Found: A Somalia we do not know Friday, 06 April 2012 02:41 somaliland Together as oneDAVID L SMITH Getting Somalia Wrong: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State by Mary Harper (Zed Books in association with the Royal African Society, the International African Institute and the Social Science Research Council) 'State failure does not mean country failure." These are the words of Mary Harper, who believes that Somalia is a failed state but argues eloquently that it is not a failed country. The reality is that the Somalia most of us know is a place of lawlessness, terrorists, pirates, kidnapping and ransom payments. But in Getting Somalia Wrong Harper does what few others do -- she delves deep beneath the surface of the usual stories and presents us with a complex picture of a country that can make sense only if there is some understanding of its history. I have read books about countries in Africa by people who have not done much more than fly through the airspace of the place they are writing about. The content usually matches the effort made to gather the information. But Harper has travelled around the Horn of Africa for decades, much of the time in her capacity as a BBC correspondent. When she says that foreign inter¬vention is part of the problem in Somalia, she says it with considerable gravitas. Unwelcome presences Harper thinks that the transitional federal government is part of what is wrong with Somalia -- a government elected by nobody and paid for and placed in Mogadishu by foreigners. The presence in Somalia of armies from at least four foreign countries -- Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Burundi -- is another element of what is wrong. Uganda and Burundi are part of an African Union peacekeeping force -- a force, Harper argues, that does little more than prevent the government from being slaughtered. Kenya says its troops are there to hunt down kidnappers and Ethiopia, well, Ethiopian soldiers seem to be somewhere in Somalia most of the time. Efforts by the international community to fix Somalia from a distance also fit into her category of what is wrong. Conferences held in foreign capitals, the most recent in London earlier this year, to which some of the main protagonists are not even invited, inevitably lead nowhere. Getting Somalia Wrong moves to the top of my list of well-written books about Somalia because of how it highlights what works. Somalia is really three countries. It is south-central, the old Italian Somaliland with the capital Mogadishu and a great deal of ¬foreign intervention. It is the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, an area straddling the Horn of Africa where most pirate activity takes place. And it is Somaliland, the former British colony. Somaliland is the part that works: it has a democratically elected government and a developing infrastructure and ¬generally it tends to get on with things without international recognition and with little support from the outside world. Surprising optimism "Somalis can be very good at doing things for themselves," writes Harper. Many of the innovative things she mentions have evolved because of the absence of an effective central government. Somalia is perhaps the world's best example of a free-market economy. There is almost no government bureaucracy to prevent people with ideas from going ahead and putting them into practice. The book is full of anecdotes that would give the most committed Afro-pessimist pause for thought -- Somalis have among the continent's best cellphone communications systems, they have perhaps the world's most efficient money transfer system (based on trust), Somalia exports more livestock than most other countries in Africa and Somalis have a better record of bringing peace and stability to the places they govern than those who attempt to impose it from outside. For example, the only period of relative calm that south-central Somalia has known since Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991 was during the six months in 2006 when the Union of Islamic Courts was in charge. But the Ethiopian army, with United States support, removed it from power. Ironically, the current head of the transitional government is one of the people removed by the Ethiopians at that time. Getting Somalia Wrong is not just an opposing view to the usual horror stories we hear about Somalia -- Harper covers the good, the bad and the ugly. What makes this book different and important is that the author does not see her subject as one-dimensional. It is a book that attempts, successfully, in my view, to explain a country by getting to know the people who live in it. The next time you hear about Somali shops being burnt in Khaye¬litsha or on the East Rand and you wonder why they bother staying, Harper's book will help you to ¬understand where those nameless and faceless people come from and why they left their homeland in the first place. David L Smith of Okapi Consulting in Johannesburg has an interest in things Somali, including launching a radio service in 2010 with the aim of providing a virtual round table for Somalis of all persuasions to discuss the challenges of their country

