Rival warlord claims Aidid receiving more arms from Eritrea MOGADISHU, June 18, 1999 (AFP) - Somali warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid is receiving more weapons from Eritrea, a rival, Osman Hassan Ali "Atto," claimed Friday. Osman Atto, also based in south Mogadishu, told AFP that a ship had docked at the coastal village of Faah in the central region of Galgudud and was unloading a consignment of Eritrean arms for Aidid. "The ship and the weapons came from the Eritrean port city of Assab. I have enough evidence of that," he said. Osman Atto did not say what type of arms the vessel was allegedly carrying. Osman Atto said the ship went to Faah, 450 kilometres (270 miles), north of Mogadishu, after villagers barred it from docking at Hobyo port, about 400 kilometres (180 miles) north of Mogadishu. Residents also prevented the vessel from stopping at the nearby El Huur village. A spokesman for the Eritrean embassy in Nairobi denied that Asmara had shipped weapons to Somalia, saying the allegations were "part of a propaganda machinery" by the Ethiopian government. "Eritrea would not condone violence in Somalia. We have no policy of sending weapons to other countries," Eritrean diplomat Kidane Woldeyesus told AFP. A top official in Aidid's faction also denied the arms importation charges, calling them "fabricated lies by foreign-manipulated elements," an apparent reference to Somali factions friendly to Ethiopia, which is currently at war with Eritrea over their disputed border. Osman Atto said unloading of the arms started late on Thursday and was expected to continue Friday. The RRA, which seized the south-central town of Baidoa from Aidid on June 6 said the newly-arrived weapons would boost Aidid's capacity of waging war in the Bay region. "Aidid might attack our strongholds. I wonder why Eritrea is sending firearms to Somalia," said RRA spokesman Mohamed Aden Qalinle. He also announced that the RRA had released 32 of Aidid's fighters captured during the battle for Baidoa. Aidid and factions allied to him captured the southern port town of Kismayo, allegedly with Eritrean help, from warlord General Mohamed Said Hirsi "Morgan", five days after losing Baidoa. Aidid's rivals in Somalia and Ethiopia have repeatedly accused Eritrea of providing arms to the south Mogadishu strongman since mid-January through the southern Indian Ocean coastal town of Merca and the Balidogle airstrip, 90 kilometres (some 55 miles), southwest of Mogadishu. Eritrea and Ethiopia have become increasingly involved in Somali affairs since they went to war in May last year. Somalia has been without a central government since the overthrow of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. AFP

And here was an article from BBC at that time: Eritrea intervenes As relations deteriorated between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Eritrea saw the opportunity to destabilise southern Ethiopia. Eritrea sought to distract attention from the disputed border areas, and as a long-standing ally of the OLF, encouraged links with Hussein Aideed, a Mogadishu warlord and major critic of the Sodere agreement. Eritrea backed his recruitment of Oromo fighters, and the OLF held a congress in Mogadishu in April 1998, electing a more militant leadership. In August 1998, Hussein Aideed made a visit to Ethiopia, but failed to extract the concessions he wanted, or expected. By contrast, in February this year he returned from a visit to Asmara with three planeloads of weapons. Three shiploads of arms, and some 1,500 Oromo fighters subsequently arrived from Eritrea to join hundreds of other Oromos trained earlier at (Qoryooleey) in southern Somalia. Some Eritrean advisers, reportedly including engineers and mine-laying experts also arrived, though Eritrea, like Ethiopia, has continued to deny providing assistance or support to any Somali faction. BBC (The article is longer if one wants to read; I am just quoting relevant parts about OLF)

