This is how Apophis views the political situation in Somalia

Mayaa anigu caqliga ka shaqeyaa Somaliaan ogahay compromise way fiicantahay oke lets say Axmed madoobe accepts, xassan sheikhs deal and is dethroned from his jubbaland presidency but is given the Mayor ship of kismayo with a strong police force. And he cooperates with the government. First Ahmed madoobe if he does that he will lose his allies up north the pirates. He will be no use for the Kenyans, the buffer zone will cease to exist. Sahal will go mad and will declare Ahmed madoobe an enemy of Jubbaland. Dhako kalo keen Abtigiis ma sidaasad brofesoor ku tahay inadeerka Ahmed madoobe atleast a win win ka so saar heshiiska. Cidla ha is istaajin eh.

Hassan wants Madoobe to be the governor of Kismayo , and hassan wants to be in control of the region, can madoobe compromise on that.Hassans main priority is to establish an all inclusive Jubbaland admin maybe even include the bay and bakool region. But before he can work on that he needs to control the region military wise . Ahmed madoobe does not want to give in and he is not willing to cooperate. So it will be very difficult also the pirates are bad advisers. So far Ahmed madoobe wants to reach an agreement but he does not want to delegitimize his throne. Where is the legendary Mahiga when you need him

By Samuel Kutty — MUSCAT — The Board of Directors of Raysut Cement has resolved to approve the company’s plans to go in for a series of expansion abroad and in the Sultanate. As part of the plan, the country’s largest cement manufacturer will establish modern state‐of‐the‐art Cement Terminal inside Duqm Port for storing, packing and distribution of cement, with all the facilities including two silos in the capacity of 4,000 MT each. This is expected to commence operation in the second half of 2014, the company says in its statement to the Muscat Securities Market. Also the board has given its approval for establishing a modern state‐of‐the‐art Cement Terminal in Berbera Port in Somaliland, as a joint venture with one of the local partners for storing, packing and distribution of cement, with all the facilities and equipment including three silos in the capacity of 4,000 MT each. “This development and expansion will have positive impact on the performance results and profitability of the company in the future,” the company says in its note. The other two decisions of the board include approval for establishing a grinding plant in Mukulla, Republic of Yemen through the sister company — Mukulla Raysut — as a joint venture with a local partner in the capacity of 0.5 million metric tonnes per annum and expansion of production capacity and production processes of its subsidiary, Pioneer Cement Industries LLC in Ras al Khaimah, UAE. The plant in Yemen will carry out grinding and packing of cement in Yemen, while the project in Ras al Khaimah includes an additional cement silo and upgrading the cooling system and environment management systems. The estimated cost of the above projects is expected 2-07-06-13 to be about RO 9.2 million ($24 million). Earlier in the report of the company’s performance for the first quarter, Shaikh Ahmed bin Alawi al Ibrahim, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said: “Supplies of cement from the UAE are likely to continue until larger developments take shape in the UAE and in neighbouring countries beyond Oman.” Consequently, the pressure on demand and price would continue from supplies out of the UAE during the year. “However, the company’s strategy to expand its market base through supplies to Yemen, East Africa and to other GCC countries has helped,” he said. Total revenues earned by the Group rose two per cent to RO 25.22 million in the first quarter, 2013, as against RO 24.64 million in the same period of the previous year. Profit before tax stood at RO 9.13 million as against RO 6.84 million in the same period last year, an increase of 33 per cent. “In spite of the severe price competition from the UAE suppliers, and the volatility in the export market, the company has achieved a Sales Revenue out of its Salalah operation of RO 18.17 million during the period of three months against RO 16.68 million achieved during the corresponding period in the previous year, an increase of 9 per cent,” the Chairman said. Profit before tax of the parent Company stood at RO 8 million this year, as against RO 5.59 million earned during the corresponding period of last year, an increase of 43 per cent. “The increase in profit is attributable to higher sales volume in cement, better price realisation through market optimisation as well as due to reduction in cost compared with that in the previous year. The 1370541224284850200 increase in the market value of investment since the beginning of the year has some impact in the net profit too,” he said. During the period, the Sales Revenue net of inter-company adjustments, earned by Pioneer Cement amounted to RO 7.05 million compared with RO 7.96 million achieved in the same period of previous year. Pioneer Cement earned a profit of RO 1.15 million this year, as against RO 1.08 million in the same period of previous year, in spite of the severe competition faced by the company in the UAE and Oman markets. Group sales climbed 3 per cent 1,020,907 tonnes of Cement during the first quarter of 2013, against 996,560 tonnes in the corresponding period of last year.

