A friend of mine who's from Yeey's region: Who are they calling warlord? war criminal? tribal faction leader? a stooge? a traitor? a dictator, a mad man, incompetent and ailing? Ok he is all of that for real....I admit but as cheerleaders and clan-blinded buffoons we have been brought up to support our guy as long as he is there to represent our clan and to make sure we dominate other rival clans specially in Xamar. so to us, Yeey is from my sub-clan therefore he is a saint and angel. he is a prophet and hero. He is immortal and not even human. There is no point to .... It's not even worth.... you fill the blanks

You forgot Tuulo Buuryoqob,the fashion and financial capital of Central Somalia with its nationally known golf resorts, recreational parks, wildlife and high fashion boutiques and shopping malls.

Cara credi mi bellezza! believe me sweety! I like [b[ Say Walaahi [/b[ generation. They are so gullible these days and would believe u if u say walaahi and add the bilaahi , the talaahi would have u be their go-to-guy source for everything... or mentor ...but then u got to deal with their follow-up question "how do you know that?"

An excerpt from an article posted on the clannish tabloid site of Dayniile - caught my attention today. I liked the examples - let us contemplate on what it means. 1 - Nin Indonesian ah oo xajinaya baa arkay dad yiri waxaan ka soo xajinay Soomaaliya. Wuu ooyay oo waxuu yiri Soomaaliya ma wadan muslimiin ku nool yihiin baa? Markaasaa loo sheegay in Islaamku ku soo horeeyay Soomaaliya marka la barbardhigo Indonesia.Waxuu yiri ma fahmin marka sababta aad meyd dhulka ugu jiidaan. Ma xadiisyada Nabiga ee inaan qof dhaawacan la dilin, qof dhintay meydkiisa leeyahay ixtiraam, in meydka la isku cesho, in dhulka aan la gubin, in guryaha aan dumin, in geedaha la jarin miyeeysan axaadiistaas idin soo gaarin? Wuu duceeyay oo waxuu yiri allow xujeeydan Soomaaliyeed nabad geey oo alloow u sahal ineey dadka dacwada gaarsiyaan una sheegaan karaamadda hantida iyo meyda (Sanctity of property abd dead body). 2 - America ayaa waxaa laga soo sheegay in Gabar Soomaaliyeed ka gashay kaalinta koowaad qalin jabintii, halka wiil Soomaliyeedna kaalinta labaad galay. Markii laga sheekeeyay taariiqdooda ayaa dadkii meesha joogay oo waalidiin jinsi kasta ah, diimo kala gedisan leh wada ilmeeyeen. Mid ka mid ah waalidiintii baa u yimid wiilkii iyo gabadhii Soomaaliyeed waxuu ku yiri: caruurtaan dhalay markeey cuntadda diidaan waxaan ku dhihi jiray “ ma og tihiin in caruurta ku nool Soomaaliya baahi u dhintaan?” – “Eat your dinner...There are starving children in Somalia!.” Weligeey kumaan fekerin ciyaal Soomaaliya ku dhashay baa qalin jabin oo weliba kaalinta koowaad iyo labaad ka geli kuliyadan sumcadda leh. Markaas baa gabadhii Soomaaliyeed ee da'da yareeyd ku tiri “ hadda ka dib waxaad caruurtaada u sheegtaa “Study hard there are Somali kids striving to learn and to take your job”. "Caruurtaa u sheeg in caruur Soomaaliyeed oo waxbarasho ku dadaalaya baa jira oo shaqadaada qaadan doona" dayniilecom@hotmail.com deyniilenews@yahoo.com Google Enter your search terms Submit search form News Update in English www.dayniileone.com Halkaan ka iibso waxii aad u bahan tahay oo raqiis ah Home of the Web's Best Freebies. Sheeko kale oo ka dhacday America ayaa waxaa laga soo sheegay in Gabar Soomaaliyeed ka gashay kaalinta koowaad qalin jabintii, halka wiil Soomaliyeedna kaalinta labaad galay. Markii laga sheekeeyay taariiqdooda ayaa dadkii meesha joogay oo waalidiin jinsi kasta ah, diimo kala gedisan leh wada ilmeeyeen. Mid ka mid ah waalidiintii baa u yimid wiilkii iyo gabadhii Soomaaliyeed waxuu ku yiri: caruurtaan dhalay markeey cuntadda diidaan waxaan ku dhihi jiray “ ma og tihiin in caruurta ku nool Soomaaliya baahi u dhintaan?” – “Eat your dinner...There are starving children in Somalia!.” Weligeey kumaan fekerin ciyaal Soomaaliya ku dhashay baa qalin jabin oo weliba kaalinta koowaad iyo labaad geli. Markaas baa gabadhii ku tiri. “ hadda ka dib waxaad caruurtaada u sheegtaa “Study hard there are Somali kids starving to learn and to take your job”. Source Source

Without a lie is without a life. I lie to get by. I lie to pay bills. I lie on applications and forms. I lie therefore I live. I lie to be awake and to sleep too. I lie to love. I lie to not get sick. I lie when I call sick. I lie to be off-the-hook. I lie at home, at work and even in my dreams and nightmares. I lie to lovers, family and friends, acquintances and strangers too. There is no day that I don't lie and I am being truthful here! what an irony!

maxaa taqaan ? ayaa taqaan? that was a song? right? where can I find that song? cos it suits to today's political farce

I wonder what he will do to her in bed! rapture her ....whatever? lesson here xoog yaan la isku dhuuqin... ha la is kabado lee! kabo kabo like shaah kulul!

Chinese man ruptures girlfriend's ear with passionate kiss An amorous Chinese man has discovered the perils of excessive ardour after kissing his girlfriend so passionately that she ruptured her eardrum. Last Updated: 10:41AM GMT 08 Dec 2008 The 20-something woman from the city of Zhuhai, in Guangdong province of southern China, is reported to have partially lost her hearing as a result of her paramour's embrace. According to the China Daily, the accident happened because the man sucked too hard during the kiss. "The inner ear is connected to the mouth through a tube, whose chief function is to equalize the pressure between the two," said Li, a doctor at Zhuhai Second People's Hospital quoted by the China Daily. "The kiss reduced pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear," he said. However, there was some good news for the unlucky couple: her hearing is expected to return to normal after about two months. Taking no chances, the paper warned its readers to practice safe sex: "While kissing is normally very safe, doctors advise people to proceed with caution," it said. Zhuhai, located in the Pearl River delta, is a city of 1.3 million, and is famous for its beautiful local scenery and green parks. It is home to a reconstruction of the Summer Palace destroyed by the British in the 19th century

When she ruled Once upon a time, Somalia had a queen; her name was Arraweelo - Caroweelo – the earth maker. She observed that men were good for nothing except to quarrel and make wars, shed blood and destroy the land. Consequently she started a rebellion and overthrew the male king. She launched a campaign to castrate the men to domesticate them and pacify the land. She instituted matriarchy as genealogical segmentation of society. Every Somali clan was named after their mother. Habar- so-and-so and Bah-so-and-so were the most common clan names.Daughters became royalty automatically and sons were relegated to position of servitude. All revered saints were women and there is said to have been two such prominent female priestesses, Abba Mudda and Caddey Barrey Jeelo. Subjects recited prayers and songs to venerate the high priestess. (Refer to Kuunkuun Cadeey Bareey Jeelo). Men under Queen Arraweelo’s reign were obedient and peaceful eunuchs who worked tirelessly to build mud castles and mud containers hence, a manifestation of the queen’s moniker. One particular woman was responsible for keeping men in order. She led the intelligence and security agencies of the queendom. She used to eavesdrop to all the conversations of the men and knew their whereabouts. They called her Dhagdheer or the long-ears and related her to having airborne powers to be everywhere. Men were kept in check. Back then women were the leaders and the land was peaceful and prosperous. The Catastrophe Two men, Queen Arraweelo’s lover, Oday Biiqey (the scared elder) and her grandson Beerlaawe ( the gutless) were spared of the castration practice for two reasons: the queen’s daughter Beerlula ( lilly-liver) begged her mother to spare her only male son from the castration. Odey Biiqey, was spared because he was the queen’s lover and confidant at the time of her rebellion. That womanly empathy for the two men was the beginning of irreversible catastrophe. The spared chaps rebelled and plotted to overthrow the queen. The grandson sneakily killed the queen while she was bathing. The queen just had an intimate night with Odey Biiqey. Odey Biiqey was still in the bed as the unforgiving grandson murdered his grandmother. Soon the wicked two abolished the castration of men. Men became the leaders and women were subjected to genital mutilation and forced to work. The men abolished the matriarchy institution and the family tree was changed from the mother’s lineage to the patriarchic ancestry. The songs and prayers to the womanly saints and mystics became child plays and sing-a-longs. Dhagdeer became a witch and a cannibal who lived in caves. Men reverted to their old ways of fighting. They destroyed all the mud castles and scorched the vegetation and the whole land. A life of non-sedentary nomadic pursued. Up to now, Somalis are said to be unable to recover from that disastrous of men overtake of power and rule. Despite their fall, Somali women still are the backbone of the society and do all the work. They also bear all the brunt of the fighting men initiate. So until another Arraweelo comes along to tame and keep the men in check, Somalia or the land where the Somalis live would not know peace. After note: Just two days. A Somali female doctor won the women of 2008 in Rome for helping the poor and the sick in Somalia. Same day another Somali lady won for the alternative Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for advocating that women get their share of power.

Prince - Geedka Jaceeylka ka cayaalkee? ciyaal Habar Cad? ciyaal Xerta Shiiqa? ciyaal Qaaliyaasha? ciyaal Sacuudiga (kawaan beenaadka) - mise ciyaal kor noo bixi? mise ciyaalBaar Jidda?

