15 Ruux oo ku geeriyootay Qarax is-miidaamin ah oo Muqdisho ka dhacay iyo Ciidamada Amisom oo Duqeeyay Suuqa Bakaaraha Sabti, January 24, 2009(HOL): Qarax is-miidaamin ah oo khasaare xooggan geystay ayaa wuxuu maanta ka dhacay Wadada Makka Al-Mukarrama ee Magaalada Muqdisho, iyadoo qaraxaasna lala eegtay Ciidamada Amisom ee Wadadaas ku sugan. Inta la xaqiijiyay 15 ruux ayaa qaraxaas ku geeriyooday, kuwaasi oo 14 ka mid ah ay ahaayeen Dad Rayid ah oo la socday gaari BL ah oo Wadadaas socday, halka ruuxa kalena uu ahaa askari ka tirsan Ciidamada Dowladda Federaalka oo joojiyay gaari waxyaabaha qarxa laga soo buuxiyay oo marayay nawaaxiga Gurigii Shaqaalaha ee Wadada Makka Al- Mukarrama. http://www.hiiraan.com/news/2009/Jan/wararka_maant a24-5610.htm

15 Ruux oo ku geeriyootay Qarax is-miidaamin ah oo Muqdisho ka dhacay iyo Ciidamada Amisom oo Duqeeyay Suuqa Bakaaraha Sabti, January 24, 2009(HOL): Qarax is-miidaamin ah oo khasaare xooggan geystay ayaa wuxuu maanta ka dhacay Wadada Makka Al-Mukarrama ee Magaalada Muqdisho, iyadoo qaraxaasna lala eegtay Ciidamada Amisom ee Wadadaas ku sugan. Inta la xaqiijiyay 15 ruux ayaa qaraxaas ku geeriyooday, kuwaasi oo 14 ka mid ah ay ahaayeen Dad Rayid ah oo la socday gaari BL ah oo Wadadaas socday, halka ruuxa kalena uu ahaa askari ka tirsan Ciidamada Dowladda Federaalka oo joojiyay gaari waxyaabaha qarxa laga soo buuxiyay oo marayay nawaaxiga Gurigii Shaqaalaha ee Wadada Makka Al- Mukarrama. http://www.hiiraan.com/news/2009/Jan/wararka_maant a24-5610.htm

^^ Very well put. 2006 was a turning point indeed. It was as significant as 1991, a year which changed everything we knew thusfar. Post-2006: - Warlord era is gone: at least the known warlords who behaved in the known ways. There is a chance of religious warlodism to arise though, so we should be really carefull for this. - Ethiopian direct involvement is gone: at least they do not dare to come at the centre of Somali politics and economy: Mogadishu, and have resorted back to their old tactics of arming Somali factions and operating from the border-region. - Most importantly, Mogadishu society has changed dramatically. The people of Mogadishu have seen many things that are possible and not only limited to daydreams: - Defeat of the infamous Mogadishu warlords: SInce 1991 the people of Mogadishu fantasized about a society free of warlordism and criminals roaming the streets. They could not imagine the defeat of the warlords and the restoration of peace and stability, and all changed in 2006! Warlords were defeated utterly and chased out of the city, 6 months of GLORIOUS PEACE AND STABILITY. Again, in 2009 after 2-3 years of bloody Ethiopian occupation and the displacement of 1 million people, and the massacre of 17.000 persons, Mogadishu society witnessed again another miracle: The defeat of this bloody occupation and the resilience of Mogadishu society. Mass demonstration in which the people of Mogadishu propagated for PEACE AND STABILITY. Now, Mogadishu society is never as united as it is today. They are united in a COMMON DEEP HUNGER FOR PEACE AND STABILITY. They do not care for the dirty game of politics and different factions fighting in the city: they want all one thing: PEACE AND STABILITY, and today they are ready to die for those ideals. Mogadishu society is united in fighting ruthlessly against any faction that denies the city and its people those two things: PEACE AND STABILITY. Hence why Alshabaab has heeded the signs on the wall, and changed tactics from fighting with no regard for the people to doing community works. Mogadishu society has indeed come stronger out of the brutal nightmare of 2004-2009. Despite the wishes and forecasts of outsiders, Mogadishu society came stronger and not weaker out of the countless conflicts since 2004. Unity of Purpose: PEACE AND STABILITY. Mogadishu citizens all want those 2 things. PEACE AND STABILITY 2 Mogadishu= the foundation for a strong SOMALIA.