Because Caydiid Yarisoow's propaganda was loudest and since Soomaalida waa dadka wax aqriskooda iska yar, being an oral society and whatnot, the loudest in kan qeyliyo has the edge. Did Xabashada support RRA with weapons? Of course, especially after they saw OLF fighters in these deegaano. They were also occupying a junk of Gedo at that time (towns like Luuq and Dooloow) and part of Hiiraan. I for one have nothing against OLF fighting Xabashada. I would've even supported them to train in Soomaaliya and go liberate their deegaano in Oromiya, but Caydiid Yariisoow used them in Koonfurta in order to subjugate the locals with Eritareeya's weapons. Here is the news that was reported at that time, in 1999: ____________________________________ Somali POWs guarded by Ethiopian soldiers: prisoners (Caydiid's militia) MOGADISHU, June 20 (AFP) - Prisoners of war recently freed from the south-central Somali town of Baidoa said here Sunday that they had been held by the Ethiopian army and not by a rival Somali faction as claimed. More than 100 fighters and sympathisers of Somali warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid, as well as 130 Ethiopian rebels of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), were captured in Baidoa on June 6 by the (RRA). However, the prisoners said that they had been kept at a factory compound in Baidoa under the guard of Ethiopian troops, who had joined the RRA in the battle for Baidoa. "I was captured by Ethiopian troops in Baidoa on June 7, a day after heavy fighting between the RRA and Aidid's forces. The Ethiopians treated us in a very humane way, feeding the prisoners three times a day. I saw the Ethiopians giving medical treatment to my clansmen wounded in the battle," one of the prisoners, Mohamed Bulale Mahmud, told AFP here on Sunday. Aidid's top lieutenants said the prisoners' accounts were the first independent confirmation of Ethiopian involvement in the fighting in Baidoa and other parts of southern Somalia. Ethiopia has repeatedly denied any involvement in the fighting in Baidoa, which the RRA seized from Aidid on June 6. Mahmud said that during his detention, he never saw RRA fighters or officials. Mahmud, 46, said the deputy commander of Ethiopian forces in Baidoa, an ethnic Somali, assured the prisoners that they would not be mistreated. "I then stopped panicking and felt relatively safe," said Mahmud, who described himself as a commercial lorry driver. Mahmud said the Ethiopians were not targeting the (Caydiid's clan) clansmen during the battle, but were mainly looking for OLF fighters who had joined Aidid's militia. He said that the Oromo prisoners were severely mistreated and some of them were tortured before being taken to Ethiopia. "I heard that before I was captured on June 7, some wounded Oromos had been killed by Ethiopian troops," Mahmud said. Mahmud further said that the Ethiopians had saved his fellow inmates from being killed by the RRA, which wanted the elimination of all prisoners from the rival faction who have been fighting them the last four years. Other released prisoners, including Aidid's personal driver, also said they had been taken into a military garrison of Ethiopian troops, 12 kilometers (seven miles) south of Baidoa, before their final release. The Baidoa area has been the scene of battles since Hussein's father, the late General Mohamed Farah Aidid, captured the region from the local Rahanweins in 1995. RRA spokesman Mohamed Aden Qalinle described Mahmud as a terrified and misguided militiaman, who could not differentiate between Ethiopians and RRA fighters. "Mahmud's remarks were politically motivated to (discredit) the RRA. No Ethiopian troops joined us for the Baidoa battle," Qalinle said angrily on Sunday. Mogadishu's Xogogal newspaper reported Saturday that 56 Oromo prisoners were transported to Ethiopia. Xigasho _________________________ Who knows the prisoner might have misunderstood Afmaay to be af kale since he was probably straight from Mudug to Koonfur Galbeed.

Nothing foreign about this. The real blame for this lies squarely at the feet of one person - Caydiid Senior and his ragtag, poorly trained mööryaan militia. They had zero plans and vision for the country. I remember in mid 1991 us boys going to all those military bases located on Jidka Warshadaha iyo jidka Dayniile aado after it was looted. There were still some old unexploded weapons left behind, some were gantaalo ay ku jiraan kuwa la isku duqeeyo ee lidka ah. We ciyaal xaafad would go there to get some little baaruud aan ka soo baxsano from these weapons. Ciyaal ayaa iska ahayn for Eebbe knows if one exploded what would have happened. Why am I bringing up this? Because instead of securing these bases, the looted factories and other places owned by the goverment, Awcaydiid had zero plans other than to overthrow the government and then do the xasuuq and ugaarsi maatidii Xamar deganeyd for qabiil reasons. They thought wrongly those institutions and the deposed regime itself were the same. This same anti-institution mentality is at display in Muqdisho now, led by haraadigii ka haray Caydiid - Mahad Salaad, C/raxmaan C/shakuur, Fiqi and co.

Old semi-Zionist Reer Imaaraad are it again. It is so blatantly obvious.I am sure 100% for that. They tried to do this to Qadar's currency in last year. The sickos in Dubeey might even have paid tens of millions of dollars in bribes to Unstable Moron's son-in-law or himself to do this since their previous efforts of lira manipulations were not doing much damages. The calls being made to release the detained so-called pastor who was a CIA spy is just a ruse being used.

