr. Farole and Gen. Abdullahi Ilkajir made it to the final round of the election and Farole was elected as President of Puntland by 49 MPs in the 66-seat Puntland Parliament. Source: Garowe Online

Congratulations to President Elect Mr. Faroole

Maxdaxwene cabdiraxmaan faroole Oo haleelay daqiiqadihii ugu danbeeye guushi xilka madaxweynenimada Wararka ugu danbeeya ee nagasoo gaadhaya hoolka baarlamaanka ee garoowe kasoo sidaad la socoteenba subaxnimadii saaka loogu dareeray in loogu doorto hogaamiye kasaara marxalada adage e ay kujirto Puntland ayaa waxaa daqiiqadihii u danbeysey guusha haleelay Cabdiraxmaan Mxamed Faroole Oo isagu ka mid ahaa aasasa yaashii puntland Wuxu wereegii ugu horeeyey helay 18 cod halka nuuradii uu helay 10 wareegii labaad ayuu ku qaaday 38 cod halka cade muuse uu helay 8 cod sidaana uu ku noqday madaxweynaha mamaul goboleedka puntland Waxaa uu xilalkala duwan ka soo qabtay xukuumada puntland intii ay jirtey isagoo sanad kii u danbeyey ku sugnaa wadanka Australia kadib markii khilaaf soo kala dhexgalay madaxweynihii hore ee cade muuse isagoo ahaa musharaxii ugu shubay codkii uu cade muuse ku noqday maxadxweynaha puntland Codkaasoo ahaa 14 cod Waxaanu wakhtiyada inago soo aadan idinsoo siindoonaa cv giisa iyo taariikh nololeedkiisa Waxaadkale oo lasocon doontaan daqiiqadaha inagu soo aadan madaxweyne kuxigeenka loo doorto puntland Khadar Cawl Ismaaciil

ALL SANAAG.COM Sawiro Muujinaya Caruur La Diiwaan Galinyo Sool ee maamulka SNM odabaadkii aynu ka soo gudubnay waxaa ka socday goobo ka mid ah Gobolka Sool waxay ugu yeedhaan malayshiyada Hargeysa Diiwaan galin , taas oo ay aad ugu hanweynaayeen in ay goobo badan kala kulmi doonaan dad qaangaadh ah oo u soo buuxiya goobaha ay sheegeen in laga diiwaan galinyo, haddaba maxay kala kulmeen Goobahaas iyo Magaalooyinka ay tageen. caruur2.JPG Muuqaalka Gaadhi Xamuula Lagu Guray Caruur ,Oo Magacyada Laga Soo Qoranayo Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa waxa ay kala kulmeen niyad jab markii shacabku ay guryahooda iyo makhaayadaha u soo dhaafiwaayeen ,guryo goobo qarsoon u badan oo ay dhigteen qalab iyo waraaqo, goobahaas oo aanay tagin dad kooban oo ku xeeran Horgalada Maamulka Hargeysa moojaane, kuwaas oo qaraabo dhaw la ah ragga Malayshiyada Hargyesa guryahooda ku soo hogaamiyey, iyaga oo mid waliba dhawr jeer ku soo noqday, waxa lagu sheegay diiwana galinta isla markaana ay intooda badani diideen in Faro laga qaado iyaga oo u baqay mustaqbal kooda taas oo xataa intii in qortay ka dhigaysa kuwa aan oofin shuruudihii ay Malayshiyada Hargeysa la soo shirtageen. caruur.JPG Caruur Qaarkood Wataan Dirayskii Dugsiga Oo Laga Diiwaan Galinayo Goob Ururka Riyaale Ee Udub Calaamadiisu Ku Taalo Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa markii ay cid kale waayeen malayshiyada Hargeysa waxa ay keeneen Caruur yar yar oo ay magacyada ka qorteen, isla markaana ay soo dhoobeen guryaha qarsoon ee lagu buuxinayo waraaqaha, waxaadna arkaysaa caruurtii oo dharkii dugsiyada wadata oo la soo taagay iyaga oo kayuu ku jira xafiiska hortiisa, iyada oo uu helay webka jidbaale.com sawiro muujinaya caruurtaas la diiwaan galinayo, waxa kale oo aad arkaysaa wiilal aan gaadhin dada ay sheegeen malayshida Hargeysa in laysku diiwaan galinayo oo Gawaadhi lagu gurayey oo marba guri la geynayey si ay isaga qoraan. Goobo badan oo ka mid ah deegaanka Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa guul darooyin badani kaga dhaceen markii gawaadhidii qalabka u siday qayb ka mid ah lagala fakaday kuwaas oo lala galay magaalada Garoowe, ka dib markii dhalinyaro deegaanka u dhalatay ay gawaadhidaas gacanta ku dhigeen, sida deegaanka Karindabayl weyn. Tuuladda Yagoori ayaa iyada waxaa aad isu soo dhoobay oo lagu soo daad gureeyey beelaha Oog iyo Gaatama, wadaamo goo, ilaa ina afmadoobe dega, ka dib markii shacab weynaha Beesha Jaamac Siyaad godoomiyeen goobihii layska diiwaan galinayey, waxaana lagu arkayey reer miyi badan oo ka soo jeeda beelaha Habarjeclo iyo Sacad Yoonis , Gaar ahaan Reer Yoonis, Cali Barre iyo Solomodow oo lagu soo daad gureeyey gawaadhi kuwaas oo soo buux dhaafiyey Tuulada Yagoori oo Malayshiyada Hargeysa Dhawaan u magacowday degmo, waxaana halkaas iska diiwaan galiyey inta badan beelaha Habarjeclo iyo Sacad Yoonis, Yagoori ayaa sanadkii 2005 waxay ugu yeedheen doorashada golaha wakiilada ee malayshiyada Hargeysa waxaa ka soo baxay laba nin oo midna Sacad Yoonis Yahay midna Reer Yoonis ka dib markii ay soo dhoobeen deegaankaas reermiyi ka soo jeedo beelahaas, halkaas oo kuwo deegaanka markaa u dhashay oo sharaxnaa ku waayeen. Deegaanka Xudun ayaan wax lagu tilaami karo diiwaan galini ka dhicin iyaga oo shacabka halkaas degani uu ku gacansaydhay rag waraaqo la ordayey, iyaguna ay waraaqihii iyaga oo sii buuxiyey dib ugu celiyey goobihii ay ka soo qaadeen, deegaanada Kalabaydh, iyo Karindabaylweyn ayaa iyaguna dadku diideen in ay la shaqeeyaan kuwa horboodaya Malayshiyada Hargeysa, deegaanka Dhumay, Dabataag, Dharkayn geenyo, ayaan habayaraatee aanay cag dhigin Malayshiyada Hargeysa, siiba markii ay ******** in Garamgaram iyo ciidan uu wataa deegaanka Buuhoodle ku soo socdaan taas oo baqdin ku abuurtay. Marka laysku Soo duubo hawlgalkii ay ku tilmaameen Diiwaan galinta ee ay malayshiyada Hargeysa ku soo eekeeyeen Gobolka Sool ayaan u hirgalin haba yaraatee, marka laga reebo xubnaha u adeego oo dhalinyaro ay qoys wadaagyihiin si khaldan wax ugu sheegay oo goobaha ay joogeen marba kayuu u galiyaan, iyo dhawr web oo isku dayey in ay soo gudbiyan sawiro iyo warbixino , kuwaas oo dhamanatood ahaa kuwo ay ka muuqatay guul darada ku habsatay malayshiyada Hargeysa iyo mashruucoodaba. Waase dhici doontaa in aan aragno iyaga oo siday maalmahanba wadeen tiro intay waraaqo ku qortaan soo bandhiga oo ku andacooda in ay codeeyeen shacabka intaas ahi. caruur1.JPG Mataan Farah allsanaag.com

