General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 NAIROBI: Midowga Afrika oo go'aan ku gaaray inay ciidammo nabad ilaalin ah u soo diraan Soomaaliya Posted to the Web Jan 04, 07:21 Nairobi (PP) - Midowga Afrika ayaa go'aan uu ka soo saaray shir ay ku yeesheen Nairobi waxay go'aamiyeen in dalka Soomaaliya loo diro ciidammo nabad ilaalin ah oo ka socda Afrika gaarayana 4,500-Askari. Madaxda Midowga Afrika ee kulanka ku yeeshay Nairobi ayaa waxay sheegeen in Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ay haatan u baahan tahay in gacan laga siiyo nabad ilaalinta, iyagoo sheegay in Afrika looga fadhiyo hadda inay damaanad qaado qaraarkii ay horay u gaartay. Ciidammadaan lagu wado in Soomaaliya loo soo diro ayaa la sheegay inay ka imaanayaan dalalka Afrika oo keliya oo aysan ku jirin kuwo ka imaanaya dunida inteeda kale, waxayna sheegeen in Ciidammada Ethiopia la qorsheynayo inay kasaaraan gudaha Soomaaliya. Madaxda Midowga Afrika ayaa u sheegay warfidiyeenka in dhanka dhaqaalaha ay ciidammadaan ka taageerayso dunida, gaar ahaan qarammada midoobay oo ay sheegeen inay ka haystaan damaanad ah in ay bixinayso qarashka ku baxaya lacagta ku baxaysa Ciidammada Nabad ilaalinta ah ee la geynayo Soomaaliya. Maxamed Xuseen Jantiile Wakiilka Puntlandpost - Mogadishu E-mail: puntlandpostmog@hotmail.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 War saxaafadeed ka soo baxay wasaarada arimaha dibeda dalka Maraykanka Afhayeenka wasaarada arrimaha dibbeda ee dalka Maraykanka Mr Sean McCormack ayaa sheegay in ay isugu yeerayaan waddamada daneeya arrimaha Soomaaliya oo shir loogu qaban doono dalka Kenya maalinta jimacaha ah. afhayeenku wuxuu sheegay in shirkan ay gudoomin doonto Jendayi Frazer oo ah lataliyaha Maraykanka u qaabilsan arrimaha Africa. waxaa shirkan looga hadli doonaa sidii dowladda Soomaaliya loo taageeri lahaa, loona heli lahaa xal waara, oo soo afjara xasilooni darradii in badan haysatay dalka Soomaaliya. Jendayi Frazer ayaa waxay hada wadahadalo ku saabsan arrimaha Soomaaliya kula qaadatay magaalada Addis Ababa madaxda dalalka Itoobiya iyo Yuganda: Zenaawi iyo Museveni, oo ay isla afgarteed qaabkii loo caawin lahaa dowladda iyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed, Frazer ayaa waxaa la filayaa kadib shirka Nairobi in ay sidoo kale wadahalo la yeelen doonto madaxda dallalka Yemen iyo Djibouti oo ay u kala safri doonto. Sarkaalkan u hadlay Maraykanka ayaa mar la waydiiyey sida ay ugu guuldarasateen wadahadal dhex mara dowladda iyo maxkamadaha ayaa sheegay maxkamaduhu ay diideen wadahal, shirkii Khartuum-na ay ka dareereen, kana doorbideen xoog iyo handadaad ay rabeen in ay ku ridaan dowlad aduunku aqoonsanyahay. Sidoo kale dowlada Marykanka ayaa sheegtay in ay deeq fara badan siinayaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed. afhayeenku wuxuu sheegay in dowlada Maraykanku aysan doonay in xaalada Soomaaliya ku noqoto sidii ay ahay. Taasoo ahayd meel lix iyo tobankii sano ay sharci la'aan iyo dagaal oogayaal ku baabi'yeen shacabkii Soomaaliyeed, hadana ay ku guda jiraan qaabkii loo caawin lahaa dowlada fedaralka ah. loona soo celin lahaa hay'adihii dowliga ahaa, si loo hello xasilooni. Soomaliyana looga badbaadin lahaa dowlad la'aan dambe. Arrintan waxaa hadda ku hawlan Jendayi Frazer oo isku duba ridaysa qorshahan lana hadli doonta waddamada daneeya arrimaha Soomaliya. afhayeenku waxuu qeexay inay ka go'an tahay in ciidamada Itoobiyaanku ka baxaan sida ugu dhaqsaha badan, balse loo baahan yahay in ciidamo Afrikaan ahi soo galaan Soomaaliya ,si ay ula wareegaan hawlaha ay hadda hayaan Itoobiyaanku. Ilaa iyo hadda Ugaandha ayaa caddaysay inay diyaar u tahay hawl galkan, halka Nigeriya ,Koonfurta Africa iyo Kenya,iyo Yeman hadda loogu hawl jiro sidii ay uga qayb qaadan lahaayeen sidii ay ciidamodooda u gayb lahaayeen Soomaliya Shakiib Xamari Olol News Chicago IL USA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 European Foreign Ministers Discuss Somalia VOA Enero 4, 2007, 1:45 EST Brussels -- After a two-hour meeting, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he and his European counterparts agree that while the situation in Somalia remains serious, there may now be what he called a "small space for discussion." The meeting follows a string of victories for Somalia's transitional government, which, with the support of Ethiopian troops, has pushed Islamic militias from the country's major cities. Steinmeier, whose country currently holds the rotating European Union presidency, urged Somalia's transitional government to work harder toward national unity by broadening political dialogue. This, he said, must include voices from Somalia's Islamic movement, however bitter the government feels toward the radical Islamic Courts Union they have just ousted from the capital. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere expressed a similar sentiment: "It is a window of opportunity to take the process of national reconciliation in Somalia forward," he said. "And I believe that politically and especially from a humanitarian point of view, we have a real role to play." But there also appears to be a role that Europe is not willing to play, that of peacekeeper. "If there were to be an international presence, it would preferably be of African origin," said German Foreign Minister Steinmeier. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said it was a lesson of history that foreign troops cannot be effective in Somalia, but he also acknowledged that the African Union is overburdened as it is, struggling to maintain a mission in Sudan. Steinmeier said the question of a peacekeeping force is better left to the meeting of the full contact group on Friday, when the United States and Tanzania will also be present. That too is where the question of financing for a peacekeeping force will be handled. While the Europeans told Somalia it must work for reconciliation, there was also a message for Ethiopia: Bring your troops home Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 Peace, stability in sight for Somalia Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi in Mogadishu: «Efforts are well underway to ensure peace and stability.» © Ahmed Yusuf Mohamed / afrol News afrol News, 3 January - As the Islamists seem totally defeated and the transitional government is in control of all Somalia, preparations for lasting peace and stability are rapidly made. The Ugandan President is set to go to Ethiopia tomorrow to plan for peacekeeping forces in Somalia and the regional bodies IGAD and AU are to discuss the same. Today, there was yet another sign of a normalising situation in Somalia as the transitional government announced the reopening the country's airspace for both commercial and humanitarian planes. Interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi said his government had decided to regulate the Somali airspace and territorial waters in a bid to ensure peace and security in the country. Further, according to PM Ghedi, all major battles over the control of Somalia have now been completed. Military forces from the transitional government and Ethiopia were still pursuing the remnants of Islamist militias "on the run in disarray" from the southern town of Kismayo. Mr Ghedi in his official statement finally said that the voluntarily disarming of civilians had officially been launched as of yesterday. Efforts were "well underway to establish transitional administration in various localities to ensure peace and stability in Somalia," he said, adding that discussion with Somali clan leaders and local elders had also continued in this regard. With the strong military support from Ethiopian armed forces, the Somali transitional government therefore is in the process of establishing the first central government in the country since 1991. Mr Ghedi and interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed have made it clear that they will not allow armed clan factions to regain power and are thus strongly emphasising on disarmament. While Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi yesterday told the Addis Ababa parliament he was aiming at withdrawing Ethiopian forces from Somalia within two weeks to avoid further costs, he and the Somali government have also been active in preparing for other troops to take over. Somali and Ethiopian leaders pledge not to leave behind a power vacuum in Somalia to assure permanent peace and stability. President Yusuf yesterday met with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, who also currently heads the region grouping Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD). President Kibaki is to raise the question of peacekeepers and their funding at an extraordinary IGAD summit. Also in response to yesterday's meeting, Kenya today sent extra troops to its border with Somalia to stop Islamists from escaping Somali and Ethiopian troops. Today, the Ethiopian government announced that Uganda President Yoweri Museveni was to come on a two-day visit to Addis Ababa tomorrow "to hold discussion on Somalia's issue." Uganda, Ethiopia's main ally in the region, has already pledged to send peacekeepers to Somalia, according to Somali PM Ghedi. Further, according to a statement by the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Ugandan President Museveni "also will meet Alpha Omar Konaré, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU) and address the diplomatic corps accredited to AU" in an effort to get a quick AU approval of peacekeeping forces in Somalia. An AU approval would also facilitate the troops' financing, which so far is the main missing link in the Somali-Ethiopian plan. With AU approval, also Nigeria has indicated its willingness to send peacekeepers to Somalia. A spokesman of the Somali government has indicated Uganda and Nigeria alone may be willing to send a total of 8,000 troops to replace the Ethiopians, something that however has not been confirmed in Abuja and Kampala. Meanwhile, the Ethiopian and Ugandan diplomacy are working on the funding of the possible African peacekeeping mission, which already was endorsed by the UN before the defeat of the Islamists. Western nations - especially the US, which has warm relations with Ethiopia and Uganda - may be willing to raise large parts of the funds needed. Washington in particular has pronounced its vital interest in a