Stability Indeed - Somali town captured by Islamist fighters Ethios withdraw

[N.O.R.F]

More like a search for new ideas.

 

Somali town captured by Islamist fighters

 

December 28 2007 at 10:00AM

 

Mogadishu - Islamist militia on Friday took control of a town in south-central Somalia after Ethiopian soldiers withdrew overnight, witnesses said.

 

The Islamists, who briefly controlled much of south and central Somalia before they were ousted by Ethiopia-backed Somali government troops early this year, have since been waging near daily attacks against the joint forces.

 

"The Ethiopian forces withdrew from the town overnight and now I can see the former Islamic courts fighters," said Mohamed Haji Elmi, a local elder.

 

The Islamists took over Guriel, 300km north of the capital Mogadishu, which they had previously controlled.

 

Somalia has been plagued by 16 years of violence that has defied numerous bids to restore stability.

 

[A.J.]

Im surprised that the Dukey The Clown has not notified as of this.......

 

Maybe not.

[Biixi]

^^ ^^ Name calling use to be a NO-No in this forum -

[A.J.]

Biixi,

 

learn to take a joke saaxib, i didnt mean anything insulting but i was just suggested how Duke entertains here with all his hilarious postings, re-posting, post-postings etc.

 

Its all in jest my friend

[General Duke]

lool. The clan have come out and denied the allegations. Again Northerner why not wait instead of rushing to report bad news?

[General Duke]

Guriceel, the clan region of Xasan dahir, Cayrow, indacade and all the warlords that made up the leadership of the courts, the JVA as well as Abdiqasin's group

 

Maamulka Guri ceel oo beniyay in ciidan Taabacsan maxaakiimta islaamiga ay la wareegeen deegaankaasi

Sh, M network 29 Dec 07, 08:27

 

Mogadishu 29, Dec. 07 ( Sh.M.Network)Cismaan Ciise Nuur oo ah gudoomiye xigeenka Gobolka G/Gaduud oo u waramayay shabelle ayaa waxba kamjiraan ku tilaamamay warar sheegayay in ciidamo taabacsanaa maxaakiimtii islaamiga ay la wareegeen Gacan ku heeynta Magaalada Guri Ceel.

 

 

Sidoo kale gudoomiye xigeenka waxaa uu sheegay in gacan ku heeynta magaalada Guri ceel iyo amaanka uu gacanta ugu jiro maamulka degmada isla markaana ya ciidamada maamulka wadaan qoresh ku aadan sidii ay u dajin lahaayeen dad fara badan oo iskuugu soo baxay magaaladaasi oo muujinayay sidii ay ugu faraxsanaayeen ka bixida ciidmada Ethiopia ee deegaanadaasi.

 

 

Maamulka degmada guri ceel waxaa uu waxba kama jiraan ku tilmaamay warar sheegayay in ciidamo fara badan oo taabacsan maxaakiimtii islaamiga lagu soo arkay dhulka baadiyaha ee hoos taga degmada Guri Ceel waxaan uu ku tilmaaya gudoomiye ku xigeenka degmadaasi Cismaan Ciise Nuur,in ay yihiin ciidamo tabacsan maamulka degmada isla markaana ay xoojin u yihiin ciidanka degmada.

 

 

Ka bixida ciidmada Ethiopia ee degmada guri ceel ayaa waxaa farxad xooga ka muujiyaya dadka deegaanka waxaana ya intii ay ku suganaayeen ciimadaasi ay qab qabtee dad fara badam oo ay ku jireen gancasato caan ka ahaa deegaankasi.

Xiligii ay ku sugnayen ciidamada Ethiopia ee degmada guri ceel ma jirin wax iskum socod dadka ah waxaana ay dadku xaroon jireen xiliga habeenkii ah fiidka hore iyagoo ka baqdin qabay in gacanta ay u galaan ciimadaaasi.

 

[Biixi]

A.J.

 

"Af jooga looma hadlo"

 

Name calling is against Somaliaonline rules, I was just pointing that out to whomever made that rule initially.That is all.

[Allamagan]

Well, we all know that Guriceel's loyalty was never in question. Guriceel waxay ahayd aabihii iyo hooyadii maxkamadaha.

[General Duke]

^^^Indeed and they can not capture it. Thus their power is limited to false news articles like this one. Even Shabbele the mouth of the clan courts has made the above report.

 

There is no Islamic Courts, what we had was a clan movement based in and around Guriceel clan

 

Remmeber Mataban?

[N.O.R.F]

Ethiopia leaves key Somali town

 

Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from a key town in central Somalia.

Islamist insurgents say they now control Guriel, where Ethiopia had a big military base to secure the road linking the two countries.

 

A BBC correspondent in Somalia says it is not clear why the Ethiopian troops withdrew without any fighting.

 

Guriel was a stronghold of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which lost power to Ethiopian-backed government troops a year ago this week.

 

The BBC's Ayanleh Hussein in Guriel says residents have been cheering the Ethiopians' departure.

 

During the occupation the local hospital was out of use as it was used as the Ethiopians' military base, he says.

 

Meanwhile, unrest continues in the capital, Mogadishu, where most Ethiopian forces in the country have been based since last year's invasion, which ended the UIC's six-month rule.

 

The bodies of four civilians were discovered after battles between insurgents and Ethiopian troops on Thursday around the animal market in the north of the city.

 

Somalia has been politically fragmented since 1991 and the country's transitional government, faced with an insurgency, is dependent on international aid and Ethiopian military support.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7162957.stm

[General Duke]

^^^LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. Adeer Shabbele news site is run by the Guricel clan and if tey refuted your erlier claim then its dead.

 

The local clan have said there are no "court" militias or any other anti TFG ones in Guricel.

 

If Xasan Dahir cannot liberate his own town what is his prospects of going any where else?

[N.O.R.F]

More Ethios have crossed the border today - Stability indeed

[A.J.]

Biixi,

 

You took my comment out of context and its as simple as that