Published Tuesday, Nov. 20 2012, 10:16 AM EST The rebel takeover of the key Congolese city of Goma has sparked fears for the future of one of Africa’s biggest and most war-torn countries. In the short term, the victory by the M23 rebels could trigger a wave of human rights abuses in the city of a million people, where thousands of refugees are fleeing. There are widespread worries that the rebels could settle scores with reprisal attacks against their opponents in Goma. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY Congolese rebels penetrate Goma, take airport AFRICA Anxious Congolese flee rebel advance VMEVIDEO Video: Congolese army fires at rebel bases In the longer term, the rebel victory could destabilize and weaken the fragile government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, opening the door for a foreign carve-up of eastern Congo, a mineral-rich region that has attracted rebels and invaders for many years. The rebels, unofficially headed by indicted war-crimes fugitive Bosco Ntaganda, walked into Goma almost unopposed today after the city was abandoned by Congo’s notoriously underpaid and unreliable army. United Nations peacekeepers, which had deployed attack helicopters to strafe the rebels with cannons and rockets on Sunday in a futile attempt to slow their advance, appeared to give up and allow the rebels to take the city today. It’s the first time since 2003 that rebels have controlled the city. Congolese soldiers were reported to be retreating southward after looting homes in Goma as they left. The rebels have threatened to advance further in eastern Congo, targeting the other major city, Bukavu, to the south. It’s unclear if this threat is only rhetorical, but it raises concerns about the entire eastern region of the country. It also has the potential to ignite a broader war between Congo and neighboring Rwanda, which is reported to be a key source of support for the rebels. The rebel takeover will mean a huge boost in regional power for Rwanda, which is believed to be providing financial and logistical help to the rebels, including sophisticated weapons such as night-vision equipment and heavy mortars. The fall of Goma is a serious blow to the credibility of the UN peacekeeping force in Congo, and it could also jeopardize Congo’s national government in Kinshasa. Protests have already erupted in Kinshasa today, with security forces firing shots in the air and tear gas to disperse several hundred people who were angry at the rebel takeover. Protestors also attacked the governing party’s headquarters in Kisangani, the country’s second-biggest city. Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila, said he will withdraw Congo’s ambassador from Rwanda in protest at the situation. The International Crisis Group, an independent think-tank, warned today that the rebel victory “could send shock waves” through eastern Congo and could “relaunch open warfare between the DRC and Rwanda.” Jason Stearns, a leading Congo analyst, said the rebel advance in Goma may be intended to “nettle the government, underscore its ineptitude, and hope that it will collapse from within.” The humiliating defeat of the UN and Congolese military forces in Goma will shine a spotlight on Rwanda’s involvement, yet the international community will have little choice but to ask Rwanda for help in controlling the rebels, Mr. Stearns said. Other analysts said the rebel capture of Goma could complicate efforts to trace and control the flow of “conflict minerals” – also known as “blood minerals” – that help finance wars and atrocities in Congo. With its unofficial control of Goma, the Rwandan government could find it easier to smuggle minerals out of eastern Congo. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in eastern Congo is growing worse as thousands of people flee their homes and some aid workers are withdrawn from Goma. Oxfam estimated that up to 100,000 people could flee as a result of the rebel advances. A growing number of camps for displaced people are under threat as the fighting spreads, Oxfam said. “The atmosphere in the city is tense, people are worried,” said Grace Tang, a Canadian who heads the Goma mission of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). One camp, Kanyaruchinya, is now empty after 60,000 people fled in panic, MSF said. “Medical teams report thousands of new arrivals since yesterday with people desperate to be registered,” the agency said. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said it is “deeply concerned” about the deteriorating situation in eastern Congo. “The renewed conflict is putting children and their families at risk, leaving them exposed to physical harm and mental distress,” UNICEF said in a statement. “UNICEF is particularly concerned about the psychological trauma faced by children, in addition to the risk of cholera outbreaks following a recent upsurge of the disease among internally displaced people in Kanyaruchinya.”

On the contrary this man Xaglotoosiye knows what is at stake.