Political Algebra 101 Core argument in this Topic: ''My Uncle is humiliated and defeated by the Jabuti agreement and has been chased out to Yemen by fears for the Islamic groups...Jabuti conference will fail,,,because my uncle is not in it'' Act though when your team is doing well in the game...but cry foul when your team is humiliated and defeated utterly in their own dirty game.

ICU is back, and insha allah the 6 months of peace and tranquility will become 60 years with a functioning unified government. Puntland and Somaliland will be dismantle in due time.

Originally posted by Warancade Al Falastini.: Alshabab's main task was to defend the homeland from the ethiopian aggressors and their allies, they have done that with success. These guys know what they are doing exactly, that is why they were very successful. Insha Allah khayr. They and other islamist factions and non-islamist factions defended Mogadishu and other regions. But we still have to see Baidoba/Buur Hakaba to be liberated from the Ethiopians.

Ururka Al Shabaab ayaa waxaa ay galabta markii ugu horaysay tan iyo markii ay baxeen ciidamada Ethiopia weerar ku qaadeen fariisin ciidamada AMISOM gaar ahaan kuwa Burundi ay ku leeyihiin Kuliyaddii hore ee Jaale Siyaad ee magaalada Muqdisho . Dagaal mudo daqiiqado ah socday ayaa galabta waxaa uu ka dhacay fariisin ciidamada AMISOM ay ku lahaayeen kuliyaddii hore ee Jaale Siyaad kadib markii ay weerar ku qaadeen ciidamada Ururka Al Shabaab ------ Instead of taking on the big enemy which is in Baay/Bakool Alshabaab goes for the cowardly tactic of launching an assault of a FEW minutes and then hiding in the hope the AMISOM troops would responds fiercly on the civilians of Mogadishu.

Ciidamadii Ethiopian-ka ee ka dhaqaaqay Muqdisho oo gaaray Magaalada Bay**** iyo bandow saakay saaran guud ahaan magaalada Baydhabo Ciidamada Ethiopia ayaa saakay waxaa ay xireen dhamaan wadooyinka Magaalada Baydhabo iyadoo ciidamadii Ethiopian-ka ee ugu horeeyay ee ka baxay magaalada Muqdisho ay gaareen magaaladaasi Baydhabo. Ciidamo ka tirsan kuwa Ethiopia ayaa saakay waxaa ay xireen dhamaan howlihii ganacsiga iyo isku socodka dadka iyo gaadiidka ee magaalada Baydhabo kuwaasi oo sida la sheegay sugaya ammaanka ciidamo kale oo Ethiopian-ah oo magaaladaasi gaaray. Saakay ayaa waxaa xiran dhamaan wadooyinka xaafadaha magaalada Baydhabo kuwaasi oo la sheegay in ay ku suganyihiin ciidamada dowladda Ethiopia gaar ahaan kuwii horay ugu sugnaa gudaha magaalada Baydhabo,waxaana ciidamadaasi ay dadka ku amrayeen in aysan xaafadahooda ka soo bixin. Ciidamada saakay gudaha u galay magaalada Baydhabo ee maalmihii la soo dhaafay ka dhaqaaqay magaalada Muqdisho oo watta ku dhawaad 80-gawaarida dagaalka ah ayaa waxaa ay uga sii gudbeen dhanka degmada Bardaale iyadoo aan la ogayn in ay halkaasi fariisimo ka samaynayaan ama in ay ka sii dhaqaaqayaan. Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa xalay waxaa bandow sidaan oo kale ah ku soo rogay ciidamo ka tirsam kuwa dowladda KMG Soomaaliya kuwaasi oo iyana dadka rasaas ku kala Cayrinayay,waxaana arintaasi lala xariirinayay soo galidda ciidamada Ethiopia ee magaalada Baydhabo. Aqriso oo la soco Shabelle.net Saacad Walba si aad u hesho wararkii ugu dambeeyay ee Soomaaliya ---- Roobow should worry more about his backyard instead of talking big and threatening AMISOM troops. Ethiopians left only those places where the people fought them relentlessly, and moved to those regions they perceive as friendly: Baay/Bakool. Its time Abu Mansuur spreads his message of resistance amongst his own people.

^^ Ethiopia left as a defeated foreign power. US/Unisom left as a defeated foreign power. A.Yusuf and his mooryan militia left as a defeated chearleading team for the Ethiopians. If you call those ''lifting isbaaro'' then we are happy of our accomplishments.

^ So it has become truelly a show run by the folks of Bosaso-Garowe and Northern Galkacio? Interesting development..