Everything you wanted is in google image - just google it. I did for Aqal Soomaali and voila i got toms of pics of it.

I remember Kudkudaha Suuqa Xoolaha, garaabadda suuqa siinaay and koolo formica. I worked in both places as street boy. Morning I will go to pickpocket the reer baadiye, the gadisleey, then in the evening we will hit Siinaay, collect Qat leftovers , replenish and repackage it as Marduuf bundle - in between these two activities was lazy afternoons sniffing glue (koolo fomrico, then Qafaal came to cleanse the streets from ciyaal darbi - and that was when the war started ....rest is history

January 2, 2008 * 3 civilians, 2 Somali soldiers killed A roadside explosion killed three people and wounded dozen others in Afgoye town, 30km south of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Sources say the blast missed its target - the Ethiopian forces who were known to have been shopping in the market. Also, two Somali soldiers died when a group of suspected Islamists armed with pistols and hand grenades attacked a police checkpoint in Howlwadag junction.[2] [edit] January 3, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian, 1 Somali soldier killed Two Ethiopian and one Somali soldiers were killed while several civilians were wounded in renewed armed clashes with local insurgent groups in Somalia. According to local residents, the Ethiopian soldiers were shot dead by Islamist snipers in Sodonka intersection in Hodan district, south of the capital. In return, the Ethiopians fired wounding several people in the area before clashing with the insurgent groups who were using hand grenades and heavy automatic machine guns.[3] Around the Bakara market in Mogadishu, one Somali government soldier was killed when an Islamist fighter threw a grenade bomb to the policemen.[3] [edit] January 8, 2008 Situation on January 2008 1st * 12 civilians, 3 Somali soldiers killed Twelve Somalis and 3[4] soldiers were killed in three separate incidents in Mogadishu and in a town northwest of the capital, police and witnesses said. Five people, including two civilians, were killed in the town of ********* when police clashed with the military in a dispute over checkpoints, police said. Four other people died in clashes between Ethiopian-backed government forces and Islamist insurgents in the northern Mogadishu neighbourhood of Deyniile. Two more people were also killed in the southern Suqa Holaha district.[5] [edit] January 9, 2008 * 4 Somali soldiers killed New clashes between the interim government troops and the rebel Islamist groups have erupted in the outskirt of Dinsoor, a town of Bay region, southwest of Somalia on late killing four soldiers and wounding seven others, witnesses said. Heavily armed Islamic fighters have attacked the positions of the government forces the village of Rama-adey village, some miles away from Dinsor. The armed groups retreated back to position in the jungle and it is not known what casualty they sustained from the fighting.[6] [edit] January 11, 2008 * 1 Ethiopian soldier killed Local Islamic militants killed an Ethiopian soldier in central Baidoa city, southwest of Somalia. The soldier was gunned down by two men armed with pistols as he was shopping in the market.[7] [edit] January 14, 2008 * 3 civilians killed Bullets fired by government troops killed three civilians in Mogadishu following a grenade attack.[8] Dozens of Somali worshipers were arrested when the Ethiopian forces along with the Somali government soldiers raided a mosque in Baidoa, witnesses said. The arrests came day after when an Ethiopian soldier was gunned down near the mosque. Some reports say that this might be linked with the killing of the soldier.[9] [edit] January 16, 2008 * 7 Ethiopian soldiers killed A huge blast in Mogadishu targeted an Ethiopian army convoy as it drove through a major intersection, killing seven soldiers on board, witnesses reported. The Ethiopian convoy left the old pasta factory when the hidden landmine exploded in Yaaqshiid district, targeting an army transport truck full of soldiers.[10][11] [edit] January 17-18, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian, 2 Somali soldiers, 28 civilians killed 32[12] people were killed in one of the deadliest fighting between allied Ethiopian-Somali forces and Islamist fighters in Mogadishu in months, wounding over one hundred others, hospital sources said. Most of the injured were caught in the cross shelling in Bakara market, the busiest trade centre of the country and in Hamar Jadid area. Children and women were among the victims admitted in Madina Hospital, one of few congested medical centers in the capital. A land mine explosion the day before targeted an Ethiopian military convoy in the north of the city, killing seven Ethiopian soldiers. Military analysts on condition of anonymity said "this indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas is a retaliation of yesterday's heavy loss of the Ethiopian military" The use of serious mortar and BM-30 shelling caused huge destruction in the market where it left massive casualties in one place. Four soldiers were among the dead, two Ethiopians and two Somalis.[13] [edit] January 19, 2008 * 1 civilian killed Somalian troops killed a woman following roadside bomb which targeted their vehicle in Mogadishu on wounding a number of soldiers, witnesses said.[14] [edit] January 21, 2008 * 2 civilians killed Two people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting carried out by the Ethiopian forces in Mogadishu. All the victims were confirmed to be civilians who were caught up by the gunfire. It was not clear why the Ethiopians did shoot.[15] [edit] January 22, 2008 * 1 civilian, 1 Somali soldier killed Two people including a soldier died in Mogadishu after suspected insurgents attacked government security forces conducting search operations.[16] [edit] January 23, 2008 * 1 civilian killed Islamic militants fired several mortar shells into the main Aden Adde airport as the presidential house in Mogadishu African Union delegates arrived the city for talks with the new government. One of the mortars killed a young boy and wounded another person in their house near the airport which is heavily guarded by the Ugandan peacekeepers.[17] [edit] January 24, 2008 * 16 civilians, 1 insurgent killed Clashes between the Ethiopian backed government troops and local insurgent groups forced hundreds of Somalis to flee their homes in villages of Hiran region, central Somalia, local officials said. The commissioner of Jawil district, some miles west of Beledweyn, the provincial city of Hiran region, Abdulahi Abdi Nor confirmed the fighting between the allied forces and supporters of the ousted Islamic Courts Union. He said the Islamic militants attacked this morning the positions of the joint forces in Kala-Beyr intersection, 17km northeast of Beledweyn where the rival sides exchanged heavy artillery weapons. Kala-Beyr is the main road connecting Hiran region to the other central regions. Unconfirmed reports say that a number of Ethiopian soldiers were killed in the latest fighting. People in the area began fleeing the fighting as 16 civilians were killed by stray round shells that hit their houses.[18] Shiekh Muqtar Robow (Abu-mansoor), the spokesman of Al-shabaab, the Young Islamic Movement, has claimed that their forces attacked Ethiopian troops in Hiiraan province. Talking about the casualties of his men, he mentioned one of his militia dead and another injured in the fighting.[19] [edit] January 25, 2008 * 2 civilians, 4 Somali soldiers killed Unknown gunmen shot dead a government national security service officer in Somalia's southwestern city of Baidoa. The assailants killed a civilian person and wounded a woman in the same incident. Meanwhile, the body of a young man was found this morning around Ali-Kamin village of Wardhigley district, south of the capital. Residents accused the Ethiopian forces stationing in the area of being behind the killing of the young man.[20] Three Somali soldiers were also killed when insurgents attacked a military air base south of Mogadishu and made away with weapons, an army official and an insurgent leader told AFP. A group of insurgents attacked and briefly seized control of the base at Baledogle, around 90 kilometres (55 miles) west of the capital.[21] [edit] January 26, 2008 * 2 civilians, 1 Somali soldier killed A bomb exploded near the palace of President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed in Mogadishu, killing three Somalis including a policeman, witnesses said.[22][23] [edit] January 27, 2008 * 2 civilians killed Suspected Islamic militants fired several mortar rounds into the main airport in Mogadishu, killing two civilians and wounding two others, witnesses said.[24] [edit] January 28, 2008 [edit] Attack on MSF car * 3 Somali civilians, 1 Kenyan, 1 French killed Three aid workers and a Somali journalist were killed by a roadside bomb near the southern port of Kismayo. The aid workers who died in the explosion are from the medical aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres.[25] A Somali boy also died in the roadside blast in the port city in an attack UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned as "brutal".[26] [edit] Mogadishu fighting * 17 Somali civilians, 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed On the same day, Islamic militants firing rockets and mortars clashed with Somali troops and their Ethiopian allies in fighting that killed at least 17 civilians and two Ethiopian soldiers in the capital, witnesses said.19 Killed in Somalia Clash (AP via Garowe Online) [edit] Hiraan region events * 1 Somali civilian killed Ethiopian troops withdrew from a key military base in the central region of Hiraan, witnesses and residents said. Ethiopian army trucks were seen leaving the base and were reportedly heading west, towards the Somali-Ethiopian border. Since early 2007, the Ethiopian army maintained a 1,000-strong garrison in that base east of Beledweyn, the capital of the Hiraan region. Meanwhile, Hiraan regional intelligence chief Mohamed Ali "Gabow" was shot and killed in an attack.[27] [edit] January 29, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 2 insurgents killed Insurgent fighters killed two police officers in a sneak attack, witnesses said. The officers were standing guard at a road in Mogadishu’s Hodan district when the suspected insurgents snuck up and shot them in the head. Fighting erupted in the area immediately after the fatal shooting, with government police engaging the insurgents directly. One insurgent was killed and a second one wounded in the gunfight with police. The intense fighting lasted for nearly one hour, forcing vital roads to be shut off in the process, traders said. Also, insurgents attacked government troops near Mogadishu’s main Bakara market overnight. Government forces were able to kill one of the attackers, who were forced to flee into the night.[28] [edit] January 31, 2008 * 1 Somali civilian killed Suspected Islamic militants shot dead the acting spokesman for the Banadir authority in Mogadishu. Two men armed with pistols killed Abbas Mohamed Nor known as 'Abbas Galayr' in Hamarweyne district, east of the capital.[29] [edit] February Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December [edit] February 1, 2008 Rebels attacked Somali troops in the southwestern town of Dinsor, near the government's temporary capital in Baidoa, local sources reported. There was no casualty report from the battle, but Dinsor residents told that they saw armored trucks full of government troops rushing to the outskirts of town.[30] [edit] February 2, 2008 * 2 insurgents killed Two individuals were killed and their bodies torn to pieces in a big bomb blast in the central Somali town of Beletwein, witnesses and officials said. The two dead victims were "planting the bomb" when it exploded accidentally, Hiran regional police chief Abdi Adan Addow told reporters today at police headquarters.[31] [edit] February 3, 2008 * 11 Somali civilians killed A roadside bomb killed eleven[32] civilians and wounded nine others when it exploded near a minibus full of passengers in Mogadishu.[33] [edit] February 4, 2008 * 3 Somali civilians killed Insurgents attacked key positions of the allied Somalian and Ethiopian forces in Mogadishu. The attacks hit three garrisons on the main Industrial Road in west of the capital where the joint forces responded with heavy artillery shells. At least three civilians were killed by stray bullets which hit their houses in the city. It was not clear if there were casualties on the warring sides.[34] [edit] February 5, 2008 * 2 Somali civilians killed, 2 Somali soldiers, 1 insurgent killed At least five people were killed after suspected insurgents launched an attack on police officers collecting tax revenue at the livestock market in northern Mogadishu's Huriwa district, witnesses said. Two policemen and a woman working with them died in the firefight, with the remaining two dead bodies belonging to a female trader who worked at the market and an insurgent.[35] [edit] Bosaso blasts * 25 Ethiopian civilians killed See 2008 Bosaso bombings. [edit] February 8, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed, 1 civilian killed Islamic insurgents in Somalia have attacked a government convoy in south of the country killing a military colonel and wounding one of his body guards overnight. Colonel Hussein Gorgor from the 17 brigades of the government's military forces died in Mogadishu hospital of serious injury sustained from ambush attack by the militant groups.[36] Also, a former Somali police official was shot and killed moments after he left a mosque in the capital Mogadishu following Friday prayers.[37] [edit] February 9, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier, 4 civilians killed Somali government soldiers shot and killed at least three civilians. Meanwhile, insurgent attacks claimed the live of a Mogadishu municipal official when he was assassinated near his home in Waberi district last night.[38] One government soldier died in Hiraan region fighting between the transitional government troops and armed groups 10km north of Beledweyne town.[39] [edit] February 11, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed A Somali intelligence officer was shot and killed by three gunmen in Baidoa.[40] [edit] February 12, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed The Ethiopian troops in Afgoi district 30km from Mogadishu have killed one of the transitional government forces in the Lower Shabelle region, witnesses said. It was the first time that Ethiopian soldiers knowingly killed a TFG soldier.