Somalia: Al Shabaab madness kills more civilians.

[General Duke]

Somalia: 9 Civilians Die In Roadside Bomb

 

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:23 Written by Muhyadin Ahmed Roble At least nine civilians were killed and thirty others wounded in a roadside bomb hit a minibus in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

 

The explosion ripped through the bus as it had plied the only road connecting the divided city which is also used Somali force and AU peacekeepers.

 

 

 

The roadside bomb exploded near the former compound of Jale Siad military academy, south of Mogadishu, where Burundian peacekeepers have settled.

 

A Somali security commander Nur Hassan said the minibuses were carrying only civilians.

 

A minibus driver, who witnessed the blast, said the scene was horrifying.

 

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion but Somali ministry of information accused islamist rebels for the attack.

 

Separately, at least 17 people were were killed in a mortar shelling incident between African Union (AU) peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab fighters near the main market.

 

Ali Musa, director of a local ambulance service said his service had collected 17 bodies and 61 injured people since Monday night. Bakara is the main marker in southern Somalia but government and AMISOM officials say it also a major stronghold of Al-Shabaab, the militant movement linked to al Qaeda.

 

More than 80 civilians have been killed in the clash since Monday. The fighting began Monday, soon after Al-Shabaab spokesman declared a "massive war" on what he labeled "invaders," an apparent reference to the African Union forces that protect the weak Somali government. The rebel militias control most of southern Somalia and Mogadishu where government soldiers run a few block in the capital.

 

More than 6,300 African Union peacekeepers are deployed in Mogadishu but can do little more than guard the airport and presidential palace.

[General Duke]

Muqdisho: Khasaaraha dhimashada iyo Dhaawaca shacabka oo sii kordhaya

 

September 1, 20100

 

Waxaa sare usii kacaya tirada dhimashada iyo dhaawaca ee soo gaaraya shacabka ku dhaqan magaalada Muqdisho, dadka dhimashada soo gaaray 24kii saac ee lasoo dhaafay ayaa gaaraya 20 xili ay madaafiic badan ku dhaceen qeybo kamid ah magaalada Muqdisho.

 

Khasaarihii ugu badnaa ee soo gaaray shacabka maalinimadii shalay ayaa ahayd qarax miino oo lala beegsaday labo gaari oo nooca BL-ka ah ee shacabku raacaan. Qaraxa ayaa ka dhacay agagaara kuliyada Jaale Siyaad, halkaasi oo lagu aasay miino xoogleh oo burburisay labo gaari oo bus ah.

 

Dhimashada halkaasi ka dhalatay ayaa ka badan 10 ruux, ayadoo ay ku dhaawacmeen dad ku dhaw 30 qof.

 

Dadka weerarkan bambaano ku dhintay ayaa waxaa kamid ahaa arday ka timid iskuulka oo kusii jeeday guryahooda, waxaana ku jiray ardaydaasi sadex gabdhood oo da’adoodu u dhaxeyso 19 illaa 22 kuwaasi oo dhigan jiray Collegka SIMAD.

 

Waxaa sidoo kale dadka ku dhintay busaskaasi la qarxiyey ku jiray Injineer Idiris oo kamid ah maamulayaasha shirkada Telcom Somaliya.

 

Sidoo kale isbitaalada magaalada Muqdisho ayey buuxiyeen dad badan oo rayid ah oo ay dhaawacyo kasoo gaareen dagaalada maalintii 10aad kasii socda magaalada Muqdisho, waxaana dadka ugu badan ee dhaawacyadan soo gaareen ay yihiin shacabka ku dhaqan xaafadaha ay madaafiicda ku dhacayaan gaar ahaan degmada H/wadaag, halkaasi oo ay weli ka socdaan duqeymaha lala beegsanayo xarunta Madaxtooyada ee Villa Soomaaliya.