Sawiro Muujinaya Caruur La Diiwaan Galinyo, Iyo Malayshiyada Hargeysa Oo Guul Darro Kala Kulantay Goobo Badan Oo Gobolka Sool Ah. Laascaanood(Boocame.com):-Todabaadkii aynu ka soo gudubnay waxaa ka socday goobo ka mid ah Gobolka Sool waxay ugu yeedhaan malayshiyada Hargeysa Diiwaan galin , taas oo ay aad ugu hanweynaayeen in ay goobo badan kala kulmi doonaan dad qaangaadh ah oo u soo buuxiya goobaha ay sheegeen in laga diiwaan galinyo, haddaba maxay kala kulmeen Goobahaas iyo Magaalooyinka ay tageen. Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa waxa ay kala kulmeen niyad jab markii shacabku ay guryahooda iyo makhaayadaha u soo dhaafiwaayeen ,guryo goobo qarsoon u badan oo ay dhigteen qalab iyo waraaqo, goobahaas oo aanay tagin dad kooban oo ku xeeran Horgalada Maamulka Hargeysa moojaane, kuwaas oo qaraabo dhaw la ah ragga Malayshiyada Hargyesa guryahooda ku soo hogaamiyey, iyaga oo mid waliba dhawr jeer ku soo noqday, waxa lagu sheegay diiwana galinta isla markaana ay intooda badani diideen in Faro laga qaado iyaga oo u baqay mustaqbal kooda taas oo xataa intii in qortay ka dhigaysa kuwa aan oofin shuruudihii ay Malayshiyada Hargeysa la soo shirtageen. Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa markii ay cid kale waayeen malayshiyada Hargeysa waxa ay keeneen Caruur yar yar oo ay magacyada ka qorteen, isla markaana ay soo dhoobeen guryaha qarsoon ee lagu buuxinayo waraaqaha, waxaadna arkaysaa caruurtii oo dharkii dugsiyada wadata oo la soo taagay iyaga oo kayuu ku jira xafiiska hortiisa, iyada oo uu helay webka jidbaale.com sawiro muujinaya caruurtaas la diiwaan galinayo, waxa kale oo aad arkaysaa wiilal aan gaadhin dada ay sheegeen malayshida Hargeysa in laysku diiwaan galinayo oo Gawaadhi lagu gurayey oo marba guri la geynayey si ay isaga qoraan. Muuqaalka Caruur Qaarkood Wataan Dirayskii Dugsiga Oo Laga Diiwaan Galinayo Goob Ururka Riyaale Ee Udub Calaamadiisu Ku Taalo Goobo badan oo ka mid ah deegaanka Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa guul darooyin badani kaga dhaceen markii gawaadhidii qalabka u siday qayb ka mid ah lagala fakaday kuwaas oo lala galay magaalada Garoowe, ka dib markii dhalinyaro deegaanka u dhalatay ay gawaadhidaas gacanta ku dhigeen, sida deegaanka Karindabayl weyn. Gaadhi Xamuula Lagu Guray Caruur ,Oo Magacyada Laga Soo Qoranayo Tuuladda Yagoori ayaa iyada waxaa aad isu soo dhoobay oo lagu soo daad gureeyey beelaha Oog iyo Gaatama, wadaamo goo, ilaa ina afmadoobe dega, ka dib markii shacab weynaha Beesha Jaamac Siyaad godoomiyeen goobihii layska diiwaan galinayey, waxaana lagu arkayey reer miyi badan oo ka soo jeeda beelaha Habarjeclo iyo Sacad Yoonis , Gaar ahaan Reer Yoonis, Cali Barre iyo Solomodow oo lagu soo daad gureeyey gawaadhi kuwaas oo soo buux dhaafiyey tuulada Yagoori oo malayshiyada Hargeysa dhawaan u magacowday degmo, waxaana halkaas iska diiwaan galiyey inta badan beelaha Habarjeclo iyo Sacad Yoonis, Yagoori ayaa sanadkii 2005 waxay ugu yeedheen doorashada golaha wakiilada ee malayshiyada Hargeysa waxaa ka soo baxay laba nin oo midna Sacad Yoonis Yahay midna Reer Yoonis ka dib markii ay soo dhoobeen deegaankaas reermiyi ka soo jeedo beelahaas, halkaas oo kuwo deegaanka markaa u dhashay oo sharaxnaa ku waayeen, reer miyigan ee tirada badan ayaa waxaa hogaaminayey ninka lagu magacaabo buurmadow oo shegay in uu aad ugu faraxsan yahay mar haddii uu maanta Gobolka Sool dhex mushaaxayo. Deegaanka Xudun ayaan wax lagu tilaami karo diiwaan galini ka dhicin iyaga oo shacabka halkaas degani uu ku gacansaydhay rag waraaqo la ordayey, iyaguna ay waraaqihii iyaga oo sii buuxiyey dib ugu celiyey goobihii ay ka soo qaadeen, deegaanada Kalabaydh, iyo Karindabaylweyn ayaa iyaguna dadku diideen in ay la shaqeeyaan kuwa horboodaya Malayshiyada Hargeysa, deegaanka Dhumay, Dabataag, Dharkayn geenyo, ayaan habayaraatee aanay cag dhigin Malayshiyada Hargeysa, siiba markii ay ******** in Garamgaram iyo ciidan uu wataa deegaanka Buuhoodle ku soo socdaan taas oo baqdin ku abuurtay. Marka laysku Soo duubo hawlgalkii ay ku tilmaameen Diiwaan galinta ee ay malayshiyada Hargeysa ku soo eekeeyeen Gobolka Sool ayaan u hirgalin haba yaraatee, marka laga reebo xubnaha u adeego oo dhalinyaro ay qoys wadaagyihiin si khaldan wax ugu sheegay oo goobaha ay joogeen marba kayuu u galiyaan, iyo dhawr web oo isku dayey in ay soo gudbiyan sawiro iyo warbixino , kuwaas oo dhamanatood ahaa kuwo ay ka muuqatay guul darada ku habsatay malayshiyada Hargeysa iyo mashruucoodaba. Waase dhici doontaa in aan aragno iyaga oo siday maalmahanba wadeen tiro intay waraaqo ku qortaan soo bandhiga oo ku andacooda in ay codeeyeen shacabka intaas ahi. Boocame Online news warbaahinta Qarniga Cusub!! Boocame@hotmail.com or Boocame@gmail.com

