Martial law for Somalia as government asserts authority

[General Duke]

Martial law for Somalia as government asserts authority

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Somalia's parliament has given interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed backing to impose martial law after the government's Islamist enemies were forced from their last remaining hideout.

As Ahmed's weak transitional administration sought to stamp its authority by rounding up weapons in the capital Mogadishu, MPs sitting in the town of Baidoa approved a motion on a state of emergency, which enables the government to impose martial law across the lawless nation Saturday.

The government first announced its intention to impose martial law late last month, shortly after the Islamists, who had been in power in Mogadishu since June, fled the capital.

 

While Saturday's vote was a formality, it gives Yusuf's regime added authority in its quest to curb the activities of the country's warlords and their militiamen.

 

The law allows the president to issue decrees on matters of national security, bans unlawful demonstrations and outlaws the spreading of propaganda.

 

It also gives legal backing to the presence of Ethiopian troops which has spurred resentment among locals who have for decades traditionally regarded Addis Ababa as an enemy.

 

Somalis were divided on the new law, which is sure to face opposition from armed groups in the country.

 

"If the whole idea is to fight insecurity, Somalia must accept the law," said former teacher Sheikh Ahmed Awill Ibrahim. "But if this is a dictatorial tendence by President Yusuf, we shall oppose it."

 

"I do not care if the gunmen are arrested under the new law because they have mistreated us for the last 15 years," said Khadija Mohamed, a midwife.

 

Abdi Mohamed Kathar, a student, disagreed. "First, the Ethiopian troops must go out of our country. Imposing harsh laws is a recipe for the continuation of civil strife," he said.

 

The transitional government was formed in Kenya in 2004 and returned to Somalia the following year but, unable to go to Mogadishu, set up in Baidoa some 150 miles (240 kilometres) northwest of the capital.

 

It remained largely powerless until Ethiopia weighed in against the growing strength of the Islamists, who had been establishing order after crushing the warlords but were accused by the United States of having links with Al-Qaeda.

 

As Ethiopian troops along with Somali government forces approached Mogadishu on December 28, the Islamists melted away.

 

Some of their fighters took refuge near the southern border with Kenya but the government announced Saturday they had now been driven from the area after a gunbattle the night before.

 

In the capital meanwhile, Ethiopian troops, backed by Somali government forces, searched for heavy artillery that might be used against aircraft arriving in the city's recently-reopened international airport.

 

But residents in the neighbourhood, where the joint Ethiopian-Somali troops are located, said many had buried their weapons.

 

At least 10 people have been killed in Mogadishu since the Islamists fled, including attacks targeted at Ethiopian camps and convoys.

 

The government has blamed the attacks on Islamist fighters who are still holed up in Mogadishu.

 

The search comes a day after the key Mogadishu warlords agreed to disarm their fighters and join the government. The committee which will oversee the implementation of the ceasefire was due to meet for the first time Saturday.

 

However the agreement has been met with scepticism by people in Somalia, which has been devoid of an effective central authority since the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.

 

Even as the accord between the government and seven warlords was being negotiated, forces loyal to one of them engaged in a firefight with security forces outside the talks' venue. Five people died in the clashes.

 

In a further sign of continuing unrest, three people were arrested in northern Mogadishu overnight after unknown assailants hurled a grenade into a hotel while 10 people were killed in clashes between clans in central Somalia.

[General Duke]

Xukun deg deg ah oo lagu soo rogay Soomaaliya (7-Mas’uul oo dalka si toos ah u maamuli doonto)

 

 

Barlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa ku ansixiyay cod caqlabiyad leh sharciga xaalada deg dega ah ee dalka lagu soo ragayo, kaasoo ay hor dhigeen Barlamaanka madaxda sar sare ee dowladda KMG ah.

Kulanka maanta uu yeeshay Barlamanka ayaa waxaa ka hor akhriyay qodobada xeerka oo wax laga soo beddelay Wasiirka dastuurka iyo arrimaha federalka C/laahi Sh. Ismaaciil, waxaana shir guddoominayay guddoomiye ku xigeenka labaad ee Barlamaanka Cismaan Cilmi Boqore oo sheegay in ay soo xaadireen 156-mudane “Waxaa ogolaatay 154 Mudane, waxaana ka aamusay 2-mudane, sharciganna sidaas ayuu ku dhaqan galay” ayuu yiri Boqore iyadoo xukunkan deg dega uu soconaya 3-da bil ee socota.

 

Qodobada sharciga xaaladda deg dega ah oo horey 14-qodob ahaa ayaa kaddib markii guddi loo saaray khamiistii ay soo turxaan bixiyeen ayna ku soo koobeen 5 qodob, arrimaha ugu waa weyn ee xeerkaasi ku jiray ee shacabka Soomaaliyeed wel welka ku abuuray ay ka mid ahaayeen dhismaha Maxkamado gaar ah, la wareegida hantida shacabka iyo qodobo kale oo la sheegay in ay ka hor imaanayaan Axdiga KMG ee dowladda, kuwaasoo laga soo reebay.