Professor is dancing to the tune:D

Reer Buuhoodle Waxaan Leeyahay Xukuumadda Somaliya Loo Dhisay Waa Mid Koonfur Ku Eg Ee Aynu Dadkeena Somaliland Wax La Qaybsano" Wasiir Xaglo-toosiye Hargeysa (Ramaas), Nov, 20, 2012- Wasiirka Dib u dejinta Somalilnad Saleebaan Ciise Axmed (Xaglo Toosiye) ayaa xukuumadda Somaliya loo dhisay ku tilmaamay in ay tahay mid ku eeg Koonfur oo kaliya, waxaanu kula taliyey dadka reer Buuhoodle ee rajaynaya in ay wax ka helaan xukuumaddaasi in aanay ku hungoobin ee ay dadka reer Somaliland wax la qaybsadaan. Wasiirka dib u dejinta Somaliland oo ka hadlayey barnaamij ka baxa Telefishanka qaranka Somaliland oo lagu magacaabo La kulanka Wasiirada iyo weydiimaha dadweynaha ayaa waxa uu sidoo kale sheegay in hadda la marayo yaa reer Woqooyi lagana gudbay qabiilkii ama yaa reer hebel ah. “Reer Buuhoodle Waxaan Leeyahay Xukuumadda Somaliya Loo Dhisay Waa Mid Koonfur Ku Eg, Waana Laga Baxay Wakhtigii Qabyaalada ama ayaa reer hebel ah, waxaana la marayaa wakhtigii la odhanayey yaa reer woqooyi ah ama reer Somaliland ah, waxaanan idin leeyahay dadkeena Somaliland aynu wax la qaybsano”ayuu yidhi Wasiir Saleebaan Xaglo toosiye oo la hadlayey dadka reer Buuhoodle ee Somaliya wax ka quudaraynaya.

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At the end of the day Somalis in Kenya and Somalia are the victims

Oday Somali anigu ma odhan dadka qaar ba leh and Somali websites. AUN to the civilians the Kenyans are brutal

Yeah democracy is a very important pillar in Somaliland, the ruling party will not lose i am sure of that lol. But we need proper opposition the ruling party is to comfortable and to powerful in today's Somaliland. Perhaps wadani to come out as winner with Professor Ahmed hassan cigaal my favorite for the Presidential candidate.

Che some are even saying that Clan X was behind the attacks in order to create friction between the clan that is allied to Kenya in Jubbaland.

Africa own who do you support in the elections

Che -Guevara;891001 wrote: Our Kenyan brothers are here to help. :D

Dee ma anaga sudaanta keeney ku yeh Somalia la so celinaya dee ya diidan haba la so celiye eh ma dastuurka odayashu sexeexen baad diidaysa. Meesha dal ba la dhisaye eeh dalal dal ku dhex yaala la dhisi mayo. Wa halka kaliya eey aynu isku khilaafsanhaya waad ogashahay in madaxweynuhu caawiyo shacabka Kismayo iyo mamuul dhisida. Hadana dhinac baad ka liigeysa oo wixi baasa ba ka guuxaya. Inad dirirtaad rabta balse adigay ku darantahay inad derejo gaadhaad hiigsatay waadse dayacantahay Mar hadaad dalada hassan hadhsanayso kugu daadihiyey Talo na wa lo da’ weyn yahay dabshid na wa maankeeda.

Labada habrood eeh Burco wada degan ballot boxka halo simo problem solved. And i am hearing komishanka doorashada Jamhuuriyada Somaliland wey so kordhiyeen.

Dee anigu maba didiin wuxu aminsayhaay madaxweynuhu laakin qaabku wax u dhigay uun baan sheegey thats how he sees it the status of Somaliland. Adigu laakinse maxaad jafaysa, maxaad qaska uga wada Kismayo Maxaad ugu diidaysa inu madaxweynuhu iyo dawladisu ay dadka shacabka ku nool Jubbaland ay ka caawiso mamuul dhisida gobolkaas? Oo aad ugu afuufaysa wixi magaca laha eeh Puntland aad kala timi?

Xiinfaniin Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Somalia Mudane hassan sheikh Maxamuud ayaa arinta ku hadlay marki la weydiiyey sidu u wajahayo wada hadalada Somaliland iyo Somalia.Wa sidu hadalka u dhigay Madaxweynuhu. Madaxweynuhu si cad wuxu afkisa ugu dhuftay Midowgi iyo qaabki u dhacay 1960 iyo qaabki wax u xumadeen iyo qaabki u wax u doonayey. Xaaji Xunjuf ma odhan Madaxweynaha yidhi. Meesha waxa la isku haysta hadaan u so noqdo qisada ka tagaan Kismayo , Magaalaada Kismayo iyo jubooyinku wa qeyb ka mid ah Jamhuuriyada Somalia. Waxana looga bahanyahay in loo dhiso mamuul federaali ah oo ay shacabka halka degeni raali ka yihin . Mamuulkaaso oo hoos tegeya si toos ah dallada federaliga eeh Jamhuuuriyada Somalia eeh u garwadeenka ka yahay Madaxweynahu. Wa sidu dastuurku sheegayo. Laakin maha mamuul ku lamaan sida Puntland oo leh anagu si gaar ah uun baanu u la shaqeyneyna sidanu rabno baanu u la shaqeynayna dawlada federaalka taasi ma jirto.

