Baraawe isn't even liberated yet.

Tallaabo;977862 wrote: President Silaanyo should join the donor club and pledge some 360 million dollars to help his Somali cousins and another $250 Million for DR Congo. Who would ask him to fulfil his pledges?

What went wrong is the WSLF got involved in dirty politics, they were fighting the SNM in the Somali Galbeed much of the 80s, so they lost track of their goals and instead settled for fighting for Siad Bare which of course ended up bad for them. SNM liberated Somaliland, while the WSLF lost track of its goals. So that is what went wrong and of course the fact Siad Bare sold them out in the deal with Mengistu in Djibouti.

If wasn't for SNM you would have been a second class in your own land. Be thankful SNM and USC sent Siad Bare to Nigeria.

Bantu countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola are actually more advanced than countries in the horn.

Somaliland armed police doing their job.

Norway pays Somalia's government salaries Monday, September 09, 2013 Norway has started paying the salaries of Somalia's government bureaucrats believing that this is the best way to help the fledgling state establish itself. Money from Norway's aid budget is going towards paying the salaries of 380 public employees in the country, with Price Waterhouse Coopers managing the transfers. The first payments were made last week, and went to workers in the country's Ministry of Finance and country's Auditor General, two organisations which need to be functional for the country to be able to fight the government corruption seen in the previous transitional administration. "What we expect is a strengthened public financial sector, which can control the budget, be transparent with their projects, and so enhance the reputation of the government," Norway's international development minister Eidsvoll Holmås said of the project. Last year, Somalia's parliament elected Sheikh Hassan Mohamud as its new president, but the state's ability to administer and control the country remains weak. "In Somalia, international organizations run schools, healthcare and do everything that a state is normally expected to do," Holmås said. "Building up the state's competence allows it to increase its legitimacy, and so you get greater incentives to create political stability and peaceful development." The payments are administered by PricewaterhouseCoopers and employees must register biometric data to ensure that the payments go only to the intended recipients. http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Sept/41046/norway_pays_somalia_s_government_salaries.aspx

Act civilized people. Why are you guys attacking each other rather than discussing the subject at hand?

It is about raising awareness, perhaps we have some SOLers who want to be like Mr Habeeb and go back home and help people.

I never said it is a laughing matter, it is a serious matter and awareness is being raised. More doctors are needed.

BY JAMES REINL | SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 Crazy Town After decades of civil war, Somalia is awash in mental illness and without a single trained psychiatrist. That the folk cure for PTSD involves being locked in a room with a hyena isn't helping MOGADISHU — Mohamed Abdulla Hersi reclines on a foam mattress in the Habeb Rehabilitation Treatment Center's crowded mental ward. Where is my M-16? My Kalashnikov?" he murmurs... his fatigues suggest he is an ordinary foot soldier -- and yearns to exit the locked compound and return to his comrades in arms. "I have more experience at the bad things," he says. Somalia has among the highest rates of mental illness globally, affecting at least one-third of its estimated 10 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Rates are higher in Mogadishu and the turbulent south, where civilians have endured harsher stresses of war, drought, and instability. Many witnesses of bloodshed and atrocities face post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These sufferers roam free. Others are locked down, out of sight. Abubakar Mohamed Sheikhow, 23, was chained by his wrists and ankles in a metal shack for 12 months. Neighbors had restrained him after he violently attacked his mother. Very few if any of the city's wild-eyed denizens receive treatment. On one street in downtown Mogadishu, a dreadlocked woman pulls down her dress and exposes her breasts. Locals say her husband and seven children perished from disease. Elsewhere, a man grimaces by the roadside. In his hand is a bunch of khat, a socially accepted but addictive stimulant. Under a nearby bridge, unemployed homeless men with bloodshot eyes rest on flattened cardboard boxes after a night's leaf-chewing. Dowlay Hassaney, a 27-year-old schizophrenic, was chained to a bush in when health workers found her in 2011. Her husband had been apparently undeterred by her mental state: She gave birth three times during eight years spent shackled in the sun. At the Mogadishu facility where Hersi lies, vacantly staring into space, mattresses are strewn across floors, squeezed into storerooms and onto porches. Patients while away the hours in idle gossip and argument, hunkered down under flimsy steel roofs. Abdirahman Ali Awale (Habeb), who founded Mogadishu's first mental clinic in 2005, has been working feverishly over the years to improve and expand care. "War and conflict is the biggest problem causing mental disorder," says Habeb, his vocal chords straining from the combination of a birth defect and near-constant yelling. "Nobody supports the mental ill people in Somalia." Habeb looks exhausted and stressed. His son, Mohamed Alrahman Ali, worries that his father is overworked, that his diabetes, weight loss, and quick temper are worsened by helping Somalia's mentally ill. "I cry seven or eight times a day. I don't have any support. I am alone," says Habeb, his left leg jittering restlessly in a manner that resembles many of his patients. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/16/crazy_town_somalia_mental_illness?page=0,0

