How come they did not turn the Masjids in Adis Ababa and Harar into Churches, or is Maadeey telling us that there are no Masjids in mainland Ethiopia.

There is no financial story to the Kismayo saga, there has never been one, lets not divert attention from the truth here. Kismayo's problems have always been from Mogadishu since the day Barre regime fall, the attacks came from there iyo wax kastana halkaas aa laga soo maleegaayay si magaladu nabad unoqonin. And sadly now after Alshabaab lost control of the city the current leader in Mogadishu have continued with the same old Mogadishu policy.

I think the Somaliland democracy and elections have become a burden and a curse on the communities that live in that region, why does every year blood have to be spilled when there are elections. Sadly and contrary to the wider perception that's Somaliland's democracy is peace and development in the region it represents insecurity, fear, death and a curse for the communities in those regions.

Masha'alah beautiful landscape and clean environment. What a country we have.

For the lord of the creation, I don't see the creative reason behind the opposition of Faroole in leading Puntland and the introduction of multi-party politics in one year. Who is really ready to run Puntland right now that's better than Faroole, who are the real genuine, educated and quite clean individuals that have contented him for the position? No one I believe, in fact Faroole is a hundred times better than Gaabgaab and the other guy from Qardho who is creating all this problems and he should remain president of the state so long those are the guys will replace him. Puntland needs real change but not Anti-Faroolanimo. Lets stop thinking like the anarchists.

^Granted all these have happened, its sad and reckless to see the government is doing such henious actions such as rape and illegal checkpoints but Maadeeyow, nothing is better than a government, even if its a bad government. Wax la'aan way dhaantaa.

Gabal, you are daydreaming with Gedo clans significant presence in the region, waryaa its undeniable truth that they arrived in the year 2000 with Abdiqasims Arta under the guidance of Sheikh Indhacade. Iyaga dhan waxay dageen meel xiradii milatariga Somalia oo ladhaho xira guulwade. Waa in yaroo kooban oo dhul xaaraan ah walibana. Dhulkaas waxaa iska leh shacabka Somalia waana la iska soo celinaayaa wax reer gooni iska dhisan karaan ma ahan, qofka rabo magalaada inuu dago waa inuu boosaska magalada gataa ma ahan waxa shacabka kadhaxeeyaa inuu si burcadnimo iskaga dhistaa. Do you remember how Indhacade said 'Anagaa geenay anagaana kasaareena' duirng when he was the defense minister of the Islamic courts, how truth was that and how uu uga dhabeeyay inuu kasaaray meesha Barre Hiiraale iyo maleeshiyadisa wixi uu heestana kadhigay wax ladilo iyo wax firxadey Barrena carar uu kugalay Baydhabo, and for the second Alshabaab same thing ee kusameeyeen after ay dowlada meesha kucelisay and they pulled the clan card to take the city again while ciidama dowlada were busy with Mogadishu and weren't concerned with the Jubbooyinka at all. Markaas Barre isagoo carar ah kugalay doolow waliba Ashabaab intee jidka usii galeen xoogaagi uu lacararay kadhigeen wax lafurtay iyo wax ladilay. Markaas maxaa wax iskaaga dhicin waayay if they have significance presence or military musscle. Adeer, the truth is the Gedo clan have no significance in the Jubboyinka and marki horebna were brough by Indhacade, waa xaqiiq. Markaa nabada iyo maamul is good and better than dhiig iyo carar inaad waligaa kujirtid.

How on earth can people defend the renting of an Embassy of different country to a third party? Hadhowbay kuleeyihiin qaranimada Somalia halaga hadlo, kuligood waa m0oriyaan and that will open a whole new pandora, all the other Embassies in the world ragga haystee iyagana hakiraysteen ama gadeen for whatever number of years they like and must put forward the same excuse.

Maroodi, actually quite the opposite I discourage Somali youth to be involved in Somali politics or be activists for Somalia. We are a divided community and our youth will learn and become experts in Somali clans and develop very tribal tendencies like our old Somalis should they get themselves indulge in this issues.