Sanad-guuraddii 31-aad ee ka soo wareegtay Aasaaskii Ururkii SNM oo si weyn looga xusay Somaliland April 7th, 2012 Hargeysa (Somaliland.Org)- Munaasibad Lagu Xusayey sanad guurada 31-aad ee ka soo wareegtay aasaaskii ururkii SNM oo ku beegnayd 6 bisha April 1981-kii ayaa saaka lagu qabtay Xarunta hay’adda Shaqaalaha dawladda Somaliland ee Magaalada Hargaysa. Munaasabadan oo ay ka soo qayb galeen mas’uuliyiin ay ka mid yahiin wasiirka warfaafinta iyo wacyigelinta JSL Mudane Boobe Yuusuf Ducaale, Agaasimaha guud ee Wasaaradda warfaafinta Mudane Faysal Cali Sheekh, Agaasimaha Xafiiska Samafalka madaxtooyada, Marwo Aamina Maxamuud Diiriye, Madaxa xafiiska Xidhiidhka dadweynaha ee madaxtooyada Cismaan Awr-Liqe iyo Mujaahidiin ka tirsan Jamciyadda Sooyaal. Gudoomiyaha Jamciyadda Sooyaal Xasan Cabdi Axmed oo kulankaasi ka hadlay ayaa sharaxaad ka bixiyey xuska maalintaasi, waxana uu sheegay in Lixda April ay ku beegantay maalintii shalay ee Jimcaha sidaa darteedna munaasabadda xuskeeda dib loogu soo riixay maanta oo Sabti ah. Gudoomiyahu waxuu sheegay in dal waliba ama umad waliba ay xaq u leedahay inay xusto taariikhdeeda, maantana la hadhsanayo midhihii ka dhashay aasaaskii ururkii SNM, ayna ahayd in in sidan ka badan loo soo xaadiro munaasabadahan noocan oo kale ah. Agaasinka xafiiska samafalka ee Madaxtooyada Marwo aamina maxamuud Diiriye oo halkaasi hadal ka jeedisay ayaa uga mahadcelisay ka soo qayb galayaasha sida ay u qadarinayaan aasaaskii SNM, halka sidoo kalena ay uga mahadcelisay kaalinta ay haweenku ka qaateen halgankii SNM. Marwo Aamina waxay ku boorisay Mujaahidiinta SNM in si kastoo cabasho u jirto hadana ay maanta ugu rajo wacan yihiin maadaama gudoomiyahoodii ugu waqtiga dheeraa uu maanta dalkan Madaxweyne ka yahay , iyagiina ay wasiiro iyo Agaasimayaal ka yihiin dawladda maanta dhisan. Wasiirka wasaaradda warfaafinta iyo Wacyigelinta JSL Mudane Boobe Yuusuf Ducaale, oo isna munaasabadaai hadal dheer ka jeediyey ayaa tibaaxay in SNM ay ahayd jabhad balaadhan oo ay dhamaan ku wada jireen Bulshadu, isla markaana leh ahdaaf ay tiigsanayso. Wasiir Boobe waxa uu sheegay in maanta ay tahay maalin xusuus badan , dibna loo eegayo barnaamijyadii SNM waxii ka qabsoomay iyo waxii kale, iyadoo sawirka siyaasadeed ee maanta yaallaa u badan yahay waxii laga dhaxlay qorshayaashii Ururkii SNM. Wasiirku wuxuu soo jeediyay in daraasad balaadhan laga sameeyo baahiyaha aasaasiga ah ee ay mujaahidiintu qabaan, iyaguna ay toshaan halkii ay wax ku shuban lahaayeen, iyadoo xukuumadduna ay ballanqaadayso inay la socoto xaalada mujaahidiinta.

Back in the days in the mid 80s i could listen to this song for hours radio yar oo cajalad yar ku duubnayd baan haystey ala maxa wax la soo maray allow sahal.

Abdisalaan turki and Mohammad haashi two key founders of the SNM are the only two gentlemen alive today from the old crew Abdislaan turki A teacher in Saudi Arabia and a Military leader God bless you all.

Well done General shaqale by the way Is there a place called maskax buqle near Buhoodle funny place:D

Shinbir kenyans are useless a bunch of fulayaal weye.

Actually south sudan fought close to 50 years.Eritrea more than 30 years. O'gadenia is fighting now close to 28 years.

Moonlight the question is can they hold ground when things are sorted out in malis capital that will be interesting will they be defeated like north yemen defeated south yemen.

Boondheere actually much fighting wasn't needed in xamar in 1991 when caydiid in 1990 broke the back of ciidamada todobaad in gobolada dhexe they were totally cut off from Mogadisho a handful fled to mogadisho and a large section joined USC that was the end of the SNA.