xiinfaniin;890949 wrote: xaaji xunjuf, adeer sadaradii 20 kii sano laguu aqrinayey baad weli xafid santahay mana shaqaynayso, xattaa Fowsiya weydii iyadaa ka badisay barnaamijka goosashadda haddana waa sacaadatul wazeerah fii maqdisho al mubaaraakah. Doodeennu waa dastuurka, iyo dalku siduu ekaanayo, waadiga daliishanayee bal eeg qeexida xuduudaha iyo meeshuu adiga ku dhigay Waxaani ciyaar maaha, dagaalkii sokeeye in laga baxaa la rabaa , ma fahamtay? Waxan kugu yidhi oo aan ku sheegay Somalia iyo Somaliland midow bay sameyeen 1960 midowgi wu dhawacmay dhawac xun ba gaadhay ,, midowgi in diib loo soo yagleelo baanu rabna in wax cad la kala qorto midow labada dhinac ba raali ka yihin ayeynu rajeyneyna. Taasi wa hadii aynu midowno. Waxan anigu ma odhan Madaxweynaha jamhuuriyada Somalia mudane hassan sheikh maxamuud ayaa ereyadaa ku hadlay. Hadaba dastuurka aynu uso noqono dastuurka Somalia wa federal maha autonomous wuxu qeexayaa in dawlada federaalka dhexe inay cod ku leedahay mamuul dhisida mamuul goboleedyada heer ay goobjoog ka yihin marka la dhisayo mamuulada ama mamuul goboleedyada. Shuruucda iyo ciidanka qaranka iyo dakhliga wuxu noqonaya wax lugu heshiiyey oo dawlada federaalka dhexe ay qeyb ku leedahay kana masuul tahay amaanka dalka oo ay ku jiraan mamuul goboleedyadu. Dastuurka sida leh xiinfaniinow anigu ma odhan ma dastuurka diidaysa?

xiinfaniin;890888 wrote: ^^What status would you like be afforded to Somaliland, Xaaji Xunjuf? I thought teh constitution was designed to massage your ego and make you feel you're a little bit more freer from Mogadishu than you were in 1990. Now you are telling me you don't want that, eh? What am I missing Xaaji? Somaliland and Somalia made a union in 1960 on the first of July on the bases of common interest and pan Somalism, that particular union was badly damaged to a extend it hardly exist any more. Somaliland and Somalia need to renegotiate a union, that is if there will be a union. Thats the status of Somaliland not sure what that has to do with the topic lets talk about what the topic is about particularly Jubbaland.

No where does it say Somalia should be a country autonomous states i dont know what Xiinfaniin is trying to do.

Article 53. International Negotiations (1) In the spirit of inter-governmental cooperation the Federal Government shall consult the Federal Member States on negotiations relating to foreign aid, trade, treaties, or other major issues related to international agreements. (2) Where negotiations particularly affect Federal Member State interests, the negotiating delegation of the Federal Government shall be supplemented by representatives of the Federal Member States governments. (3) In conducting negotiations, the Federal Government shall regard itself as the guardian of the interests of the Federal Member States, and must act accordingly. Article 54. Allocation of powers The allocation of powers and resources shall be negotiated and agreed upon by the Federal Government and the Federal Member States (pending the formation of Federal Member States), except in matters concerning: (A) Foreign Affairs; (B) National Defense; © Citizenship and Immigration; (D) Monetary Policy, which shall be the powers and responsibilities of the federal government.

xiinfaniin;890886 wrote: ^^Xaaji Xunjuf, constitution shall never discriminate, states should get the same treatment from the federal document. Kismayo admin shall be accounted to same exact rights and responsibilities like Somaliland and Puntland. Not going to happen Puntland was established way before we had a federal constitution. There is no way the government of Somalia the parliament of Somalia the people of Somalia will allow another autonomous state. Sorry Xiinfaniin its not going to happen. The day the federal constitution clearly defines that Somalia is a union of autonomous states is the day we shall accept more autonomous states. In the mean time a federal state can be established with the supervision of the federal government of Somalia.

Xiinfaniin but the constitution doesn't really say that Somalia should be a union of autonomous states. I am for an administration based on federal principles and regulations but i oppose an autonomous state.

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Since when were sh sharif and the raskamooni brigade fighting

^^ Maybe because Sh sharif was the President of a country and Axmed madoobe is the leader of an armed movement, big difference.