Xaaji_Xunduf, Thnx man. LOL they will indeed get nothing except their fair share... Perhaps u guys need to let go their regions too, because otherwise they will get lower share;)

^^ Adeer, no one except u (de facto spokesperson of PL on SOL) and Jacalbaro (de facto spokesperson of SL on SOL) are doing the talks. While they dream about ''recognition'' and get dissapointed everytime just to mask it again with grandeur dreams.. You dream about hegemony in Somalia and get dissapointed badly just to mask it again with grandeur dreams. But you have the right to daydream, I should not disturb your beautiful dreams.

^^ Adeer, Let them daydream. Not long ago they were dreaming of ''Mogadishu been Tamed'' ''A.Yusuf been the best president'', And anno 2009 A.Yusuf is in Garowe insignificant, Ethiopians have been defeated and left Mogadishu. Their house is shaking, it has become one clan show, and they want to disguise that by grandeur dreams.

Mogadishu was , relatively speaking, prior to the Ethiopian invasion and occupation the most diverse Somali city, like it always used to be. Ofcourse we are talking about post-1991, still in that context Mogadishu hosted a large share of the ones where this topic is about. Mainly from Gedo and Jubboyinka, and other Northern businessmen from Northern Somalia. So Mogadishu is open to all Somalis, and no one who is a Somali will be called by us ''diaspora''.

Originally posted by The Zack: The right term should've been Jaaliyadda D ee Muqdhisho loool. How so? Mogadishu is a Somali city, and the Capital. We are not like people in Hargeisa who call other Somalis who are on Somali soil within the Somali Republics boundaries ''diaspora''.

Ispector give another five to eight years, if Mogadishu doesn't get its acts together and take its leading role then I think Puntland should flip the coin and declare Garowe the capital of the republic and invite all Somalis from as far as Kamboni, Baidoa, Hargeisa to Ras-asayr, I guess Puntland will have enough time to build its economical capability and infrastructure to get to that stage Insha'alah. LOOL You do not even have full control over the territory you claim, and your region is plagued by piracy, corruption,and clannism, yet you have dreams of making Garowe the capital of Somalia? Puntland region is now just one-clan show, and it became clear to see for all when the core clan of Puntland closed its eyes when its western regions, where they do not live, were taken over by another entity, and more so by the selection of the third sub-group to power just to solify internal unity and solidarity within the core clan of the puntland admin. If you cannot even keep your own house in order and are driven by clan politics (in this case of the core clan) how can you dream about inviting the whole of Somalis to your house? Especially the largest Somali group which shows nothing but animosity and mistrust towards you, especially after the Ethiopian occupation which many in that region cheered for? Again, wishfull thinking. But everyone has the right to day dream adeer, so dont mind me.

Since I have no credible intelligence on the situation in Northern Somalia, we need to wait for the other party to confirm it. But your claim is registered adeer, if there are no counter-claims, the region belongs to your paper administration.

Originally posted by Emperor: TwistedLogic, some of the areas that you mentioned Puntland do not controls them now, but do you know the distance between Garowe and Bosaaso. The order that's released tonight from Garowe will take effect immediately and be enforced early tomorrow. ^^^Dont get confused Puntland has authority over those areas except with South Galkacyu which is not part of Puntland. Authority comes from the people and the elders of SSC took part in the election and are part of the Puntland admin. Conflicting reports from two staunch supporters of PL. WHo to believe? Or should we bring in another party to decide who is right? Perhaps Jacalbaro?

Emperor, What authority has Puntland over Laas Caanood and Ceerigavo or Laas Qoray, South Galkacio just to name some places? Its just papper administration, which exists on paper and in the minds of those who support it no matter what.

Originally posted by General Duke: Che, Al Shabaab were the true fighters and they did not compromise and risked it all. The problem here is they must now compromise and put in place a lasting peace, or it will be like winning the war and losing the peace. They must compromise and so should everyone in the capital to ensure we don’t have clan cleansing of the 1990s kind. What clan cleansing are you talking about? The council of religious men will mediate between the various Islamic factions. The Islamic factions all claim to act according to Kitaab and Sunnah right? Well let the council of religious men use those sources to judge who is right or wrong. Whoever opposes this justice method, must be destroyed.

''It was their struggle, their fight and their win. And it should be their Xamar Cadeey. Others should fall in line or face the sword.'' So there was no other faction doing any fighting? Can you back those claims with tangible sources/evidence or is it just the same old myth? Because, ALshabaab although highly effective was just small in numbers, while the resistance was composed of other factions, notably ICU and other non-Islamist factions.