Muuqaalka Caruur Qaarkood Wataan Dirayskii Dugsiga Oo Laga Diiwaan Galinayo Goob Ururka Riyaale Ee UDUB Calaamadiisu Ku Taalo Gaadhi Xamuula Lagu Guray Caruur ,Oo Magacyada Laga Soo Qoranayo Sawiro Muujinaya Caruur La Diiwaan Galinyo, Iyo Malayshiyada Hargeysa Oo Guul Darro Kala Kulantay Goobo Badan Oo Gobolka Sool Ah. Jan 07, 2009 By:Jidbaale.com Laascaanood(Jidbaale.com):-Todabaadkii aynu ka soo gudubnay waxaa ka socday goobo ka mid ah Gobolka Sool waxay ugu yeedhaan malayshiyada Hargeysa Diiwaan galin , taas oo ay aad ugu hanweynaayeen in ay goobo badan kala kulmi doonaan dad qaangaadh ah oo u soo buuxiya goobaha ay sheegeen in laga diiwaan galinyo, haddaba maxay kala kulmeen Goobahaas iyo Magaalooyinka ay tageen. Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa waxa ay kala kulmeen niyad jab markii shacabku ay guryahooda iyo makhaayadaha u soo dhaafiwaayeen ,guryo goobo qarsoon u badan oo ay dhigteen qalab iyo waraaqo, goobahaas oo aanay tagin dad kooban oo ku xeeran Horgalada Maamulka Hargeysa moojaane, kuwaas oo qaraabo dhaw la ah ragga Malayshiyada Hargyesa guryahooda ku soo hogaamiyey, iyaga oo mid waliba dhawr jeer ku soo noqday, waxa lagu sheegay diiwana galinta isla markaana ay intooda badani diideen in Faro laga qaado iyaga oo u baqay mustaqbal kooda taas oo xataa intii in qortay ka dhigaysa kuwa aan oofin shuruudihii ay Malayshiyada Hargeysa la soo shirtageen. Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa markii ay cid kale waayeen malayshiyada Hargeysa waxa ay keeneen Caruur yar yar oo ay magacyada ka qorteen, isla markaana ay soo dhoobeen guryaha qarsoon ee lagu buuxinayo waraaqaha, waxaadna arkaysaa caruurtii oo dharkii dugsiyada wadata oo la soo taagay iyaga oo kayuu ku jira xafiiska hortiisa, iyada oo uu helay webka jidbaale.com sawiro muujinaya caruurtaas la diiwaan galinayo, waxa kale oo aad arkaysaa wiilal aan gaadhin dada ay sheegeen malayshida Hargeysa in laysku diiwaan galinayo oo Gawaadhi lagu gurayey oo marba guri la geynayey si ay isaga qoraan. Goobo badan oo ka mid ah deegaanka Magaalada Laascaanood ayaa guul darooyin badani kaga dhaceen markii gawaadhidii qalabka u siday qayb ka mid ah lagala fakaday kuwaas oo lala galay magaalada Garoowe, ka dib markii dhalinyaro deegaanka u dhalatay ay gawaadhidaas gacanta ku dhigeen, sida deegaanka Karindabayl weyn. Tuuladda Yagoori ayaa iyada waxaa aad isu soo dhoobay oo lagu soo daad gureeyey beelaha Oog iyo Gaatama, wadaamo goo, ilaa ina afmadoobe dega, ka dib markii shacab weynaha Beesha Jaamac Siyaad godoomiyeen goobihii layska diiwaan galinayey, waxaana lagu arkayey reer miyi badan oo ka soo jeeda beelaha Habarjeclo iyo Sacad Yoonis , Gaar ahaan Reer Yoonis, Cali Barre iyo Solomodow oo lagu soo daad gureeyey gawaadhi kuwaas oo soo buux dhaafiyey tuulada Yagoori oo malayshiyada Hargeysa dhawaan u magacowday degmo, waxaana halkaas iska diiwaan galiyey inta badan beelaha Habarjeclo iyo Sacad Yoonis, Yagoori ayaa sanadkii 2005 waxay ugu yeedheen doorashada golaha wakiilada ee malayshiyada Hargeysa waxaa ka soo baxay laba nin oo midna Sacad Yoonis Yahay midna Reer Yoonis ka dib markii ay soo dhoobeen deegaankaas reermiyi ka soo jeedo beelahaas, halkaas oo kuwo deegaanka markaa u dhashay oo sharaxnaa ku waayeen, reer miyigan ee tirada badan ayaa waxaa hogaaminayey ninka lagu magacaabo buurmadow oo shegay in uu aad ugu faraxsan yahay mar haddii uu maanta Gobolka Sool dhex mushaaxayo. Deegaanka Xudun ayaan wax lagu tilaami karo diiwaan galini ka dhicin iyaga oo shacabka halkaas degani uu ku gacansaydhay rag waraaqo la ordayey, iyaguna ay waraaqihii iyaga oo sii buuxiyey dib ugu celiyey goobihii ay ka soo qaadeen, deegaanada Kalabaydh, iyo Karindabaylweyn ayaa iyaguna dadku diideen in ay la shaqeeyaan kuwa horboodaya Malayshiyada Hargeysa, deegaanka Dhumay, Dabataag, Dharkayn geenyo, ayaan habayaraatee aanay cag dhigin Malayshiyada Hargeysa, siiba markii ay ******** in Garamgaram iyo ciidan uu wataa deegaanka Buuhoodle ku soo socdaan taas oo baqdin ku abuurtay. Marka laysku Soo duubo hawlgalkii ay ku tilmaameen Diiwaan galinta ee ay malayshiyada Hargeysa ku soo eekeeyeen Gobolka Sool ayaan u hirgalin haba yaraatee, marka laga reebo xubnaha u adeego oo dhalinyaro ay qoys wadaagyihiin si khaldan wax ugu sheegay oo goobaha ay joogeen marba kayuu u galiyaan, iyo dhawr web oo isku dayey in ay soo gudbiyan sawiro iyo warbixino , kuwaas oo dhamanatood ahaa kuwo ay ka muuqatay guul darada ku habsatay malayshiyada Hargeysa iyo mashruucoodaba. Waase dhici doontaa in aan aragno iyaga oo siday maalmahanba wadeen tiro intay waraaqo ku qortaan soo bandhiga oo ku andacooda in ay codeeyeen shacabka intaas ahi. Jidbaale.com jidbaale.com@gmail.com