Madaxweynaha Somaliland Oo Qaabilay Ganacsato Yemaniyiin ah oo Socdaal ku yimid Dalka June 8th, 2013 HARGEYSA (Somaliland.Org)- Madaxweynaha Somaliland Mudane Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa maanta xafiiskiisa ku qaabilay wefti ka socday dalka Yeman oo iskugu jiray Ganacsato iyo xubno ka mid xukuumadda dalka Yeman. Afhayeenka Madaxtooyadda Somaliland Mudane Axmed Saleebaan Dhuxul, ayaa kulankaasi ka dib saxaafadda uga waramay qodobadii ay ka wada hadleen weftiga Yeman iyo madaxweynaha Somaliland. Afhayeenka Madaxtooyadda oo ka hadlay qasdigii socdaalka weftiga Yeman waxa uu yidhi “Madaxweynaha Somaliland Mudane Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) waxa uu maanta qasriga madaxtooyadda ku qaabilay nin Ganacsade ah oo weyn oo la yidhaahdo oo shaayo Cabdul-xaaq lagu magacaabo oo dalka Yeman u dhashay iyo wefti sare oo ka socda dawladda Yeman iyo Ganacsato kale oo uu Hoggaaminayo, ujeedada weftigaasi ay u socdeen ee ay dalka u yimaadeen waxay ahayd sidii ay u indho indhayn lahaayeen dalka, iyagoo damacsan inay maal-gelin ku sameeyaan dalka.” “Madaxweynaha Somaliland waxa uu weftigan tafaasiil ka siiyay sida loogu soo dhaweynayo dalkan cid kasta oo u timaada wadankan Maal-gelin iyo waxtar. Waxaanu u sheegay inay ku soo dhawaynayaan Somaliland, waxaanu tilmaamay inay Somaliland abuurayso saaxad ay cid waliba timaado isla markaana ay abuurtay saaxad nabad-gelyo oo lagu ganacsan karo, siyaasadda dawladduna ay tahay mid fur-furan oo cid kasta oo dalkan wax u qabanaysaba ay la macaamili karto,”ayuu intaas ku daray Afhayeenka Madaxtooyaddu. Afhayeenka Madaxtooyaddu waxa uu sheegay in weftigan ka socday dalka Yeman ay Madaxweynaha uga mahad celiyeen sida diiran ee loogu soo dhaweeyay, waxaanay madaxweynaha u sheegeen inay u socdaan sidii ay maal-gashi ugu samayn lahaayeen Somaliland oo ay ku tilmaameen dal u qalma in la maal-gashado. Mr. Axmed Saleebaan Dhuxul waxa uu sheegay in Madaxweynuhu uu weftigan gudoon siiyay hadyado la xidhiidha agabka hidaha iyo dhaqanka Somaliland, halka weftiguna ay madaxweynaha gudoon siiyeen hadyado ay ugu tallo galeen. Weftigan ka socday dalka Yeman isla maanta ay ka dhoofeen madaarka magaaladda xeebta ku taalla ee Berbera, waxaana halkaasi ku sii sagootiyay xubno ka mid ah Golaha Wasiirrada iyo maamulka Gobolka saaxil. Kulankan waxa goob joog ka ahaa xubno ka mid ah Wasiirrada Somaliland oo ay ka mid ahaayeen Wasiirrada Maaliyadda, Madaxtooyadda iyo Arrimaha dibadda.

Abtigiis why are you speaking for the south against SL i thought you were a Somali nationalists lol I dont think Alshabaab took part of the clashes today thats just propaganda there is no evidence of that , its just accusations u know it to Abtigiis.Ahmed madoobe is between a rock and a hard place he cannot rely on Mogadishu, because his admin is accusing the government in Mogadishu of orchestrating the latest attacks and Kenyans can just assists his troops the question is for how long since the Kenyans are not advancing into other parts of the juba regions. The friction between the gedo community and Ahmed madoobe's clan is also there.

Madoobe does not know exactly what he should compromise, there is little room for him not sure how he can compromise his seat. He cant De-legitimize his own conference that elected him. The best he can agree on with hassan is that he will help built the Somali defense forces in the region and will give all authority to the SFG share the airport and port revenues with the Mogadishu government and normalize relations with Mogadishu, in exchange that the Mogadishu government supports his admin on all the local domestic affairs. But the question is, will the government in Mogadishu accept such a deal i doubt it. The government in Mogadishu has more room to compromise a deal but are they ready to do that is the million dollar question?