stable, non-Islamist government in Somalia. As life normalises in post-Islamist Somalia, citizens thus put their hopes into a successful consolidation of the transitional government's country-wide power. If the government and its allies play their cards right, more than 15 years of chaos could head towards an end in Somalia. By staff writers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 Statement by Kenya's Minister for Foreign Affairs on the situation in Somalia By Foreign Affairs Press release Jan 4, 2007, 03:59 Hon. Raphael Tuju - Minister for Foreign Affairs - Kenya. The full restoration of peace and stability in Somalia, whose citizens have suffered untold human and material destruction for over a decade and a half, is a matter of great importance to Kenya and the entire horn of Africa sub-region. As H.E the President pointed out two years ago, on 9th January 2004, while addressing Somali leaders, "as a country we wish to see peace and security restored in Somalia and the entire Horn of Africa. But above all, lasting and durable peace and a stable Government by Somalia is a matter of great national interest to Kenya. The events of the last few days have given us renewed hope in our long and intractable search for a solution to the Somalia problems based on a broad based all inclusive political settlement. It is now incumbent upon all of us in the region to help the people of Somalia overcome all possible resistance to the effective functioning of their government and other democratic institutions to enable them realize their aspiration for durable peace and prosperity. The Transitional Federal Institutions should be supported and given the opportunity to consolidate authority and acquire capacity to govern the country and ensure peace and security for all, is restored in Somalia. Those who continue to defy the Transitional Federal Charter, thereby subverting the will of the Somali people must be rejected. In this regard, Kenya will remain resolute and firm in its commitment to ensure that those who persist in undermining the legitimacy and authority of the Charter do not find any sanctuary or comfort on its territory. The influx of Somali refugees due to Conflicts has in the past strained Kenya's limited resources and placed a heavy burden on her safety and security. We note, however, that the situation inside Somalia is stabilizing rapidly all across the country. In this regard, we urgently call on the International Community and the UNHCR to facilitate an early, return and resettlement programme, including that of the internally displaced persons, as part of the post conflict peace building process. We have arrived at a crucial crossroads in the delicate situation in Somalia. We have all, collectively, invested heavily in the process that would ensure lasting peace and security in that country. It is now time for all friends of Somalia, to invest significant financial resources in that country, in order to anchor the elusive vision of peace and security, on a solid, predictable foundation. Kenya therefore calls on the United Nations, the World Bank and other friends of Somalia to urgently avail these resources to ensure the post-conflict peace building and reconstruction process takes firm root. In this regard, Kenya calls for the immediate convening of a pledging conference for Somalia, at an appropriate venue led by the United Nations, the World Bank and other donors. This pledging conference will, we trust, facilitate the Transitional Federal Government objective of consolidating the gains made so far in the reconciliation process and to secure real peace in all parts of the Republic of Somalia. Kenya remains true to her unwavering support for the Government and people of Somalia in their endeavour to entrench lasting peace, security and prosperity in their country. HON. RAPHAEL TUJU, EGH, MP MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 Kenya shuts border with Somalia 3 January 2007 - PANA. Acting on security concerns that thousands of fleeing Somalis may be supporters of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), Kenyan officials Wednesday formally announced the closure of the common border with Somalia. Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju said the decision to close the border was based on security concerns and added that proper screening of refugees from Somalia would be done before they are admitted to the camps in Kenya. "Kenya has closed its border with Somalia because of insecurity and we are screening all refugees before we allow any of them to enter our country," Tuju said, hours after security forces deported at least 400 refugees back to the war-ravaged Somalia. "We are not able to ascertain whether these people are genuine refugees or fighters and therefore it's best that they remain in Somalia, said Tuju. Tuju told a press conference here that Kenya supported the deployment of Ethiopian troops in Somalia but Nairobi will not send troops to the war-torn country. He added that mandatory screening of all refugees entering the country would continue. UN officials said some 4,000 Somali refugees were stranded at the common border with Somalia and were seriously