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Islamist Militants in Somalia Begin to Fight One Another By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN New York Times, United States NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s Islamist militants, long a bane of the country’s weakening government, are now officially fighting one another. On Sunday, a powerful, newly militarized Islamist group declared a “holy war” against other Islamist factions, and it seems to have the muscle to back up its intentions. Over the weekend, the group, the Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jama, killed more than 10 fighters from the Shabab, a rival Islamist faction known as one of Somalia’s toughest. The group issued a statement calling on its followers to “prepare themselves for jihad against these heretic groups,” referring to some of the other, more hard-line Islamist factions, and “to restore stability and harmony in Somalia and achieve a genuine government of national unity.” Many Somalia analysts had been predicting that this would happen: that as Somalia’s transitional government headed toward collapse — it now controls just a few city blocks in a country almost as big as Texas — the Islamist insurgents of varying agendas would begin to slug it out themselves. This weekend’s violence is a strong sign that the infighting is under way. An episode of grave desecration may have been what started it. In early December, fighters from the Shabab, one of Somalia’s most militant Islamic groups, ransacked the graves of moderate Islamist clerics who had been buried in Kismaayo, a town the Shabab controls. On Sunday, moderate Islamist leaders brought this up and condemned the Shabab for such un-Islamic behavior. “It is a politically motivated act, which can ignite a sectarian war,” warned Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, one of the moderate Islamists, at a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. On Saturday and Sunday, gunmen from Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jama took back two towns that the Shabab had controlled, Guriel and Dusa Marreb, and they vowed to roll back recent Shabab gains in other parts of the country. Until recently, Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jama was known as a religious brotherhood of moderate Islamists, and it did not have a formidable military wing. The tension among Islamic groups comes at a time when politics in the country are as precarious as ever. Somalia’s transitional president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, is expected to resign any day now, and on Sunday more than 100 soldiers loyal to him flew out of Mogadishu for their clan stronghold in northern Somalia. Several Somali politicians aligned with Mr. Yusuf also left for northern Somalia on Sunday, implying that Mr. Yusuf’s powerful sub-clan, the *****ten, may be pulling out of the government. Aides to Mr. Yusuf said he would to step down on Monday because he was sick of being blamed for the country’s deepening crisis. Mr. Yusuf, a former warlord in his 70s, has been roundly criticized for blocking peace efforts and refusing to negotiate with Islamic leaders. His expected exit is sure to kick off a clan-based succession battle for leadership of the transitional government, despite how marginalized it has become. At the moment, the real power is divided among the country’s Islamist factions, which is why the new wave of infighting is so troubling for many Somalis.

Somali Prime Minister Sunday rejected the decision by President to sack him. ·Hussien said he would continue to serve in his capacity as prime minister. ·The two senior Somali leaders have been in deep disagreement over variety of issues. Somali PM says he cannot be sacked by president MOGADISHU, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussien Sunday rejected the decision by President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed to sack him, heightening a growing political crisis in Somalia. Speaking in the southern town of Baidoa, Hussien said that the president has no "legal authority" to sack him and that he would continue to serve in his capacity as prime minister. "I do not accept the president's announcement today that he sacked me as prime minister because he does not have that legal authority in our charter," the prime minister said at a press conference in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, the seat of the parliament. Hussein said that it was for the parliament to decide on the "constitutional breach" of president's decision to sack him early on Sunday after the president accused him of mismanagement and incompetence. The two senior Somali leaders have been in deep disagreement over variety of issues including the way Somali national reconciliation is being handled by Hussein who has been spearheading peace talks with a faction of the Somali opposition. The two leaders also disagreed last month over the appointment of new ministers in Hussein's cabinet. Yusuf refused to endorse the new ministers appointed by the prime minister, following the resignation of 10 pro-president ministers who were excluded from the newly nominated cabinet. The UN-brokered peace talks in neighboring Djibouti have led to a power sharing deal, but President Yusuf has expressed dissatisfaction with the agreement, characterizing it as "a clan deal." Under the agreement, the current transitional parliament will be doubled, the government's interim period extended and a new leadership for the war-torn Horn of Africa country is to be elected at the beginning of the new year.

Islamic Leader Returns to Mogadishu amid Islamist Rift The Media Line Staff Mogadishu, Somalia (THE MEDIA LINE) - Two years after the fall of the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts (SCIC) in Somalia, its chairman, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad, returned yesterday to Mogadishu for the first time. Ahmad is heading one of two groups that had sprung from the original SCIC. At the end of last month, his Djibouti-based Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), agreed to a power-sharing deal with Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) that doubled the size of parliament. Leader of the rival Asmara-based faction of the ARS, Sheikh Hasan Dahir 'Aweis, himself a former SCIC leader, has accused Ahmad of "siding with the enemy." Ahmad's faction of the ARS began its U.N.-hosted talks with the TFG on November 22. "This is a historical agreement, which works for the interest of the Somali people," said Ahmad, according to The Media Line's (TML) reporter in Somalia. The agreement provided for the enlargement of parliament to 550 members, of which 200 seats would go to Sharif's ARS. Nevertheless, sources in Somalia asserted that the agreement, which aimed to put an end to two decades of civil war, would be hard to implement. Interim President 'Abdullahi Yousuf was not involved in the negotiations and is opposing the deal reached. Yousuf's close adviser, MP 'Abd A-Rashid Muhammed Iro, said the president did not regard the agreement as binding. Two major opposition groups have also rejected the agreement, including the Asmara-based faction of the ARS and the armed group Shabab, which continues to this day to fight the TFG inside Somalia. Meanwhile, reinforcements of Ethiopian troops were seen advancing into Somalia in the past few days. The move contradicts the Ethiopian army's announcement it would withdraw from Somalia after a two-year presence there. The Ethiopian army aided the TFG's armed forces to overthrow SCIC in January 2007 after the Islamic group held power for almost one year. It is now estimated that the SCIC's military wing, the Shabab, has regained control over 90 percent of Somalia's southern regions, as well as parts of the capital.

Ethiopia: Sheik Sharif says Ethiopia is committed to withdraw December 11, 2008 05:53 AM By Shabelle Media Network The chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed told Shabelle Media Network that Ethiopia is committed to withdraw from Somalia. Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed said he came to Mogadishu to implement the peace deal signed in Djibouti between the Somali transitional federal government and his Alliance. I have more information about the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops and I can assure you that they are going to withdraw very soon, Sheik Sharif said. I want Somali people to welcome this. He added. Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed said he has been accompanied in his trip to Mogadishu by the security committee who signed the Djibouti peace agreement. He also said that they were planning to have meetings with the traditional elders to enhance the efforts of the peace process Somali president Abdullah Yusuf can not disrupt the ongoing peace process, he has been the Somali president for the last four years and he brought nothing but violence, Sheik Sharif said referring to the statement of the Somali president that the Djibouti peace was not encompassing all Somali clans. A delegate led by Sheik Sharif returned back to Mogadishu yesterday for the first time in two years. He was warmly welcomed by top officials from the transitional federal government and Islamists.

