Warlord Siilaanyo suffers worst humiliation heaviest fighting since 20 years in Northern Somalia

[Fiqikhayre]

Somalia: 87 killed as Puntland warns Somaliland 'not to attack civilians'

 

9 Feb 9, 2011 - 3:18:52 AM

 

A Cabinet minister in Somalia's Puntland government has warned the separatist region of Somaliland 'not to attack civilians' after heavy fighting Monday killed at least 87 people, Radio Garowe reports.

 

A Puntland delegation led by Fisheries Minister Mohamed Farah Aden told Radio Garowe on Wednesday that the delegation is in Buhodle town to assess the drought and the impact of Monday's fighting.

 

Somaliland troops fought against local clan militias in Kalshale village, which is located near Buhodle, part of Cayn region of Puntland.

 

Local sources reported that the fighting started between two local clans -- Habar Jelo sub-clan of ***** clan and *********** sub-clan of ***** clan.

 

But Somaliland troops intervened with full force. At least 65 people were killed on the Somaliland side while the local clans lost 22 men.

 

Somaliland President Ahmed Silanyo belongs to Habar Jelo sub-clan, which is directly involved in the fighting with *********** clan militia over control of territory.

 

Puntland's Fisheries Minister Aden warned Somaliland to "stop the aggression" and appealed for peaceful co-existence between Puntland and Somaliland.

 

"The people of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions are Puntlanders by blood and we urge Somaliland to stop the aggression," Fisheries Minister Aden said.

 

Somaliland's Information Minister Ahmed Abdi Habsade told the BBC Somali Service during a Tuesday interview that the death toll was 5 Somaliland soldiers killed and 12 *********** clan fighters killed.

 

However, local sources confirmed the massive casualties on both sides and the especially the heavy casualties inflicted upon the Somaliland troops, who lost control of the fighting area.

 

Somaliland has now amassed more troops in the region and there are fears that more fighting could spark. Somaliland officials, including President Silanyo and Information Minister Habsade, claimed that Puntland is "supporting" the local clans.

 

But Puntland Fisheries Minister Aden denied the allegations, telling the BBC Somali Service and Radio Garowe during separate interviews that Puntland has the "right to defend its people."

 

Sool and Sanaag regions, which *****-dominated Somaliland administration claims based on defunct colonial-era borders, is home to ***** clan of Puntland. Observers say this is the reason why Somaliland troops are seen as aggressors in Buhodle, also home to ***** clan.

 

Since his election in June 2010, Somaliland President Silanyo's administration has come under the strong influence members of the *****-based SNM rebel faction that used to fight against former Somali military dictator Gen. Siyad Barre regime in the 1980s.

 

Somaliland, located in northwest Somalia, unilaterally declared independence from the rest of the country in 1991 but has not been recognized internationally. Somaliland and Puntland enjoy relative stability compared to the rest of the country.

 

GAROWE ONLINE

[Fiqikhayre]

Buuhoodle town awash with troops after Siilaanyo militia heavy defeat and Somaliland's President's call to arms to the SNM clan to defend the 'cause' of subjugation and forcefully recruiting of other clans to their one-sided, mislead and misguided project of separating up the country to the contrary wishes of the unionists and the real situation on the ground.

 

Gaboose Somaliland's interior minister now enlisted a local sub-clan from Borame Awdal region into the war. Somaliland is determined to enter this war in clans and thus asked the local sub-clan of Boorame to enter which they agreed upon. However others of the clan refused to be part of the aggression.

 

This is becoming ugly and ethnic in nature now. We couldn't expect anything from the former leader of the SNM.

[Fiqikhayre]

With the above in mind it's only natural that one of the most trusted army commanders of theirs switched to his clan after he saw what is going on and the antics involved whereby Siilaanyo clearly sided with his clan and tried to subjugate the rival clan in Puntland by force. Finally Col. Dalbac a former Somaliland commander now saw what was going on and came back to his people in Buuhoodle and vowed to defend Buuhoodle from the aggressors from Somaliland as he said that 'Siilaanyo has sided with his clan so I'm siding with mine'.

 

[Fiqikhayre]

Col. Dalbac entered Buuhoodle town with 250 men and 12 'technicals' pick up trucks with artillery mounted ontoo them.

[Fiqikhayre]

[Fiqikhayre]

Buuhoodle and Cayn region of Puntland heavily fortified now

 

[Fiqikhayre]

The Blue flag of the Unionists from Puntland reigning high in the Sky deep in so-called ex British Somaliland which the current 'Somaliland' ridiculously claims legitimate from.

 

[Fiqikhayre]

The People are united and one. It's a clan aggression from the SNM clan of Siilaanyo.

 

[Fiqikhayre]

[A_Khadar]

Waraa where are you getting fed by these pics?

[A_Khadar]

Plus stop misleading the strugle. It's not between puntland vs s/land. It's between s/l militia and people of ssc. Puntland admin didn't help these people when they were invaded and occupied their homes by Silanyo militia.

[Fiqikhayre]

Col. Dalbac oo wata batalyan ciidan ah, kuna hubaysan 12 gawaarida dagaalka ah oo ka goostay Somaliland.

 

Buuhoodle, Feb 09 - Col. Axmed Maxmed Dalbac oo ka mid ah saraakiisha sare ee ciidanka Somaliland ee ka dagaalamayey gobolka Cayn ayaa isu dhiibay ciidanka deegaanka ee gobolka Cayn.

 

Col. Dalbac oo ay weheliyaan batalyan ciidan ah (240+ askari), kuna hubaysan 12 gawaariga dagaalka ah ayaa ku macneeyey goosashadiisa in ay sabab u ahayd gardarada, dulmiga, iyo xasuuqa ay ciidanka Somaliland u gaysteen shacabka gobolka Cayn.

 

Mar uu la hadlay shacabka magaalada Buuhoodle ayaa uu ugu baaqay ciidanka Somaliland in ay ka baxaan gobollada Sool, Sanaag & Cayn, isaga oo sidoo kalena ugu baaqay shacabka gobolku in ay difaacaan deegaanka, isna uu ka qayb qaadan doono difaaca; waxaa uu intaa ku daray in uu ku faraxsan yahay in uu yimaado Buuhoodle, shirar wadatashi ahna uu la yeeshay odayaasha dhaqanka iyo shacabka magaalada Buuhoodle.

 

 

 

Col. Dalbac waxaa uu ka mid ahaa saraakiisha fara ku tiriska ah ee u dhashay gobollada Sool, Sanaag & Cayn ee ka tirsanaa ciidanka Somaliland ee ka dagaalamayey gobolka Cayn.

 

Ma aha sarkaalkii ama siyaasigii ugu horeeyey ee ka goosta ama u goosta Somaliland, balse waxaa ay goosashadiisu badaleysaa miisaanka ciidan iyo dagaal ee gobolka oo dhawrkii bilood ee la soo dhaafay ay ka dhaceen dagaallo sababay khasaare dhimasho iyo dhaawacba leh.

[Fiqikhayre]

[General Duke]

I just met one of the Garad's of these regions by accident in Toronto this afternoon. He spoke confidently that the people will defend themselves and they have enough support from their kinsmen, which is a fact.

 

War is not good, but the land belongs to a specific clan.

[Gabbal]

Xaaji Xunjuf;693442 wrote:

herer nabadi way fiicantahay laakin wa in nabaddiidka iyo qarandiidka laso qa qabta

So why then are you so anti-Siad?