[41] [edit] February 13, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers killed, 1 civilian killed A clash between the government forces and the insurgents happened in Hosh village of Dharkenley district, residents said. Three people including two TFG troops died while another civilian was wounded in the confrontation.[42] [edit] February 14, 2008 * 1 Somali civilian killed One of Yaqshid district sub-village commissioners, mr. Abukar Abdulahi Osman was shot dead in his constituent village of Hegan.[43] [edit] February 15, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers killed, 3 civilians killed Two Somali government troops were killed while seven others wounded in Baidoa when their armed vehicle they were aboard tipped over close to the provincial capital of Bay region, the temporary base of the transitional government, witnesses said.[44] 3 civilians were killed in shelling in Mogadishu.[45][46] [edit] February 17, 2008 * 3 civilians killed A man dressed in Somali army fatigues shot and killed three civilians at a marketplace in Yaaqshiid district, witnesses said.[47] [edit] February 18, 2008 * 4 Somali soldiers, 3 civilians killed Heavy fighting, believed to be one of the heaviest this year in Somalia’s capital, stunned the forces of the government forcing them to run away from key junctions in Mogadishu after they were overpowered by insurgents.[48] Four Somali policemen and three civilians were killed.[49] [edit] February 19, 2008 * 7 civilians killed Reportedly, Somali troops entered the Bakara market in Mogadishu, killing 7 civilians. Several government vehicles were seen packed of captured people, including students. The troops have also ransacked and looted some business sites in the market.[50] [edit] February 20, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian soldiers, 1 civilian killed Two Ethiopian soldiers were shot dead in an attack in Baidoa. A tea seller woman also died at the scene when bullets opened by the arrived soldiers struck her on her business site.[51] [edit] February 21, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers killed, 5 civilians killed Two Somali soldiers died in fighting in Mogadishu's Bakara market.[52] Five civilians died in the crossfire.[53] Armed groups shot dead the security commander-in-chief of the Afgoi district, 30km from the capital, Mostafa Abdirahman witnesses said.[54] [edit] February 23, 2008 * 3 civilians killed, 4 Ethiopian soldiers killed Three civilians died in remotely controlled landmine explosion targeting an Ethiopian convoy in Mogadishu.[55][56] The Ethiopian amount to 4 dead.[57][55] [edit] February 24, 2008 * 1 civilian killed, 18 Somali soldiers killed Ethiopian soldiers kill 1 civilian while under attack.[58] Islamists killed 18 TFG soldiers in an attack in the Dinsoor district. The heavily armed militias seized Dinsor district, in Bay region.[59] The rebels, armed with rocket launchers and machine guns, voluntarily retreated after three hours, said a police officer in Dinsoor, Mohamed Ahmadey. He said the town had been under "no-one's control" since the incident.[60] [edit] February 25, 2008 Situation in Somalia as of February 25, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed A police commander is killed in the vicinity of his residence in Hamar jabab district.[61][62] [edit] February 26, 2008 * 3 Somali civilians killed One civilian died while two others were wounded in a blast that occurred in Bulo-hubey village of Wadajir district following a hand grenade attack on soldiers guarding one of Bulo hubey’s roads in the capital, witnesses said.[63] 1 more civilian was killed during a TFG sweep in Mogadishu.[64] 1 more killed during the night.[65] [edit] February 27, 2008 * 1 Somali civilian killed Government troops shot dead the brother of the deputy PM and information and sports minister Ahmed Abdi Salan.[66] [edit] February 28, 2008 * 6 Ethiopian, 2 Somali soldiers killed Armed groups have shot dead two government soldiers in Karan district of the capital.[67] At least six Ethiopian soldiers had been killed after a remote-controlled landmine hit their military convoy north of the Somali capital, an additional eight soldiers were wounded.[68] [edit] March Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December [edit] March 1, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 3 insurgents, 12 civilians killed Ethiopian-backed Somali government troops engaged in fierce fighting with insurgents in the capital Mogadishu, leading to at least 17 deaths, sources said. Two police officers manning a checkpoint at Howlwadaag intersection near Bakara market were shot and killed in a sneak insurgent attack. The killers armed with pistols escaped before police reinforcements rushed to the scene.[69][70] [edit] March 2, 2008: Attack on Dobley * 6 Somali civilians killed at least one United States Naval vessel launched a Tomahawk cruise missile into the village of Dobley in Somalia. According to US military officials the target of the attack was an al-Qaeda leader. The strike destroyed two houses -- killing three women and three children and wounding another 20 people, said Dhoobley's district commissioner, Ali Nur Ali Dherre. Dherre said the remains of the missiles were marked "US K."http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Som alia_27/Official_Missile_aimed_at_FBI_target_in_So malia.shtml It is unclear whether these casualties are targets or civilians. Villagers also reported that an aircraft had attacked them but US military officials denied these reports merely stating that an attack had indeed occurred and that they were looking into the results.[71] [edit] March 3, 2008 * 4 insurgents, 1 Somali soldier killed Government forces raided the prominent independent radio station Shabelle Radio, whisking away its director and ransacking its equipment.[72] At least five people were killed in southern Somalia including a district police commander after al-Shabaab guerrillas attacked and captured the Burkahaaba district near Baidoa, seat of Somalia’s interim parliament. The other 4 killed were militants. [73] [edit] March 5, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers killed, 1 civilian killed Insurgents took control of a government garrison in Sinka-Dher area in Mogadishu. The combating started after the fighters have attacked the TFG troops at the checkpoint spot where a sudden battle started that reasoned the fighters to confiscate that army point. Five[74] soldiers were killed in the fighting. Furthermore some of the injured soldiers were seen lying on the battled location while others fled.[75] 1 civilian died in the fighting, also.[76] [edit] March 6, 2008 * 1 Somali soldiers, 4 civilians killed In Baidoa, the insurgents launched a grenade attack, killing a general from the Somali forces and injuring two civilians. And in the southern town of Goobale, insurgents clashed with Ethiopian troops. The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu said four civilians were killed and scores injured.[77] [edit] March 7, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers killed Islamic fighters attacked the town of Beledweyne, killing five government soldiers, according to witnesses.[78][79] [edit] March 8, 2008 * 1 civilian killed Heavy fighting, which lasted 45 minutes between armed fighters and the government police forces, occurred in the Bakara market in the capital-witnesses said. Soldiers killed an armed civilian.[80] [edit] March 10, 2008 * 1 civilian killed Sheikh Muhammad Ahmed Kashka, a prominent peace cleric, was shot dead by two gunmen as he was returning home from a mosque in Mogadishu.[81] [edit] March 11, 2008 * 2 civilians killed A roadside bomb misses its target and kills a pregnant woman and her child.[82] [edit] March 13, 2008 * 9 Somali soldiers killed, 2 civilians killed Al-Shabaab fighters executed by beheading 3 soldiers. It was the first case of beheadings since the government and its Ethiopian military allies ousted the Islamists from power in late 2006.[83][84] 2 civilians and a policeman were killed in Mogadishu. Armed men dressed in the transitional government force’s camouflage killed a Quran schoolteacher in Bulo-Hubey village in the capital, witnesses said.[85] In a separate incident, a local musician named was killed while drinking tea at a shop. In west Mogadishu, a government police officer tasked with collecting local taxes was killed by suspected insurgents, who used pistols in the murder before fleeing.[86] Gunmen killed an additional of four policemen and a security guard in attacks.[87] [edit] March 15, 2008 * 2 civilians killed One civilian died in the Bakara market after the government forces based at Howlwadag intersection opened a fire on a street close to the uninhabited Howlwadag intersection.[88] Elsewhere, a battle erupted near Jowhar town’s airport. One civilian died.[89] [edit] March 16, 2008 * 1 civilian killed Unknown armed men shot dead a man in the main Bakara market.[90] [edit] March 17, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed The deputy security chief of Afgoi district was shot dead, witnesses said. The deceased officer named Abduqadir Jabril was killed by two men armed with pistols in the vicinity of his home.[91] [edit] March 19, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian soldiers, 3 insurgents, 2 civilians killed killed Battles erupted in Somalia's capital between Islamist rebels and Ethiopian troops backing the government a day after the United Nations said it was still too dangerous to send peacekeepers there. Witnesses in northern Mogadishu said three Ethiopian soldiers and three insurgents were killed as both sides traded heavy machine-gun fire, grenades and artillery barrages.[92][93] In addition, two civilians were killed by stray bullets when the exchange of fire erupted.[94][95] [edit] March 20, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers, 8 civilians killed Insurgents briefly seized control of two major intersections that lead into Bakara after heavy fighting, witnesses said. Hundreds of civilians poured into the streets after the guerrilla fighters chased away the government soldiers, who reportedly left behind two armored vehicles, according to eyewitnesses. At least 10 people, including several civilians, were killed during the fighting. The bodies of three dead government soldiers remained on the ground.[96] Also, Ethiopian troops in the capital fatally shot dead a doctor of mothers and children’s SOS hospital-hospital officials said.[97] [edit] March 24, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers, 1 civilian, 1 insurgent killed Witnesses said insurgents briefly overran a police station after three hours of fighting killed at least five people, just one day after the Somali prime minister began new peace efforts. "I saw the bodies," said Mogadishu resident Nuradin Haji Madar, adding that the victims appeared to have been three officers, one insurgent and a civilian. She said the battle involved rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns.[98][99] [edit] March 26, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed Five[100] Somali soldiers and two civilians were killed when Islamist fighters raided the town of Jowhar, near Mogadhishu, officials said.[101] [edit] March 28, 2008 * 3 civilians killed Ethiopian soldiers killed 3 civilians in Mogadishu.[102] [edit] March 29, 2008 * 21 civilians killed 21 civilians were killed and 42 injured when Ethiopian troops shelled the Bakara market in Mogadishu. The shelling followed a mortar attack on the presidential palace, where Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf was meeting with Ethiopia's foreign affairs minister, Seyoum Mesfin.[103] [edit] March 30, 2008 * 9 Ethiopian soldiers killed A massive explosion has destroyed an Ethiopian military convoy in South Mogadishu, killing at least nine soldiers and wounding many others.[104][105] [edit] March 31, 2008 [edit] Buulo Burte fighting * 22 Somali soldiers, 4 civilians killed, 1 insurgent killed Islamists took control of Buulo Burte town, 206 kilometres (128 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu. Local elders said at least 11 people were killed in the fighting in the town in Somalia's Hiraan region. "There are eight dead bodies lying in the streets now -- seven of them are Somali soldiers and one is a civilian. Three other civilians were killed outside town," said Ismail Mohamed Nur, an elder.[106] Residents confirmed that nearly 200 fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns have been in the town for at least four hours. ICU fighters released scores of prisoners from the police station.[107] Numbers were later revised and the total number of killed soldiers was 22, an 1 insurgent killed.[108] [edit] Mogadishu fighting * 1 Somali soldier, 1 insurgent killed 1 soldier and 1 insurgent killed in an insurgent sneak attack.[109] [edit] April Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December [edit] April 1, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier, 2 insurgents killed The home of Somalia's Minister for Internal Affairs, Muse Nur Amin, was attacked by a group of heavily armed insurgents overnight. "Our guards were standing at the front…they exchanged gunfire with the attackers," Minister Amin said, adding that one guard and two attackers were killed during the brief skirmish.[110] [edit] April 3, 2008 * 17 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed Islamist fighters attacked a military camp near in Addado town, 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, killing 15 soldiers and wounded 20 others. "The fighting was very heavy, al-Shabaab fighters attacked our military base outside Addado (town) and we lost 15 men and six vehicles," Dahir Shidane, an army commander, told AFP.[111] Separately, insurgents attacked a Somali governor in southwestern region and killed two policemen and two civilians, witnesses said. The attack occurred in Qasahdere town, 335 kilometres (208 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu.[111] [edit] April 5, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers, 4 civilians killed At least seven people including four civilians were killed in Somalia's capital in guerrilla attacks, sources said.[112] [edit] April 7, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers, 8 civilians killed Deadly bomb explosions went off in three cities in Somalia, killing at least 13 people including five members of the government security forces, officials said. The attacks occurred in Baidoa, Beledweyne and Mogadishu.[113][114] [edit] April 8, 2008 * 1 AMISOM soldier (Burundi), 1 insurgent killed A Toyota pickup truck loaded with explosives struck a gated checkpoint where African Union peacekeepers stood guard, killing the suicide bomber and a peacekeeper from Burundi, sources said.