The SNM flag

^^ Yes my Kulmis friend former Jet fighters of Somalia and all of that is gone today.

One of the most bravest and courageous rebel movements Africa has ever seen thanks for you're input carafaat.

:D:D

Dr osman now real pictures of the Somaliland republic instead of that phony little garowe clan enclave

Some of the reactions when he said that the former TFG prime minister Professor Ali Mohammad geedi. Ra'isal wasaaraha Soomaaliya Cali Max'ed Geedi ayaa Shalay ku Dhawaaqay in aanu waxba ka qabin hadii La aqoonsado Maamulka S/land , Halka uu Kofi anan markasta ku Cel celiyo Midnimada Dhuleed ee Soomaaliya Waa Muqadas, Hadaba Su'aashu waxay tahay Labadaa Nin keebaa Soomaali ah??? Ka dhageyso Radio WidhWidh Online Ninka ugu Sareeya Golaha Wasiiradda Soomaaliya ayaa Shalay Meel Fagaare ah ka Sheegay wax aanay Ummadda Soomaaliyeed Guud ahaan iyo Gaar ahaan Dadka U dhasahay Gobaladda SSC iyo Weliba Haylaan aanay Aqbali karin, Waxaanuna ku Dhawaaqay in aanu waxba ka Qabin hadi la aqoonsado Gooni U Goosatada S/land. Mar kasta oo ay Beesha Caalamku ka Hadlayso Arimaha Soomaaliya waxaa ay Sheegaan in ay Tahay Midnimadda Soomaaliya Muqadas lama Taabtaan ah, Laga Soo Bilaabo Goalah Amaanka, Ururka Islaamka, Ururka Midowga Afrika, Jaamacadda Carabta, iyo Urur Goboleedka Igad. Sidaas oo kale Dastuurka DKMS waxaa uu Qeexayaa in ay Midnimada Jamhuuridda Soomaaliya ay Muqadas tahay lama taabtaan ah. Maxaa U eg Dadka u Dhashay Goboladda SSC iyo Haylaan ee Diidan Gooni Goosatada Falaaga? In ay Maxkamad La tiigsadaan Cali Max'ed Geedi? In ay ka Codsadaan M/wayne C/laahi Yuusuf In uu Xilka ka Qaado? In ay Aaminaan Reer Waqooyinimadooda oo ay wax La qaybsadaan Gooni u Goosada? Iyo Iyo Iyo ? Arintan waxaa ay widhwidh ka furi Doontaa Dood Furan.

War xafladi honymoonku way dhamaatay adiga ba igu yidhi taas waxan is yidhi guda galki baba hada la galay eeh balse watan wali beerka la lulayo war ileen khaatuumo baan xaflad joojin iyo meel lugu tumanayo. War Liibaan if you are serious wa inad Laascaanood isku dhex qarxisid laakin inta durbaanka la sitto walee sheeko ma dhowa Horgalada wa inad qaar laysid horta.

Peacedoon;815541 wrote: One thing is sure: If Faroole ever becomes President, i will support and join shabaab. Not because i believe in their ****** ideology, but to oppose him:D :D The Amiirs office is always open

Carafaat Cali geedi and Nur Cade can be great dialogue partners i rather not deal with Cabdi Cawar, sharif is a different story I can assure you though talks between Somaliland and Somalia will be after august when Somalia gets a permanent government.

Carafaat actually Professor Ali Mohammad geedi is a good man he said in 2005 that he will not oppose Somaliland recognition never did a TFG prime Minister uttered these words before.