^^ Apophis i doubt ONLF and Ethiopias TPLF regime can agree any time soon. unless ONLF surrenders and accepts to be part of Ethiopia.

Woow Strong accusations there coming from the Ahmed madoobe's led Jubbaland towards the government. Thte government denies all of this , problem is the government wishes to control the region and the jubbaland autonomous states refuses this thats the problem. But i have doubt they have something to do with the latest clashes.

^^ What did hassan accept , Jubbaland the answer is no, they had shaah together , but no result:D

Somaliland mediation thats what it needs a group of elders from Somaliland to make peace between those fighting. Somalia , why does SL need the queen?

Apophis now you sound like a warlord:D

Interesting development we dont know for sure if he was behind it or not.

Chimera there is no dominant force in Somali society they are not running away well maybe they are technically but they are using their fiefdoms to gain leverage fight another day.

Actually there was a compromise a comprehensive peace agreement between the clan militias who opposed cigaal at that time were given a lion share in the cabinet of Cigaal. And by early 1997 full peace was reached. So there was a compromise cigaal didn't control much of sanaag and western burco. Before the agreement Yes SNM and SNA no compromise that one is true

NORF compromise sounds like defeat, no one Somalia accepts that Aydiid versus Ali mahdi no compromise Warlords against each other in Mogadishu no compromise Cabdilahi Yusuf versus ICU no compromise Cabdiqasim vs warlords no compromise Muqaamo vs Yey no compromise Cabdilahi Yusuf versus Jamac cali jamac no compromise Barre hiiraale versus moorgen no compromise Sharif versus Godane no compromise Hassan versus Godane no compromise Hassan versus the autonomous state supporters no compromise

Thats not something new we know that Somalis will never unite because they were never united in history.

Very sad , they should have accepted the reconciliation conference the PM proposed before creating a state.Now you have warlords fighting each other, this what happens when you create a state before reconciling the various tribes and stake holders.

^^ Burahadeer Hassan culusow ba heley dee, way dhamaatay so much we love Somalia:D The sahal camp of Abtigiis and Xiinfaniin http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BkE3n9dFbII" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

Somali warlords battle over key southern port AFPBy Tobin Jones | AFP – This picture released on May 22, 2013 by the Africa Union shows young men sitting fishing on a rocky outcrop near Mogadishu's fish market. At least eight people have been killed in fighting between rival Somali warlords battling for control of the southern port city of Kismayo, witnesses said Saturday. View Photo This picture released on May 22, 2013 by the Africa Union shows young men sitting fishing on a rocky … At least eight people have been killed in fighting between rival Somali warlords battling for control of the southern port city of Kismayo, witnesses said Saturday. Gunmen from the Ras Kamboni militia of former Islamist warlord Ahmed Madobe -- recently self-appointed "president" of the southern Jubaland region -- battled against forces loyal to Iftin Hassan Basto, another leader claiming to be president. Fighting broke out Friday evening, paused overnight, but resumed on Saturday. "Fighting started when soldiers from Ras Kamboni attacked and tried to arrest me," Basto told reporters. "But my men fought back and defended me." Several rival factions claim ownership of Kismayo, a former stronghold of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, where Kenyan troops in an African Union force are now based. Kenyan troops, who invaded Somalia in 2011, back Madobe's control of the strategic and economic hub, but neither the title of "president" nor the region of Jubaland is recognised by the weak central government in Mogadishu. Witnesses said eight people were killed in the clashes, while several wounded people were seen being taken to hospital. "I saw eight dead, three of them civilians, but the toll could be higher as many were wounded," said Mohamed Farey, a witness. "Battles have continued... we can hear heavy fire." Another resident, Jama Bile, said that three of his neighbours had been killed, and two others wounded. "It's chaotic here... people are frightened," Bile told AFP. Jubaland lies in the far south of Somalia and borders both Kenya and Ethiopia, and control is split between multiple forces including clan militia, the Shebab, Kenyan and Ethiopian soldiers. Jubaland joins other semi-autonomous regions of the fractured Horn of Africa nation, including Puntland in the northeast -- which wants autonomy within a federation of states -- and Somaliland in the northwest, which fiercely defends its self-declared independence. Ras Kamboni spokesman Abdinasir Serar insisted his troops were in full control of Kismayo. "We will end the fighting soon, after we arrest those who were preparing for attacks," Serar said. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who holds little sway in the port city, said all sides should end the fighting. "We call on both parties to practise restraint," he said in a statement. Kenya's and Somalia's presidents met this week, discussing among other issues Nairobi's role in Jubaland, which has a lucrative charcoal industry, fertile farmland as well as potential off-shore oil and gas deposits. Kenya views the region as a key buffer zone to protect is borders, but in Jubaland, has ended up backing a warlord opposing the central government it is mandated -- and funded by the UN and European Union -- to support.