[115][116][117] [edit] April 9, 2008 * 5 Ethiopian soldiers killed An Ethiopian army truck driving through the Somali capital hit a landmine, killing at least five soldiers on board and wounding others, witnesses said.[118] [edit] April 14, 2008 * 2 British, 2 Kenyan, 4 Somali civilians killed Somalia's Islamist rebels have seized a provincial capital in central Somalia after the region's governor fled towards the Ethiopian border, sources said. Yusuf ****ged, the governor of Hiran region, fled to the border town of Feer Feer with a few soldiers before the Islamist guerrillas entered Beletwein, the capital of Hiran. Somali Islamist militants killed two Somalis holding British passports and two Kenyans at a school in the town, local residents said.[119] In a separate incident in the port city of Merka, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Mogadishu, suspected insurgents killed four civilians when they hurled a grenade on a cinema.[120] [edit] April 16, 2008 * 1 Somali civilian killed At least one woman was killed Wednesday in the south-central Somali town of Baidoa after a remotely-detonated bomb went off near an army convoy, witnesses said.[121] [edit] April 17, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian, 1 Somali soldier,[122] 1 insurgent killed An insurgent rocket propelled grenade hit a convoy of Ethiopian army trucks transporting water to a military base in north Mogadishu located near the ex-pasta factory. Three Ethiopian soldiers on board one of two water trucks were killed immediately after the truck exploded, according to eyewitness accounts. Ethiopian army reinforcements rushed to the scene from their base at the former pasta factory. A 20-minute skirmish ensued, pitting the Ethiopian troops against suspected insurgents linked to the country’s Islamist rebels. One of the insurgents was shot and killed by the soldiers, according to a witness. The remaining group of attackers was forced to flee the scene after the Ethiopian soldiers outgunned them.[123] [edit] April 18, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers killed At least one government soldier was killed in southern Somalia as heavily-armed militias stormed a compound where CARE International stored food aid, sources said. The incident happened in the coastal town of ‘Adale, in Middle Shabelle region north of the capital Mogadishu.[124] Another four soldiers[125] died in clashes in Mogadishu. [edit] April 19-20, 2008 Main articles: Battle of Mogadishu (2008) and Hidaya Mosque massacre * 11 Ethiopian soldiers, 7 Somali soldiers, 10 insurgents, 98[126] civilians killed Militants ambushed a group of Ethiopian soldiers, who entered an area of Mogadishu on foot, sparking heavy battles. The intense battle spread out across three districts in the northern quarter of the capital Mogadishu, with Ethiopian troops expanding into insurgent strongholds for the first time in weeks. Abdi Rahim Isa Adow, a spokesman for the Islamic insurgents, confirmed that seven militants had been killed but said that "a large number of Ethiopian soldiers" had also been killed. Among the dead were 98 civilians, five of whom were killed at a tea bar in the northern part of the city by an artillery strike. The casualties "were caused by Ethiopians using heavy artillery and tank shells in residential areas of the war-torn capital. We condemn this latest fighting," said the chairman of Elman Human Rights, Sudan Ali Ahmed. Witness Omar Abdulahi said that among the dead he counted were two old men shot by Ethiopian soldiers inside their homes. Nasteho Moalim said her 7-year-old daughter and three neighbors were killed by tank shells fired by Ethiopian forces that hit their homes.[127][127][128][129] On April 20, Islamist insurgents ambushed a security vehicle in the capital's Madina neighbourhood, killing two soldiers and a shopowner who was caught in the crossfire.[130]. Later in the day, five Somali soldiers and three insurgents in addition to a number of civilians.[131] Two Ethiopian soldiers were confirmed to be among the dead.[132] Ethiopian troops reportedly killed 11 civilians at a mosque in Mogadishu. [edit] April 21, 2008 * 4 Somali soldiers killed Islamist fighters seized the southern coastal town of Guda, killing four Somali soldiers and wounding at least seven more, locals said.[133] [edit] April 22, 2008 * 4 Somali soldiers killed, 2 insurgents killed Government militiamen recaptured the town of Gunda in fighting that killed five one both sides, while insurgents captured Berdale, near Baidoa. The Islamists forced local authorities to disarm, and there were no casualties. In Baidoa masked gunmen shot dead a government intelligence officer.[134] [edit] April 27, 2008 * 9 Somali soldiers, 2 insurgents, 2 civilians killed Islamist guerrillas attacked a military post in Mogadishu, witnesses reported. Among the dead were nine government soldiers and two insurgents. A mother and her child were killed when a mortar slammed into their home, according to neighbors. Local sources said insurgents at first launched mortars on Villa Baidoa, a major Somali army base in Mogadishu. Face-to-face street fighting then followed the mortars, with insurgents and soldiers exchanging gunfire for nearly two hours.[135][136] [edit] April 28, 2008 * 4 Ethiopian soldiers killed A blast in Baidoa killed 4 Ethiopian soldiers.[137] [edit] April 29, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers killed Somali insurgents shot and killed two soldiers in a central section of Mogadishu, witnesses reported.[138] [edit] April 30, 2008 * 4 Ethiopian soldiers, 1 Somali soldier, 18[139] civilians killed Witnesses in Somalia said that an explosion in southwestern Somalia's town of Baidoa killed four Ethiopian troops. Troops shot 18 civilians afterwards.[140][141] Militants assassinated the army commander-in-chief of Beledweyne.[142] [edit] May Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December [edit] May 1, 2008: Dhusamareb airstrike * 2 Somali soldiers, 6 insurgents, 5[143] civilians killed 2 Somali soldiers died in a friendly-fire incident. The Somali Soldier behind the killings was arrested. [144] 6 pro-al Qaeda Somali insurgents were killed in a U.S. air strike, including Aden Hashi Ayro, head of al Qaeda in Somalia.[145] [edit] May 2, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers killed Three Somali government soldiers were killed in an attack south of Mogadishu.[146] [edit] May 4, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian soldiers killed Three Ethiopian soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in Mogadishu.[147] [edit] May 5, 2008 * 7 Somali civilians killed Witnesses and officials in Somalia said thousands of angry Somalis rioted over rising food prices and the collapse of the nation's currency, culminating in clashes with government troops and armed shopkeepers that killed at least five protesters.[148] In other events, a grenade thrown by insurgents at the police missed its target, but killed at least two civilian bystanders, according to a witness.[149] [edit] May 7, 2008 * 3 civilians killed Ethiopian troops in central Somalia were ambushed as they withdrew from one town and were heading back towards the Ethiopian border, locals said. Ethiopian soldiers who left the frontlines entered a small village where they pulled three Somali civilians from their home and executed them, according to local sources.[150] [edit] May 8, 2008 * 14 Somali soldiers, 28 civilians, 8 Ethiopian soldiers, 5[151] insurgents killed A roadside explosion targeting a Somali police official in Mogadishu hit a police car, killing two officers inside and two civilian bystanders, witnesses said.[152] A roadside bomb killed eight Somali government soldiers and wounded six others when it tore through a convoy in the town of Baidoa.[153] Insurgents ambush an Ethiopian military convoy killing 8 soldiers while losing 2 fighters. Ethiopians then killed 13 civilians who were nearby.[154] A World Food Programme driver was killed after militamen stopped 12 trucks loaded with food to feed refugees. WFP condemned the attack. [155] Ethiopian forces killed another 12 nomads in Walaweyne, about 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of Mogadishu.[154] Firing rocket-propelled grenades and heavy submachine guns, Islamist fighters seized the police headquarters at the heart of the government's stronghold in Mogadishu in a bold attack that witnesses said killed two soldiers and two policemen.[156] [edit] May 9, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 4 civilians killed At least six people have died and 13 have been wounded in clashes in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, between opposition fighters and the army, according to witnesses.[157] [edit] May 10, 2008 * 7 civilians killed, 9 Somali soldiers, 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed Islamist militia ambushed government forces overnight in the south of Somalia's war-wracked capital, killing at least seven civilians, witnesses said.[158] In another incident, insurgents killed five government soldiers in an ambush outside the capital Mogadishu.[159] Further attacks killed 4 Somali and 2 Ethiopian soldiers.[160] [edit] May 11, 2008 * 2 civilians killed Ethiopian soldiers standing guard at a major road inside Baidoa shot and killed two walking civilians, according to witnesses.[161] [edit] May 12, 2008 * 3 civilians killed At least three civilians were killed when Islamist insurgents attacked an Ethiopian military convoy south of Mogadishu, witnesses said.[162] [edit] May 14, 2008 * 1 Ethiopian soldier killed An Ethiopian soldier was killed and an another one was injured after a hand grenade was thrown at them.[163] [edit] May 17, 2008 * 2 pro-government militiamen, 4 Ethiopian soldiers, 1 Civilian killed The Islamic Courts Union ousted militiamen loyal to Somalia's fragile government from Jilib. A resident said he saw two dead government fighters near a checkpoint and five others, including two civilians, who were badly wounded. After the insurgents entered the town from several directions, the two sides fought with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. The Islamic militants seized some weapons and equipment from the government side, including four armored trucks.[164] Heavy fighting erupted in Mogadishu between Ethiopian soldiers and Insurgents. Insurgents ambushed an Ethiopian army convoy transporting food to a majory army base in Mogadishu. They hit an IED and then the insurgents opened fire. Four Ethiopian soldiers were killed. Along with the deaths 3 insurgents and 4 Ethiopians were wounded.[165] The Head of aid organisation Horn Relief Ahmed Bariyow was killed Kismayo just after he returned from a trip to Nairobi. Two men shot him in front of his house. [166] [edit] May 18, 2008 * 4 Ethiopian soldiers, 3 insurgents, 1 civilian killed. Insurgents ambushed Ethiopian soldiers guarding military trucks. The soldiers recently withdrew from Burhakaba and were heading for Mogadishu. At least 8 people, including four Ethiopian soldiers, were killed after the rebels ambushed soldiers on foot. Three rebels and one villager were also killed during the fighting, witnesses said.[167] [edit] May 20, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian soldiers, 5 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed. Three Ethiopian and two government soldiers investigating a former military college building in Mogadishu died in an explosion. [168] Insurgents attacked a checkpoint outside Mogadishu with RPGs and machine guns. Three soldiers who manned the checkpoint died along with two civilians.[169] [edit] May 22, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed 2 Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an explosion in Mogadishu.[170] [edit] May 23, 2008 * 6 civilians killed. Insurgents attacked a group of Ethiopian and Somali soldiers searching and confiscating weapons in Mogadishu. Two Somali soldiers were wounded and Five people "dressed in civilian clothes" died. It couldn't be confirmed if they were Insurgents. A Somali driver who volunteered and lent his car to the Red Cross was shot dead by two armed men suspected to be insurgents. He died in the same town where a US air strike killed the leader of Al-Shabaab, Dhusamareb. [171] [edit] May 24, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian soldiers, 3 insurgents, 4 pirates, 3 civilians killed In Mogadishu, insurgents simultaneously attacked Somali soldiers manning a checkpoint and a nearby Ethiopian army base in the northern quarter of the capital. Five people, including a young child, were killed during the 30-minute battle, witnesses said. Among the dead were three Ethiopian soldiers who were on foot and engaged in face-to-face combat with the rebels. The Ethiopians also killed one of the insurgents, who were eventually pushed back and forced to disperse as heavy reinforcements rushed to the scene.[172] Further up north in Central Somalia. 2 Islamic militants died when they fought pirates at the coastal town of Hobyo. They managed to kill 4 pirates and capture 6 alive.[172] The Islamic Courts have taken a strong stance against piracy since the Summer of 2006.[173] Two civilians linked with the government were killed by an armed group who entered their locale and shot them.[174] [edit] May 25, 2008 2 Somali soldiers killed. Two Somali soldiers working for the tax services where shot dead by two gunmen. The gunmen escaped before the police rushed to the scene to collect the dead bodies. [175] [edit] May 26, 2008 * 17 civilians , 2 Somali soldiers, 2 insurgents killed. Ethiopian troops shot three civilians in Mogadishu. Before they were killed they were beaten with sticks. Evidence of torture appeared on their bodies. Armed men shot two Somali soldiers dressed in civilian clothings in West Mogadishu. The armed men ran away has soldiers came to collect the bodies. They arrested two men in the crowd and took them to a Police station.[176] 14[177] civilians died when insurgents attacked AMISOM soldiers in the capital Mogadishu. They launched the attacks from four different directions. Eight died when a mortar hit the building they were hiding in. Two young boys behind a hotel died while an another young boy died near a former hospital when he was caught in a crossfire. The insurgents retreated after the African Union soldiers killed two of their fighters. [178][179] [edit] May 27, 2008 * 4 civilians killed Four civilians were killed in Dharkenley neighborhood, west of Mogadishu.[180] [edit] June Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December [edit] June 1, 2008 * 4 Kenyan soldiers killed Reports from Liboi town on the Kenyan-Somali border say that unknown armed Somali groups shot dead four Kenyan soldiers according to the officials. The killing of these soldiers came as the Kenyan Security personnel in the bordering Mandera town and its environs have been put on high alert following the increasing numbers of refugees entering the country from war torn Somalia.