Regardless no one should be asked to move. no one will follow this stupid, useless and unthinkable statement from the out of touch people who rule Hargeisa, especially one who resided in the diaspora as a refugee and trying to play with peoples life. Today, the elders, community leaders, The Culimo and the professionals in Awdal already have spoken. No one from south Somalia who lives in Awdal will be removed. The elders spoke extensively how Somali people should not be treated like foreigner. Aqil Cumar Bile said, " Adeer Maamulkan uma anu samaysan in dad Soomaaliyeed lagu dhibaateeyo, in aan ku nabad galno Ayaan u samaysanay. amarkan guracanina waa mid khuseeya beesha dhexe ee anag nama khuseeyo". " Abaartii dabadheer markii ay dhacday oo weliba ay ku dhacday Togdheer oo ah degaanka kuwa talada manta haya, waa kii Soomaalidu u soo Gurmatay ee la dajiyey dadkaas Sablaale iyo dhulka webiyada" ayuu yidhi Aqoon yahan Cali Cumar. This out of touch Habroos always speak without even thinking the consequences of their action. It was last year when they refused the Somali refugees from Yemen in order to extort some money from the UNHCR. Here in SOL, our own logical man Saalax is justifying by talking about how their numbers are small and what ever they sell. Saalax , this is a serious issue, do not play with fire. This is not political foot ball, it is poor innocent Somalis moving from place to place to find a shade of life. On the issue of Sanaag, I do not know much, other than that the Suldaan community lives in Hadaaftimo, Dhahar, Badhan and Laasqoray and 20% of Boosaaso city. I do not know which one of you is the largest. . Ceerigaao use to be the commercial hub everyone shared before the civil war. Xiis maydh,and Dararweyne is Saalax country. When it comes to numbers in Somaliland , everyone is exaggerating his actual numbers. During the most logical fairest elections of the Parliament in 2005, the whole Togdheer were 111,000. When Siilaanyo wanted to steal the elections in 2010, 350,000 registered to vote . three times the actual number.

This man has been in the news for two years. Warlord Calasow says he was behind the Djibouti restaurant bombing, the Central hotel bombing and many in between. Now , he is behind the Liido beech murder. Things are getting worse every day yet Qoslaaye " wuu iska Baashaalaa". stop interviewing suspects openly while cases are been investigated. You are claiming that you captured those who masterminded the killings, yet you won't stop constant bombing. Waxay moodayaan in la joogo sideetamaadkii . do you think people will buy this idea of " cimrigii jiryow Culusow ha noolaado". not a chance.

Mooge, war wanaagsan baad sheegaysa. I do apologise to Xabad. I do believe that " there is no completion in religion". Any way we always considered Xabad as proud Somali as any one can be. case closed.

Also, our friend Xabad must stop acting like a troll. Going out of topic. It seems these agnostics are just extremists as the religious extremists. Look at the US republican primaries, the so called evangelicals as crazy as fundamentalists. Xabad says that he came from a monkey, yet we have been patient with him and giving him a platform to express himself.

"to brew and percolate" That is what I mean poetic. Any way thanks. I should only mention I never did work as imaginer other than attend Gahayr Somali University. After I came to Qurba, got married and got busy , if you know what I mean. Fortunately, my son is in his second year of university, majoring Chemical engineering. I want him to carry the torch.

Are these Culumo, politicians or religious leaders?. They should teach people small minimal things like good manners, truthfulness, punctuality, generosity and helping the needy . Although he is telling the truth about the corruption of this government , His Mosque should not be a plat form for any political party.

