uchi;844377 wrote: Almost there... those rocks are stubborn ~ Almost a 1000! This well is going much quicker, seems to be much softer ground there.

Range Resources’ second Puntland well on track to reach target depth on time 8:13 am by Andre Lamberti This second Shabeel well is being drilled by Horn Petroleum, Range’s joint-venture partner Range Resources (LON:RRL, ASX:RRS) said the second well being drilled in Puntland, Somalia, has progressed smoothly since spudding and remains on track to reach target depth on time and on budget. Shabeel North is being drilled by joint venture operator Horn Petroleum (CVE:HRN) and has reached a depth of 984 metres, targeting a total depth of 2,400 metres. The well is targeting Upper Cretaceous Jesomma sands which had good oil and gas shows in the Shabeel–1 well 3.5 kilometers to the south. Petrophysical analysis of downhole electrical logs in the Shabeel–1 well indicated a potential pay zone in the Jesomma of 12 to 20 meters with an average porosity of 18 to 20 percent. Upon completion and testing of the Shabeel North well, the rig will move back to Shabeel-1 to flow test the identified Jesomma sands. http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/44500/range-resources-second-puntland-well-on-track-to-reach-target-depth-on-time-44500.html

oba hiloowlow;844338 wrote: ^^ ''Keygana lihi kaagana kula lihi'' waa waxa dalkaan burburiyay,, You are right, keep the city, but it should lose its capital status.

Suddenly no one cares.

MoonLight1;844269 wrote: Haw!ye Action Group waa urur u ololeeya danaha beelaha H block. Hadda waad fahamtay saw maaha xaaji. Nah, not even that, more like HBAG

Watched the whole thing, what a bunch of morons, I loved it.

I knew this guy wasn't done with federalism!

Xaaji Xunjuf;844203 wrote: Thats just nonsense Djibouti is a neighbor of Somaliland and its in their interests to have relations with Somaliland and good relations is needed the movement of people but that doesn't mean there is a conspiracy against Puntland. Somaliland has other political ambitions than the folks in Mogadisho hence why the talks between Somaliland and Somalia are starting now after 21 years. Fiqi seems to support unity between brothers like you do with Djibouti. But not only Dijbouti.. http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/53003-New-Mamuul-goboleed-in-Somalia-udubland Why support this phantom state I wonder?

Very good Ishii buktaay ku bikaacso http://taleex.net/2012/06/22/beentiina-iska-dhagaysta-daawo-muuqaalkan-ay-khaatumo-ku-been-abuurtay-video " frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

uchi;844043 wrote: Are they selling these children to work as slaves in Arab countries? Yes. In Somali society, certain groups are traditionally viewed as inferior and are marginalized, hence Somali Bantus and Mdgaan are sometimes kept in servitude by more powerful Somali clan members as domestic workers, farm laborers, and herders. Due to an inability to provide care for all family members, some Somalis willingly surrender custody of their children to people with whom they share family relations and clan linkages; some of these children may become victims of forced labor or sex trafficking.

Very interesting. This will be a cause of concern for some people but Sheikh Shariif has proven himself to be an amicable leader, he should continue.

A_Khadar;843986 wrote: ^^ Osmano waa takhatumo ku waalatay. These type of killings have nothing to do with Khatumo.. More likely clan revenge which is one of the way s/l strive... Tola'ayeey kaca oo dalka ka rara waa la ina ictiraafayaaye.. They were civilian businessmen killed by Khaatumo militias. These men hailed from the Hawd. Adiga laftigaa baa isku waalatey to be honest, the behaviour of Khaatumo militias shows so.