[181] [edit] June 2, 2008 * 3 civilians killed Three have been killed and the same number wounded when attackers threw a hand grenade into a cinema hall in Galkayo.[182] [edit] June 7-9, 2008: Mogadishu fighting * 3 Somali soldiers, 4 insurgents, 21 civilians killed 28 people died, among them three soldiers and four insurgents,[183] died in three days of heavy fighting in Mogadishu.[184] Witnesses in south Mogadishu said the fighting started after suspected insurgents hurled grenades at Somali and Ethiopian soldiers on foot patrol, instantly killing the three soldiers. Face-to-face combat erupted immediately, pitting joint Somali-Ethiopian troops against the Islamist rebels, who were forcefully routed out of the area minutes later. It was followed by heavy artillery clashes around the Bakara market.[185] [edit] June 7, 2008: Qansah-Dheere district takeover * 1 Somali soldier killed In Bay region, northwest of Mogadishu, al Shabaab insurgents entered the district of Qansah-Dheere and took control without facing any resistance. Residents said there were no government troops present when the insurgents arrived. But a prisons official, Col. Ali Barre, was shot and killed by the insurgents near his home in Qansah-Dheere after they took control of the town.[183] [edit] June 10, 2008 * 6 Somali soldiers, 3 civilians killed Somali insurgents killed five officers and one civilian in an attack on a Mogadishu police base, witnesses said. A witness said insurgents also killed a policeman and a taxi-driver in the provincial town of Baidoa. "They came from an alley and fired at the taxi."And in Mogadishu, suspected insurgents shot dead a tax-collector, residents said.[186] The attacks came after Islamist hardliners Hassan Dahir Aweys and Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki -- who are both on U.S. and U.N. lists of al Qaeda associates -- rejected a peace deal signed in Djibouti.[186] [edit] June 11, 2008 * 1 civilian killed The head of the local Woman and Child Care aid agency, Mohamed Mahdi, was killed by unidentified gunmen. They opened fire on his car, as he was travelling through Mogadishu.[187] [edit] June 12, 2008 * 5 civilians killed Islamic insurgents attacked government soldiers near Mogadishu airport just minutes after Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed took off leaving at least five civilians dead, residents and officials said.[188] [edit] June 13, 2008 * 2 Somali civilians, 1 Ugandan civilian killed An English teacher from Uganda and a clan elder were shot and killed in separate incidents in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, sources said.[189] A driver working for the United Nation's World Food Programme was killed while driving in a convoy of trucks taking relief food from Mogadishu to the Bay and Bakool regions.[190] [edit] June 15, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed Gunmen killed a soldier in Kismayu.[191] [edit] June 17, 2008 * 6 civilians killed At least six people were killed in fighting in Mogadishu, witnesses said.[192] [edit] June 18, 2008 * 4 Somali soldiers killed Four policemen including a senior commander were killed when their convoy hit an IED.[193][194] [edit] June 19, 2008 * 20[195] civilians, 10 Ethiopian soldiers, 2 insurgents killed. Fighting in Mogadishu began when 100 insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three government and Ethiopian bases south of the city. An Islamist spokesman told the BBC they had killed 10 Ethiopian troops, while two of their men had died. Eye-witnesses said the civilians were killed when Ethiopian troops fired shells in response to the attack by militants from the al-Shabab group.[196] [edit] June 22, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers killed A TFG army convoy passing through Dharkenley in Mogadishu hit an IED. Three soldiers died and four were injured. The vehicle flipped over and the bodies of the soldiers fell out on to the ground. Blood was flowing under the vehicle.[197] [edit] June 23, 2008 Islamist forces capture Bardale, entirely encircling Baidoa and cutting off the highway to Dolo. They institute Sharia law and a ban on Qaat.[198] [edit] June 24, 2008 Islamist forces establish control of Bardhere unopposed, signaling a definitive shift of ******* clan affiliation solidly into the Islamist column.[199] [edit] June 26, 2008 * 11 Somali soldiers killed Islamists killed nine policemen in Mogadishu after tricking them into a meeting, and shot dead two government soldiers in a central village, Rebay, locals and authorities said.[200][201] [edit] June 28, 2008 Islamist forces peacefully retook the strategic city of Beletwein after after the Ethiopian garrison withdraws from the area. Some looting of government facilities occurred, but Islamist commanders called on locals to return stolen property and uphold the peace. Elsewhere in central Somalia, battles erupt between al Shabaab and Ethiopian forces. Both sides were reported to be using heavy weapons, including artillery and rockets. The figthing was reported to be particularly heavy around the town of Guri El, which is where the Ethiopians had withdrawn to after vacating Beletwein. Guri El residents were said to be seen fleeing in all directions as the fighting continued into the night.[202][203] [edit] June 29, 2008 * 11 Somali civilans killed, 31 wounded As the fighting around Guri El continued into Sunday, 11 civilians were confirmed to be killed in the fighting, with 31 others being wounded. Many of the families fleeing the area had previously fled the fighting in Mogadishu, only to be put to flight once again.[204][205] [edit] June 30, 2008 * 2 Somali civilans killed [206] [edit] July [edit] July 1, 2008 - Ongoing Main article: Battle of Beledweyne (July 2008) * 50 Ethiopian soldiers, 39-75 insurgents, 22 civilians killed In between Guriceel, Galgadud and Mataban, Hiraan, Islamic Courts soldiers score a victory over the Ethiopian army, with 47 Ethiopian soldiers killed to 35 Islamist soldiers killed. 3 Ethiopian military vehicles were destroyed in the fighting and two were captured and brought to Beledweyn.[207] Ethiopian troops withdrew to Ferfer across the border. An Ethiopian column supported by tanks and artillery drove southeast from Ferfer and engaged Islamic Courts forces in Elgal in the mountainous northwestern outskirts of Beledweyn. The Ethiopian force pounded Islamist positions heavily with Ballistic Missiles.[208] Later in the day the Ethiopian force advanced to Jandkundisho, a suburb of Beledweyn, and continued to pound the hills surrounding Beledweyn.[209] On July 24, Ethiopian troops finally renewed their fight for the town. Seven civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded after artillery shells and bullets hit residential areas in Beledweyne. At least 16 civilians were killed by the end of the first day of fighting[210][211][212] The next day fighting continued in Beledweyne, as Islamist rebels sought to push out Ethiopian troops who had retaken control of the town the day before. At least 12 people were killed, including three civilians who died when an artillery shell hit their home in the western side of Beledweyne. "Today's battle was very intense…I saw 9 dead bodies, including three Ethiopian soldiers and four rebels," one witness told. This brought the toll from two days of fighting to 28 dead.[213] [edit] July 1, 2008 * 1 civilan killed An aid worker was shot and killed near Mogadishu.[214] [edit] July 2, 2008 * 10 Somali civilians killed Upwards of 10 civilians were killed in Mogadishu, as fighting raged between Ethiopian-backed interim government forces and Islamist-led insurgents.[215] [edit] July 5, 2008 * 6 Somali soldiers killed, 1 civilian killed At least four soldiers are known to die in an IED explosion in the Mogadishu district of Yaqshid . The commissioner of the neighborhood and his wife also died.[216] A TFG soldier was shot dead and had his arm stolen. Government soldiers raced to the scene but the assassin had already escaped with the arm.[217] [edit] July 6, 2008 Al-Shabab forces overpowered the TFG garrison in *********, Lower Shabeelle after a large pitched battle in the district's hinterlands.[218][219] Two government vehicles were captured by al-Shabab. Fighting broke out between the TFG military and police in Yaaq Biri Weyne, Lower Shabeelle [edit] July 7, 2008 In a rare quiet day, the TFG-appointed chief judge of Hiiraan resigns from his post due to "government's lack doing of its work".[220] His statements to the press show a marked sympathy for the UIC, and this may also be his statement of switching sides as well. Situation in Somalia July 8th * 3 Somali police officers killed In a dispute between TFG forces, fighting in Lower Shebelle has left 3 fighters dead and 3 wounded. [221] [edit] July 8, 2008 * 11 Somali soldiers killed Al-Shabab launches a midnight attack on Baidoa's presidential palace, airport and parliament with rockets and mortars, killing 11 soldiers[222][223] in the encircled and vulnerable de-facto capital of the Transitional Government. Baidoa Airport is the only available lifeline for the city. In the tense situation, Baidoa police open fire on a bus that refused to stop for them, killing many onboard. TFG police are known to extort money from travelers at roadblocks, and this is likely an unrelated incident. [224] The situation in Beledweyne remained calm but tense as the traditional elders of Beledweyne requested that both the Ethiopian military and Islamic Courts forces remain outside the town, Beledweyne residents having been instructed not to provide water to the Ethiopian military. [225] * 1 Somali soldier killed One somali soldier was killed in an attack in Mogadishu. [edit] July 9, 2008 * 3 insurgents, 1 Somali soldier killed Union of Islamic Courts forces seized a large shipment of Ethiopian arms and military vehicles from an armored convoy heading from Balidogle Airport to Baidoa meant for the TFG military.[226] 3 Islamists were killed in the battle, as well as one confirmed government soldier dead.[227] The convoy was attacked a second time in Wanla Weyne before finally reaching Baidoa.[228] [edit] July 10, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers killed Islamists seized the control of Deynunay town 20km south of Baidoa city the seat of Somalia parliament, killing one government soldier, a spokesman said.[229] Later in the day this would rise to two dead, two injured.[230] Daynunay was the site of some of the fiercest fighting of the Battle of Baidoa from December 20-24, 2007. [edit] July 11, 2008 * 8 civilians, 3 Somali soldiers killed[231][232] Fierce fighting near Daynunay continued for a second day as Islamist and TFG forces battled, 3 TFG soldiers were killed in the battle. [233] [edit] July 13, 2008 * 10 civilians, 1 Somali soldier killed At least 10 civilians were killed and 15 badly beaten as part of a campaign by Ethiopian troops to root out militants in the Daynille and Bangala refugee camps. 1 soldier died in Mogadishu.[234] [edit] July 14, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers, 1 insurgent killed 3 Somali soldiers and 1 insurgent were killed in various attacks in Mogadishu.[235] [edit] July 15, 2008 * 8 Somali soldiers killed, 4 civilians, and 1 insurgent killed Insurgents gunned down a Somali soldier in Mogadishu, eyewitnesses said.[236] Insurgents ambushed a joint Somali-Ethiopian force that was traveling by foot in Berdale town, killing 7 Somali soldiers.[237] [edit] July 17, 2008 * 16 civilians, 1 Somali soldier, 3 insurgents killed 16 civilians died in fighting in Mogadishu,[238] along with two insurgents.[239] In a separate incident, gunmen killed a senior officer.[240] [edit] July 20, 2008 * 13 insurgents, 3 Somali soldiers, 8 civilians killed, 9 Ethiopians dead Two civilians were killed during clashes in Lower Shabelle region. Local sources told Garowe Online that they also saw 3 dead soldiers and "nearly 10" insurgents lying on the ground, as the fight subsided around sunset. The military claimed to have killed at least 13 insurgents, including an Iraqi and a Pakistani, but that hasn't been independently confirmed.[241] 6 civilians died in fighting in Mogadishu. In the same fighting at least 9 Ethiopian soldiers and several insurgents were also killed according to statements by the two opposing sides.[242][243] [edit] July 21, 2008 * 6 Somali soldiers killed Fighting erupted when TFG troops arrived in Afgoi District of Lower Shabelle Region. Two police officers loyal to the Afgoi District were killed and one Ethiopian-trained police officer was killed as well. Three more soldiers were killed as government forces, insurgents clashed in southern Somalia.[244] [edit] July 31, 2008 * 1 Somali police officer killed, 1 civilian killed One police officer and a civilian were killed. [245] [edit] August [edit] August 1, 2008 * 1 Ugandan soldier killed A Ugandan soldier serving with the AMISOM peace force in Somalia has been killed by a roadside bomb in the capital, Mogadishu. The attack took place near the international airport where most of the peacekeepers in Somalia are based.[246] [edit] August 2, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian soldiers, 3 insurgents Fresh fighting in Mogadishu reportedly happened in Yaqshid neighborhood, residents said. Three Ethiopian soldiers died in fighting that erupted when the islamists fired heavy machineguns at his unit troops near Mogadishu stadium. "I saw three dead opposition [insurgent] fighters after the fighting stopped and Somali and Ethiopian troops spread out," said a nother witness, who did not want his name published.[247] [edit] August 3, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers, 22 civilians killed A roadside bomb ripped through a group of female street cleaners in Mogadishu, killing at least 20 civilians and wounding dozens, most of then women, witnesses and medical sources told AFP. The explosion went off in the southern K4 neighbourhood as dozens of women supported by local NGOs gathered to sweep the area, leaving scenes of carnage in the street.[248] In a separate overnight attack, insurgents attacked military bases in north Mogadishu's Towfiq neighborhood killing at least three government soldiers.[249] In other attacks throughout the capital another two civilians and two policemen were killed.[250] [edit] August 3, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers In a sneak attack, two policemen were killed near the KM4 intersection.[250] [edit] August 5, 2008 * 2 insurgents, 10 civilians killed Mortar shells slammed into a residential area in Somalia's capital, killing at least 8 civilians — including a mother and her child, witnesses and a hospital official said.