 

Waxaa sidoo kale jira dad badan oo ayaguna khasaaro kasoo gaarayaan nawaaxiga Suuqa Bakaaraha oo ay madaafiic badan ayaguna ku dhaceen, ayadoo shacabka magaalada ay ka rajo dhigeen xaalada dagaala ee ka jirta magaalada, xili ay kooxaha dagaalamaya ku baaqeen in lasii dar dar geliyo dagaalka.

 

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[General Duke]

There has been heavy fighting in Mogadishu in recent days between al-Shabab and government troops

[ANTARA]

why shouldn't this goverment just give up, pack up and leave the city surely they have no support in that city any more. The people of Xamar have made it clear that they don't want this goverment and that they won't fight for it.

[General Duke]

Failure Is Not An Option

 

September 1, 2010: Thousands of trigger-happy al Shabaab gunmen wandering around Mogadishu have shut down much commerce. Merchants fear moving new goods into the city. This resulted in growing food shortages. Many people fear leaving their homes, and risk getting shot by some teenage al Shabaab gunslinger. Nearly two weeks of al Shabaab attacks on government held neighborhoods have driven over 30,000 people from their homes, with most of them leaving the city. A similar al Shabaab offensive last year caused about 100,000 civilians to flee Mogadishu. The two hospitals functioning in the city, which still has a population of over a million, has received over 200 wounded in the last ten days. Many lightly wounded people don't risk a trip to a hospital. The armed militias (both pro and anti-government) have their own medical personnel (usually little more than medics, although the peacekeepers have some doctors).

The UN deplored the fighting and the recent deaths of AU peacekeepers. The Transitional Government(TG) called for international assistance against al Shabaab and other Islamic radical groups that are trying to take over the country. Most of the world is sympathetic, but would rather not get involved.

 

The al Shabaab tactics depend on a lot of fanaticism and enthusiasm from their gunmen, but recognize that these guys (many are teenagers) have little, or no, military training, and little discipline. So the Islamic radicals keep moving, on foot or in light trucks and stolen automobiles. If the gunmen encounter determined resistance, like from peacekeepers, they retreat. But with dozens of these armed groups wandering around town at any given town, it's dangerous for anyone to be out on the streets. The fighting in the last week has left about a hundred civilians dead. Many civilians are reluctant to flee their homes, and end up in an improvised refugee camp, and at the mercy of bandits and anyone with a gun. The al Shabaab tactics deliberately try to terrorize local civilians, hoping that a sense of panic will spread to opposing forces. This works against the pro-government militias, but not so much with the peacekeepers. The al Shabaab attitude seems to be that if they can't have the city, they will trash as much of it as they can. The al Shabaab leaders have announced their plans to keep it up in Mogadishu until they prevail.

 

Off the coast, especially in the Gulf of Aden, pirates continue to be stymied by the activities of the international anti-piracy patrol. The warships have added a lot of land based patrol aircraft (manned and UAVs), which has made it difficult for the pirates to sneak up on their prey, and take them before a warship, or an armed helicopter from a warship, shows up. But the warships are still practicing "catch and release" because few nations are willing to prosecute pirates.

 

August 31, 2010: Uganda has offered to call up its reserves and send up to 10,000 more peacekeepers to Somalia, but is waiting for more money from the United States to pay for it. The Ugandans are still enraged over al Shabaab suicide bomb attacks in the Ugandan capital last July. The U.S. is willing to fund this operation, but has to organize a military team (including auditors) to supervise the training and ensure that a lot of the cash is not stolen. Uganda is ranked as the second most corrupt (after Burundi) country in East Africa (one of the most corrupt regions in the world.)

 

August 30, 2010: A roadside bomb, planted in a road north of the capital, went off when a minibus passed over it, killing eight civilians and wounding 25. The bomb was apparently meant for pro-government forces, but someone screwed up. Elsewhere in the city, mortar shells hit the presidential palace, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers.