I have never been to Kenya, but those Kenyans that I have met in the diaspora seem to be decent, civilized and patient people. They are not arrogant like Nigerians or pushy and loud like Somalis. In their natural habitat, they are farmers and urban dwellers who are satisfied for what ever meager recourses they have. They are not rebellious or adventurers like us. We all know they can not match against the ruthless Somali nomad with extremist zeal who will burn the trees let alone human beings. I think this Kenyan adventure to Somalia is changing the character of these peaceful Kenyans. Their political leaders and military commanders were misleading the public by holding unusual briefings to the media by falsely boasting and trying to manage the war like the American Pentagon. Their chief of military staff said "An aircraft was then diverted to the area for surveillance and it was established that the camp was indeed on fire and fighting ongoing. Reinforcements could however not be flown in as the terrorists had set up two anti-aircraft guns at a school near the camp". How about ground troops who are just away less than hundred kilometres. he said "Air transportation out of the question, Kenya deployed the troops it had on ground in Wajir, Elwak and Mandera. They were going into enemy territory and had to contend with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and gunfire. They should divert the money given to them by Unisom and use it to train the Somali army and prepare to leave Somalia by the end of this year. For the last six months Al-shabab had over run two major bases of Unisom. In June 2015, they completely over run The Burundian base , killed as many as 50 and took a huge military equipment, including armored vehicles. Last week they captured a dozen armored trucks and some artillery. It seems the African troops are becoming al-shabaab's weapons depot. These are the same tactic ISIS used to take over Mosul and Ramadi by attacking large military bases by surprise and capturing heavy weapons including up to 2300 American Humvees. I believe a tough security oriented leader with Somali national army and intelligence could only defeat Al-shabaab, otherwise this war could last decades. Look at Afganistan, after fifteen years, the Taliban are still a threat to the government and the nation. The threat of Al-shabaab and people with the same ideology must not be allowed to prolong. This week, the Pakistani Taliban attacked and murdered students at a university while Al-shbaab killed students in Lido beech.

Besides , first they have to let the "reer Baidoa" who live in Gaalkacayo to vote and run for office.

Holac, Saaxiib, Dr.Osman and the reer Bari would not allow an Awdalite like me to run for office in Puntland.

Illyria Saaxiib, it is not our peoples nature to compliment. It is considered a weakness in our culture, but I should say your writing is unparalleled here in SOl, although many , like Mooge, Tallaabo, Tilamoock , Alpha and others write well, and English seem to be their first language, yours seem to be little bit more poetic. Last week discussing Turks you wrote "Turk being as proud as a mule in its natural habitat full of fodder and chaff with less care for the rest of the world". I use to read and enjoy the writings of late Somali literature and historian Said Samatar who could narrate Somali cultural tales with wit and wisdom. May I ask? If you do not mind, have you earned any degrees in literature or English writing?. I wish I could write like that. I was trained as chemical engineering in Italian long ago, but I am interested to write. Maybe publish some books in English. What do you think,? As a busy person, I am thinking of taking some online courses in critical writing.

Barwaaqo, I know the guy very well. Waa jago doon. mid Xaaafadiisa ah ayuu bedelayaa oo wasiir ayuu noqonayaa sidaan warka ku hayo. Dadkii wax bedeli lahaa ma ahan. The whole system should be reformed. outsiders like us could only do the necessary changes.

It is really sad. For the last three months we saw consecutive and coordinated bombing at the airports, Hotels, restaurants and beeches. Attacks days in days out. The intelligence is weak. even if they capture some of the killers, he is not leading any where. No plots are disrupted. As some one said many years ago, you need outsiders to lead the security apparatus. We can not let the Xamar boys chase each other. Is there some kind of hatred other than Al-shabaab madness, among the dead were university graduates who gathered to celebrate. Some thing must be done. This can not continue.

Well, Iran are no longer in Sudan. the latter cut ties due to Saudi pressure . Also Sudan already sent a contingent of it's army to hold the port city of Eden to help anti Houtie forces in Yemen. one thing I would agree with article is the direct relations between Al-shabaab and the Saudi financers both private citizens and covert government support.

Gooni, dadku dalka way booqanayaan . marka aad eegto malaayiinta Soomaalida ah ee qurbaha tagtay, waa lagama maar maan in la helo kaabayaal sida Airporada oo kale ah. Dubai, Cadan, iyo Khaliijkuba waxba uma jiro Boosaaso.

It is premature to talk about international flights, but a strategic port city of Boosaaso needs an airport. It is minutes away from the gulf of Eden. When the Ethiopian Airline appraisers arrived to check the just finished Hargeisa Airport in 2014, they faulted the capacity of the runway to handle heavy 737 Boeing planes. Also the perimeter of the airport was not fenced to keep human and animals from entering. connected people and incompetent minister mismanaged and used normal asphalt with no deep cement concrete. If you want to compare check these two runways.