Maydh to Waqderia in the outskirts of Las Qoray in Sanaag is settled by the western Burco group. That is where this Pontus Marine group is being set up, so it is Somaliland territory.

It is done deal .

Good news.

uchi No Idea, it was working when I posted it.

http://www.africanseer.com/business/305970-somalia-president-farole-jetted-back-from-addis-ababa-after-airport-officials-did-not-allow-him-to-enter.html

That is today (3 September), but he was denied in 28 August as he did not have a official invitation so he went back.

Somalia: President Farole Jetted Back From Addis Ababa After Airport Officials Did Not Allow Him to Enter 28 AUGUST 2013 The president of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland Abdutahman Mohamed Farolee has jetted back to Nairobi today after Ethiopian security officials rejected him to enter Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. According to reliable sources in Addis Ababa, president Farole has flown from Nairobi, Kenya through Ethiopian Airline flight but he has returned back with his flight to Nairobi. The Addis Ababa airport administration has informed president Farole and his delegation to return back because he did not hold an official invitation from Ethiopian government. After several attempts to negotiate with the airport administration, Puntland president has jetted back to Nairobi. President Farole has been in Kenya for the past three days and was traveling to Addis Ababa to attend the ongoing talks between the federal government of Somalia and the Raskamboni militia commander. Farole's visit to Addis Ababa was seen as disruptive against the reconciliation efforts in the country. http://allafrica.com/stories/201309021479.html

Where is the religious police that recently arrested the two Djiboutian guys? Crown hotel owned by Cismaan Hindi.

About Ali As a bridge builder, he supported a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club of Edmonton and the Edmonton Somali community. Mustafa has been recognized for his community work, having received the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers award for Youth Leadership and Achievement Award. Mustafa, then, is passionate about making Edmonton a better place, and making Ward 2 an even better place to live in. In his spare time, Mustafa has channeled his passion for mentorship and sports by organizing two basketball programs for youth and volunteers much of his time giving back and supporting local charities. Mustafa Ali is a passionate activist and leader wishing to make a difference in Ward 2. He is guided by a vision to make an impact – on his community, city, and the world at large. At the University of Alberta, where he completed a bachelors in Political Science, Mustafa was involved with a number of student groups in executive positions, and co-founded a student group that collaborated for a large fundraising effort in the Haiti flood relief. He also dedicates his energy to impacting the local youth as well, especially those at high-risk of falling into crime. Vision 1. Building Stronger and Safer Communities a. Pushing for better Community Policing b. Reinvest in after-school programming and make sure the provincial government steps up too c. Better funded accreditation programs and rethinking immigrant centers for smarter communities and more revenue 2. Better Infrastructure for a Smarter City a. LRT expansion to the northwest b. Building community infrastructure for more livable communities – from community league ice-rinks to basketball courts c. Work towards healthier roads – less potholes and timely snow removal – for a better functioning and connected city 3. Sustainable Budgets a. Cap property taxes for seniors and low-income individuals b. Control city debt with revenue generation from airport redevelopment and make sure Ward 2 get's its fair share c. Get the provincial government to return Edmonton a fairer share of industrial taxes http://electali.ca/