Muqdisho: Sh. Shariif " “Dadka Soomaaliyeed waa Muslimiin wada Ahlu Sunna ah, mana jirto cid Gaal lagu tilmaami karo" Muqdisho(AllPuntland)-Guddoomiyaha Isbaheysiga dib u xoreynta ee mucaaradka ku ah Dowladda KMG ayaa maanta kulan uu la yeeshay Ururada bulshada rayidka ee ka jira Muqdisho ugu waramay halka ay mareyso marxaladda siyaasadeed ee dalka, isagoo sheegay in xiligan wixii ka soo horjeeda dib u heshiisiinta dalka Soomaaliya aysan aheyn cid dooneyso in dalka iyo dadka dhibaatada laga saaro, kana soo horjeeda soo celinta midnimadii iyo qaranimadii Soomaaliya. “Kuwa mucaaradka ah ee diidan dadaallada xal doonka ah ee aan wadno waa kuwo badankood gadaal kaga soo biiray Maxkamadihii Islaamiga ee hoggaaminayay, wixii aan isku baranayna waxay ahaayeen in aan Shareecada Islaamka dadka ku xukunno, dadkaasi hada wax gaaleynaaya aniga way ila yaabanaayeen markaan dadka Islaamka ku xukumaayay" ayuu yiri Sheekh Shariif uu la hadlayey xubno fara badan oo ka socday rayidka kuwaasi oo kula kulmay Hotelka uu degan yahay ee Laf-Weyn. "Anaga haddii aan dhahnay Itoobiya dalka haka baxdo, Soomaalidana ha heshiiso, qaranimadii dalkana dib haloo soo celiyo ma waxaan nahay Gaal" ayuu sii raaciyay Sheekh Shariif oo sheegay in uu mowqifkiisa cad yahay ee uusan aheyn nin dhuuntay, isagoo intaa sii raaciyay hadalkiisa "Dadka hada wax gaaleysiinaya hortooda ayaan wax xukumayey mana ahan suurtagal qorshaha ay wadaan" Sheekh Shariif ayaa ugu baaqay kooxaha mucaaradsan weli dadaalada dib u heshiisiinta in ay albaabada u furan yihiin, isla markaana diyaar loola yahay wixii ay doonayaan, "Xoolo haddii ay doonayaan waan siineynaa, haddii ay Madaxtinimo rabaanna diyaar ayaan ula nahay, intaasoo idilna waxaan u sameyneynaa in dalka Soomaaliya nabadgelyo laga dareemo" ayuu yiri Sheekh Shariif oo maray dhaar inuusan wax dan gaar ah aysan ugu jirin heshiiska Isbaheysigiisa uu la galay Dowladda KMG. Sheekh Xasan Daahir Aweys iyo xubnaha taageersan ee ku fikrada ah ayaa horay u sheegay in uu Sheekh Shariif Sh. Axmed ka leexday wadadii saxda aheyd waa sida uu hadalka u dhigay Sheekh Aweys, kuna biiray wax uu ku sheegay Gaalo iyo Gaalo Raac. AllPuntland, Muqdisho

SHIIKH SHARIIF: “C/llaahi Yuusuf Dadka wanaag ayuu ku metelaa ee xumaan kuma metelo, awoodna uma lahan in uu burburiyo Heshiiskii Jibouti” Khamiis, November 20, 2008(HOL): Guddoomiyaha Isbaheysiga Dib u xoreynta Soomaaliya Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed oo shalay soo gaaray magaalada Muqdisho ayaa maanta wuxuu shir jar’aaid ku qabtay Hotelka Laf-weyn oo uu degan yahay, wuxuuna shirkiisa jaraa’id uga hadlay arrimo dhowr ah oo kala ah ujeedada socdaalkiisa Muqdisho, Heshiiskii Jibouti iyo sida uu u arkayo hadal uu ku mucaaraday Madaxweyne C/llaahi Yuusuf, Bixitaanka Ciidamada Itoobiya iyo Arrinta Burcad Badeedka iyo dhaqamada soo galootiga ku ah dadka Soomaaliyeed ee ay dilalka iyo Af-diuubka. Waxaa uu ka hadlay ujeedka socdaalkooda Muqdisho, wuxuuna sheegay in ay ugu horeyso in ay la kulmaan dadka Muqdisho oo ay ugu horeeyaa sida uu hadalka u yiri Muqaawamada, sidoo kalena waxaa uu sheegay in waxyaabaha ay u yimaadeen ay qeyb ka tahay in la dhaqangeliyo heshiiskii Jibouti oo ay qodobadiisa ka mid ahaayeen in xabadda la joojiyo iyo in laga shaqeeyo sidii ay Ciidamada Itoobiyaanka u bixi lahaayeen. Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed waxaa uu sheegay in ay dadaal iyo juhdi ku bixinayaan sidii dagaallada loo joojin lahaa, wuxuuna sheegay in ay dadka Soomaaliyeed ka daaleen dagaallo, wuxuuna carrabka ku dhuftay in loo baahan yahay in wax kasta laga wada hadlo. Waxaa uu intaas ku daray Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed in ay soo dhaweynayaan oo ay la hadlayaan cid kasta oo mas’alo diineed wadata, cid kasta oo danta dalka ka hadleysa, iyo cid kasta oo dan gaar ah wadata ay soo dhaweynayaan, gacmahoodana ay furan yihiin, wuxuuna caddeeyay in ay diyaar u yihiin in ay ka haraan haddii waxa ay wadaan ay noqdaan wax ka soo horjeeda Diinta Islaamka. Waxaa uu sheegay in dadka Soomaaliyeed oo walaalo ah ay dhibaatooyin soo dhexmareen, wuxuuna carrabka ku dhuftay in ay u taagan yihiin sidii dadkaas loogu cadaalad fali lahaa. Halkan ka dhegeyso Shirka Jaraa'id Wuxuu ka hadlay Burcad Badeedka, dilalka gaadmada ah iyo af-duubka, wuxuuna sheegay in arrimahaas wax u dhimayaan Qarannimada Soomaaliyeed, wuxuuna ku baaqay in shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo aan arrimahaas looga baran ay la gudboon tahay in uu ka hortago falalkaas. Sidoo kale waxaa uu ka hadlay hadal uu dhawaan sii daayay Madaxweyne C/llaahi Yuusuf oo ahaa in heshiiskaas ay beel gaar ah gaartay, wuxuuna carrabka ku dhuftay in heshiiska Jibouti ay wada galeen Dowladda Federaalka iyo Isbaheysiga Dib u xoreynta, Dowladda Federaalkana ay u saxiixeen dadkii ay soo dirsatay. “C/llaahi haddii uu soo dirsanayo nin ay isku beel yihiin annaga ma diidin, laakin isaga ayaa soo dirsaday Axmed C/salaan, marka markii uu heshiiska saxiixay in uu yiraahdo Axmed C/salaan waa beel kale, waxay ila tahay arrin ku haboon ma ahan madaxweynaha, arrin sax ahna ma ahan, arrinta labaadna heshiiskan ma ahan heshiis C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo qof kale u dhaxeeyo, waxaa uu u dhaxeeyaa Umadda Soomaaliyeed, Adduunkana goob-joog ayuu ka yahay, xil ayaana ka saaran, marka haddii uu u maleynayo in uu heshiiska burburin karo, ma burburin karo, arrinta kale waxay tahay C/llaahi Yuusuf dadka wanaag ayuu ku metelaa ee xumaan kuma metelo”ayuu yiri Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed oo sheegay in Reer Puntland aysan fikirkaas la qabin Madaxweyne Yuusuf. Waxaa uu ka hadlay bixitaanka Ciidamada Itoobiya ee dalka Soomaaliya, waxaana uu sheegay in Ciidamada Itoobiya bixitaankooda heshiis lagu gaaray, heshiiskaasna loo baahan yahay in la fuliyo, “arrintaas waxyaabaha aan u nimid ayay qeyb ka tahay waxaana shacabka Soomaaliyeed u sheegeynaa in ay Itoobiyaanka baxayaan Haddii Alle idmo”ayuu yiri Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed oo sheegay in uu ka xun yahay in sida uu u yiri lugaha lagu dhego Ciidamada Itoobiya iyagoo doonaya in ay baxaan. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis), Hiiraan Online sxiis@hiiraan.com Mogadishu, Somalia