Do you mean Faroole and his sons? Wallee XX is doing some serious investigative journalism, keep reporting to SOL audience

Its not only their god given right to talk about the issue of Palestine but its their duty to do so... I welcome their activism. Xaqa ayay kutaaganyihiin.

^While I agree with you that some corrupt politicians and kenyans may host the same sentiment as the Kenyan gangs but that cannot be interpreted as the views of all Kenyans and its government nor can it be used as Kenya being an enemy of Somalia country, as in the same token that South African gangs and vigilantes that kill Somali business men daily in South Africa cannot represent the views of the people of South Africa and S.A government.

Che, I disagree with you on how you make the whole thing as a well planned activity, the whole thing was triggered by an explosion in Nairobi and the death of three Kenyan soldiers. The Somalis are defending themselves and whole of Kenyan government and media stood on their corner. Listen to the Kenyan media, horta. Also you want to make Kenya as the enemy of Somalia but I disagree with you on that. As for what is happening, Somalidu si xor ayay isu difaaceen but suffer a lot in different countries far worse. They are being murdered and attacked by vigilantes more commonly in South Africa, Somali girls who crossed Yemen to Saudia are abused, raped and killed and the men taken as slaves. Even I was hearing abuses against Somalis in the friendlier nation of Turkey and Greece. While in Egypt a year back I head over 30 or more Somalis are taken hostage and abused by Egyptian Badewiens in Sinia region. Every where there problems but look at the bigger picture, in Kenya they have business, peace, money and everything going on for them, arguably Nairobi is our Mogadishu and second capital. Markaa stop the nonsense Kenya is enemy.

Lool, this is a nice light joke

^Garisa hada waa lagaa qabsan rabaa because the bantus have been greatly pushing the Somalis in NFD for a while. Che, they are defending themselves against a group of criminal vigilantes not a government forces. At least they have the right to exercise their defense mechanism. As I suggested this is not a one sided conflict, they are getting attacked but defending themselves.

Kn: Ciidamada Kenya, kuwa xoogga dalka (SNA) iyo kuwa Raaskaanbooni ayaa la wareegey gacan ku heysta tuulada Buulo Guduud oo ay gacanta ku hayeen xarakada Alshabaab. Tani waa hawlgalkii ugu horeeyey oo deegaano cusub lagula wareego tan iyo intii bishii hore ay la wareegey magaalada Kismaayo. Meeshani waxa ay Kismaayo u jirtaa illaa 28KM, waxayna qeyb ka tahay dadaal magaalada Kismaayo looga fogeeynayo xoogaga Alshabaab, halkaasi oo lagu wado in dhawaan lagu qabto shirweyne lagu dhisayo maamul goboleed. KismaayoNews.com

^Its not one sided, the BBC: Ethnic Somali gangs retaliated with machetes, it says.

Wadani adigaa ubaahan inaad magaca iska badashid. Sidaas wadani kuma tihid. You mustn't be short sighted.

^The comment I made regarding Mogadishu was for Abwaan, not you.

walaalkkis, we were not even disagreeing on anything, I just pointed out that your comment was inappropriate at a time when kids are being shelled, blood of innocent children is spilled and death in great numbers. Whether I agree with your point about their division is a different thing and I may agree with you but that is a different debate for another time.

^What are you on about, are you even talking to me?

^I did not read the whole thread in its entirety but my point was to point out that the message conveyed in this thread was unfair to Kenya and its government. Abwaan, its very simple, people use logic and reality which is: Somalis have found safe haven in Kenya, they have settled, gained good life, citizenship, status and wealth while on the other hand the very same Somalis have found death and destruction, looting committed by other Somalis and hell in Mogadishu.

I don't think your comment is right at the moment or is in the right time.

Che you seem confused, and you speak in one line, perhaps I should only write one line for you only then will you understand me. I said this thread was to discredit the Kenyan army in Somalia.

Sad, sad, sad! Ilaahow ugargaar muslimiinta.