Barwaaqo, now I know that you are one of the ruling class in Hargeisa. " Hargeisa biyaha dameero ayaa loogu dhaamiyaa, tuulooyinka iyo miyigana haraad ayaa ka jira. How the elite in Hargeisa are feeling about all this. Building two floor buildings for useless ministries must be more important than giving people clean water. Do you guys consider this as business usual. Does your other half worry about this or it is like saying " why don't they eat cake if they can not find bread".

We all hope they pay first those poor soldiers. It is not the lack of money , but mismanagement. in 2015, the government received $215 million. which included both the customs earning and direct foreign cash. If managed, Somali soldiers could be paid a good salary. Imagine 10,000 soldiers paid $200 each for 12 months. that is $24 million. that is less than 12% of the so called budget. A nation facing insurgency and security issue should spend al least a third of it's income to the military. Since they do not pay doctors, nurses, teachers or police officers in the regions outside Mogadishu , I would like to see the break down of the budget.

the Maghreb's who flooded Europe are all young single men who could not marry at home and settle down in a patriarchal families that demand more. Back home they could not touch or intermingle. If they do rape or any other misdeeds, they could be punished swiftly. so, in Europe, they act like a kid in candy store. In France, were there are over six million native born French Arabs, this issue doesn't exist.

Xabad, no one authenticated this video. The actions of few criminal gangs should not be labeled as culture. while misogyny is part of greater Arab culture, there are other cultures who not only abuse but threat women like objects. Do you know an thing about India and their dowry system. Arabs in the diaspora have one of the most stable and cohesive families. I think we should not be generalizing this matter.

Xabad I think , some times we have similar thoughts. You could my camp.

Barwaaqo ina adeer iska waran. waa side warkaaga lama hayee. welcome back. This forum is missing a woman's touch or I should say a woman's voice. " naf yhay ka joog markaad lahayd " waan xassuustaa. Warka na sii, odayga waad horfadhiisatay. Hadalkiisu ma cad cad yahay. Odaygu waraaqaha ma akhriyi karo sidaan saxaafada ku aragnay. Sidee wax u jiraan?. Ma business baad u dhooftay?.

