not on the expense of the innocent ppl ,,,,

MOGADISHU, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Somali teenager Osman Yusuf says he ran out of luck the day Ethiopian troops poured mortars, rockets and bullets on his Islamist-held frontline position. Because he did not die. Like hundreds of other fighters, the 19-year-old was forced into hiding after a lightning offensive led by Ethiopian soldiers defending Somalia's weak interim government routed rival Islamists from their strongholds. "I joined the war just to die and go to heaven," Yusuf told Reuters by telephone from a hideout in southern Somalia. "My comrades-in-arms are now resting peacefully in heaven. I am very unlucky." Against his parents' wishes, Yusuf volunteered three months ago to join what the Islamists depicted as a holy war against invading forces from Christian-led Ethiopia. For a month, he learned to handle a rifle, practised drills and mastered combat techniques in a Mogadishu military training centre, crammed with scores of young men lured by the same promise of a glorious death. Sent to Buur Hakaba, one of the main fronts in southern Somalia, Yusuf fought alongside hardened combatants and inexperienced students whose schools were closed by the Somalia Islamic Courts Council. Over the roar of mortar and artillery duels, Islamist fighters were said to chant passages from the Koran as they went to battle in thorny bush and scrubland. Yusuf said he watched most of his friends die. "The fighting was intense. Bullets, mortars and heavy rockets were flying everywhere," he quietly recalled. "I saw my comrades falling one-by-one. It was a tempting time for any coward to run." "NEVER SURRENDER" After surviving the two-week war that saw the Islamists rapidly lose the territory they controlled for six months, Yusuf still dreams of martyrdom. "I hung on and fought until we pulled out after the Ethiopian onslaught. They showered us with artillery for hours," he said. "The Ethiopians are superior militarily, but we are stronger spiritually." "We will make it very hard for them in Somalia by using all available tactics." Somalis fear the Islamists, thrashed in conventional warfare, may now launch a guerrilla insurgency. Al Qaeda urged the Islamists to start Iraq-style attacks. President Abdullahi Yusuf, whose government is seen by many Somalis as a puppet of hated Ethiopia, extended an olive branch to the Islamists by offering them amnesty. But the group has refused, vowing to fight on. Despite the rhetoric, hundreds of fighters shed or burnt their uniforms within hours of the Islamists fleeing the capital, which they seized in June from U.S.-backed warlords. In the city which has seen two sets of rulers rise and fall in the past six months, one former Islamist commander explained why he swapped sides. "Since we were beaten, I decided to just give up," said the fighter, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals. "Life must go on. I don't see a reason why I should continue fighting. We have no option but to join the government in order to end the chaos in our country." But, fired by religious fervour, Yusuf said he will never give up. "I will never surrender to our enemy Ethiopia. If I die I will rest in peace. God willing I will go to heaven."

Politics never cease to impress ppl ,,,,, some ppl are just weird by nature

and why do you think this ???

it is still fake documents and fabricated stories ,,,,, i was there unless you were one of refugees and want to make your own excuses ,,,,, shiish wanaag i say ??? ,,, don't know but may be not so far ,,,,

Learning Arabic language is not as well-organized as the English ,,, but if you really want to learn it ,, it is very easy to do so.

We are also aware of the atrocities committed by these groups, some public knowledge whilst others are white-washed (e.g. the SNM atrocities). The SNM for instance concealed and hid themselves amongst civilians whilst also retaliating against any member that did not belong to their clan or supported the previous regime and thus forcing the non-SNM civilians to abandon their strongholds. Here we go ,,,,, you are extremely WRONG bro ,,, why someone can't hide his feelings when he wants to talk about general issues ??? SNM did not hide among civilians and never retaliated against any clan who did not belong to theirs ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, how can someone fabricate such issue ,, i just can't believe it ,,,,,,,,,,,, I wanted to respond to the topic but i hate this fabricated information and all those hate feelings of yours ,,,,,,,

The Iraq-style war started last night in Mogadishu ,,, See This Ilaahayow Umaddaada badbaadi ,,,,,,,,

Welcome back horta although this is your first post since 2004 ,,,, Dadk ciddii leh dhiig iyo damiir waa inay dagaalamaan oo ay u dhintaan waxa ay aaminsan yihiin ama maalkooda u huraan ,,,, waqti lumis baan u aqaanaa inta boodhadh la qaato in dariiqyada Europe iyo US la istaagtaago oo safaaradaha la baryo ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

We should be all respectful to each other ,,,, no more bloodshed and more human loss ,,,, let's talk and debate

I thought Alle u baahne is dead ,,,,,,,,,,, gosh he is still alive but i'm totally disapointed by this post ,,,, totally disappointed ,,, If you don't know how to survive then you shouldn't be that mess and irrogant when you are on top ,,,,, the courts took their time and gone ,,,,, now let Alle u baahne cry a river Sorry man ,,, you don't deserve somaliland's support ,,,,,

Ask Suudi

domonstrations don't help at all ,,,, palestenians have more than 50 years to do that and they never get what they want or even close to it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for me it is just waste of time ,,, You either go and die like a man or you stay and watch the situation like hollywood movies.

Can that help ??????????? As the Palestenians ,,, they r experts on this

Can that help ??????????? As the Palestenians ,,, they r experts on this

Atleast we will have one way or another one administration and/or government in the south which we can talk to and discuss about the somaliland's issue. It was not good to have 100 warlords, 400 administrations and so many confrontations in the very small place. Unless the TFG wants to take the same path of the ICU by threatening to invade somaliland the dialogue for talks is open under the supervision of the international community.

I don't think this is the case. Faisa has been taking some strange actions lately and ppl didn't like them at all. anyhow, he doesn't rule the government in Somaliland thus he cannot hold any conference in Hargeisa or even in his own tuulo. I wonder what was the meeting about ??? ,,,,, i don't trust waagacusub.com as a source of info but still wondering if the guy is Ok.

Sahal Cabdi Kaafi, waa wiil Soomaaliyeed oo 35 jir ah, waxa uu degenyahay magaalada Muqdisho oo uu ku leeyahay Tukaan weyn oo lagu iibiyo qalabka Elektarooniga. Mr. Sahal, waxa haysata mushkilad u dhaxaysa isaga iyo qoyskiisii, taas oo salka ku haysa haweenay uu calmaday oo uu dhawaan guursaday, balse waalidkii u diiday. Waalidkii lama hadlaan, ka dib markii uu guursaday gabadh uu jacayl xoogani ka dhexeeyay oo lagu magacaabo Samsam Axmed, taas oo ka soo jeeda qabiilka loo yaqaan Yixir [Yibir] oo ka mid ah dadka Soomaalida ah ee haybsooca lagu sameeyo. Mr. Sahal waxa uu Samsam guursaday dhawaan ka dib markii Midowga Maxkamaduhu gacanta ku dhigeen inta badan Koonfurta Soomaaliya, kuwaas oo meesha ka saaray amarna ku soo rogay in sida Diinta Islaamku dhigayso dadka Muslimiinta ahi simanyihiin, waxaanu mudadaas ka hor wada socodkoodu ahaa mid sir ah, waxaanay ku naaloonayeen in wakhti wakhtiyada ka mid ah uu jacaylkoodu ku dhammaan doono guur. Samsam, Aabaheed wuu dhintay, hooyadeedna waxay Muqdisho ku iibisaa qaadka, “Waxaanu ku jirnay xaalad jacayl, waxaanan dareensanayn inaanu cadaab ku dhici doono marka ay waalidkaygu ogaadaan arrimahayaga, waxaanan rajaynaynaa sida ugu xun oo waanu u diyaar garawnay.” Ayuu yidhi Mr. Sahal oo ka dhashay qoys caan ah oo degen Muqdisho, isaga oo u waramay BBC-da qaybteeda Ingiriisida. Samsam qoyskoodu waa Beelaha la hayb sooco, waa dadka ka ganacsada, tolista kabaha, timo xiirista iyo shaqooyin kale, “Qoyskaygu waxa ay ii balan qaadeen inay bixin doonaan kharashka ku baxaya arooskayga haddii aan guursado gabadh reerkayaga ah, laakiin ma tuurayo xabadayda aan jeclaaday,” ayuu yidhi Mr. Sahal, oo sheegay inuu dareensanyahay sida ay u warwari doonaan marka uu waalidkii ku wargeliyo in isaga iyo Samsam isa soo mehersadeen, “Waa gabadh qurux badan, edeb badan aadna ii ixtiraamta oo Alla ka cabsi badan, markaas ma jirto sabab aan u guursan waayaa.” Ayuu yidhi Sahal. Samsam ayaa iyaduna waxa ay BBC-da u sheegtay inay ogtahay oo keliya Jacaylka ka dhexeeya iyada iyo Sahal, balse aanay weligeed ka fikirin faraqa bulsho ee u dhexeeya labadooda, waxaanay tidhi “Jacaylku ma yaqaan da’, ma yaqaan qabiil, sidaas daraadeed ma jirto sharaxaad kale oo ku saabsan sababta uu Sahal ii jeclaaday.”, waxaanay intaas ku dartay, “Si kastaba ha ahaate, waxa uu I guursaday iyada oo aanay waalidkii ku raacin, waxaanu khatar geliyay xidhiidhkii uu la lahaa qaraabadii iyo xidhiidhkii saaxiibadii iyo weliba kii bulshada uu ka soo jeedo.”, waxaanay intaas ku dartay, “Ugu dambayn Sahal waa Sahalkaygii aniguna waxaan ahay Samsamtiisii noloshuna mararka qaarkood waxa ay noo noqotoaa sida filim aanu daawanayno.” Ayay tidhi Samsam oo dhoola cadaynaysay. Waxa jirta caado dhaqameed fool xun oo ay Soomaalidu caado u leedahay, taas oo ah in dadka qaarkii la hayb sooco lana diido in laga guursado. Dadkaasi waa dad Muslim ah, Soomaali ah, Madow ah ku hadla Afka Soomaaliga, balse lagu takooray sabab aan la garanayn oo aan waafaqsanayn Diinta Islaamka. Sidaas daraadeed labadan lamaane waxa haysata caadadaas foosha xun ee jacaylkooda ka dhigtay mid xaaraan ah, iyada oo laga yaabo in haddii uu Mr. Sahal doono gabadh Ingiriis ah aanay waalidkii u diideen.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Tigrey Fraud Gov't

and what is wrong with that ??? ,,,, you can break up and still see them ,,,, just look at them and move on ,,,,,,

What Cynical lady ???????? ,,,, what is surprising you like this ??

Shit shit shit shit ,,, hee ,, heeeeeeee

Welcome back Muuse ,,,,,,,, the only honest person among da other warlords

These days cooking is the issue for the women. You always see them talking about cooking and how they hate to cook ,,,, the worse is most of them say they want their man to cook for them ,,,,, What is this sudden hate of cooking while we have a history and background of full of delicious dishes made by our sisters ,,,,,, what is this sudden U turn ??? ,,,, what da hell is going on ??

means you are lazy to cook or you can't cook at all ????