Somali prime minister sacked In Somalia, the Transitional National Assembly has removed the Prime Minister, Ali Khalif Galaydh, from office in a no-confidence vote. The Assembly's Speaker, Abdallah Derrow Issak, said lawmakers had voted overwhelmingly for the move. The prime minister is currently out of the country, on a visit to the United States. Correspondents say the no confidence vote is the latest development in an ongoing power struggle between the prime minister of the interim government and the interim President, Abdulkassim Salat Hassan. In the past lawmakers have accused the government of being corrupt and ineffectual. The vote comes days after the president appealed to Somalis to come together for talks about the future of the country. The transitional assembly was set up a year ago go as a way of ending a 10-year long breakdown of government in Somalia, but has so far failed to unify the county. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service -------------------------------- Somali tension as mandate ends PM Abshir Farah has fallen out with his president The future of Somalia remains highly uncertain on Tuesday as the mandate of the three-year old Transitional National Government (TNG) expires. President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan announced that his government would not stand down until a new government and parliament were formed. But Prime Minister Abshir Farah says the TNG will be illegitimate from Wednesday, and accused the president of deliberately trying to make Somali reconciliation talks in Nairobi fail to justify prolonging his stay in office. The TNG was established on 13 August 2000 after a conference of Somali elders and given a three-year mandate to reconcile the numerous warring factions in Somalia. Fear The Somali capital, Mogadishu, is reported to be tense with residents worried about the consequences of the stand-off. President Salat Hassan of Somalia President Salat says he will remain in power They point out that powerful warlords who control parts of the capital have disagreed with President Hassan and have opted to continue participating at the talks. The residents say that if a new parallel government is formed in Nairobi then renewed fighting is likely. The president, who quit the talks on 29 July, accused the peace conference of taking an anti-Islamic direction saying that a transitional constitution being negotiated in Kenya would create a federal state that would divide Somalia. Row President Hassan's opponents have accused him of running scared. "Abdulkassim wants the failure of the peace efforts we are pursuing in Kenya so that he can keep power. He felt he would lose out at this conference," said a spokesman for Prime Minister Farah. There is no indication as yet of what action may be taken by President Hassan's opponents if he continues to ignore the Nairobi talks. Over the weekend both the prime minister and the Speaker of parliament, who remain in Nairobi at the talks, were sacked in Mogadishu. But the sacked prime minister - the TNG's chief negotiator - said the sacking was meaningless as the parliament did not have a quorum when the vote took place. ----------------------------- Somalia Prime Minister Gedi Resigns NAIROBI - The prime minister of Somalia’s beleaguered interim government has resigned, following intense international pressure for the leader to step down after three controversial years in office. But it is far from certain whether the resignation of Ali Mohamed Gedi will help the government unify or cause a further split along clan lines. Speaking to VOA from the seat of the transitional parliament in Baidoa, an assistant to the speaker, Osman Bulleh, says Ali Mohamed Gedi personally delivered his resignation to interim President Abdullahi Yusuf, who accepted it immediately. “According to his resignation, he says he has decided to resign for the benefit of the people of Somalia and the government. He says he will support anybody that is appointed as prime minister,” he said. Mr. Gedi arrived in Baidoa from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where he had been meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and U.S. and other Western diplomats since earlier this month. Mr. Gedi was summoned to Addis Ababa after parliament called for a confidence vote on his government and it appeared likely that the vote would be deeply divided. Fear the vote could cause fresh political in-fighting and chaos heightened after President Yusuf openly backed parliament members seeking to remove the prime minister. Since the interim government was formed in 2004, Mr. Yusuf and Mr. Gedi have had a tense relationship, marred by clan rivalries. But they were also allies in their support for neighboring Ethiopia whose military ousted Somali Islamists from power and installed the interim government last December in Mogadishu. Many ordinary Somalis bitterly oppose the presence of Ethiopians in their country and an Iraq-style, Islamist-led insurgency has gained strength in the capital since February. Fierce fighting broke out again Saturday and Sunday between Ethiopian troops and insurgents. The violence reportedly killed and wounded dozens of people, including seven Ethiopian soldiers. Describing a scene that has become depressingly familiar in recent months, a reporter for the Associated Press in Mogadishu, Salad Duhul, tells VOA that more shell-shocked civilians are leaving Mogadishu. “Hundreds of people are fleeing today from war zones in the city. They are going to the outskirts of Mogadishu. This is the situation and it is tense,” said Duhul. No clear candidate has emerged as the likely replacement for Ali Mohamed Gedi as prime minister. But credible reports of a power struggle brewing inside the interim government between two large rival sub-clans of the dominant ****** tribe in Mogadishu are expected to complicate the selection process. Source: VOA News ---------------------------- Somalia President Dismisses Prime Minister By VOA News 14 December 2008 The president of Somalia says he has dismissed the government of Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein. Abdullahi Yusuf said at a press conference Sunday that he will nominate a new prime minister within days. Mr. Yusuf said he had dismissed the prime minister because his transitional government was unable to perform its duties. The president and the prime minister have been trying for weeks to form a new cabinet. But Mr. Yusuf has rejected all the candidates for ministry posts suggested by the prime minister. A presidential adviser said the ministerial candidates failed to meet the president's standards. Last month, the president said insurgents were in control of most of the country and warned that the government was close to collapse. His remarks followed the capture of several key towns by Islamist militant groups. Somalia's government has been unable to assert control since its formation in 2004. Islamists took over much of the country in 2006 but were ousted by Ethiopian forces acting in support of the Somali government. The Islamists began an insurgency in early 2007, sparking almost daily clashes with Ethiopian and government forces. The fighting has killed thousands of Somalis and displaced hundreds of thousands of others, aggravating the country's humanitarian crisis. Somalia has not had a stable central government since 1991.