in need of assistance. The closure of the border came two days after the formerly powerless transitional government of Somalia appealed to Nairobi to shut its border to deter Islamists who had just abandoned their last remaining bastion in the southern port town of Kismayo from crossing over. Tuju said Kenya, which has beefed up security along its long and porous border, feared a possible influx of arms into the country by fleeing refugees and combatants. Meanwhile, Kenya would back any moves by the African Union and the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to send troops to Somalia to restore law and order. Tuju said any suspected member of the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts (SCIC) found in Kenya would be arrested and prosecuted. He said there was no conflict between Kenya and Ethiopia over the decision to invade Somalia, saying the motive was to restore stability in Somalia, which has been without a proper government since Dictator Siad Barre was deposed 16 years ago. "The Government is happy that the TFG (Transitional government) is now in Mogadishu and has taken charge," Tuju said. He said the priority was to help the internationally recognised government stabilise in line with the wishes of IGAD, whose chairman is Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. Tuju said that Kenya has now asked the transitional government and Ethiopia to establish internally displaced people camps in Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 Somalia: United States Will Release Food Aid to Somalia United States Department of State (Washington, DC) January 3, 2007 Posted to the web January 4, 2007 Stephen Kaufman Washington, DC The United States will be releasing food aid to Somalia and plans to participate in a donor's conference to assess humanitarian needs in the country following the overthrow of the Somali Council of Islamic Courts by Ethiopian and Somali forces. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said January 3 there will be "some immediate donations in which we will be able to release some food aid that will get to the Somali people." Bush administration officials also will be meeting with members of the humanitarian assistance donor community to discuss the scope of the country's needs and who can help to fill them. "And certainly we'll be part of that," McCormack said. He said the Bush administration also has requested that a Somalia Contact Group meeting be held to discuss the next steps in the country following the ouster of the Islamic Courts, including ways to address the security situation and strengthen Somalia's political institutions. Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, will co-host the meeting, which McCormack said will take place January 5 in Kenya. Frazer is "very active in talking with interested parties both in the region and more widely through the mechanism in the Somalia Contact Group about what are the next steps in Somalia," he said. McCormack said the United States supported a negotiated solution to the conflict between the Islamic Courts and Somalia's Transitional Federal Institutions, the provisional government. "Over time," he said, "the Islamic Courts demonstrated behavior that was inconsistent with that policy of trying to see those sorts of negotiations ... [and] it appeared that they believed that they could gain an upper hand through use of force." He said Ethiopian forces had intervened militarily "in consultation with" the Transitional Federal Institutions. "[T]hey weren't going to let the internationally recognized government in Somalia fall to the Islamic Courts through use of force." McCormack also said the leadership of Islamic Courts was falling under the control of those with links to al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations "that quite clearly were interested in imposing draconian types of interpretations of Shariah law on Somalia." The Islamic Courts also were receiving outside support, such as arms, funds and non-Somali personnel. The spokesman added that in the recent fighting, the top leadership of the Islamic Courts "fled in the face of the Ethiopian army, and they left behind teenagers and others to fight the battle with the Ethiopians. That's the kind of people that we're dealing with." He said the United States will be working closely with states in the region to prevent those leaders with ties to terrorist organizations from leaving Somalia for safe haven elsewhere. "The other countries in the region don't want to see that any more than we do," he said. (USINFO is produced by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 European officials discuss Somalia www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-04 07:41:03 German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose country took over the rotating European Union (EU) presidency on Jan. 1, addresses a press conference in Brussels, capital of Belgium, Jan. 3, 2007, after a meeting of foreign ministers of European members of the International Contact Group on Somalia.