‘Sudan tried to build oil pipeline’ April 6 2012 at 04:08pm By Reuters http://sxc.hu/ South Sudan accused Sudan of trying to build an “illegal” 25-km oil pipeline crossing the border towards the South's oil fields, a day after talks to resolve a damaging oil dispute between the two sides were postponed. A Sudanese government spokesman was not immediately available to comment. The two former civil war foes have been locked in a bitter dispute over oil payments and other issues, and clashes in the ill-defined border region last week gave rise to concern they might blow up into a new war. Landlocked South Sudan - which seceded from Sudan in July - shut down its entire 350,000 barrel per day oil production in January as part of the dispute, although crude oil brings in 98 percent of its state revenues. South Sudan's army “discovered an illegal pipeline that was being built by Sudan ... This is oil piracy,” military spokesman Philip Aguer said by phone on Thursday, a day after South Sudan said it had shot down a Sudanese MiG-29 aircraft over South Sudan's oil-producing Unity state. It is not clear when the pipeline was built but Aguer said the army captured two earth excavators that were being used by a “foreign company” to help extend the pipeline towards Unity state. Alleged photographs of the pipeline seen by Reuters showed a pipe of around 10-inch diameter lying on the black earth next to a shallow trench. South Sudan broke away from Sudan after a referendum last year in which the South voted overwhelmingly for partition after almost 50 years of unbroken rebellion against Khartoum. The division gave South Sudan about three quarters of the country's oil production, but it must still use pipelines and other facilities running through Sudan to export it, and the two have failed to agree how much it should pay to do this. South Sudan's army briefly occupied an undefined portion of Heglig town last week before pulling out. Heglig oil field lies in a contested border region currently controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces and accounts for roughly half of Sudan's 115,000 barrel per day oil output. South Sudan previously accused Sudan of building another tie-in pipeline to Khartoum's refineries with a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. Sudan and South Sudan routinely trade accusations of supporting insurgencies in each other's territory. - Reuters

Somalia denies involvement of government leaders in the Theater attack Hiiraan Online Friday, April 06, 2012 (HOL) - Somalia’s internal security minister Abdisamad Mahamud Hassan denied any involvement or participation by Somali government leaders in the latest attack in the national theatre which claimed the lives of ten people and wounded scores. “There are speculations that some government officials were aware of the attack, That is not true, it’s merely lie” said the minister. The internal security minister pledged to carry out investigations to expose the assailants. “We are committed to improve the security of Mogadishu, to avoid such attacks” Abdisamad said. The Somali prime minister Abdiwali Mohamed Ali escaped an assassination attempt when a suicide bomber blowed her self up in the national theatre killing 10 people and wounding many others. There are reports that the Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was among the dignitaries to attend the celebrations to mark the first anniversary of the Somali National TV, but failed to attend which created suspicions. After the attack president Sharif visited the scene and promised to carry out full investigations.

Moonlight was right AU rejects Mali rebel independence call Fri Apr 6, 2012 11:15am GMT Print | Single Page [-] Text [+] ADDIS ABABA, April 6 (Reuters) - The head of the African Union Commission rejected on Friday a declaration of independence by rebels in the north of Mali and called on the rest of the world to shun their secession bid. "(AU Commission chair Jean Ping) firmly condemns this announcement, which is null and of no value whatsoever. He calls on the international community as a whole to fully support this principled position of Africa," the continental grouping said in a statement. (Reporting by Aaron Maasho; writing by Mark John; Editing by Jon Boyle) source reuters

49. Olol iyo dhib baa loo dhex galay, gumuc rasaaseede 50. Gaajiyo haraad baa laga mutiyo, geerri iyo ciille 51. Maxaa mujaahid geydhanoo, geesiyaal wada ah 52. Maxay gaashaan adag noo noqdeen, gedo wanaagooda 53. Maxaa miskiin guri laga dumiyey, cadho la giigiimey 54. Maxay giraanti adduunyadu mirtay, geeshash odayaal ah 55. Maxaa nolol sharaf lehoo gudheyn, nalagu soo giijey 56. Guhaad ciil iyo cadho kuwii, shicibka gaadhsiiyey 57. Dawlad ku sheegtii gaadmaduun, galabki qaadeeysay 58. Seetada nimankii goostaye, gaaska ku shubaayey

^^ Haa ragu gabay geeraar qaar way heesaan Dumarku na way mashxaradan habeenka oo dhan ba la so jeeda Ciyaar hoo baay hoo dhaanto ayaa la ciyaara.