Hal qarni muddo ku dhow oo ceelkii u horeeyay laga hirgelinayo Degmada Taleex(Sawiro) Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Puntland Jeneraal C/samad Cali Shire oo maalmihii ugu dambeeyey booqasho ku joogay degmada Taleex ayaa maanta ka qaybgalay munaasabad lagu daah furayey ceel riig biyood ah oo ay ka hirgelinayso degmada Taleex hay’adda Bisha Cas ee dalka Kuweyt. Madaxweynaha ayaa sheegay in hirgelinta Ceelkaan ay iska kaashadeen hay’adda Bisha Cas ee dalka kuweyt iyo dowladda Puntland. Ceelkani maanta qodistiisa laga bilaabay degmada Taleex ayaa la rajaynayaa in biyihiisa ay noqdaan biya macaan. Waxaan munaasabadda maanta lagu daah-furayey ceelkan kasoo qaybgalay madaxweyne ku xigeenka Puntland Jen.C/Samad Cali Shire, qaar ka mid ah golaha wasiirada Puntland, xilibaano, duqa degmada Taleex iyo masuuliyiin kale oo aad u tira badan. Munaasabadda oo ahayd mid ballaaran ayaa waxaa ugu horeynba ka hadlay masuulka gacanta ku haya qodista ceelkan Rashiid,isagoo sheegay in dhawaan ay soo gaba-gabeen doonaan Waxaa kale halkaasi ka hadlay masuuliyiin ay kamid yihiin duqa degmada Taleex Maxamuud Cali Warsame iyo Xilibaan Saadiq Garaad Abshir oo kula dar-daarmay dad weynaha reer Taleex in ay soo dhaweeyaan qodista ceelkani, isla markaasna aysan wakhti siin dad uu ku sheegay in ay lidi ku yihiin horumarka deegaankani sidoo kalena sheegay in waxbarshada dhankeeda iyadana dhowaan wax laga qaban doono . Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Puntland C/Samad Cali Shire oo ugu dambeyntii xafladda ka hadlay ayaa ku dheeraaday muhiimadda ceelkani uu u leeyahay dad weynaha reer Taleex, waxaana uu madaxweynuhu xusay in ceelkani uu ka mid yahay mashaariicda dowladda Puntland ay ugu tala gashay degmada Taleex horudhacna uu u yahay . Deegaanka degmada Taleex ayaa waxa uu yahay deegaan taariikh weyn ku leh Soomaliya gaar ahaan Puntland , waxaa xusid mudan in deegaanka degmada Taleex ceel laga qodo ay ugu dambaysay mudo gaaraysa -Hal qarni ah 100 inta la ogyahay. Horseed Media. News Desk http://horseedmedia.net/2013/08/31/hal-qarni-muddo-ku-dhow-oo-ceelkii-u-horeeyay-laga-hirgelinayo-degmada-taleexsawiro/

