PasserBy Posted October 2, 2011 Security cooperation in good shape with Silanyo Source: Indian Ocean Newsletter After being a little strained under Somaliland’s previous home affairs minister, security cooperation between Hargeisa and Addis Ababa is now in going strong. The very same day Somaliland’s new Minister for Home Affairs Mohamed Nour Arale known as Duur (ION 1316) took up his functions on 1 September in Hargeisa, replacing Mohamed Abdi Gabose, President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud known as Silanyo received a letter from the Ethiopian government. Addis Ababa wanted 500 Ethiopians who had fled to Somaliland for political reasons to be expelled and sent back to their country. A significant number of them are Oromowhom the Ethiopian authorities accuse by name of being linked to the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) or other opposition organisations. Gabose had previously resisted certain Ethiopian security requirements (ION 1315), but President Silanyo and the new home affairs minister did not have the same scruples. On 4 September, the Deputy Home Affairs Minister Osman Garad Sofe announced in Hargeisa that Somaliland would expel within a month all illegal immigrants to their country of origin. At the same time Mohamed Nour Arale ordered his police service, together with intelligence officers, to round up the Ethiopian exiles Addis Ababa wanted. Around 300 of are believed to have already been captured and are awaiting deportation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliNationalist Posted October 2, 2011 It's so embarrassing, these traitors in Northwest Somalia will pay for their crimes against innocent people.... in the end, the Oroma Liberation Front and ONLF will be victories, and Tigrayia will burn. Ethiopia is a fake country in which the Tigray minority regime is ruling..... but soon the majority will rise up and demand their basic human rigths. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xaaji Xunjuf Posted October 2, 2011 i don't think these people are allied to the oromo liberation front they are poor beggars and send back to their Country PICS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul Posted October 2, 2011 Mr passerby--Are these the 500 people you were talking about?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mustafe Posted October 4, 2011 Utterly shameful! These poor people should be left alone as they are not a threat to anyone. We Somalis expect the rest of the world to extend their hands to us in our times of need yet in this case we are not showing the same kindness to poor poeple who have it much harder than us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
