When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leadership in Mogadishu presses forward with plans of establishing a fundamentalist theocracy, there are signs that conquering the country will be more difficult than capturing the capital. Like millions of soccer fans all over the world, Fowzi Abdinur Mohammed cannot get enough of World Cup action. On this day, he is once again glued to the television set. Mohammed says he feels lucky to be living in Baidoa, where everyone is still free to watch and do whatever they wish. The capital Mogadishu and several other towns along the way to the border with Ethiopia are said to be under the control of hard-line Islamists, who have imposed strict Islamic laws called Sharia. People living under Sharia are discouraged, if not banned, from participating in activities deemed "Western" because they are considered un-Islamic. One such area is the Galgadud region in central Somalia. News reports say at least two people were killed late Tuesday when Islamic gunmen opened fire on scores of young demonstrators protesting a ban on viewing the World Cup. Militia from the Islamic Courts Union walk in Balad, June 17, 2006 Militia from the Islamic Courts Union walk in Balad, June 17, 2006 "The difference between here and Mogadishu is quite big because the Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, they do not give the people free life and democracy - the right to choose," he said. The vast majority of Somalis are Muslim and many consider themselves devout. But for centuries, Somalia's Islamic roots have been largely based on Sufism, a strain of Islam that stresses spiritualism and is more tolerant of other religions and lifestyles. A member of a Sufi Muslim clerics' association in Baidoa, Sheikh Abdullahi Ali Adan, tells VOA that the radical Islamists in Mogadishu are not true representatives of Islam and few Somalis accept them as such. The cleric says Islam is a religion of peace, equality, and fraternity, but the men who seized Mogadishu have twisted the meanings of the teachings in the Holy Koran to justify their desire to take power through violence and force. In Baidoa's bustling open-air market, nearly everyone VOA spoke to expressed similar disapproval for the leadership in Mogadishu. But for many, their grievances against the leaders are clan-based. Many Baidoa residents like Yusuf Moalim Abdullahi say the Islamists have no credibility here because many members of the courts are former factional leaders who belong to the ****** clan. As warlords, Abdullahi says the ****** men destroyed the lives of thousands of rival Digil and Mirifle clan members in Baidoa and other parts of southern Somalia. Abdullahi says one of those former warlords is Yusuf Mohammed Siad, who grabbed vast amounts of land in the area in and around Merca after the fall of the last functioning government in 1991. Siad is believed to be a high-ranking militia commander in the Islamic Courts, now known as the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia. Abdullahi says the land Siad took by force belongs to his Digil and Mirifle clan, who are the majority in the region around Baidoa. The shopkeeper says his clan will never accept the rule of a group, which he says is made up of thieves and murderers. The United States and other western countries are also worried about the Islamic leadership in Mogadishu. They are concerned that radicals inside the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia are harboring al-Qaida operatives and will attempt to turn Somalia into a full-fledged haven for a host of other terrorists. Since the Islamists' takeover of the capital, support for the country's Transitional Federal Government has grown steadily among western countries, the African Union, the United Nations, and Somalis who reject being ruled by the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia. The interim government was cobbled together in neighboring Kenya 19 months ago and has been based in Baidoa for the past year because it has not had enough security to enter the capital. Like members of the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia, many interim government leaders and parliament members are former factional leaders, who divided Somalia into clan-based fiefdoms and plunged the country into lawlessness for the past 15 years. Despite questions about its ability to rule democratically, it is a government that has a balanced clan representation and is internationally recognized. Some residents here say they are increasingly convinced that supporting the government is their only option to counter the fundamentalist threat posed by radicals inside the council and groups like al-Qaida, who want to establish a firm presence in Somalia. Another shopkeeper, who identifies herself only as Nurkiya, says the Islamic council and their followers may oppose deploying U.N. peacekeeping troops in Somalia. But the interim government and its supporters would welcome them with open arms. Nurkiya says the presence of foreign troops would force moderate Islamic leaders to work with the interim government. She says once those leaders establish good relations with the government, they may be accepted by the majority of the people and the country can be peaceful again. But the two sides remain far apart on a number of issues, including the deployment of foreign peacekeepers. The interim government says it cannot bring stability to Somalia without the help of foreign troops to disarm factional militias. The hardliners in charge of the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia say it will declare a holy war if any foreign troop sets foot on Somali soil. With such differences, some Somalis believe the prospect for peace in their country appears more remote than ever. News link VOA

Great news indeed. 181 nice.