Originally posted by Emperor: Twisted_Logic, your logic is indeed very much twisted, now you are pro-clan bases and areas of control, while we are waiting for a government of national unity, the peaceful capital of Somalia that's open for all the Somalis, adiguna sidaa ayaa fiican oo clans-ka iskuma xad gudbaayaan ayayba kaa joogtaa, adeer waa sidee the days of looting and Isbaaro miyaa soo carfaysa You must have been on Mars the last 17 years! Somalia since 1991 has been divided along clan boundaries. Mogadishu city is just one of the cities which resemble the divisions. Burao, Hargeisa, Bosaso, Garowe and other notable cities in Somalia are been settled along clan boundaries with most in certain neighbourhoods. Even before 1991, there were certain neighbourhoods in Mogadishu which were mostly settled by particular groups. Also, isn't Puntland a clan entity? Ever since the SOOl-Sanaag people have become disillusioned it has become a one-clan show. Now, you may hate on Mogadishu people which becomes visible in your words of ''looting and isbaaro'', but the fact is Mogadishu people found a way to coexist. Now the warlord era is gone, Union of Islamic Courts will build on the natural equilibrium of power balance in the city, and slowly but steadily improve the lives of the inhabitants. Only when the immediate problems facing the inhabitants of Mogadishu, who have withstood 2 years of brutal Ethiopian occupation and 17 years of warlordism, are solved, can we talk about ideals of Mogadishu city returning to its pre-1991 or making it better then that era!

First of all, Qeybdiid along with other warlords should be trialed. Secondly, What happened in Mogadishu is just the complete takeover of the city by the Union of Islamic Courts. If you remember well, the Union of Islamic Courts evolved through cooperation of different Islamic courts that operated in the different sections of the city. Now the Ethiopian occupation is defeated, it is logical for the Islamic courts to assume control of the city in which the different Islamic courts all take their pre-2006/7 locations. What is negative about this development? Mogadishu is inhabited by a couple of powerfull groups that are sometimes diametrically opposed to each other, and have been engageed in fierce competition over power and resources. Ever since 1991, the groups witnessed constant warfare which eventually brought about a natural eqilibrium in which every group lived in its own section, and found a way to coexist next to each other without kicking any group out of the city or without one group gaining hegemony. This eventually led to the emergence of organisations which could rise above the clan interests and unite for the collective interets of the inhabitants of Mogadishu city. ICU is an example of such organisations. Kismaanyo which is smaller and less important then Mogadishu can already not be controlled by the different groups that live there, and one group has to have dominance over the others. Mogadishu on the contrary achieved to bring about natural equilibrium, which can function as a fertile environment for organisations that have the intention to rise above clan boundaries, to arise.

Originally posted by Warancade Al Falastini.: Abu, ICU is what its leaders are. The only suggestion for them is to not fight or be an obstacle. xiinfaniin, You've been wrong in everything thus far. You're imaginary peace caravan hasn't materialized. You said that Somalis should put down their arms, swallow their pride and talk. However, as you can see we prevailing today. The Ethiopians have not left, because of any talks, but because they couldn't sustain much more headache and chaos amidst a hostile territory. What you and others don't understand is. Somalia cannot ever changed if same things are repeated. There has to be one dramatic clean up effort to rout all the warlords by either killing them or imprisoning them. Reasoning with the unreasonable serves no point and will prove in effective at the end. This apologetic attitude and foreign conference where every 4 years a warlord or warlord wannabe gets elected has wasted so much time and life. Embrace the change sir. Change is coming. Change comes from within and always starts with yourself. Now bring down the treacherous entity called ''Somaliland'' and then people will take you serious. But parading with its flag and at the same time accusing others of treachery and talking about changing Somalia for the better is just hypocrisy.

Originally posted by Warancade Al Falastini.: Abu, ICU is what its leaders are. The only suggestion for them is to not fight or be an obstacle. xiinfaniin, You've been wrong in everything thus far. You're imaginary peace caravan hasn't materialized. You said that Somalis should put down their arms, swallow their pride and talk. However, as you can see we prevailing today. The Ethiopians have not left, because of any talks, but because they couldn't sustain much more headache and chaos amidst a hostile territory. What you and others don't understand is. Somalia cannot ever changed if same things are repeated. There has to be one dramatic clean up effort to rout all the warlords by either killing them or imprisoning them. Reasoning with the unreasonable serves no point and will prove in effective at the end. This apologetic attitude and foreign conference where every 4 years a warlord or warlord wannabe gets elected has wasted so much time and life. Embrace the change sir. Change is coming. Change comes from within and always starts with yourself. Now bring down the treacherous entity called ''Somaliland'' and then people will take you serious. But parading with its flag and at the same time accusing others of treachery and talking about changing Somalia for the better is just hypocrisy.