Illyria

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  1. Both games ended in draw. Arsenal vs Bayern M - score 2:2 R Madrid vs Man City - score 3:3 You forget I used to play, was a very good striker, and known in East London.
  2. Both English teams took the lead in the first 10 minutes, and are now trailing.
  3. Quarterfinals: Arsenal vs Bayern M - score 1:2 R Madrid vs Man City - score 2:1
  4. Al-Shabab terrorist group launched 11 mortar attacks in different parts of Mogadishu tonight. These attacks came days after the firing of the National Intelligence & Security Agency director Mahad Mohamed Salad. He has been accused of aiding Al-Shabab in the past as he facilitated such mortar attacks in the past. The presidential palace & Aden Adde International Airport were hit. The international airlines like Turkish Airlines & Ethiopian Airlines have stopped flights to Mogadishu for tomorrow! https://twiter.com/TerraAbdirizak/status/1777450146164281669 ------------------------------------- This was the UAE comments to the UNSC, Jun. 2023. UAE Statement at the UN Security Council Meeting on Somalia - Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations UAEUN.ORG Delivered By: His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State I want to begin...
  5. Agreed, yet His natural allies are A Madoobe, the consummate dud and on his way out, and Laftagareen, a hostage in Baydhaba as he said as much in Garowe. Surprisingly, Laftagareen speaks well with a good command of af Somali, and knows how to work the crowd, unlike MMA, who is woeful in af Somali, ya khasarah. h
  6. I intentionally avoid spots popular with politicians, their coat hungers and rogue elements, and opt for hidden local gems where one could enjoy a decent meal whilst breaking bread with the locals, with the conversation alone being beyond one's imagination. Diaspora folks are pompous rascals on wheels lacking authenticity.
  7. Those are just diaspora haunts, and not genuine. Go and find Cad & Caano kitchen, where some of the best, healthy Somali cuisine is being prepared in front of you. The owners, husband (reer SG by way of Dubmuluq) and wife (reer Hodan), a lovely couple, were planning to relocate to a new location, when I last dined there last year. My favourites: Garow, digir, soor, hadhuudh etc. served with veggies, fish, steak etc with some of the best herbal sauces. Here he opened a school. Here he is at his best when he started experimentation.
  8. That is a travesty on a grand scale. A fine meal at a decent restaurant in Bangalore (Kannada, S India) and in Medan (N Sumatra, Indonesia) is a couple of dollars at most. A glass of fresh mango is 0.25+/- cents. Just wanted to prick your fat belly, and redirect your focus unto wherein lies the ailment, lest you got comfortable downing those smoothies in your adulation of HSM & Co, and forgot the simmering amber under the soles of the average resident of the city.
  9. It is a war cabinet with the focus on the periphery rather than the centre, and with the periphery at ease, Deni is disposed at redirecting humpty dumpty, rebalancing the fulcrum against the illegitimate power-grab manoeuvering of HSM & Co, as they swim in their own faecal matter. Surely, you do not expect the supine SW folk to rise to the occasion, or the compromised A Madoobe in JL, or reer Hiiran on the cusp of dissipation, albeit are the ones, who will bear the brunt of it, when all is said and done. Besides the manufactured conflict on the onset, HSM's biggest allies are Bixiye & Co.
  10. Waaryaa yaa reer magaal, instead of watching yt, travel round the city from Afgooye to Jawhar, just 20 miles+, and tell us what is going on. Talk to, and tell us about: Usage of US Dollar, as [the] currency in circulation, and its immense adverse economic implications for the average family, Mothers hawking fruits and khat on street corners (imagine a Mulsim mother peddling narcotics/drugs to feed her family), Paupers roaming the streets, Metal and garage workers pouring engine oil and metal residue at Bakaare, Young police officers manning city streets in sandals on a 200$ salary, Fat cat civil servants i.e. Ministers, MPs etc, suckling unto the bleeding bosom of Maandeeq, Segregation between diaspora folks and natives, Costly cafes and food at mid-range restaurants out of reach of the average resident, The reason a glass of mango or papaya is more expensive in Xamar than Dubai, Tawdry and debauchery at Xadiqa al Salam formerly "Ceelgaab" environ, And so forth and so one.
  11. HSM appoints one of AaranJaan deputies, Cali Xoosh to the Federal Ministry of Interior. One of the proponents of the Constitutional overhaul.
  12. Be warned, Britain is skint, and seeking fresh deep waters to fish to keep the lights on in London. Anything the conniving Brits do, does not benefit Somalis, not then nor now..
  13. Balcad: Al-Shabab Attack Exposes Government Fragility The attack on Balcad, which resulted in the death of 11 Al-Shabab fighters according to district commissioner Qasim Furdug, is a testament to the group’s resilience and determination. While the government has not disclosed the number of casualties suffered by its forces, the extent of the damage inflicted upon the targeted checkpoints and government building is evident from eyewitness accounts and photographs from the scene. This successful attack, carried out a mere 30 kilometers from the center of Mogadishu, raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the government’s security measures and its ability to protect its citizens. The resurgence of Al-Shabab in Balcad and other parts of the country stands in stark contrast to the optimistic promises made by President Hassan Sheikh more than a year ago. The president’s assurances that the war against Al-Shabab would be concluded “in weeks” and that the regions of HirShabelle and GalMudug would be liberated from the group’s control now ring hollow in the face of the group’s continued attacks and growing influence. The government’s inability to deliver on these promises has eroded public confidence and raised doubts about the effectiveness of the current counter-insurgency strategy. Balcad: Al-Shabab Attack Exposes Government Fragility THESOMALIDIGEST.COM Al-Shabab attacks Balcad, Middle Shabelle region, Somalia, showing the resilience and adaptability of...