Banjul: Shirkii AU oo lagu go'aamiyay in ciidamo la geeyo Soomaaliya iyo qodobbo kale.. Monday, July 03, 2006 Banjul(AllPuntland)- Shirkii ka soconayay mudada labada maalmood ahayd magaalada Banjul ee dalka Gambiya ayaa xalay lasoo gabo gabeeyay. Waxay isku waafaqeen madaxda midowga Afrika in ciidamo loo diro dalka , ciidamadaasi oo ka imaanaya dalal kala duwan , si dalka xaaladdiisa ay wax uga baddalaan. Waxaa lasoo jeediyay inta aan ciidamada la dirin in guddi xaqiiqo raadin ah ay Afrika u dirto dalka Soomaaliya , kaasoo soo qiimeeya arimo ay kamid yihiin , xaaladda ammaanka , sida hubku ugu kala badan yahay dalka Soomaaliya. Go'aammada kale ee shirka laga soo saaray waxaa kamid ah in la sii wado wada hadalka dawladda iyo maxkamadaha Islaamiga ee la wareegay Muqdisho , si ammaanka uusan faraha uga bixin. Madaxwaynaha dalka Congo Danis Saso Inguweso ayaa sheegay inay Afrika aad u danaynayso inay xal ka gaarto dhibaatooyinka gudaha ee dalka ka jira , ayadoo hadba qaadaysa tallaabooyinka arintaasi lagu gaari karo. Madaxwaynaha Soomaaliya Md: C/laahi Yuusuf Axmed ayaa sheegay inuu aad ugu faraxsan yahay go'aamada Afrika ay gaartay ,wuxuuna sheegay in go'aamadaasi ay u baahan yihiin in la fuliyo. Madaxwaynuhu wuxuu Aljazeera u sheegay inuu in badan ku jiray sidii dalka nabad loogu soo dabbaali lahaa , hubkana malleeshiyaadka looga dhigi lahaa, asagoo sheegay in dalkana ciidamo in la keeno ay lagama maarmaan tahay. Si kastooy ahaataba qodobadan lasoo saaray fulintooda waxay sugaysaa midowga Afrika iyo urur goboleedka IGAD. CCC Farayaamo AllPuntland Related Articles Ku Laabo Bogga Hore ee AllPuntland.com|

Banjul: Shirkii AU oo lagu go'aamiyay in ciidamo la geeyo Soomaaliya iyo qodobbo kale.. Monday, July 03, 2006 Banjul(AllPuntland)- Shirkii ka soconayay mudada labada maalmood ahayd magaalada Banjul ee dalka Gambiya ayaa xalay lasoo gabo gabeeyay. Waxay isku waafaqeen madaxda midowga Afrika in ciidamo loo diro dalka , ciidamadaasi oo ka imaanaya dalal kala duwan , si dalka xaaladdiisa ay wax uga baddalaan. Waxaa lasoo jeediyay inta aan ciidamada la dirin in guddi xaqiiqo raadin ah ay Afrika u dirto dalka Soomaaliya , kaasoo soo qiimeeya arimo ay kamid yihiin , xaaladda ammaanka , sida hubku ugu kala badan yahay dalka Soomaaliya. Go'aammada kale ee shirka laga soo saaray waxaa kamid ah in la sii wado wada hadalka dawladda iyo maxkamadaha Islaamiga ee la wareegay Muqdisho , si ammaanka uusan faraha uga bixin. Madaxwaynaha dalka Congo Danis Saso Inguweso ayaa sheegay inay Afrika aad u danaynayso inay xal ka gaarto dhibaatooyinka gudaha ee dalka ka jira , ayadoo hadba qaadaysa tallaabooyinka arintaasi lagu gaari karo. Madaxwaynaha Soomaaliya Md: C/laahi Yuusuf Axmed ayaa sheegay inuu aad ugu faraxsan yahay go'aamada Afrika ay gaartay ,wuxuuna sheegay in go'aamadaasi ay u baahan yihiin in la fuliyo. Madaxwaynuhu wuxuu Aljazeera u sheegay inuu in badan ku jiray sidii dalka nabad loogu soo dabbaali lahaa , hubkana malleeshiyaadka looga dhigi lahaa, asagoo sheegay in dalkana ciidamo in la keeno ay lagama maarmaan tahay. Si kastooy ahaataba qodobadan lasoo saaray fulintooda waxay sugaysaa midowga Afrika iyo urur goboleedka IGAD. CCC Farayaamo AllPuntland Related Articles Ku Laabo Bogga Hore ee AllPuntland.com|

June 30 2006 at 08:24AM Isn't this news old? I am waiting upon the 7/3/06 news if the AU really approves troops deployment and if they really shuns the courts.

