Garaad Jamac's message whilst touring the front lines: "There are neglected people there, and they [SL militias] are at their weakest, and let us finish them off". Casualties of the Aug. 22nd battle on the SL side: The total death was 53 incl. the 9 killed at night. 4 Sr officers killed, the most senior G/Sare Baashe Maxamed X Cisman.

#DEGDEG; Jabhadda xoogagga Gacanlibaax ayaa la wareegay saldhiga iyo guud ahaan degmada Go'da weyn oo dhowaan laga baacsaday Maleeshiyaadka Korneyl Biixi. https://www.facebook.com/mobakayle

O' you seem to have missed an important distinction: Darawishta PL, and clan militias from Mudug reinforcing SSC Admin in Las Anod. You are out of luck, as nothing changes at the front.

What does not quite compute is why they would make an issue out of nothing when they are sitting on a ticking bomb? If that list by Daljir is true, then there is no hope for this nation! The Garaad project is 500 million project, and even if the 20m land sales proceeds had been used towards the project, which I think was very smart, it would be part of the stake PL owns in this public-private partnership project, barely 5%. The Fed. government decided to sit on the funds for the road funds by donors, which is now being privately financed, yet here they are slinging mud, which does more harm to them than any other. The level of vagrancy and incompetence is astounding.

I am not familiar with Xamar, but someone made a list of 17 prime public land locations in Xamar being either sold off, or just taken over, a good example being Daara Salaam gated community, which was a military base, and most of Hormuud occupied land. An interesting one I observed whilst in Xamar a couple of years ago, was the old cinema, Equatore, I think in No.4, which has been taken over by the current President's family, since then building a large 5 storey tower. When I enquired with my local driver, he said it was normal, I asked whence he [President] got the money, he laughed saying 'You Qurbejoog are naive'. Imagine that. The family, which owned Equatore cinema are languishing, as refugees, in Europe. And here is Daljir with a longer list.

So, there is land worth 20m in Galkacyo? Where is it? Are we sure he did not mistake 2m for 20m? So, 20m is just under 5% of the total investment, and with the project being a public-private partnership, would that not be Puntland's stake in the project? And with their being no Federal land policy, PL land policy applies, where it requires any public land being sold, must be subject, and passed by the Local District, and if its value is over 50,000, it must be passed by the Parliament. MMA, A chance for you make a thread of all the public lands in the country being sold off, and taken over, and begin with large cities incl. Xamar, Hargeysa, Kismayo, Baydhaba, Burco, Galkacyo etc.

Oh no, is it so?

I am going to let John Cleese speak to it. Or on second thought, better not.

That can not be true, for the flying rangers of the SL national army is too professional for that, and has managed to clean up heego remnants, oooops I meant huwan, out of Sool, are now in downtown Las Anod, headed to Garowe.

Allah maangaab sanidee!

GXJS will, and can choose their leaders, and if they opt for Cirro, so be it. Just rally behind them, for your own survival.

We have got own intel, and your dead bodies to bury, but wanted you to hear it from one of your own.

Here is one of their own reflecting as to the casualties on the SL side.

Here is a prediction for you: If you are still in Gooja cadde by this time next week, your strategy is working, despite losing all your senior officers, bases, and most of your foot soldiers. Here is your cousin reflecting on what happened last night. Listen to the bit about the casualties. https://fb.watch/mA-7gdDrK2/

Cigaal had no 'caqli', was only familiar with a 'divide to rule' type of politics, and by far was one of the worse evils to have befallen on the Somalis, but that is a conversation for another day. Now, why do not you rally behind GXJS to lead the State? After all, they are your educated class, natural leaders, have the population mass, fought and died for it, and have shown they could from S Sanaag to Hargeysa, their de facto, legacy stronghold. By the way, I know what I am talking about, am familiar with the history of Habraha, their struggles, and the region, as it is not some tookh I read on the Internet, or " aan bawsaday", so before you respond, pause, and think.

It is good you recognise wherein lies the quandary. Besides ina Mooge, as the mayor of Hargeysa, who comes across as possessing the right ingredients and potential, has there been a bona fide young talent being elected, admitted in politics? Jamal Cali Xuseen, C/raxman C/Qadir were the only two, with a couple of other hopefuls, who tried, and we all remember what came of them. Did it occur to you the reason there are 'external enemies', as you put, is due to dim politicking, and poor leadership?

You might have missed the nub of the query: why does a political party have a life cycle as if a product with a shelf life, or need to expire? Should not voters be the ones determining, or deciding whether a party, and by extension its leadership, is electable, or not? On the matter of his being unfit to govern, why not rise, and support the Gacan libaax resistance?

Container ship at Garacad.

He might be in trouble by overstepping his boundary, if the Parliament has any teeth.

So, political parties have to renew their licences, if no, they cease to exist, which technically therefore makes political parties businesses of interest, and of the private type. How do they then acquire and exercise political power? From where their authority stem, and with whom does it rest? Of all the sane and healthy people in the region, all the beloved Republic could come up with are: Cad (Cirro), who could not bite even if a finger is being fed into this mouth, Cille (Muuse), who would rather bite off his tongue out of spite, and whose answer to any problem is to reach for the hammer, Caami (Faysal), who speaks as if in early adolescence, or on the opposite, where he is regressing in his twilight years. The only man left, who exhibits 'odaynimo' is ina Jirde, and he does not seem to be engaging, and from the sound of it, even Cali Gurey has gone terribly quiet. In peace time, any twat could mount to the coveted seat, but in troubled times, men of wisdom could only pass the muster.

By glancing at the letter, a few things stand out: a) The infamous Nation security argument, made famous by the military regime in silensing dissent, is being used to shut down said apps; it further misuses Articles of the Constitution, for example it references Article 10, sections (2), which provides: 'Human dignity is inviolable and must be protected by all', however, section (3) of the same Article provides: 'State power must not be exercised in a manner that violates human dignity'. The intent and the spirit of seeking to ban apps, which leads to further violations, is a direct violation of the provisions of said Article. Further, this letter violates provisions of Article 18, sections (1), (2), and (3), and most specifically, section (3), which provides: 'Freedom of expression includes freedom of speech, and freedom of the media, including all forms of electronic, and web-based media'. Could someone remind, and explain to the hasty Minister that he is in direct violation of the Constitution, and has legally no leg to stand on. If they do succeed, then they shall ban X, yt, fb etc, and as MMA noted in another thread, social media is the only 'check and balance' in place to keep these pseudo politicians in check whilst holding them to account. We are either a nation of laws, or the wild west.