[251] In the same fighting two insurgents were confirmed to have died by an Islamist commander while the Ethiopians claimed to have killed two rebel fighters.[250] Two people were killed and two others injured after gunmen opened fire on a passenger vehicle between Mogadishu and Middle Shabelle.[252] [edit] August 7, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers killed[253] [edit] August 9, 2008 * 3 Somali soldiers killed The commander of Ethiopian trained Somali troops was killed in a bomb explosion in southern outskirt of Mogadishu, eyewitnesses said.[254] Somali federal government security agency chief of Bakol region was shot dead in Hudur town.[255] A policeman was reported to have died when other government soldiers shot him near Afar Iridood police station in Mogadishu's Xamar Weynem District.The death of the policeman occurred when two policemen in uniform were reportedly involved in frisking people for valuables.[256] [edit] August 11, 2008 * 7 civilians, 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed One civilian was killed in a retaliatory artillery strike by Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu after their base came under mortar fire.[257] Two Ethiopian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in southern Somalia, prompting their colleagues to open fire and killing six civilians, witnesses said.[258] [edit] August 12, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed The Somali army commander in the central regions, Abdullahi "Afgub" Ardaf, was killed in the town of Galkayo.[259] * 2 Ethiopian soldiers, 6 civilians killed A roadside bomb killed two Ethiopian soldiers and six civilians. [260] [edit] August 14, 2008 * 3 Ethiopian soldiers, 7 civilians killed Fighting erupted along a key road that connects Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport and the Villa Somalia presidential palace after suspected insurgents attacked government security forces. One Ethiopian soldier was killed in the initial blast. Four civilians were killed when the Ethiopian soldiers opened gunfire afterwards, according to witnesses. In a separate attack, two Ethiopian soldiers and three civilians were killed when a hidden landmine exploded, destroying an army vehicle and a civilian car near Arbiska area. [edit] August 15, 2008 * 65 civilians killed Ethiopian troops traveling in the southern outskirts of Mogadishu came under attack, when at least three explosions targeted the army convoy. The soldiers opened gunfire indiscriminately on two buses full of civilians, killing at least 40 people. Witnesses confirmed that "many women and children" were among the dead.[261][262] The next day another 16 bodies were discovered bringing the toll to 65.[263][264] [edit] August 16, 2008 * 4 Ethiopian soldiers, 9 civilians killed 4 Ethiopian soldiers and 9 civilians died in fighting in Beletwein.[265] [edit] August 20, 2008-August 22: Battle of Kismayo * 89 people killed (including at least 18 civilians[266][267] At least 89 people are reported to have died and 207 wounded during clashes in the southern Somali port of Kismayo. More than 3,000 people have fled the town, where sporadic gunfire could be heard on the third day of fighting in some of the worst violence in months. The Islamist forces captured the city by August 23.[268][267] [edit] August 21, 2008 * 9 civilians killed Fighting in Mogadishu left at least 9 civilians dead.[268] [edit] August 25, 2008 * 1 insurgent, 1 civilian killed Gunmen killed a district judge in Mogadishu, one of the attackers was also killed.[269] [edit] August 27, 2008 * 3 civilians killed Somali soldiers killed a young shoes cleaner boy in Mogadishu during search operations.[270] In Baidoa a bomb attack left the son of a Somali MP and his bodyguard dead.[271] [edit] August 30, 2008 * 7 civilians killed Attacks in Kismayo and Mogadishu have left 7 civilians, including 4 businessmen (killed by military elements) dead and several others wounded.[272] [edit] September Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December [edit] September 1, 2008 Garowe Online, an online-news agency focusing primarily on Somalia, reports that the Islamist-resistance group al-Shabaab have taken control of the town of Dhoble, near the border with Kenya.[273] [edit] September 3, 2008 3 TFG soliders, 3 insurgents, 9 civilians killed Garowe Online reports that an armed attack on the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu has left at least 9 civilians dead and six bodies (insurgent and government forces) inside the presidential compound dead. [274] [edit] September 5, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian soldiers, 3 insurgents killed[275] [edit] September 8, 2008 * 13 civilians killed Fighting across Somali left at least 13 civilians dead and dozens more wounded including several schoolchildren and teachers. [276] [edit] September 9, 2008= * 2 Somali soldiers, 2 civilians killed[277] [edit] September 10, 2008 * 2 Somali soldier, 3 insurgents, 4 civilians killed Residents said nearly 100 heavily armed insurgents launched an attack on a base for Ethiopian and Somali government troops in the northeastern Mogadishu neighborhood of Huriwaa, prompting fierce gun battles and an exchange of mortar rounds. A resident said he saw four civilians killed in the crossfire during the two-hour battle, which began shortly after midday. Another resident said he saw two government soldiers and three insurgents lying dead in the middle of the road.[278] [edit] September 11, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed, 3 civilians killed One soldier was killed in Mogadishu.[279] In another incident, Ethiopian troops in Beledweyne shot dead three civilians after one of their soldiers was killed in an ambush attack in the town according to eyewitnesses.[280] [edit] September 14, 2008 * 1 Ugandan soldier killed In an attack, suspected Islamists laid a roadside bomb and fired on a peacekeepers' convoy inspecting for mines in Mogadishu on Sunday, AU staff said. One Ugandan soldier died and two others were wounded in the melee.[281] [edit] September 15, 2008 * 1 Ugandan soldier killed An African Union Ugandan peacekeeper was killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Mogadishu, the second member of the contingent to be killed in the Somali capital in as many days, an AU official told AFP.[282][283] * 1 pirate killed A french military unit attacked pirates holding two french nationals hostage and the french unit was able to free the nationals while taking six pirates captive and killing a seventh. This operation was praised as a huge success by the French President Nicolai Sarkozy. [284] [edit] September 19, 2008 * 12 civilians killed A mortar barrage on the international airport in Mogadishu killed 12 civilians and injured another 35. This is one week after the Islamic Courts and Al-Shabeed threatened to blockade the airport. [285] [edit] September 20, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 3 insurgents, 1 civilians killed Heavy fighting between Somali troops and Islamist-led insurgents killed at least two Somali soldiers, three insurgents and one civilian in Baidoa.[286][287] * 4 civilians killed Regional and city officials in southwestern Somalia have condemned Ethiopian soldiers who shot and killed at least four civilians, Radio Garowe reported Saturday. Abdifatah "Gesey" Mohamed, Bay's regional governor, told reporters in the provincial capital Baidoa that the civilian shooting is "similar to other shootings" perpetrated by Ethiopian armed forces. [288] [edit] September 22-29, 2008 * 100 civilians killed Heavy fighting in Mogadishu killed at least 100 civilians as insurgents hit the capital's main airport, the presidential palace and the African Union peacekeepers' base with mortars, rockets and machine-gun fire. African Union forces were condemned for using artillery on population areas.[289][290][291] [edit] September 24, 2008 * 3 civilians killed A roadside bomb in Baidoa killed three civilians.[292] [edit] September 29, 2008 * 1 Ethiopian soldier, 2 civilians killed One Ethiopian soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Mogadishu. The mayor of the town of Afgoye was killed along with his bodyguard by insurgents.[293] [edit] October [edit] October 2, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier, 10 civilians killed Eight civilians were killed during a mortar barage in Mogadishu.[294] One soldier and two civilians were killed in separate insurgent attacks in Baidoa.[295][296] [edit] October 6, 2008 * 18 civilians killed 17 civilians were killed during mortar fire in Mogadishu. One aid worker was killed when his car hit a land mine southwest of Mogadishu.[297] [edit] October 7, 2008 * 1 civilian killed Da’ar Hersi Hoshow, the chairman of Hiran region elders, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Beledweyne.[298] * 20 civilians killed At least 20 people were killed and 35 others wounded in Somalia's capital Mogadishu as violence continues between the country's foreign-backed interim government and Islamist-led rebels. [299] [edit] October 8, 2008 * 1 civilian killed, 3 Somali soldiers killed A civilian was killed by government soldiers at a checkpoint near Mogadishu.[300] 3 Somali soldiers were also killed.[301] [edit] October 13, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier, 6 insurgents, 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed, 6 civilians killed An insurgent, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgents said, and a Somali government soldier, according to a government spokesman died in clashes in Mogadishu.[302] In Bay region, where the government's temporary capital Baidoa is located, heavy fighting erupted after insurgents ambushed an Ethiopian army convoy. At least six people – four insurgents and two Ethiopian soldiers – were killed in the subsequent violence, according to witnesses in Bardale, a town southwest of Baidoa.[303] [edit] October 16, 2008 * 5 Somali soldiers killed, 10 civilians killed 5 Somali soldiers died in several attacks in Mogadishu.[304] [305] [edit] October 17, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 1 insurgent, 20 civilians killed 20 civilians, 2 Somali policemen and one insurgent were killed during heavy fighting in Mogadishu, which included mortar bombardment by both sides that hit civilian sectors of the city.[306] [edit] October 24, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 3 insurgents, 1 civilian killed Government troops took control of the towns of Berdale and Wajid in fighting that left two soldiers, three insurgents and one civilian dead.[307] [edit] October 26, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 6 civilians killed An IED blast killed two soldiers extorting money from Somali civilians. Also, six civilians were killed in fighting in the Bay region.[308][309] [edit] October 29, 2008 * 4 Ethiopian soldiers killed[310] * United Nations Security Council condemned "in the strongest terms the terrorist suicide attacks that occurred in the towns of Hargeysa and Bosasso... which caused numerous deaths and injuries and appear to have been coordinated, targeted the compound of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and an Ethiopian Government office, as well as local government offices."[311] [edit] October 30, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers killed[312] [edit] November [edit] November 1, 2008 * 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed[313] [edit] November 8, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier, 1 civilian killed In fighting in Mogadishu one soldier and one civilian were killed.[314] * 5 Somali soldiers, 3 civilians killed, 2 insurgents killed Islamist insurgents loyal to a guerrilla group blacklisted by the U.S. government as terrorists attacked government forces in Somalia Thursday, sparking deadly battles that killed at least 10 people. [315] [edit] November 11, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers, 2 insurgents, 3 civilians killed In fighting in the central district of Eldher of Galgadud region two Islamist insurgents and two pro-government militiamen were killed. Also, Ethiopian soldiers killed three civilians in Mogadishu.[316][317] [edit] November 12, 2008 Islamist insurgents from the al-Shabab group captured the port city of Merka, barely 70 miles south of Mogadishu. Merka was captured without a fight as pro-government militias fled the city. Somali officials anticipate a siege of Mogadishu. Earlier in the week the Islamists captured the towns of Qoryoley and Bul Marer in the south.[318] * 1 TFG solider killed Suspected insurgents shot and killed a senior Somali military official in the south-central town of Baidoa, Radio Garowe reported. [319] [edit] November 13, 2008 Islamist insurgents captured the town of Elasha Biyaha.[320] [edit] November 15, 2008 * Islamist insurgents captured the port town of Barawe.[321] [edit] November 16, 2008 * 6 civilians killed Attacks in Mogadishu on businessmen and businesswomen killed 6 and injured 12 other civilians. [322] [edit] November 17, 2008 * 1 Somali soldier killed[323] [edit] November 28, 2008 * The Ethiopian government announces that it will withdraw all Ethiopian soldiers from Somalia by the end of 2008.[324][325][326] [edit] November 30, 2008 * 55 civilians killed The death toll from a week of fighting in Mogadishu rose to 55 civilians.[327] [edit] November 30, 2008 * 7 civilians killed Several explosions in Baidoa have killed 7 people and wounded 34. [328] [edit] December [edit] December 1, 2008 * 1 TFG militiaman Islamists rebels attacked and took over a military base close to Baioa. [329] [edit] December 3, 2008 * 1 Burundian soldier The death toll from an attack on AU base in Mogadishu killed on Burundi soldier civilians.[330] [edit] December 4, 2008 * 2 Somali soldiers Fighting between the Presidential guard and the disputed mayor of Mogadishu, both TFG government forces has left two soliders for the Presidential guard dead and several other soldiers wounded. [331] [edit] December 5, 2008 * 10 civilians killed, 1 Somali soldier killed Ethiopian troops in Somalia's capital Mogadishu responded with heavy firepower after suspected insurgents attacked army positions Friday, Radio Garowe reported. At least 10 civilians were killed and scores wounded at Mogadishu's main livestock market, witnesses said. "I saw many dead women," said a witness who did not want his name in print. The Ethiopian army shells were preceded by a guerrilla attack staged by Islamist rebels, but locals said the actual fighting lasted for brief minutes. 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Adde has Boosaaso. Can it replace Berbera?