Worst of both worlds: Somalia's hybrid system has been a recipe for political deadlock First, I thought the hybrid Somali system that resembles the French political system was interesting, unique, and adopted the best of both worlds presidential and parliamentary system. However, the hybrid parliamentary-presidential system of Somalia’s proved unworkable under both Abduqasim’s TNG and Abdulahi Yusuf’s TFG In 2000-2004, President Abduqasim couldn’t work with both Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh and Prime Minister Hasan Abshir Farah Also in 2004-Present, President Abdulahi Yusuf couldn’t work with both Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein The main reason why the hybrid system is not working is because two bosses cannot work together, and because both president and prime minister don’t head a team (the cabinet) that shares collective responsibility and vision for the country, since the ministers are divided along tribal and ideological lines, the cabinet itself becomes a forum in which the competition for leadership continues. In presidential systems like United States, President Obama chooses his cabinet after the issues of party and national leadership have been resolved by the voters. There is only one boss (Mr. President Obama) In parliamentary systems like Britain and Canada, the prime minister chooses his cabinet, there is only one boss (Mr. Prime Minister), The Queen’s role is purely ceremonial, she has no real official power. Because Puntland and Somaliland have a president who is the head of the cabinet (and there is no prime minister position), both systems proved more stability and efficiency then the political system of TFG (Abdulahi Yusuf) and TNG (Abduqasim) I think the solution is to amend the Somali constitution; 1) Somali president can only serve one term of 5 years, there is no 2nd term, to protect the democratic system 2) The elimination of prime minister’s position, the country should have only one leader and only person as head of the government and the cabinet 3) Creating ceremonial vice-presidential position (like joe biden), the vice-president will replace in case of absence or incapacity and will assist the President in tasks delegated to him by the President

Egypt's Suez Canal feels the heat as piracy spikes By MAGGIE MICHAEL CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The Suez Canal, a vital shortcut between East and West for nearly 140 years, is facing an enormous challenge, as the scourge of Somali piracy prompts major shipping companies to seek another route. Egypt, which is heavily dependent on the fees it charges ships to go through the Canal, has expressed concern over a possible drop in income — though it says it's hopeful an international flotilla patrolling the pirate-infested waters will be able to ensure safe passage. "For sure it will have a bad effect" if it continues, Gen. Ahmed Fadel, head of the Suez Canal Authority, told The Associated Press Monday at his office overlooking the canal. At least two shipping companies have announced their vessels will take the long route around the southern tip of Africa rather than go through the canal, which requires crossing through the Gulf of Aden, scene of most pirate attacks. The 120-mile (193-kilometer) long canal gives a vital shortcut linking the U.S. and Europe with the Indian Ocean and its Asian ports. The canal runs between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, where there have been no pirate attacks. But the only access from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean is through the Gulf of Aden, where Somali pirates have hijacked more than three dozen ships and attacked dozens more so far. "One or two more piracy attacks will just send an alarm, and we will find ourselves with a big problem," said Adel Lami, chairman of Port Said Navigation Chamber, a body that represents private maritime companies on the northern tip of Suez Canal. To avoid the Gulf of Aden, Europe's largest shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said last week it was telling some of its slower ships to sail around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, and Norwegian shipping group Odfjell SE ordered its more than 90 tankers to do the same. That means adding up to two weeks to some voyages. Other firms, including one of the world's largest oil tanker companies, Frontline Ltd., have said they are considering other options, including traveling around the Cape — even though such a move would extend the trip by 40 percent. Fadel, of the Suez Canal, played down the practicality of the South African route. "It is not easy or simple to divert through the Cape," he said. "It will lead to an increase in commodities transport fees to more than 30 percent." In fiscal year 2008, Egypt earned $5 billion in canal fees — up from $4.6 billion the previous year — making it the country's third largest revenue generator after tourism and remittances from expatriate workers. But for Egypt, a country of 76 million where 20 percent live on just $2 a day, even a slight dip in canal revenue could have a devastating effect on the economy — especially at a time when the global economic meltdown is sure to hamper the country's vast tourism industry. So far, Egypt has urged the international community to strengthen its anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden, without raising the possibility of adding ships from its 20,000-member navy to the fight. Even before the latest soar in piracy, the Canal, which Egypt nationalized in 1956, was seeing a small decline in revenue in recent months, mostly due to a decreasing demand for shipped goods. In September, revenues dropped slightly by about $5 million compared with August. Then in October, Suez revenue dipped even further, to $467.5 million, Fadel said. So far this month, 61 ships have passed through the canal — one short of the monthly average, Fadel said. To compensate, Egypt has taken a few steps to try to boost traffic through the Canal, including decreasing its fees for dry cargo ships, Fadel said. "Since we are competing with an alternative route, we are setting up a mechanism to reduce fees," he said. "It will make it cheaper. Though revenues will be less — it is better than nothing."

VOA News Somali Opposition Leader Calls for African Union Troops Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed A Somali opposition leader is asking for the African Union to send more troops to help stabilize the country. Islamist leader Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed says Saturday the additional troops will be needed now that Ethiopia has decided to withdraw its soldiers by the end of the year. He told a meeting of senior African officials in Kenya the additional troops would be welcome. Meanwhile, the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for a mortar attack Saturday on a compound near the capital of Mogadishu that serves as a base for Ethiopian troops. No damage or casualties have yet been reported. Ethiopia sent thousands of troops to support Somalia's Western-backed government, which has been fighting Islamist insurgents for two years. The African Union already has a small peacekeeping force in Somalia. Initial plans called for 8,000 soldiers, but the actual number of peacekeepers has been closer to 2,000. Somalia's interim government remains heavily dependent on Ethiopian troops for protection against insurgent attacks and officials in Somalia's transitional government have been expressing concern about the Ethiopian announcement. Deputy speaker of parliament Osman Elmi Boqore says the pullout could threaten the already fragile Somali government. A spokesman for the Islamic Courts Union told VOA he welcomes the announcement of Ethiopia's withdrawal, but he is still skeptical that the Ethiopian troops will actually pull out. The Islamists had taken over much of southern Somalia before they were ousted in 2006. They regrouped and launched the insurgency in early 2007. President Abdullahi Yusuf recently said his government controls only two cities - Baidoa and the capital, Mogadishu.