 

August 29, 2010: Al Shabaab has again lost control of the border town of Beledweyn (330 kilometers north of Mogadishu). They claimed that Ethiopian troops took part in the operation. The TG denied Ethiopian involvement and insisted that local militias aided TG troops to do the deed. The Ethiopians do want to force al Shabaab away from the border, to lessen the risk of another invasion by Islamic radical Somalis, and have threatened to march into Beledweyn if need be.

 

August 27, 2010: Al Shabaab gunmen briefly blocked the road between the government ministry compounds and the airport. AU peacekeepers guard these key areas, and are able to drive off the untrained, but heavily armed and very enthusiastic Islamic radical gunmen.

[General Duke]

Originally posted by ANTARA:

why shouldn't this goverment just give up, pack up and leave the city surely they have no support in that city any more. The people of Xamar have made it clear that they don't want this goverment and that they won't fight for it.

The people Xamar dont want Al Shabaab either.

[ANTARA]

I think alshabaab enjoys a lot of support there, it is impossible to survive against all those odds if you don't have the support of the masses. Now, the people might be wrong but that is the reality in the ground.

[General Duke]

^^^Al Shabaab used to enjoy support when they were weaker and when people belived that it was their clans who ran it. Now the love story has ended.

[Xaaji Dhagax.]

If Al-shabaab can't finish off this so called TFG plus its allies(Amisom) in the next few days then they should stop this mayhem and carnage. Period.

[General Duke]

Qarax lagu dilay 15-qof

1 Sep 1, 2010 - 8:57:09 AM

 

Qarax ka dhacay Magaalada Muqdisho shalay ayaa dilay ugu yaraan 15-qof oo ahaa rakaab la socday gaadiid dadweyne, waxaana ku dhaawacmay in ka badan 25-qof oo isugu jiray qaybaha dowlada.

 

Miinada uu qaraxa ka dhashay ayaa lagu qariyay jidka dhinciisa, iyadoo dadkii ka badbaaday qaraxa ay sheegeen inay ku qaraxday sadex gaari oo rakaab kasoo qaaday suuqa Bakaaraha, mid ka mid ah ay gabi ahaan burburisay.

 

"Gaadiidka uu qaraxu haleelay ayaa u kala socday Ceelasha biyaha iyo Madiina, waxaana dadka ku dhintay ay dhamaantood ahaa rayid ka waraxayay shaqadooda kuna socday guryahooda" ayuu yiri mid ka mid ah dadkii ka badabaday qaraxaas.

 

Qaraxa oo ahaa mid xoogan ayaa la sheegay inuu sidoo kale dilay laba shaqaale ah oo ku howlanaa dhismaha wadada, waxayna DF ku eedeysay qaraxaas kooxda ay dagaalka kula jirto ee Al-shabaab.

 

Howlwadeenada Isbitaalada Madiina ayaa u sheegay GO in dhaawacyadii lasoo gaarsiiyay ay laba ka mid ah dhinteen, intii kalena ay u sameeyeen gargaar caafimaad, ayna ku jiraan kuwo dhaawacyadoodu ay aad u culus yihiin.

 

Ururka Al-shabaab ayaan weli ka haldin weerarkan, waxaana halka uu ka dhacay oo ahayd jidka warshadaha ay ahayd meel ay qaraxyo dhowr ah kula beegsadeen ciidamada AMISOM ee saldhiga ku leh Kuliyadii Jaalle Siyaad.

 

Col. Cali Xasan oo ka mid ah saraakiisha DF ayaa sheegay in weerarkaan uu ahaa mid la damacsanaa in lagu weeraro ciidamada dowlada iyo kuwa AMISOM, isagoo sheegay inaysan ahyan markii ugu horeysay oo ay kooxdan dad shacab ku dilaan miinooyin ay dhulka geliyeen.

 

Dhanka kale, Muqdisho ayaa waxaa maalintii 10-aad ka socda dagaalo u dhexeeya DF iyo Al-shabaab oo kala kaashanaya xulufadooda, iyadoo duqeymo culus oo ku dhacay degmooyinka qaar ay geysteen dhaawacyo dad rayid ah.

 

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