Minweyn maseertay meermeerasatay! Calaamadaha afartanka maalmood Qarax. Diyaarad. Sir Qurun.

I am just reiterating what I heard from the rumor mill. I did no generalization. The snitches are - as I have been told ....pro-yeey and you are right this is a very bad for all of us and I shouldn't have bluntly perpetuated such ignorance - my bad!. If I offended people by pointing out the allegations and what I have been told - I didn't mean to insult any group or to do sweeping generalizations. Maybe I could have used better wording but the allegations sometimes shed light to what is going on there in our Qabiil obsessed community. aren't we are allowed to discuss such issues? - political incorrectness is a bliss sometimes - I lived in MPLS for sometime and i used to hear tons of rumors but since I am in California I can only recount it here and repeat what I hear from my sources in Minneapolis. And Omar Jamal is the one everyone is pointing fingers to and he is said to be the legal advisor of yeey despite his lack of any authority and qualifications of legal matters - some even refer to him as Avvocato Jamal.

political coup is better than bloody one! It'all about who among the traitors and warlords can be the best stooge for the Ethios!

For OG_girl no y in Aqalkeena For Lucky – Gaaban has long vowels – not short – same for OG_Girl – again soo has long vowels – two Os not one. Ngonge you are worse than the above two – maybe you should have kept your sentence short and simple as was asked. You got nin, taagan and maaha (which even is problematic maaha is colloquial and not written – written version is ma aha. You wrote “ nin fadheya eyo nin taagan, eskomid maaha! “ Correct spelling: Nin fadhiya iyo nin taagan isku mid ma aha rest of corrections CaanoGeel corrected digaag. I don't have time to sift through and spot the misspelling for all comments.