  14. It is as if he knew what was was to come. In his final "daradaar" poem, he laments: "Waa idin dagahayaa kufriga aad u dabcaysaane Dirhamkuu idiin qubahayaad dib u gudaysaane Marka hore dabkuu idinku dhigi dumar sidiisiiye Marka xigana daabaqad ayuu idin dareensiine Marka xiga dalkuu idinku odhan duunyo dhaafsada e Marka xiga dushuu idinka rari sida dameeraaye Dillaalna waxaad helaysaan intaa dunida joogaaye Mar haddaan dushii Adari iyo Iimeey dacal dhaafay Maxaad igaga digataan berruu siin la soo degiye! " This was a response to the Saancadaale quips of the day, and the same could be said of the current crop chanting the death and destruction of AS today: "Waa lagu digtaa duul hadduu kuu darraan jiraye Bal dayaay wadaadkii waa kaa sii dabayshadaye".
  15. جزاك الله كل خير ورفع قدرك ونفع بك وبنا؛ The 2nd message, which is of as great value, if not greater begin at minute 10:27 to end. I hope we all listen and heed it, even more so for XX & Co.
  16. A major difference between the two: There was a need to arm-twist warring factions holding the nation as a hostage, and warlords dividing up the capital and farther afield in 2004, do you see the need in 2024? What is niikoso? A new form of dance in Dar al Salam?
  17. Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system The amendments give the president the authority to appoint and dismiss prime ministers, transferring that power from lawmakers, and grant him increased control over appointments to the electoral commission, taking away input from federal states. The current power-sharing model of government, a system that ensures the country’s four main clans get equal representation in parliament, will be also scrapped in place of universal suffrage. The former presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Sharif Ahmed warned the changes would upset Somalia’s delicate power balance, while the former prime ministers Omar Sharmarke and Hassan Ali Khaire denounced the changes in an open letter also signed by the veteran MP Abdirahman Abdishakur. Afyare A Elmi, a research professor at the City University of Mogadishu, said Puntland’s withdrawal from the federal system could further imperil the viability of a unified Somali state. “If a large chunk of the country is missing in this process we are simply building a constitution for south-central Somalia.” Afyare Elmi said the 2012 constitution was based upon a political settlement with broad input from Somalis. “It had four key elements: federalism, clan power-sharing, regular elections and a spirit of inclusiveness to build consensus. What the government is doing now is moving away from this settlement,” he said. The other federal states, Jubbaland, South West state, Hirshabelle and Galmudug have yet to comment on the amendments. Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, said: “Somalia’s recent constitutional development is an internal matter.” Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system | Global development | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM State of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the country’s constitution, which hand greater control to...
  18. You should have included Cadde Muse when A Yusuf was the TFG President.What do you think is the root cause of the conflict now? Who do you think is in the wrong? Postscript: MMA, When you write in Somali with that broken drawl, I pause thinking I am conversing with a teenager. Just busting your balls.
  19. Ina Caydiid is a volatile hawk, and more often than not is as bad as the secessionists in his rhetoric. I am also astounded by some of the language some in PL are using in even speaking as if chums with Habasha of all people. Allah may save us. They can, but should they? And if they do, what are the implications? Remember, Farmaajo tried that with JL, and did not bear the desired results. I hear from some in his close circles, he is bent as hell on a Confederation model giving the now defunct Premier to SL to secure another term, the only way he is convinced he could instill and advance Sanbaloolshe doctrine, which is rather popular with his financiers & advisers.
  20. Xaange is not being truthful, and is only protecting his position. PL withdrew from the 2018 agreement after the FGS reneged on all subsequent agreements, and do not wish to deal with the FGS in its current form, or have any projects funneled through its institutions. And it is doing all right without its noise. Here is one of the ongoing projects, all financed through local taxes, for the re-construction of the road connecting Garowe - Galkacyo.
  21. You are reading it upside down, as I said before it is HSM et al, who are breaking away from the Federal gov't by nullifying the Federal Constitution (2004/2012), and not PL seceding. The new Constitution (2024) is no longer binding, and PL does not recognise the current admin in Xamar, and very soon it shall have assumed the de facto role of the former Federal government with Foreign, Defence, and Monetary Ministries amongst others, operating under the old Constitution.
  22. The Puntland State Government has officially responded to the Somali Federal Government’s recent decision to shut down the Ethiopian consulate in Garowe. In a detailed statement, Puntland State highlights its enduring economic, security, and societal ties with Ethiopia, critiquing the Federal Government’s decision as a violation of the constitution meant to unify Somalia. Describing the move on April 4, 2024, as motivated by enmity and detrimental to Puntland’s interests, the statement emphasizes that Puntland will pursue its foreign relations with neighboring countries and international stakeholders, asserting that the consulate’s closure does not reflect the state’s interests or policies.