It's too late don't you think? The courts are finished!

Maanta maanta maanta waa maalin weyne maanta Maanta maanta maanta Madaxeen banaane maanta.................................ADD ON JULY 1ST

Baydhabo:Baydhabo oo si fiican looga xusay 1da Luuliyo. Saturday, July 01, 2006 Baydhabo(AllPuntland)- Magaalada Baydhabo oo ay iminka wada joogaan golayaasha dawladda ayaa si wada jir ah looga xusay maalinta qaranimada Soomaaliya ee 1da Luuliyo , oo ay xornimada qaateen gobollada koonfureed ee Soomaaliya , isla markaana ay midoobeen labadii dhinac ee waqooyi iyo koonfur. Xarunta baarlamaanku ku shiraan oo diyaar garaynteeda la waday ilamaa maalintii shalay ayaa waxaa isugu yimid , madax ay ka mid yihiin guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka , raysulwasaaraha, wasiiro iyo xildhibaanno ka tirsan dawladda Soomaaliya. Saqdii dhexe ee xalay ayaa laga dhawaajiyay astaanta calanka Soomaaliya ayadoo calankana kor loo lulay , dadkuna ay wada qiiroodeen markii ay maqleen muusigga calanka Soomaaliyeed. Heesaha waddaniga ah ayaa xalay astaan u ahaa halka uu ka dhacayay xuska 1da Luuliyo , waxaana taariikhda 1da Luuliyo halkaasi kasoojeedinayay wax garad kasoo qayb qaatay halgannadii Soomaaliyed. Raysulwasaaraha Soomaaliya Cali Maxamed Geeddi oo halkaasi hadal ka jeediyay ayaa dhammaan umadda Soomaaliyeed meel walba oo ay joogaan ugu hambal yeeyay maalinta 1da Luuliyo , wuxuuna u rajeeyay sanadkan sanadkiisa kale inay ku gaaraan nabad galyo iyo dawlad dalka oo dhan ka shaqaysa. Cali Maxamed Geeddi wuxuu sheegay dawladdiisa inay tahay dawlad nabadeed , iyo dawlad dib u heshiisiineed, asagoo sheegay in marnaba aysan dawladda Federaalku cid weerari doonin. Geeddi wuxuu intaasi ku daray inuu taageersan yahay heshiiskii ay wada gaareen dawladda iyo maxkamadaha islaamiga , asagoo sheegay inay muhiim tahay in dhinacyada heshiiska gaarayba ay horay u sii wadaan heshiiskan. Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Soomaaliya Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan ayaa asaguna hadal kasoo jeediyay xuska 1da Luuliyio, salaan iyo bogaadin ku socotay umadda Soomaaliyeed kadib , wuxuu shacabka Soomaaliyeed ka codsaday inay ka shaqeeyaan nabadda iyo horumarka dalka. Wuxuu si cad isu garab taagay heshiiskii ay wada gaareen dawladda iyo maxkmadaha Islaamiga , asagoo sheegay in heshiiskaasi haddii laga wada shaqeeyo uu shacabka gaarsiin karo . Xafladdii xalay waxay ahayd mid lagu tilmaami karo in si hagaagsan looga soo shaqeeyay , dadkuna ay aad ugu soo diyaar garoobeen ka qayb qaadashadeeda , waxayna maalintan ku soo beegantay ayadoo madaxwaynaha Soomaaliya uu ka qayb galayo kulan ka furmaya magaalada Banjul ee dalka Gambia. CCC Farayaamo AllPuntland Related Articles Ku Laabo Bogga Hore ee AllPuntland.com|