Amnesty: Sexual Violence Endemic in Somalia Displaced Somali women and girls are especially vulnerable to sexual assault. Friday, August 30, 2013 Amnesty International said two decades of conflict have allowed sexual violence to become endemic in Somalia. The human rights group says most victims don’t report the attacks to authorities, fearing stigma. Amnesty says rape and sexual violence are a constant threat in Somalia, especially for displaced women and girls. Senior Crisis Adviser Donatella Rovera said researchers spoke with dozens of victims, one as young as 13, in Mogadishu and in camps for the displaced. “Obviously, the humanitarian conditions are terrible and the lack of security is very prevalent. And this is a particular problem for women and girls because they are very much exposed to rape and sexual violence,” she said. The United Nations reported in 2012 there were at least 1700 cases of rape in Somali settlements for internally displaced people . At least 70 percent of the attacks, it said, were carried out by armed men wearing government uniforms. “Perpetrators are very rarely brought to justice. Victims of these attacks are then stigmatized within Somali society. So the combination of the fear of the stigmatization and the lack of confidence that reporting their case would lead to any justice means that in the majority of cases the victims don’t even report the cases to the police,” said Rovera. She said that police “do not have the capacity nor the political will” to provide the protection needed to prevent such attacks – or to bring those responsible to justice. Many of the women who were attacked live in make-shift shelters, with just a piece of plastic for a door. There’s no protection from rapists, who usually attack in the night. She told the story of one woman, who has four children and was abandoned by her husband. “She told me that she was asleep in her little shelter when a man came in. He had a knife. It was night. She kept quiet because he threatened to kill her. The children were sleeping next to her. He raped her and then he went away. And she told me that she had not told anybody because she was afraid that if she spoke to the neighbors about what had happened to her they would just laugh at her or say bad things about her.” Amnesty International’s senior crisis adviser said a lot “can and must be done” to solve the problem. She admitted it’s very difficult because the government controls only part of the country. Many other areas are controlled by armed groups and militias, such as al Shabab. “But certainly where government forces are present, it is crucial that they take concrete measures to first of all to ensure security – and notably, if we talk about the IDP camps, the camps for displaced people, where most of the rapes and sexual violence occur. And secondly, more needs to be done to follow up on those cases, which are reported,” she said. Rovera said, “The inability and unwillingness of Somali authorities to investigate these crimes – and bring the attackers to justice – leaves survivors of sexual violence even more isolated.” She added, it also contributes to a “climate of impunity in which attackers know they can get away with these crimes.” http://hiiraan.com/news4/2013/Aug/40913/amnesty_sexual_violence_endemic_in_somalia.aspx

Calm down people. I didn't insert the pictures, the pictures were already attached to the amnesty report somewhere else. Nevertheless the report by amnesty stands.

"Hawa”, a 13-year-old girl was abducted and held captive for nine days. She doesn’t remember much but that she was drugged, abused and repeatedly raped by her captors before being rescued. "Rahma” is a mother of four whose husband abandoned her shortly after the birth of her youngest child, a girl, now eight months old. Rahma was brutally assaulted and raped in mid July 2013 in her shelter in one of the many sprawling camps for Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Mogadishu. Last week she recounted her ordeal to Amnesty International: “I tried to resist but he kept saying he would kill me so I stopped in order not to get killed. He came into my buul (shelter) with a knife; it was night but I don’t know what time it was; I have never had a watch. My buul has no door and there was nobody to protect me, I was with only my children and God. My children were sleeping. I kept quiet because I was scared. After he left what could I do? Only God is my witness. If I told neighbour they would just laugh at me and say bad things”. “Fartun”, a 14-year-old girl living in an IDP camp in Mogadishu, was raped by a man who entered the shelter where she was recovering from an epilepsy attack in the second half of August. She told Amnesty International: “I woke up to find a man who was undressing me and I tried to scream but he grabbed me by the throat so that I could not scream. My four-year-old cousin woke up and he told her to be silent. He did his business and then ran away”. The girl’s grandmother told Amnesty International the neighbours who had been woken by the girl’s scream and had come near the shelter saw a man aged about 30, wearing a kikoi (a traditional loin cloth) and carrying a bakor (a woken stick with a hand-grip) leaving the shelter and running away. “Halima”, a mother of five, managed to fight off the man who entered her shelter in one of Mogadishu’s IDP camps in the first half of August and tried to rape her. She fought him off but she paid dearly for it. She sustained gunshot wounds in both hands and lost the baby she was carrying. "I was asleep in my buul; and woke up and found a man with a gun. He told me ‘shut up and undress, if you scream I will kill you’. My eldest son, who is disabled, pleaded with the man; he told him ‘shoot me but leave my mum’ but the man just threatened him. Some of my younger children woke up and he told them to be silent and so they lay down quietly. He tried to undress me by force and I resisted and as I tried to grab his gun a shot was fired and I was injured in my hands. I fell over and my hands were bleeding, He kicked me very hard on my right side; it was so painful, I screamed. Some neighbours also started shouting and came out of their shelters with torches. The man ran away. In the following days I started to bleed so I went to hospital. I was told that I had lost the baby. I was about three months’ pregnant”. http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR52/009/2013/en/eb047917-6b63-4d78-9e77-1ee22c4ff0a9/afr520092013en.html

Do the Boni still exist in the area.