Somaliland Press: Puntland, ONLF are with SSC. Asks help from Ethiopia

[The Zack]

Somalia’s Puntland region leader rushes to Ethiopia over Somaliland clashes and ONLF weapons

 

The Ethiopian government led by Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Haile Mariam Desalegne called on the leader of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland to an emergency meeting in Addis Ababa on late Monday.

 

Mr Abdirahman Farole quickly rushed to Addis Ababa on a chartered airplane with three other ministers.

 

According to developing reports, the Ethiopian government expressed concern about Farole’s involvement in Somaliland’s recent eastern clashes that has left scores dead in the Buhodle district. The conflict erupted when Somaliland forces based in the village of Kalshale in the Buhodle district came under heavy attack from a local clan militia called SSC (Sool, Sanaag, Cayn) last week. Somaliland took a number of militia men hostage who revealed the group was getting arms from Eritrea and had fighters from Ethiopia’s rebel group, the ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF) in its fighting ranks.

 

The SSC militia is supported by some of the *********** subclans in and around the Buhodle town. The group has been trying to convert the conflict into an open tribal war so they can draw support from the ****** family which includes Puntland’s *********, eastern Sanaag’s **********, *******s in southern Somalia and the ******s of Ethiopia. Mr Farole too admitted that he was going to support his “kins” men on clan bases.

 

The call for Farole to Addis Ababa follows a day after he issued a warning message to Somaliland authority insisting his administration was getting involved in the conflict “directly”.

 

The Ethiopians consider the disputed Sool and Sanaag regions part of Somaliland and are strongly opposed to Puntland’s claims.

 

The Ethiopian government is not at good terms with the SSC rebels as well in May 2010 Ethiopian border patrol police and the militia clashed in Buhoodle, a town on the Somaliland-Ethiopian border. Dozens were killed (see Hundreds flee their homes in Buhodle)

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The Ethiopian government was also worried about reports that ONLF was receiving arms through the Puntland port of Bosasso from Eritrea. Eritrea finances a number of rebel and terrorist groups in the region to destabilize Ethiopia, Somaliland and Somalia. Eritrea denies having links with ONLF, Al Shabab and Puntland.

 

 

This is not the first time the Ethiopian authority has called Farole to Addis Ababa. In March 2010, he dashed to Addis Ababa to get approvals for his government (see SOMALIA: Puntland President Dashes to Ethiopia For an Emergency Meeting)

 

In recent weeks, the Puntland leader has been trying to call for a hoax “national Somali reconciliation conference” at the end of August when the transitional government in Mogadishu mandate expires. Mr Farole has been trying to convince southern Somali politicians to join his conference which also calls for the replacement of Mogadishu as the capital with Garowe, the current regional capital of Puntland.

 

The Somaliland government strongly condemned the so called conference and warned any incursion into its region and political affair will destabilize the region. The TFG equally said the conference was a joke by a mad “governor”. While ordinary citizens believe this is yet another Farole move to scam international donors.

 

The idea has raised eyebrows on the Ethiopian government too who believe Mr Farole is trying to destroy the weak transitional government led by the former cleric and one time enemy of Ethiopia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

 

The Ethiopians believe Mr Farole is destabilizing the region with millions he made from piracy ransoms. Mr Farole wants to nominate himself for the Somali President at the end of August when Sheikh Sharif’s term ends with US$8 million he made from pirates.

 

According to our source which is close to the Ethiopian government, Addis Ababa considers Farole’s political maneuvers a national threat and illegitimate. They believe senior leaders in Addis Ababa will order him to stop the so called conference and to withdraw from Somaliland territory immediately. There are reports, troops from Puntland have crossed into Sool region of Somaliland near the town of Tukaraq, about 50km east of Las Anod. Farole gave orders to invade Somaliland after he came under huge pressure from the public in pirate rich Puntland. It is now not clear who he will take orders from– his public calling for tribal war with Somaliland or Addis Ababa.

 

Ethiopia has historical ties with Somaliland that predates colonialism and the two states have co-existed in peace. Ethiopia considers Somaliland a crucial entity to its own stability and an important factor in the control of ****** region. Moreover, Ethiopia knows ****** clans such as the ***********, *****ten and *******s are sympathetic to ******s quest for independence from Ethiopia and want ****** to be part of Somalia. Documents Somaliland government obtained that have been passed to Addis Ababa showed that the SSC miltia wants ONLF to use the Sool and Buhodle regions to launch attacks against Ethiopia. In return, the group have requested support from ONLF and Eritrea.

 

http://somalilandpress.com/somalias-puntland-region-leader-rushes-to-ethiopia-over-somaliland-clashes-and-onlf-weapons-20356

[The Zack]

In summary, Somaliland thinks that all the d-block are with their cousins in Buhoodle so they are saying Ethiopia should help us LOL. Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic!

[Somalina]

Father Zenawi will eventually save the day! he always comes through for his children.

[The Zack]

^ :D Father, indeed. The below quote is my favorite part of this article:

Ethiopia has historical ties with Somaliland that predates colonialism and the two states have co-existed in peace. Ethiopia considers Somaliland a crucial entity to its own stability and an important factor in the control of Oga'den region. Moreover, Ethiopia knows D-block clans such as the Dh, MJ, and MR are sympathetic to Oga'dens quest for independence from Ethiopia and want Oga'den to be part of Somalia. Documents Somaliland government obtained that have been passed to Addis Ababa showed that the SSC miltia wants ONLF to use the Sool and Buhodle regions to launch attacks against Ethiopia. In return, the group have requested support from ONLF and Eritrea.

[The Zack]

Adeeraylow stay and stick to your Hargeisa-Burco-Berbera traingle. I promise that nobody will mess with you and you won't need to cry for Ethiopia's help for any thing. Meel baan weerari waana sii calaacali doesn't make sense at all. I am just saying, you know.

[gooni]

Nimankan geedahaa u dhaqdhaqaaqaya ethopia tol ma noqdee may godkay kalshaale ka qodeen iska aasaan,laanta cagaarana foodda ka jartaan ayagoo nabada dhulkoodana jooga.

 

Reer ssc waa dad isku filan cidna waxba ugama baahna nin xaq iyo somali jacayl ku dhimanaya oo dhulkii uu ku dhashay jooga cadow ma lagdo habarna warkeeda iska daa:)

[The Zack]

^loool

[isqarxis]

asking for help from Ethiopia is not a new.Ina Cigaal ayaa u yeedhay ethopian when he was fighting with Garxajis in 1994 after he failed to capture them and now siilaanyo is just doingthe same path against people of buhoodle.