Gabay “Abaal–Gud”, oo Jamaaal Cali Xuseen u Tiriyay SNM. xuska munaasibadan ku beegan maalinta April 6deeda oo ah maalintii SNM la aasaasay sanadkii 1981 kii. Gabaygan waxaa tiriyey: Aqoonyahay Jamaal Cali Xuseen muddo saddex sanadood laga joogo April 5teedii, 2009kii isagoo ugu tallo galay xuska munaasibadan ku beegan maalinta April 6deeda oo ah maalintii SNM la aasaasay sanadkii 1981 kii. 1. Halgan gobannimo doonkii SNM, guul ku soo khatimye 2. Waa mid taariikh gun dheer galo, xil la soo gutayee 3. Gef iyo gardara laga degaalamay, iyo gunnimo diide 4. Ged-gedoonka waayuhu wuu qiri, taariikhda guudi 5. Gurmadkii maatida u kacaye, gooyey taladeeda 6. Waa kuwii ka gam’in xilkoodi, gudashadiisiiye 7. Gal-dalool iyo quudhsi raggii, gardarada diidey 8. Gujo nacasta raggii ka dhiidhiyey, garasho dheeraada 9. Waa kuwii godkuun ku jiree, kaga gig siinaayey 10. Waa kuwii god iyo dhufays galee, guntad ku raameeystay 11. Waa kuwii gelin iyo habeen, cadowga goobaayey 12. Waa kuwii goor walba naftood, guuto lagu saaray 13. Gowraca raggii joojiyee, kaga gariirsiiyey 14. Hooyooyinkii goblamayee, gabanadood waayey 15. Guryaha raggii u iibiyee, gubayey laabtooda 16. Gawaadhida kuwii keenayee, goownaxyada buuray 17. Gaashaan qaadkii qurbahee, cadho galiilyooday 18. Godobtii darneyd kuwii qiraye, dibada gaadhsiiyey 19. Kuwii qalin muruq ku gooyee, cadowga giigiimay 20. Giiryaalle raggii eryadee, geedka sare fuushey 21. Geesiyadii geedka u galee, goobtan ka xoreeyay 22. Inaynu maanta guushood xusnaa, gaar bay noo tahaye. 23. Taariikh ma gabowdo abidkeed, kana gun dheer ceelle 24. Abriil lix waa in loo guddaa, abaalkay soo gashaye 25. Guul waa in lagu suntaa gugaas, geyi barwaaqeede 26. Abriil duco waa in loo guntaa, geesi oo idile 27. Xasuuso geesiyadii halgame, guusha noo dhaliyey. 28. Geedba marbay qolofi ka dhacdaa, gorada guudkiisa 29. Ummadi gobanimo way higsataa, goor la gawracayee 30. Gantaalihi shicibka ku dhiciyo, nabaradii gaadhey 31. Gef laynaga galuu ahaayoo, guul Ilaah bixiyee 32. Halgan dhiiga dhuuxiisiyo gala, jiidhka gudahiisa 33. Mid aynu u wada guntanu ahaa, shicibka guushiise 34. Guhaadkii haween iyo carruur, Talisku gaadhsiiyey 35. Geeddi iyo jid dheer baa loo mariyo, geyi shisheedaade 36. Gufaac dabayl iyo habar dugaag, guri lagula hoydee 37. Guryo iyo adduun baa ku lumay, hanti ma guuraane 38. Galbeed iyo Barri buu is qabsaday, galalac baaruude 39. Kuwii gardarada waday waa tii, geesi uu helaye 40. Raggii garaad iyo aqoonba, Guulle ku manaystay 41. Geesiyadii geedka u galee, goobtan ka xoreeyay 42. Inaynu maanta guushood xusnaa, gaar bay noo tahaye. 43. Taariikh ma gabowdo abidkeed, kana gun dheer ceelle 44. Abriil lix waa in loo guddaa, abaalkay soo gashaye 45. Guul waa in lagu suntaa gugaas, geyi barwaaqeede 46. Abriil duco waa in loo guntaa, geesi oo idile 47. Xasuuso geesiyadii halgame, guusha noo dhaliyey. 