 

Barlamaanka qodobadda uu ansixiyay ayaa waxaa ka mid ah:

 

Ku dhowaaqida Xaaladda deg dega ah, Ujeeddooyinka xaaladda deg dega ah, dhowrista xuquuqda asaasiga ah ee muwaadinka, Ciqaabta cid alaale iyo ciddii sharciga jabisa marka laga reebo Xildhibaannada Barlamanka haddii uusan faraha kula jirin fal dambiyeed iyadoo sharcigana uu dhaqan galaya marka uu Madaxweynaha uu saxiixo.

 

Xeerkan ayaa socon doono muddo saddex bilood ah, waxaana howsha dowladda oo dhan wadaya 7- xubnood oo kala ah Madaxweynaha dowladda KMG C/laahi Yuusuf Axmed, Ra’iisul wasaare Cali Maxamed Geeddi, Wasiirka Arrimaha gudaha Xuseen Maxamed Faarax Ceydiid, Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Barre Aadan Shire Hiiraale, Wasiirka Garsoorka Sheekh Aadan Madoobe, Wasiirka Amniga Qaranka C/laahi Cabdi Garuun, iyo Wasiirka Dastuurka iyo Federalka C/laahi Sheekh Ismaaciil.

 

Abdikarim Ibrahim Adan (Ampacilin).

E-mail: ampacalin@hotmail.com

[General Duke]

Baydhabo: Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya oo maanta qalinka ku duugay xaaladda deg degga ah ee dalka lagu soo rogay.

 

Sabti, January 13, 2007

 

Baydhabo(AllPuntland)-Baarlamanka Somaaliya ayaa maanta fadhi ay ku yeesheen magaalada Baydhabo waxay qalinka ku duugeen sharciga xaaladda deg degga ah ee uu dalka kusoo rogay guddiga ammaanka qaran ee dawladda Soomaaliya.

 

Baarlamaanka waxaa maanta fadhiyay xubno gaaraya 160 xubnood, waxaana maanta lawada sugayay in la ansixiyo sharciga xaaladda deg degga ah oo waxoogaa muran ah dhaliyay maalmihii baarlamaanku shirayay .

 

Baarlamaanka waxaa maanta shir guddoominayay guddoomiye kuxigeenka labaad ee baarlmaanka Soomaaliya Cismaan Cilmi Boqore.

 

Wasiirka dastuurta iyo federaalka oo madax u ahaa guddi isku soo jaan gooya dastuurka iyo xaaladda deg degga ah ayaa baarlamaanka ka hor akhriyay qodobbada la isla ansixiyay ee xeerka xaaladda deg degga ah.

 

Waxaa la isla ansixiyay xaaladda deg degga ah oo qodobbo yar yar laga baddalay , ujeedada xaaladda deg degga ah , dhowrsita xuquuqda aasaasiga ahee muwaadinta iyo ciqaabitdda cid allaale iyo ciddii shaciga jabisa marka laga reebo xubnaha baarlamaanka haddii aysan markaasi faraha kula jirin fal danbiyeed.

 

Baarlamaanka ayaa cod aqlabiyad ah ku taageeray sharciga xaaladda deg degga ah ee dalka lagu soo rogay muddada saddexda bilood ee soo socda.

 

Sharcigan ayaa awood u siinaya guddiga xaaladda deg degga ah ee Soomaaliya ee uu madaxda u yahay madaxwaynaha inay qaataan tallaabo walba oo loo arko in maslaxad ugu jirto dalka iyo dadka.

 

Xeerkan ayaa dhaqan gali doona marka madaxwaynaha Soomaaliya uu qalinka ku duugo, waxaana uu ahaa mid lawada sugayay.

 

CCC Farayaamo

AllPuntland

[General Duke]

Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya oo maanta ansaxiyey shariga xaaladda dedgeg ah ee dowladda soo gudbisay kaas oo dalka lagu maamulayo.

 

January 13- 2007 HornAfrik, Mugadisho

 

Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta ansaxiyey shariga xaaladda dedgeg ah ee dowladda soo gudbisay kaas oo dalka lagu maamulayo.

 

Fadhigii maanta ayaa ugu horeyn waxaa furay gudoomiye ku xigeenka laabad ee baarlamaanka Cismaan Cilmi Boqore waxa uuna sheegay in kooramka uu yahay 156 mudane.

 

Wasiirka Dastuurka iyo arrimaha fedraalka C/laahi Sh. Ismaaciil ayaa baarlamaanka u aqriyey qoraalka xaaladda degdeg ah ee dalka lagu soo rogay kaas oo wax badan laga badalay islamarkaana lagu soo koobay oo kaliya Shan qodob halka markii hore uu ka ahaa 14 qodob.

 

Qoraalka ayaa waxa uu awood siinayaa madaxwaynaha dowladda KMG ah C/laahi Yuusuf inuu wareegto ku soo saaro qaabka maareynta iyo hirgalinta xaaladda degdeg ah.

 

Xaaladda degdega ah ayaa lagu sheegay in dalka uu ku jiray muddo aan ka badneyn Saddax bilood haddii xaaladda degdeg ah ay dalka ka sii socoto oo ay dhamaan weydo muddada saddaxda bilood uu baarlamaanka awood u leeyahay inuu kordhiyo iyadoo soo jeedintana madaxwaynaha ka imaaneyso sida qoraalka lagu caddeeyey.