Haddee Mustafe iyo ciidamadaan isbiirsadaan they could be a formidable force. Obviously they will join one another soon. Mustafe will be qurbo-based, might even get some funds from Qadar, while they will be on the ground. And Saalax can handle baraha bulshada.

Guuto kale ka kala socda ciidamada kala duwan ee Soomaaliya qalinjabintooda. Mahadsanidiin walaalaha Turkiga mar kale.

And if he said now let's support Cabdi Ileey by all means, Soomaalida qaarkood waxee la soo boodi lahaayeen 'fiqi tolkiisa kama jano tago.' Faarax is consistent of his relentless criticism of Cabdi Ileey from day one. Here is Faarax beating the heck out a Xabashi sycophant in Nayroobi:

Folks, this is not about jabhadda JWXO and its name ee fadlan let's stick with the thread's theme.

I don't know why Reer Sool didn't claim Xaabsade. Wait a minute, there was a Xaabsade in Sool so need to claim another one.

I guess the BS Caydiid Junior u sheegay tolkiisa ayaa aaminsantahay. I guess the propaganda is strong for he couldn't believe his mooryååntii bililiqo ku nool ragtags being kicked from Koonfur Galbeed deegaan, tails between their legs. All those weapons armed by Eritareeya and foot soldiers consisting Oromo's OLF did not help. They were still kicked out. This was also the beginning of the end of iljeex occupation of others' deegaano. Here is the days mooryååntii Caydiid Junior were kicked from Baydhabo. Look how bad state they left the city and its sad residents.

And if this Sacuudi lashing was directed at Mareykanka, would American passport holder Mudane Farmaajo's goverment issue this same statement condemning Mareykanka? Ma moodi.

Dowladda inay faraha la dhex gisho muranka ka dhex aloosan Sacuudiga iyo Kanada kuma habooneyn. Soomaaliya ma quseyso, inkastoo dowladda ka tahay dhaqaale raadis dhanka Sacuudiga. Sacuudiga siyaasad qalafsan oo qaabdaran ayee sanadahaan u dambeeye ciyaaraayaan, being empowered by seemingly by the Zionist in the White House. I can see Orange in the White House's fingers in this manufactured diplomatic crisis, especially Sacuudiga's disproportionate response. If only this strong Sacuudi lashing was directed at the occupiers of Alqudus. But they are silent when it comes to them. They can only bully those that are allowed by the White House. _____________________ Jaaliyada Soomaaliyeed ee Kanada oo ka hor-timid go’aankii dowladda Soomaaliya Khamiis, Agoosto, 09, 2018 – Soomaalida ku dhaqan dalka Kanada qaarkood ayaa si xoogan uga hor timid go’aankii dowladda Soomaaliya ay isku barbar taagtay dowladda Sacuudiga oo khilaaf dhinaca Dibloomaasiyadaha uu kala dhaxeeyo dalka Kanada. Qoraalka ka soo baxay wasaaradda arrimaha dibedda ayaa lagu sheegay in Soomaaliya ay garab taagan tahay dalka Sacuudiga islamarkana ay ka soo horjeedo fara-galin mar-naba lagu sameeyo arrimaheeda gudaha. Kanada ayaa ka dalbatay dowladda Sacuudiga sii deynta haween walaalo ah oo u dhaq dhaqaaqa xaquuuqdaha aadaha kuwaa oo lagu kala magacaabo Rayf Badawi iyo Samar Badawi, taasoo siweyn uga carreysiisay Boqortooyada Sacuudiga. Jaaliyada ayaa sheegtay in go’aankan ay qaadatay dowladda Soomaaliya uu yahay mid lagu deg degay, iyaga oo sheegay in Kanada ay marti-galisay tiro badan oo Soomaali, loogana baahnaa dowladda Soomaaliya ku ixtiraamto dowladda Kanada sida wanaagsan oo ay u soo dhaweysay dadka Soomaaliyeed, mar walba-na ka fiirsato go’aammada siyaasiga ee la xiriira arrimaha dibadda oo ay qaadaneyso. Qaar badan oo ka mid ah xubnaha golaha Wasiiradda xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa iyagu heysta dhalashada dalka Kanada waxaana ka mid ah Wasiirka arrimaha dibedda Axmed Ciise Cawad oo soo saaray go’aan-kan lagu taageeray Sacuudiga. Xigasho

Haa, waa inaa ka fiirsano, saaxiib. While in Islii in the past years, I used to correct some extended Reer Abti who hailed from Soomaali Galbeed. They innocuously used to say 'Itoobiya' this and that, even though some were even ONLF supporters. I used to tell them Soomaali Galbeed dhaha, sometimes getting funny faces at my corrections.