48. Hadaan halgan gobonmino dirirkii, gaar u falanqeeyo 49. Olol iyo dhib baa loo dhex galay, gumuc rasaaseede 50. Gaajiyo haraad baa laga mutiyo, geerri iyo ciille 51. Maxaa mujaahid geydhanoo, geesiyaal wada ah 52. Maxay gaashaan adag noo noqdeen, gedo wanaagooda 53. Maxaa miskiin guri laga dumiyey, cadho la giigiimey 54. Maxay giraanti adduunyadu mirtay, geeshash odayaal ah 55. Maxaa nolol sharaf lehoo gudheyn, nalagu soo giijey 56. Guhaad ciil iyo cadho kuwii, shicibka gaadhsiiyey 57. Dawlad ku sheegtii gaadmaduun, galabki qaadeeysay 58. Seetada nimankii goostaye, gaaska ku shubaayey 59. Gocorro reenkii kuwii ummadda, nabarka gaadhsiiyey 60. Kuwii gardarrada waday waa tii, geesi uu helaye 61. Geesiyadii jiidhku damqadaye, gama'na loo diideey 62. Waa kuwii siday guul u dhaliyaan, gaajo ax odhanaynin 63. Waa kuway gurmad miig iyo kaare, gawda uun ku hayeen 64. Waa kuwii mar qudha ka gabanee, goolka dhalinaayey 65. Geesiyadaa geedka u galee, goobtan ka xoreeyay 66. Inaynu maanta guushood xusnaa, gaar bay noo tahaye. 67. Taariikh ma gabowdo abidkeed, kana gun dheer ceelle 68. Abriil lix waa in loo guddaa, abaalkay soo gashaye 69. Guul waa in lagu suntaa gugaas, geyi barwaaqeede 70. Abriil duco waa in loo guntaa, geesi oo idile 71. Xasuuso geesiyadii halgame, guusha noo dhaliyey. 72. Kun goblamay kun gaatimaayiyo, kuman kaloo giiran 73. Kun gabanaaya kun geel lehiyo, kuman gogolba haaysan 74. Iyo kuman geesiyaal ahoo, Guulle ku maneeystay 75. Iyo kuman in gacmaha lagu sugo, geliyey laabtooda 76. Iyo kuman in gaar lo-tashado, laba gudboonaatay 77. Iyo kuman xarago la giigsano, guri ku faanaaya 78. Iyo kuman gaajo olalayoo, garowna aan haaysan 79. Iyo kuman badaha goobayoo, dhoof u gubanaaya 80. Iyo kuman godob li'i seexdayo, gurina aan doonin 81. Iyo kuman barakaca gacan qabtiyo, garabka Soomaali 82. Iyo kuman gaadh inaga hayoo, Qaranka guuleeyey 83. Iyo kuman gabdhoodo fariidoo, gacalka soo raadsha 84. Iyo kuman guyaal iyo guyaal, gurayey maandeeqda 85. Iyo kuman digsiga goobayoo, hilib u googooyey 86. Iyo kuman gaadh wadeen ahoo, nabad ku guubaabshay 87. Arligenan dawladnimo guddoonshe, gaadhka lagu meershay 88. Goobtaan hadhkiyo nabada ahe, heerka sare gaadhey 89. Waa mid laabtayda gilgilaysoo, laga gabyaa maante 90. Gurbaan garab kuugu jira baa, gacalku kuu hayne 91. Guul-guul colaad yaan la gelin, weerar gacaleede 92. Waa in guushaas la giijiyo, oon la gaba-gabeynin 93. Waa in guushaas la gaagixin, Guulle noo dhaliyey 94. Waa in geed lagu meeriyaa, oon gacalku ooyin 95. Mar kale gardaro darteed yaan, shacabku uu guurin 96. Garashadu waa inay gudoomisa, gogolna keentaaye 97. Gurmadki waa inuu astaan noqdo, lagu xardhaa guulle 98. Halgankii geesiyadii waa in, loo garwaaqsadaye 99. Xasuusoo geesiyadaa ogow, garabka noo muujey. 100. Taariikh ma gabowdo abidkeed, kana gun dheer ceelle 101. Abriil lix waa in loo guddaa, abaalkay soo gashaye 102. Guul waa in lagu suntaa gugaas, geyi barwaaqeede 103. Abriil duco waa in loo guntaa, geesi oo idile 104. Godkii lagu xasuustaa kuli, gabanadeeniiye 105. Geesiyadii duco loo mari, gelinba aamiinta 106. Inuu Guudka sare jannadii, Eebaheen geliyo 107. Xasuuso geesiyadii halgame, guusha noo dhaliyey.