 

Waxyaabhaa laga reebay qoraalka ayaa waxaa ka mid ah maxkamadaha gaarka ee awooda markii hore loo siiyey oo imminka lagu badalay maxkamadaha caadiga ah ee dowladda KMG ah, waxaa sidoo kale laga maarmay oo gabi ahaanba laga tirtiray qoraalka la wareegitaanka wixii guro ah gaadiid ama dhul ah oo lala wareegi karo inta lagu guda jiro xaaladda degdeg ah.

 

Sidoo kale waxaa meesha laga saaray qodobka tilmaamay in qofka la xiro karo ama la iska heysan karo intii la rabo maxkamad la’aan.

 

Guddoomiye ku xigeenka baarlamaanka Cismaan Cilmi Boqore ayaa ku dhawaaqay go’aanka baarlamaanka isagoo sheegay in 154 xildhibaan ay isku raaceen inay ogol yihiin sharcigaas iyadoo laba xildhibaan ay diideen mana jirin wax ka aamusay.

 

Si kastaba ha ahaatee qoraalka xaaladda degdeg ah ee dalka lagu soo rogay ayaa lagu caddeeyey in qof kasta oo xildhibaan aanu sameyn karin marka laga reebo in lagu helo fal dambiyeed uu faraha kula jiro

[General Duke]

Somalia declares state of emergency

 

Gedi, the prime minister, says the state of emergency is needed to restore security [AFP]

 

Somalia's parliament has declared a state of emergency for three months to restore security after several weeks of war.

 

Members of parliament passed the vote in Baidoa on Saturday, the town that acted as the interim seat of government until Somali and Ethiopian troops ousted the Council of Islamic Courts that controlled much of the south.

 

"A three-month state of emergency has been passed. If need arises for the government to extend the period then the president will have to ask parliament for approval," Osman Elmi Boqore, the second deputy speaker, told parliament.

 

Ali Mohamed Gedi, the prime minister, said in late December that three months of a state of emergency were necessary to impose order after Ethiopian troops, planes and tanks helped Somali government forces end six months of rule by the Islamic courts.

[General Duke]

Martial law declared in Somalia

 

Ethiopia was at the forefront of the drive against Islamists

Somalia's parliament has voted to declare three months of martial law after the rout of Islamist forces.

MPs sitting in the provincial town of Baidoa voted 154 to two to ratify Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi's plan to restore order in the war-ravaged state.

 

The government regained control after a campaign led by Ethiopian troops which also saw US air attacks on militants.

 

Meanwhile, nine people have died in clashes between rival clans in a town in central Somalia.

 

Residents say at least nine people were killed in the settlement of Biyo-Adde when fighting broke out in a local market.

 

The transitional government says it has sent police from its headquarters in nearby Jowhar.

 

Martial law 'necessary'

 

Correspondents say the government is trying to assert its authority over clan disputes and re-emerging local warlords two weeks after the Union of Islamic Courts militia was ousted from central and southern Somalia.

 

The government says the last Islamic Courts base at Ras Kamboni is now in government hands and operations are continuing to hunt down Islamist militiamen.

 

Martial law will allow the president to issue decrees on matters of national security, bans unlawful demonstrations and outlaws the spreading of propaganda.

 

A government statement, quoted by news agency AFP, said the vote would give it the right to take "all necessary actions to enforce security in the country".

 

Lawmakers opposed to the motion said too many people have arms in Somalia and it would be dangerous to impose martial law in such a situation.

 

Earlier this week the US launched air strikes against Islamists, who they accuse of harbouring al-Qaeda members suspected of carrying out attacks against US embassies in East Africa.

 

The Islamists denied they were sheltering senior al-Qaeda operatives and the strikes were condemned by some regional powers, and humanitarian groups.

[Qandalawi]

^^Martial law, now the only solution ahead is Military power... Can we make it

[General Duke]

^^^Its a temporary three months that empowers the national security commitee to bring order to the country. Its a great move.

[Qandalawi]

^^^And for how long will Ethiopians stay, I gues untill stability returns which makes it the temporary 3 months as you think...

[General Duke]

^^^The Ethiopian troops are leaving as soon as possible, and this has nothing to do with their presence, this is to coordinate the effort of the security institutions under a single comand.

[Qandalawi]

^^Now what If that doesn't happen accordingly? Why the government is not giving at limit for the presence of the Ethiopians instead of just saying as long as the security is return - What sort of Signal would send to ordinary people...

[General Duke]

^^^The TFG have said the Ethiopians are leaving ASAP, and as soon as the AU troops come. The Ethiopians themselves hasve said they canot stay in Somalia for long, thus your argument which is implying they [Ethiopians] wont leave.

[Qandalawi]

^^No I have not implied anything my friend, Simple question I asked, why not set a time limit for all of us to be assured, now that's not hard is it...

[General Duke]

^^Time limits can pose as problematic, imagine if there was one and it was not met?

[Som@li]

Martial law, :confused: President has all the powers, sounds fishy...