I heard the alleged suicide bomber is related to the Somali TFG president - and that a lot of people within Yeey's sub-clan who are divided on the Somali conflict in general are perpetuating this awful incident. Some are Yeey supporters and others are not... so the Somali saga of Qabyaalad is being played in the minnihopeless theatre and thanks to the media's obsession and people with agendas - it is now - Riwaayaddii aduunka. How many rightwing bloggers are blogging this - countless! to incriminate and diss Somalis with racial insults. How many neo-fascist Islamophobes are dissing our religion because of this? countless? How many are calling for the total deportation of the Somali Minnesotans to their hell-hole? countless? Well there are repercussions for things but Somalis see only Qabiil and wear clan lenses! the snitches did the damage already! The rumors within the Somalis in the twin cities is that this whole thing is blown out of proportion by clan/sub-clan animosities that is rooted in the Somali culture. Even mosque congregations are said to have clan lines and affiliations. But I can say that Masjid Abu-Bakr Bin Sadiq is an exception and we Somalis should pride ourselves for its establishment. Imam Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh Omar is a very respected spiritual leader and intellectual. His clam demeanor and approachable modest is an indication of his neutrality and modernity. Those who are trying to link him to this silly "witch-hunt" are deluding themselves. He is not a recruiter and doesn't even subscribe to the extremist of some.

Amxaaro used some Somalis to counter the Darwiish struggle led by Sayid Mohammed(AUN - my hero). It's documented - do the research bro. Even at the birth of the nation in the 60s, there were some soldiers in the rank of the military who defected to Ethiopia with - Daf iyo Miriq - vehicles - that too is documented. They also used Somalis in the occupied Ogadden territories to subjugate their brothers. As far as Dictator Barre is concerned - I would respect the dead for now.

Actually I was reading some Somali article that detailed how Ethiopians through history used, abused and misused Somali stooges like two-cent whores. The fault is with the Somalis and their clannish loyalty. There is no record of a Somali being the master player. Somali petty politicians, clan bozos and warlords prostituted themselves to Ethiopia to dominate their Somali clan rival for short term. A Somali poet said - Axdi ma leh Amxaar lagu aaminaa - nin abeeso koriyoow adigaa u aayi- Whoever is the pawn be they the fiefdom leaders or TFG warlords, they are just pawns and traitors - nothing else. They will be used and misused as it is the norm. Yeey, Nur Adde are in the same dilemma... oggi a te.... for being the darling wife of Meles - domani a me ....for being the new wife!

Duke - ninyahow ma xishootid miyaa? if I were you I would have shut up both in English and Somali and reflect.

WWAD? What would Aweys DO? or Say? how will Yeey react? Keep it up? This is a good play - I was visualizing the real Riyaawad being played -