We Must Not Let Another Genocide Happen In The Somali Peninsula

[Jacaylbaro]

did you watch IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU TOO movie ??? ,,,,,,,,

[Ebyan]

What in the world are you talking about? People.. stop acting like you were the only ones who were targeted by the late Presidents administration, all opposition forces were targeted.

 

Did you even read the article before posting it? It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever read..Is this what passes for news in Somaliland? Displace-replace kulahaa.. :rolleyes:

[Jacaylbaro]

May be you were not even born those days but i was a witness and we were targetted more than anyhone else but we resisted, suffered a lot then had the upper hand and destroyed the enemy then forgave them for God's sake ,,,,,,,,,

 

 

I'm sure you can't do that ,,, do you ??

 

 

Now don't get nuts ,,,,,,, you better enjoy the matter on the TV but i wish i will hear you when it happens to your Uncles, brothers, sisters and other families of yours ,,,,,,,,

[Ebyan]

Lol@were not born those days.

 

Did you read the article? If you did, do you agree with the author?

 

What is happening to 'Hawiyi clan' is reminiscent to what happened to the Somalilanders during Siyad Barre! [Culprits are the same people, same intentions but with different victims at different times in different places!]

The policy Abdillahi Yussuf is engaged is echoing to the one his cousin Mr. Barre did which was:

a) Obliterate the targeted community, then displace them as to replace them with their community, with their agenda! -"Displace to replace" a genocide in another face! It has to stop now and not later.

One Somali tribe is 'evil' and all the rest are saintly, right?

[rudy-Diiriye]

see! prime example of lil gal brain-washed by tribal crap!! yo gal friend, u have any idea how many potential lovers u lost there!!! lool..

 

now your choice is narrowed!! what a lose! think about the big picture!! loool... u could have married some decesent dude from xamar with 3 cadillac gaaree damaars! looool. your lose homie gal..

[Jacaylbaro]

looooooooooooooooooool@rudy ,,,,, cadilac gaari dameer , hahahahahaha ,,, dat was funny indeed ,,,,,,,,

 

Violet, i think you did not understant those pharagraphs ,,,,, tell me what it is saying bal and let's see how you understood ,,,,,,,,

[king_450]

JB, you are forgetting one thing.

 

 

The Genocide File

 

Genocide In Galcayo

 

(USC's assault In the Mudug Region)

 

by Concerned Somalis

 

March 19, 1991

 

Brief

 

This document was released by a group called the Concerned Somalis on 19 March,1991 in Washington DC in a protest against a genocide committed in Galkayo. The Release describes some of the atrocities of the USC fighters against the civilian population of the town.

 

Genocide In Galcayo

 

(USC's assault In the Mudug Region)

 

Concerned Somalis - March 19, 1991

 

 

 

At 3:00 A.M. on February 26th , 1991, the USC attacked Galcayo, the capital of the Mudug region in the central rangeland of Somalia. Initially, 1000 highly trained commandoes infiltrated the city, entered the homes of the civilian population and slaughtered the women, the children, the disabled and the elderly. Simultaneously, professional soldiers armed with heavy artillery and rockets bombarded Galcayo indiscriminately. Recent reports estimated the civilian casualty to number 500 dead ,1000 wounded and 200 hostages. On February 28th 1991, USC London office announced that the city of Galcayo was " liberated from the remnants of the Siyad Barre's regime."

 

This assault was directed against the civilian population of the ****** clan that inhabit the Mudug and Bari regions. USC carefully and meticulously planned the operation, targeting the elders, the intellectuals and the business men and their families for elimination prior to the indiscriminate bombardment of the city.

 

Astonishingly, the attack on Galcayo followed after USC sent a well known Somali nationalist, Mohamed Abshir Muse ( a prominent ******) as an envoy to extend USC's willingness to include the Mudug and the Bari region in a reconciliation talks. Despite, the reign of terror in Mogadisho against all ****** Civilians, the Mudug and Bari regions were willing to negotiation with the USC to establish a post Siyad Barre democratic government and an end to bloodshed and destruction.

 

Unfortunately, the Galcayo attack was nothing but a genocide attack based on extermination of ****** clan. The question is what did USC achieve by attacking Galcayo and why did the USC attack Galcayo?

 

1. In the Galcayo attack the majority of the dead and the wounded were women, children and elders over 70 years of age . Some of the elders and their families who were butchered by the USC are:

 

Warsame Abdi Xoosh ( 85 years old)

 

Jamac Bixi (78 years old)

 

Mohamud Haji Xassan (70 years old)

 

Ahmed Xashi ( nickname Xudi, over 80 years old

 

Mohamud Mahad (78 years old)

 

Mohamud Ali Nur (70 years old)

 

These elders were prominent men who had opposed the Barre's regime and had been subjected to frequent detention and abuses.

 

2. The attached USC communiqué dated March 3,1991 attests that USC had waged a " large scale offensive aimed at liberating Mudug and *********ia regions" and the communiqué gleefully claims that USC had " smashed the rest of ****** ( enemy) forces." This press release clearly shows USC's motivation in attacking Galcayo.