The courts a week ago recognised the TFG as the sole government of Somalia what happen now? The courts want POWER! Muqdisho: " Ma doonayo dawlad aan ahayn dawlad Islaami ah" Sheekh Xasan Daahir Uways oo waraysi bixiyay.. Muqdisho(AllPuntland)-Guddoomiyaha guddiga Shuurada ee golaha maxkamadaha Islaamiga Sheekh Xasan Daahir Uways ayaa shaaca ka qaaday inuu taageerayo oo kaliya dawlad lagu saleeyay Shareecada Islaamka. " Soomaaliya waa dal Muslim ah , dadkiisuna waa kuwo 100% Muslim ah" Sheekh Xasan ayaa u sheegay wakaaladda wararka ee Associated Press(AP). Xasan Daahir wuxuu Intaasi raaciyay in markaasi ay taageerayaan dawlad lagu saleeyay qur'aanka Kariimka iyo sunnada nabi Muxamed (NNKH). Guddoomiyaha golaha Maxkamadaha waa markii ugu horaysay oo saxaafadda la hadlo tan iyo markii loo magacaabay guddoomiyaha ugu sareeya ee maxkamadaha. Mr: Uways wuxuu Maraykanka ugu jiraa Liiska argagixisada , walina kama hadlin Maraykanku in Xasan Daahir Noqdo madaxa ugu sareeya Maxkamadaha. Hadalka Xasan Daahir ayaa kusoo beegmaya maalmo aan badnayn kadib markii dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo maxkamaduhu ay saxiixdeen inay heshiinayaan. Ma cadda saamaynta hadalka Xasan Daahir ku yeelan doono heshiiskii Khartoum ay ku yeesheen dawladda iyo maxkamadaha. CCC Farayaamo AllPuntland

It's Unbelievable how some could be at times like this. How can someone go against a whole government because of one person I really don't understand. People Abduallhi Yusuf is not here to stay the guy is 80 something years old for god sake. He is here to bring about a working government in Somalia and He is not going to let anyone not even the fake courts get in the way. The man is here to make history, his time is up. He can't rule more than 10 years even if he wanted to so people give us a break and don't make Abduallhi Yusuf an excuss. The MPs voted for him because they knew he is the only leader in Somalia that is wise enought and strong enought to lead a government. Now he is ready to lead the government back to Mogdishu peacefully or forcefully. The dude is a strong leader just like Said Barre and that's the kind of Leadership Somalians are use to and want. If you dislike Abduallhi Yusuf because of his Clan than you should go to your MP who is from your clan and ask him or her why he or she voted for Abduallhi Yusuf to become the President of Somalia.

From my stand point this is great news in deed. I have been lookin forward to this months ago. Speaker Osman Dalmar really did neglect his parliamentary duties and was giving way to much power to the President which really change Puntland Politics and how thing were done. Don't think the President of Puntland will be happy but hey that's what the parliamentaries are for. PS: I am lookin forward to who will be the next speak of parliament. What's you guys input on this news?

GAROWE, Somalia June 21 (Garowe Online) THE SPEAKER of Somalia's Puntland State Parliament has been revoked of his duty by a majority vote today in Garowe, the Capital. 32 MPs out of a total of 48 that were present voted to revoke Speaker Osman Dalmar of his parliamentary leadership duty. Since the 16th Session of the Puntland Parliament opened on Saturday, lawmakers have disagreed on the priority of agendas the legislature was to discuss. Most parliamentarians wanted to make the vote-of-confidence motion against Speaker Dalmar. But the former parliamentary speaker and several of his supporters stormed out of Parliament Hall as the vote went against him. Puntland lawmakers accused the former speaker of neglecting his parliamentary duties and giving too much power to the administration of President Mohamud "Adde" Muse. Some MPs have specifically accused former Speaker Dalmar of keeping Parliament out of the loop as President Adde Muse signed an international agreement with an exploration company without parliamentary oversight. Ex-Speaker Dalmar called today's motion against him "unlawful" during an interview with the BBC Somali Section. At least 2 Puntland lawmakers have presented themselves as candidates to replace the departed Speaker. Garowe Online News

Alle-ubaahne you should be banned! You have broken all of the rules on Somaliaonline don't see why you are still around.

What kind of agreement is this? Where are the courts top leaders? This agreement is not enought and I am sure it Wond't hold.

Great news.

Are the courts in trouble? Somali Politics has changed for the better. One power base one government one Country WAA Somaliweyn. No Somali courts or Somaliland nor Puntland but Somalia. What you guys take on this?

Fall said if Baidoa is lost, the peace process is lost. Mogadishu 20 June. 06 ( Sh.M.Network) As violence intensified in Somalia Monday, the U.N.'s special representative Francois Lonseny Fall briefed the Security Council on the latest developments. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the Security Council may reconsider its arms embargo on Somalia. Fall says he discussed African Union plans to send peacekeepers to Somalia, the humanitarian situation in the turbulent nation, movement along the border with Ethiopia and regional implications with Council members. A militia from Islamic Courts Union stand in front of anti-aircraft gun, in Jowar some 90 kilometers north of Mogadishu Fall said it is crucial to open dialogue between the U.N.-backed transitional federal government based in Baidoa and Islamic militia that has taken control of several towns and cities, including Mogadishu. The transitional government has requested the United Nations lift its arms embargo to allow the weak government to arm its police. Last week Secretary General Kofi Annan said lifting the embargo would allow more weapons into the nation. Still, Fall indicated the Security Council will reconsider the issue. "For sure, we know there are a lot of violations of this arms embargo in Somalia today, but the African Union and the TFG [transitional federal government] are working very closely now to come out with all those details and very soon I think they will submit the request to the Security Council and the Security Council will be ready to study the question," he said. Fall said if Baidoa is lost, the peace process is lost. He said the U.N. is sending a security mission to Somalia later this week to assess whether the area is safe for humanitarian workers. Fall said the fact that the Security Council has met three times this month to discuss Somalia is an indication of how concerned the international community is about the situation. Shabelle Media Network, Somalia