“Even in Somalia, there are heroes of the anti-trafficking fight,” says the director of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Luis CdeBaca. ___________________________________________________________ US. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds up a copy of the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report. Prosecution of Traffickers in Puntland Draws Praise Failure is no stranger in Somalia. From warlords Ali Mahdi Mohamed and Mohamed Farrah Aidid to the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, a generation of chaos followed the 1991 ouster of Major General Mohamed Siad Barre. Despite the sacrifices of African Union peacekeepers backing a Transitional Federal Government, Somalia today leads the Fund for Peace’s Failed State Index for a fifth straight year based on the organization’s analyses of political, economic, and social pressures on 178 nations. Somalia’s unrivaled failure results from what this year’s report calls “widespread lawlessness, ineffective government, terrorism, insurgency, crime, and well-publicized pirate attacks against foreign vessels.” An unenviable ranking to be sure, but at least it is a ranking. Somalia is too often the blank line across human development tables because sufficient information is perennially “not available.” Children Forcibly Recruited by al-Shababb This year’s U.S. State Department Trafficking in Persons report looks at slavery in 186 countries and ranks 185 of them, with Somalia again the lone exception — a “special case” for the tenth consecutive year “due to the lack of a viable central government.” The report says al-Shabaab continues to forcibly recruit young girls who are then “married” to militia leaders and used for sexual servitude, logistical support, and intelligence gathering. It says al-Shabaab uses “systematic force and deception to target vulnerable children, sometimes as young as eight years old,” threatening teachers and parents who refuse to send children for training in roadside bombs and assassination. But human trafficking is not entirely invisible within this failed state. In April, courts in the self-declared republic of Puntland sentenced a Somali man to 12 years in prison for trying to traffic nine children between the ages of seven and 14 from southern Somalia to Yemen through Puntland. The court transferred custody of the children to a local, UNICEF-funded NGO until their parents could be identified. Praise for Puntland “Even in Somalia, there are heroes of the anti-trafficking fight,” says the director of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Luis CdeBaca. He says the Puntland prosecution shows that “even in countries where there is not a functioning government, the legal system and others can work together to bring traffickers to justice.” Officials in the semi-autonomous region continue to boost Puntland’s Marine Police Force patrols to combat piracy and the trafficking of Somali and Ethiopians across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen through Qaw, Mareero, and Elayo. The State Department report says Puntland and the semi-autonomous Somaliland established a referral process for the transfer of trafficking victims to NGOs while immigration officials began using a screening checklist developed by the International Organization for Migration to help identify trafficking cases. Also, clan elders have started referring suspected trafficking victims to IOM workers. Over the past year, IOM and local partners have provided housing, medical and psychological assistance, food, clothes, vocational training, and seed money for starting small businesses to 27 victims of trafficking in Puntland and Somaliland. Clinton Issues a Challenge Unveiling the Human Trafficking report, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called it a useful and specific guide for governments looking to scale up their own efforts at prevention, prosecution, and protection. “What kind of psychological support might a victim need? How should immigration laws work to protect migrant victims? How can labor inspectors learn to recognize the warning signs of traffickers? And what can you and all of us do to try to help?” Clinton says. “One person’s commitment and passion, one person’s experience and the courage to share that experience with the world can have a huge impact.” http://blogs.voanews.com/state-department-news/2012/06/21/some-somalis-fight-slavery-despite-failed-state/

Welcome back!

It's in Surrey I was told, Maidenhead or Guildford, someone ought to track them down.

OdaySomali;843909 wrote: That was not a mistake yaa Xaaji. The biggest mistake was the arrogance, recklessness and stup!dity of invading Ethiopia, when the ruling Ethiopian regime (and the USSR) would have crumbled in '91 anyway - yaa salaam the biggest mistake indeed. It wasn't a mistake, the way the war was handled was a mistake.

They killed 2 civilian business men in Tukaraq as well, there's something seriously wrong with some of them.

Carafaat;843707 wrote: Somalia, why do you prefer a candidate from those regions? And does this mean you will support either Prof. Samater or Dr.Ali Khaliif Galeyr? Though I prefer neither, it's clear the untested Samatar is a better choice. Based on recent developments I think it's time that it's done.

If HAG is what I believe it is, then some of you ought to get invited to T&T forum group, some very interesting posts are made there.

I have no preferred candidate nor matter who stands, this election doesn't mean much, I will be woken up on the next one. The candidate can be a hybrid of my worst opponents for all I care I wouldn't mind one from SSC or Awdal for Somaliland's ordeal though.

You must not play with his feelings! Dr Baadiyow is going places, maybe he will become president or maybe Prime Minister, only time will tell. :cool:

Abwaan;843696 wrote: Oba Cayaarta naga daa Khaliif Xuseen waad taqaan hiiraan.com buu ku jiraa....anigu campaigner ma u ahi i just told you that he might suit the top job more than Baadiyoow. What you did here... I see it... and I totally get it.

What a bunch of xaasidiin, they covered it as if the city is still dangerous and a war zone.