 

First of all, Galkayo was liberated from Siyad Barre's forces long before the United Somali Congress was formed in 1989 and before the civil war reached Mogadisho. Galcayo is the capital city of the Mudug region which gave rise to the first popular appraisal and armed insurgency against the Barre regime. The Somali Salvation Democratic front, (SSDF) formed in 1978, waged a bitter battle against Barre's armed forces for over a decade in the Mudug and Majarteenia regions. The Barre dictatorship retaliated against the civilian population with mass massacre, prosecution, indefinite detention, and summary execution of dissidents. Siyad Barre's professional army were instructed to destroy the towns, poison the wells and rape the women. At the time Siyad Barre enjoyed the support of most Somali clans, and this campaign were carried out by army composed of all clans. In fact, General Galaal, who is today the commander of the USC militia attacking Kismayo and the southern regions, in 1980 was the commander of the Barre's army that committed the brutal atrocities in the Mudug and *********ia.

 

Ironically, Siyad Barre considered the clans that inhabit the Mudug and *********ia as threat to his regime. In a systematic manner, Siyad Barre's regime destroyed these regions socially and the economically. The main exports of *********ia and Mudug are livestock, hides and skins and frankincense and myrrh. By decree, The export of frankincense and myrrh, and hides and skins were made illegal and the right to export were given to Siyad Barre's cronies. The Bossaso port which used to be the main port for the export of livestock, was inactivated and the trade was diverted to the ports of Mogadisho and Berbera.

 

The economic war waged against Mudug and *********ia region by the Barre's regime, was coupled with political repression of elders and intellectuals from these regions. In early 1980's the SSI)F operated radio Kulmis which used to broadcast the atrocities committed by the Barre's regime, and use to urge the Somalis to unite against the Barre's dictatorship. Unfortunately, it took a decade before other regions followed suit and revolted against the dictatorship. By 1989, Mudug and *********ia has become in all aspect independent from Barre's regime and established an administrative rule,

 

3. The USC communiqué also characterizes SSDF forces lead by Ali Badiyo and Jamac Ali Jamac as the enemy and claims that the " so called" SSDF have been defeated. It is incredible that Ali Badiyo and Jamac Ali Jamac who have been in solitary confinement for 10 and 19 years respectively are now considered enemies while Mohamed Aidid, Siyad Barre's ambassador to India as late as 1987 is now the" liberator." According to the USC communiqué, Mohamed Aidid is the " Commander in Chief of the USC military forces and the de facto leader."

 

Hence considering the above mentioned facts one can only conclude that USC attacked Galcayo not to liberate but to consolidate the political power of all of Somalia into the hands of the USC. The USC is exclusively clan based and can not be elevated to a national level, unless the aim is to establish another dictatorship. Unfortunately ,what USC achieved is: a) hundreds of unsuspecting civilians have been butchered. b) the city of Galcayo had been destroyed. c) the national reconciliation has been postponed indefinitely. d) USC ignited a war against the civilians in the central rangeland. e) it has dealt a blow to Somali nationalism. f) it has brought instability into the central rangeland of Somalia. g) it has transformed the conflict to USC against SSDF and its allies, In conclusion, the Galcayo attack made the USC a major shareholder in the record of human rights abuses in Somalia.

 

 

 

 

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Source Pages : Genocide in Galkayo ( page 15) (Page 16)

 

 

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[Khalaf]

Originally posted by rudy:

[QB] see! prime example of lil gal brain-washed by tribal crap!! yo gal friend, u have any idea how many potential lovers u lost there!!! lool..

yo rudy she has her ina adeer right here na mean, scartch all those "potentional" cats ..

 

Well said Violet, Siad Barre (AUN) it was political to him, not like this article accuses him....bad cats worked under his name that comitted crimes ie hergaysa,Mudag ect, tho he bares responsblity.....and this TFG is made up of all clans, If all of mogadshio clans was against AY i doubt he would last a day in moga, marka come wit some more intelligent like how somalia is under western hegomony....why is SL corner always trying to inflame hatered between those two clans, can anyone answer that? :confused:

 

may Allah give jannah to all those innocents that died unjusticly then and now, and those who committed crimes will be punished.

[Wisdom_Seeker]

All atrocities should be condemned. There is no reason to kill innocent civilians.

 

Thousand of Somalis have perished because of revenge.

 

May all the innocent ones who have died rest in peace.

 

King, there is an atrocity that is taking place today. It is right in front of our face, we could see it with our eyes. Make a difference condemn this one before it is too late.

[Ebyan]

If the government is targeting civilians, they should be condemned.

 

If the government is targeting the 'insurgency', they should be applauded.

 

If they government is targeting the 'insurgency' and they are using these civilians are shields, it's tragic. Whos at fault?

[Wisdom_Seeker]

Shelling indiscriminately??????

 

The Ethiopians were to leave when the first AU peacekeeping troops arrived in Mogadishu, they have and there are more Ethiopians in Mogadishu today. The Ethiopians have no intention of going anywhere. Not to forget that they have triggered this last fight, when they have broked a truce and said they would clean Mogadishu in three days. Well congratulations they have cleaned Mogadishu by killing almost 400 people.

[rudy-Diiriye]

yeah whatever happened to that saying, oh yeah, they be gone in couple of months!! believe me they be there till they bury them.

[Jacaylbaro]

King, that is what i'm telling you not to allow somalia to have more genocides ,,,,,, ppl suffered enough so let's not let it happen.

 

 

I would like you to give us the link of that Info Plzzzzzzzzzzz

[king_450]

JB, here is the Link

 

 

http://www.somaliawatch.org/archivefeb01/010210302.htm

 

 

King, there is an atrocity that is taking place today. It is right in front of our face, we could see it with our eyes. Make a difference condemn this one before it is too late

Mystic yes i have been all the time.