Mohamed Abdi Farah IF BAIDOA GETS ATTACKED IGAD WILL UNCONDITIONALYSEND TROOPSsuddenly! (SomaliNet) IGAD member states have pledged Somali’s interim government on Sunday to send rapidly reaction troops to base of the government Baidoa town in case of an attack after President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed had requested last week the IGAD governments to help his administration with the security issues, as government spokesman dismissed any Ethiopian troops in Somalia. Reports say. Abdirahman Dinari, the spokesman of transitional federal government told the reporters in Baidoa town on Sunday the news on Ethiopian forces in Somalia were untrue and it was propaganda by Islamic courts’ union that justifies for an attack on Baidoa town. After last week’s attack on presidential residence in Baidoa in which many people killed, President Yusuf made telephone contacts with heads of Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Djibouti asking them to offer military support to his needy government and these governments firstly expressed their condolences over the assault against him. The head of states put in confidence to Mr. Yusuf that they will suddenly and unconditionally send troops that will defend the government of Somalia against any attackers. The issue came as there have been tips off that Islamic militiamen were more likely to attack Baidoa town after Islamic courts’ officials had deeply infuriated the recent decision by the Somali legislators on voting for deploying unclassified foreign peace keeping troops in Somalia. But Islamists denied they are attacking Baidoa town, 240km southwest of Somalia capital, which is seat of the transitional federal government. Meanwhile, Yemeni president Ali Abdalla Salah contacted the leader of Islamic courts Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Sunday telling him to comply with the condition of Somali president Abdulahi Yusuf to drop weapons and work with the government. Islamists say. Mr. Abdalla set a deadline of a week to Islamic courts’ union to abide by the statement of Somali’s interim government and appealed to ICU to avoid attacking Baidoa town. There has been no immediate comment yet from Islamists’ leader on the warning by Yemeni president who has closely allied with President Abdulahi Yusuf.

OLOL where is your source? Or is this a story from lala land.

it's a shame for them to loot Jowhar.

Nation-building begins with discussion, not violence,will the courts chose the right discussion so the Somali people will not continue to suffer?

FEW FACTS I BELIEVE ABOUT SOMALILAND AKA SOMALIDIID. 1)there is no such thing as "somalilanders",it`s a meaningless term. 2)the rest of Rep Somalia didn`t participate in the slaughter of ****** and the destruction of their cities in 1992,1994-95! 3)They are not the only State that is Booming. Puntland state of Somalia,in the north east of our country is booming,and has been peaceful for years. 4)it is not all ****** who want seccession,there are dozens of their most notable and educated *****,from every sub-clan,who are currently serving in TFG and Parliament. 5)it is only a narrow group of extremist/racist ***** and opportunistic politicians, who push "somaliland", for personal benefit.that is why the current Govt; is dominated by former regime members. _______________ No explicit clan names, baliis. [ June 18, 2006, 01:21: Message edited by: Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar ]

1)there is no such thing as "somalilanders",it`s a meaningless term. 2)the rest of Rep Somalia didn`t participate in the slaughter of ****** and the destruction of their cities in 1992,1994-95! 3)They are not the only State that is Booming. Puntland state of Somalia,in the north east of our country is booming,and has been peaceful for years. 4)it is not all ****** who want seccession,there are dozens of their most notable and educated *****,from every sub-clan,who are currently serving in TFG and Parliament. 5)it is only a narrow group of extremist/racist ***** and opportunistic politicians, who push "somaliland", for personal benefit.that is why the current Govt; is dominated by former regime members. ________________ No clan names. Also no trolling and yelling -- use lower words in your titles, otherwise if routinely employed messes up other threads' titles to appear not clear enough and visible. [ June 18, 2006, 01:29: Message edited by: Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar ]

stop posting your filthy propaganda.

stop posting your ****** propagand. [ June 19, 2006, 01:15: Message edited by: Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar ]