Six foreigners killed in Somalia's Puntland

[Juje]

Pakistanis shot at Somali mosque

 

At least five Pakistanis have been killed in a dawn attack at a mosque on the border of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, witnesses say.

 

Armed men in masks entered a mosque in Galkayo and ordered six Pakistanis and one Somali outside, they said.

The gunmen then opened fire, killing five men and seriously injuring two.

Those targeted are said to be Muslim preachers. Puntland has been tense recently, but the reason for the latest attack is unclear.

The Pakistanis are thought to be missionaries from an Islamic branch called Tabliq who arrived in Galkayo on Tuesday.

 

Warning

 

Correspondents say it is common for groups of foreign preachers to spend several months traveling in Somalia on missionary work.

Tabliq is known for its peaceful ministrations and is popular in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation.

Somali commentators say its clerics do not talk about politics or law - and strive to avoid controversy.

Six religious leaders from the group were killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in 2008, during fighting between Ethiopian troops supporting the government and Islamist militants.

In Galkayo, which lies on the boundary of Puntland and south central Somalia, security forces cordoned off the area after the shooting and were conducting house-to-house searches.

The country has been without an effective central government since 1991 and has recently been riven by fighting between Islamist insurgents and government troops.

The security situation in Puntland has been tense after the recent killing of an information minister.

Pirates operating off the Somali coast are based in the northern region, but it has seen less violence than the rest of the country.

However, a report from International Crisis Group released on Wednesday warned that if the government did not enact reforms, the region could break up violently.

It said friction within the ***** clan had undermined formerly consensual politics in Puntland, meaning that grievances including poverty, poor governance and corruption had not been tackled.

 

Source: BBC

[Nabaddoon]

Walle Soomali bahalowday!!

 

What have become?? This is a barbaric and cowardly act. Tabliiq are very peacefull group and it's sad to see them being killed like this.

 

From what I heard the mosque is on the north side of the border and the killers ran to the south side after committing this crime. If that is true, it's definately Ahlu sunna group.

[xiinfaniin]

Wadajir waa Galmudug duke baa yiri. Juje ma khilaaftay. War juquraafiga noo wada aan magaalada kala baranee

 

Interesting is educating me about Galkacyo

[Juje]

Originally posted by xiinfaniin:

Wadajir waa Galmudug duke baa yiri. Juje ma khilaaftay. War juquraafiga noo wada aan magaalada kala baranee

 

Interesting is educating me about Galkacyo

Wallahi in aan ebedkey tagiin hadey kaga fican tahey ama aad kusi qosli laheydba.

[xiinfaniin]

^^only if i could understand what you wrote after wallaahi

[Taleexi]

Soomaalidu inay lahjado badan tahay yaan la moogaan.

[Dhuujiye]

Horta waxaa waxlaga naxo ah in qof muslim ah lagu dilo masajid.

Balse waxaad umalaysaa in xisbiga suufiyiinta ay challenge kulajiraan tabliiqada.

Marka hada waxayba iska noqotay normal in somalia la isku dilo believe ama dadka aad taabacsantahay.

[General Duke]

At least five Pakistanis have been killed in a dawn attack at a mosque on the border of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, witnesses say.

Even Juje's article clearly states border of Puntland and thus not Puntland.

 

Also Wadajir is part of Galmudug, go ask Kimiko ya Juje.

[Peacenow]

Very good news this happened. These pakis where their to teach taliban behaviour. Well they chose the wrong country. Good riddance they are gone. All of them should be shipped back to where they came from.

[Som@li]

If it is Ahlu Suna, they no better than Alshabaab, but I still doubt it is Ahlu Sunnah, They can't be that ignorant and foolish. it is like that American guy who killed the SiKh man and thought he is from Taliban, there is zero relationship between Tabliiqs and the crazy shabaabs.

[Taleexi]

Originally posted by peacenow:

Very good news this happened. These pakis where their to teach taliban behaviour. Well they chose the wrong country. Good riddance they are gone. All of them should be shipped back to where they came from.

War bal ka fiirso hadalkaa, Pakistan hosts far more somalis than you think.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Alloow sahal amuuraha.

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

what is the need for muslim missionaries in all muslim country? A war turn one at that where no one is safe.

[Ducaysane]

what is wrong with waxaan Soomalida ah horta? subxanalaah.

[Abtigiis]

NN, waa ku sidee ninyahow? Maxaa waxa khayrka ah kugu diray. At least we know where peacenow is coming from. Adiga see wax kaa yihiin. Indeed, we need muslim missioners in Somalia.