Aljazeera Somali leader seeks peacekeepers Sheikh Sharif Ahmed heads a moderate opposition group from neighbouring Eritrea [AP] Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the chairman of Somalia's Islamic Court's Union (ICU), has called for the deployment of international peacekeeping forces to stabilise his country. Ahmed on Saturday said that the peacekeepers should deploy when Ethiopian forces pull out as promised by the end of 2008. Ethiopia, which sent thousands of troops to Somalia in early 2007 to drive out ICU fighters who had seized control of much of the country, said on Friday that its forces would pull out of the country by the year end. "To those African countries that want to bring their own forces, we are telling you: You are welcome," Ahmed told African elders at the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Ahmed, who heads a moderate faction among the Somali opposition groups, said peacekeepers could help create a chance of reaching a peaceful settlement in Somalia. 'Window of opportunity' "We need also the stabilisation force to be brought to Somalia," Ahmed said. "We must not miss this very essential window of opportunity when we are actually seeing the light at the end of the tunnel." While Somalia's transitional administration and some opposition groups are trying to form a government of national unity under UN-led talks in Djibouti, other hardline factions have rejected the peace process. The African Union has 3,400 soldiers in Somalia helping to protect the capital, but there are fears that without reinforcements security will deteriorate when the Ethiopians leave. The AU has also urged the UN to form a stabilisation force for Somalia to step in when Ethiopian troops leave. Stabilisation force A statement from the AU's "Panel of the Wise" urged the UN to authorise "without any further delay the establishment of an international stabilisation force which will build on an enhanced Amisom [the AU force in Somalia] and further the cause of peace". Fighting in Somalia has killed 10,000 civilians since early 2007 and driven more than a million from their homes. Nur Hassan Hussein, the Somali prime minister, also pleaded with the international community to step in when Ethiopian troops went home, saying there was hope for the peace process. "There is a very real concern that a security vacuum will be inevitable, with the consequences you can imagine," he said. "There is a great danger the situation may turn into chaos." Somalia's government has struggled to battle Islamic fighters waging an Iraq-style insurgency. They control most of the south and have been slowly advancing on the capital, Mogadishu.

Somali Islamist leader wants international force Reuters Sat 29 Nov 2008, 13:08 GMT By David Clarke NAIROBI (Reuters) - The leader of Somalia's moderate Islamist opposition called on Saturday for international forces to deploy when Ethiopian troops leave the Horn of Africa nation, to create a chance of reaching a peaceful settlement. Ethiopia said on Friday it would pull out by the end of the year the thousands of soldiers it sent in to support Somalia's Western-backed interim administration, raising the spectre of a security vacuum in an already chaotic and violent country. Nearly two decades of chaos in the poor Horn of Africa country have created a breeding ground for kidnappings, banditry and rampant piracy in the busy shipping lanes offshore. Somalia's government has struggled to battle Islamist militants waging an Iraq-style insurgency. They control most of the south and have been slowly advancing on Mogadishu. "We need also the stabilisation force to be brought to Somalia," Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told a panel of African elder statesmen in Kenya. "We are guaranteeing that you will be welcome ... we will be there for you when you need our help." "We must not miss this very essential window of opportunity when we are actually seeing the light at the end of the tunnel," said Sharif, who heads a moderate Islamist faction based in Eritrea. HARDLINE REJECTION While Somalia's transitional administration and some opposition groups are trying to form a government of national unity under U.N.-led talks in Djibouti, other hardline factions have rejected the peace process. The African Union has 3,400 soldiers in Somalia helping to protect the capital, but fears that without reinforcements security will become even worse when the Ethiopians leave. Fighting in Somalia has killed 10,000 civilians since early 2007, driven more than a million from their homes and left more than 3 million Somalis in need of emergency food aid. "We need to have more troops as a matter of urgency," said Nicolas Bwakira, the African Union Commission's Special Representative for Somalia. "We need to have also more resources as a matter of urgency." He said Uganda and Burundi had some 1,700 troops between them poised to strengthen their existing forces in Somalia, but the African Union needed some $200 million to make this happen. Bwakira said Nigeria, Sudan and other African nations had been approached to supply troops, and appealed to the United Nations Security Council to take action as quickly as possible to support their peacekeeping efforts. Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein also pleaded with the international community to step in when Ethiopian troops went home, saying there was hope for the peace process. "There is a very real concern that a security vacuum will be inevitable, with the consequences you can imagine," he said. "There is a great danger the situation may turn into chaos." Margaret Vogt, deputy director, Africa 1 Division at the United Nations, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had made little progress in finding a nation to lead a stabilisation force in Somalia. "Unfortunately, the result so far has not been very encouraging," she said.

Olympic fever grips Somalis as athletes leave for Beijing By Abdurrahman Warasmeh MOGADISHU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Despite everything that is happening in their war-torn country, Somalis are proud and united behind the only two athletes who will represent Somalia in the Beijing Olympic Games that will kick off this week in the Chinese capital. After years of training and preparations, Samiyo Yusuf and Abdinasir Saeed left for Beijing Monday with high hopes just like their compatriots, who said they are doing all they can to watch the Games not only to see Somalia among the community of world nations competing at the Games but see two of their own win gold medals. At the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, people cheered and clapped when they realized that Yusuf, a young woman in her teens, and Saeed, a young man in his early twenties, were the athletes that will raise the country's flag in one of the most important sports events in the world. Somalia has been in civil conflict for nearly two decades which has claimed the lives of many people and left the country's sports facilities in a mess, but the Somali Olympic Committee, locally known as GOS by its Somali acronym, has been struggling to organize sports events when security permits even in the restive capital, Mogadishu. They have also with their meager financial resources sent a number of athletes to take part in international sports events. Sports fans and others alike seem to agree the importance of Somalia participating in "One World One Dream" of the coming Beijing Olympics. "We are really proud that we are not at least off the world sports map and we put our faith, confidence and hope on these young man and woman," Ali, a sports fan who only gave his first name, said enthusiastically at the airport. "I believe sports can bring our people together as people from around the world are coming together in harmony in china." Abdulkadir Ibrahim Gaal, President of GOS, was leading the Somali delegation to the Games and was very hopeful that the athletes will be competing to help bring Somalis together in "this turbulent times of our history." "The main aim of attending any event is not to win medals but the fact that people are brought together in peace and harmony is more important for us at this stage," Gaal told Xinhua at the airport before the delegation left for Beijing. Many residents in Mogadishu are preparing to watch the Games and are very enthusiastic about it since Somalia is represented at the Games. For the few who can afford a satellite dish and a digital receiver they will be able to view Free-To-Air channels that will screen the Games, but most people will either watch with their neighbors or follow in on the local FM radios which have been reporting anything about the Olympics for the past months and beyond. The Olympic fever is starting to grip Somalis just like people all over the world. For many the Games will be more than a escape from the dangerous reality in the country. "I am sure the Beijing Olympic Games will be the most spectacular, the most beautiful, the best organized that is impossible to miss whatever the situation here (in Mogadishu)," said an ardent sports enthusiast, who refused to give his name.