Somali militias fighting in disputed port city kills five ReutersBy Abdi Sheikh | Reuters – 1 hour 56 minutes ago Somalia's Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, leader of the Ras Kamboni, a pro Mogadishu militia which has fought alongside the Kenyan Defence Forces in southern Somalia, is seen with his troops at the main seaport of Somalia's port city of Kismayu, October 5, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Richard LoughView Photo Somalia's Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, leader of the Ras Kamboni, a pro Mogadishu militia … MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Gunbattles between militia groups in the southern Somalia's Kismayu erupted for a second day on Saturday, residents said, in the heaviest fighting the disputed port city has seen in more than four years. The fighting, the first since several former warlords staked rival claims on the lucrative port and fertile hinterlands in May, has stoked fears among locals of a return to the clan wars that tipped the country into anarchy two decades ago. One resident counted five dead militiamen on Friday. It was not clear if there were casualties from Saturday's fighting. "From my rooftop I can see dozens of men with Ak-47s and their technicals exchanging fire in the streets," shopkeeper Farah Nur said, referring to the machine gun-mounted pick-up trucks commonly used in Somalia. Businesses stayed shut and the streets of Somalia's second biggest city were empty of civilians as mortar blasts rang out. Kismayu was controlled by Islamist al Shabaab until last September when they fled an offensive by Kenyan peacekeeping troops supported by a militia group loyal to a former governor of Kismayu, Ahmed Madobe. A local assembly last month declared Madobe president of the southern Jubaland region, handing him back control of Kismayu. But Somalia's central government in the capital of Mogadishu, which does not view Madobe favourably, said the process was unconstitutional. Within days, three other men had pronounced themselves president, including Barre Hirale, a former warlord and defence minister seen as pro-government. The latest clashes broke out when Madobe's fighters stopped another of the claimants from visiting a hotel were Somalia's defence minister and other officials were meeting. Regional capitals and Western donors are nervous of any reversal of security gains made in Somalia by African Union peacekeepers in the fight against the al Qaeda-linked militants, seen as a threat to stability in east Africa and beyond. How the fate of Kismayu and the Jubaland region is resolved is a litmus test for Somalia as it rebuilds from the ruins of war and cements a fragile peace. Mogadishu insists there is no going back to civil war. But government-led talks over Kismayu are being stymied by the divisive clan politics that plague Somalia. "We hope fighting will cease. Only the man with the most weapons will remain in power," local elder Nur Ibrahim told Reuters by telephone, showing scant hope for a negotiated end. Madobe's apparently close relationship with the Kenyan military has raised tensions between the Mogadishu and Nairobi governments. A Kenyan ally in southern Somalia could provide Nairobi with a welcome buffer along their porous border. On Saturday, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned to Mogadishu after talks with Kenya's new leader. The pair have met at least five times since Uhuru Kenyatta's inauguration in early April, aides say. Al Shabaab blamed Kenya for the latest violence. "The resurgence of tribal hostility in Kismayu is a result of the Kenyan invasion of the city and the Kenyan government will be held fully responsible for every drop of blood," Sheikh Xudayfa Abdirahman, a senior al Shabaab official, told Reuters. Al Shabaab wants to impose a strict version of Islamic law on Somalia and has been blamed for many attacks on Kenyan soil.

Burahadeer maybe its good that the kenyans take control no more clanish bloodshed. With out proper reconciliation no effective state can ever be built there

I wonder what xiinfaniin will say its just the Jubbaland troops cleaning the dirt lol.

You totally misunderstood the professor he said tol is good which means your clan , but qabyalaad is bad , but knowing your clan loving them cherishing them supporting them assisting them is not bad thats is tolnimo. But using your clan in a wrong way and try to hurt other is wrong. By the way you should edit that clan names are strictly forbidden to name on here,u can make ur point with out using clan names.