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>> BRUSSELS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- European officials met in Brussels on Wednesday to take stock of the situation in Somalia and coordinate their positions prior to a meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia in Nairobi on Friday. The meeting of foreign ministers of European members of the International Contact Group was called by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose country took over the rotating European Union (EU) presidency on Jan. 1. "It has to be our objective to do our utmost to ensure that developments in Somalia lead to stabilization, lead in a positive direction," Steinmeier told a press conference after the meeting. European members of the contact group are Britain, Italy, Sweden, Norway plus the EU presidency and the European Commission. The full International Contact Group also includes the United States and Tanzania. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told the same press conference that the international community faces a "dramatic situation" in Somalia after the military intervention of Ethiopia at the invitation of the Somali transitional government. "The contact group could play a role by being united on some key principles -- that includes (unity) across the Atlantic and with parties in the region," he said. He added that the contact group has a role to play both politically and from the humanitarian point of view. He also sees the situation as a "window of opportunity to take the process of national reconciliation in Somalia forward." Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt stressed the importance of the political process although a peacekeeping mission might also be necessary. "If you talk about bringing in a force without a political process, I think that's a recipe for failure," Bildt told reporters after the press conference. Ethiopian troops have to withdraw from Somalia quickly, he said. Steinmeier talked about the necessity of a peacekeeping force for Somalia, but said such a force would be of African origin. Ambassadors of EU member states will take up the Somalia issue on Friday. The EU foreign ministers' meeting on Jan. 22 will also debate this issue, said Steinmeier. The internal conflict in Somalia between the transitional government and Islamic militia was complicated as Ethiopian troops joined the Somali government in fight against Islamists. Steinmeier expressed concern on Wednesday at the risk of the conflict spilling over into neighboring Kenya, saying the situation is "anything other than stable." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 4, 2007 Barliin: Midawga Yurub oo dhowaan isugu imaanaya kulan arimaha Soomaaliya looga wada hadlayo. Khamiis, January 04, 2007 Barliin (AllPuntland)- Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda ee wadanka Jarmalka ayaa waxa uu shaaca ka qaaday in midawga Yurub ay dhowaan isugu imaanayaan kulan ballaaran oo looga wada hadlayo arrimaha dalka Soomaaliya. Frank Libret ayaa waxa uu sheegay in kulankaasi uu ka dhici doonno magaalada Burusels ee fadhiga midawga Yurub. Mr. Frank ayaa hadalkaasi waxa uu ka sheegay shir jaraa`id oo uu ku qabtay magaalada Barlin ee caasimadda wadanka Jarmalka. Waxa uu intaasi raaciyay in ka hor inta aan kulankaasi la qaban uu qabsoomi doono shir lagu qabanayo magaalada Nayroobi oo ay isugu imaanayayaan wadamada horay u maray. Ma uusan shaacin wax yaabaha dhabta ah ee looga wada hadli doono kulankaasi, iyo in lagu marti qaadayo xukuumadda Somaaliya. Kulankani ayaa waxa uu ku soo aadayaa iyada oo dhowaan xukuumadda Soomaaliya ay ku guulaysatay in ay gacanta ku dhigto guud ahaan dalka Soomaaliya. Mahad Jama Koronto AllPuntland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abwaan Posted January 4, 2007 Maxaan wakhti iska luminaynaa haddaan shisheeye wax ka sugeyno! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liqaye Posted January 4, 2007 WHAT? shisheeye is all we got or do you think that somalia will reconstuct it self by way of spontaneous construction? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted January 4, 2007 Waddanka Ethiopia ha dhisato hadii aynaan inagu heshiinayn oo aynu duminayno ,,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abwaan Posted January 4, 2007 Originally posted by LIQAYE: WHAT? shisheeye is all we got or do you think that somalia will reconstuct it self by way of spontaneous construction? Sxb naftaada ku kalsoonoow Ilaahayna talo saaro, marka hore adigu qashinka iska gur, ammaanka sug, aqoon, tacab ama shaqo diyaar u ahoow una dareer, markaas waa laga yaabaa in investment iyo tababar aad adduunka ka heshid, laakiin meel baan seexanayaa ama fariisanayaa ee kaalay hebeloow dalkayga ii dhis cidna dal kuma dhisto kuuna dhisi mayso. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liqaye Posted January 4, 2007 laakiin meel baan seexanayaa ama fariisanayaa ee kaalay hebeloow dalkayga ii dhis cidna dal kuma dhisto kuuna dhisi mayso How sweet markasna? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liqaye Posted January 4, 2007 laakiin meel baan seexanayaa ama fariisanayaa ee kaalay hebeloow dalkayga ii dhis cidna dal kuma dhisto kuuna dhisi mayso How sweet markasna? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