Yaa Tigrey, since Oromos supposedly usurped power and dethroned your dear leaders, you have been making loud rumbles, at times seemingly agreeing with Soomaaliweynimo.

I used to see online comments by some Reer Sanaag claiming Shaatigaduud originally coming from their deegaan. Hadduu maqli lahaa lee.. Anyway, is that why you are looking for Shaatigaduud in the video?

Galbeedi, saas kama wadin. Waxaa ka waday Soomaaliya as a sovereign nation can protect its people, wherever they are. It can also advocate and lobby internationally. I know Soomaaliya maanta wey liidataa but saan ma wada ahaan doono waligeena. Oromada, however, don't have their own ethno nation u dooda. Xabashi, Tigrey iyo jiniyo kale ayee ku dhex jiraan.

Hadal heynta ugu weyn waa deegaanka Soomaali Galbeed maahmahaan. Waxaa la yaabay anagoo wada Soomaali ah inaan isticmaalno ereyo iyo magacyo kale ay ula baxeen deegaanadaas dad aan Soomaali ahayn. Sida 'Kilinka Shanaad,' sida Jijiga for Jigjiga, sida 'Dire Dawa' for Diridhabo (same way it is Baydhabo, which tells you it is a Soomaali word in its originality). Waxaaba ugu sii daran kuwa Soomaalideena ah haddana yiraahdo 'Soomaalida Itoobiya.' Yaxyax weyn ayaa ka qaadaa markaa maqlo kuwaas. You wouldn't find Oromo right-wing extremists calling Adisababa its name. It is always Finfine for them. The re-liberation of Soomaali Galbeed needs to start with its names. Haddaa isticmaaleyno magacyada kuwa heysto isticmaalaan marka waxee u dhigantaa inaan ogolnahay inay iyaga leeyihiin.

Why all those sudden cabsi-based fears from Oromada in the last few years. Oromada iyo Soomaalida waa isyaqaanaan ee maxaa cusub. Also they are not some kind of monolith group as some of us are portraying them to be. They are far more divided and disunited than Soomaalis could ever be. If Xabashada and Tigrey ruled them for decades because of their division and internal squabbles, Soomaalida oo dal weyn leh wax ee ka qaadi karaan iska yar. Again we need to separate Oromada. They are Booranta iyo Soomaali Aboowda who are far more closer to Soomaalida than into other Oromo. Millions of them are Muslims, too. We just need a little strategy iyo midnimo baaxsan ee waxba yaanan la iscabsiin.

I hope this barbaar goes far. I have had a nephew - sister's son - who played for all Chelsea and England youth teams. Since Chelsea accumulated all those youth players and acquires superstars, it wasn't easy to get into the senior team. So they sold him in 2017 to that Chelsea sister team in Nederland, Vitesse.

The title of the video could have just changed a single word and be called, "Daawo Soomaali qabsatay Nayroobi iyo dhaqanxumada ay ku hanjabeen" about how Soomaalida u qabsatay Islii. Some Kiikuuyo might have thought that I am sure.

Saan maa ka daacad ah dadkaan? Intee ka keenaan kista yar ee jaadka ku gataan? Some poor distant cousin baraf Yurub ku dilay wuxuu soo diro maa cooskaas lagu cunaa?

Dabroow, if Kismaayo was ruled by one from Cabuudwaaq than the current one from Qabridahare, you certainly wouldn't have minded if one like Cabdi Ileey fled from parts of Wardheer to Hiiraale-ruled Kismaayo. No?

Saalax, is the poor man Coldoon still free?

Considering what is happening in Soomaali Galbeed today, i thought the title was about Cabdi Ileey. Oh, maan, I was ready to sharpen my faas iyo tooreey to whoever wrote that if it was about Cabdi Ileey.