First of all, I am one of those who believe elections are the free exercise of the people and more than often they do effect the changes people were seeking. I do consider the right to vote a fundamental right of the citizens to choose those who govern them. While the media may try to gerrymander the horse races and the attitudes of the people toward a certain candidate, they do not , I repeat, they do not decide the ultimate winner. Having said that, they have tremendous powers to cast doubt on someone's effectiveness, promote those whom they share their ideology or put fear among the public to lead them in their direction. What are the American media people up to in this election cycle?. People back home in Mogadishu, Boosaaso, Hargeisa and Zaylac ; the diaspora folks in London , and else where should forgive us for constantly debating the American election of 2016. It is only fair for us Canadians of Somali background, who are neighbors to the this big American elephant, to pay attention, because almost any thing they do, affects us directly or indirectly. As I was watching the liberal MSNBC cable news, I was surprised how they were cheerleading for Donald Trump. Just before the Republican debate, they all sounded that the inevitability of Trump nomination. Chris Matthew, the leading liberal dean of the MSNBC new, kept repeating how Trump came a long way, proving wrong the skeptical pundits and the republican establishment. So, why the pro-democratic party ( the left) wing of the American media is cheering for someone who is opposed for almost every thing they stand for. In past American elections , candidates were vetted for almost every thing in their past, whether that was their financial activities, marriage infidelity or misrepresentation. So far no one is digging Trump's past, including the half a dozen times this rich man filed for bankruptcies or other misdeeds. Now, in my humble opinion, this Trump promotion of American media, especially the left leaning ones, may have a deep seated ulterior motives. 1-The Bush factor. While John Kasich and Rand Paul seem to be level headed men, among those running for the Republican nomination, Jeb Bush seems to be the adult person in the room. Evangelical nut cases like Cruz, Santorum and Huckabee should be kept in their back water state cages. These loud preachers have no chance of making the cut. Rubio is smart , but too young to lead in these dangerous times. Besides, for many years, Americans were flirting with these untested and inexperienced state senators and governors to sort out these complicates issue. Clinton, Bush, and Obama were all thrown in the lions den without any foreign or economic experience. Jeb Bush is not only grounded and smart, he has more experience of governing and private sector experience than all of these loud mouths like Trump. he has seen the tragic mistakes of Iraq made by his brother and also witnessed the study hand of his father who was one of the most effective leaders of American foreign policy. Bush senior, presided the defeat and collapse of the soviet union and expelled Saddam Hussein from Kuwait with international coalition of 28 countries, including Arab nations of Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia. To sideline this natural born leader, the American left is boosting the rise of this flamboyant Trump and others who should not be even considered to held the highest office in the land. By flooding the air waves with sound bites, crazy pronouncement , entertainment like news coverage's and circus atmosphere, they succeeded putting Bush at the back of the Bus. While Trump is in the news 24/7, Bush could barely register in the media. In this week's polling cycle, Cruz, seem to be leading Trump in the Iowa caucuses, and the left leaning media is attacking Cruz with vengeance to help Trump. The media know that Cruz will never win a general election, but, if he stops Trump in Iowa, that may give Jeb an opening in New Hampshire and other primaries. so in this scenario, the whole game of the left is to promote Trump in order to stop Bush. 2- Paving the way for Hillary Clinton. Senator Clinton is by far the most experienced politician among all the candidates except Jeb Bush. She served as secretary of state under Obama and lived in the white house for eight years. Yet, despite all the experience , senator Clinton has a lot of packages just like Donald Trump. Her unfavorable among likely voters are among the highest of all candidates. People either love or hate her, there is no middle ground for her. As we speak, the FBI is investigating some of Clintons activities as secretary of state. A series candidate like Jeb, could defeat Clinton easily in general election. Rather than face a tough, well grounded and experienced candidate like Bush, the media is selecting for her the weakest link off all. While the media seem to be the darling of Mr. Trump for now, wait after the end of nomination and the beginning of the general election. They will dig all his of misdeeds , and show people how bombastic and unelectable Trump is. Those of us who follow American politics have already seen this scenario some twenty years ago. History repeats it self. In 1996, ten republican candidates did battle for the nomination. Among the notables were governor Lamar Alexander, businessman Steve Forbes, senate majority leader Bob Dole, commentator and writer Pat Buchannan, senators Richard Lugar and Phil Grahams. While there were many qualified and strong candidates in the field , the media started cheerleading for senator Bob Dole early and made him the inevitable and favored candidate. Unlike Trump , he was an honorable, experienced politician and an American war hero who was wounded in the second world war. He received the burble heart for his war wounds. When he won the nomination, he was 73 years old , the oldest man to stand for President. It was the youthful Clinton against the aging man of the past who could not use one of his hands. During the campaign , he accidently fell from the stage while the camera was rolling which showed how frail and unprepared he was. As planned Clinton won in landslide. In other words, it is another coronation of yet another Clinton. 3-America, for the first time in history , could be under the real socialists. When he was debating against Hillary Clinton during the democratic candidates debate, senator Bernie Sanders said " I don't give a damn about those e-mails", which Clinton replied Amen. The issue surrounding the emails are heating up again. Since this issue refuses to disappear , it could be the Achilles heal of the Clinton campaign. She did release most of the emails and she handed the server to an independent instigator. If she is charged, as some republicans are calling for , that could lead to a new ball game for both the democratic and the republican campaign. Since she can not campaign under the cloud of federal charges , she may as well withdraw . The media may get it's wish and crown loud moth Trump as their republican nominee , against the socialist crusader. Welcome to the crazy American politics of 2016: Socialist Bernie Sanders vs nut case Donald Trump. While the senator from Vermont may be too socialist for many Americans, he is more electable than the bombastic Trump. In a match up against Trump, the voters might hold their nose and elect Sanders to avoid the chaos candidate of Trump. Many republicans and conservatives who are complaining about Obama , will be ruled by a real socialist for the first time in American history. By the way, senator Sanders is a proud and openly socialist. Finally, the noises coming from the FOX news and other far right talk shows should not be taken seriously. This crowd does not want serious debate on anything, nor do they care about electability or republican party discipline. Another four years of Clinton will keep them busy and employed. a democrat in the white will be a boom for the right wing talking heads. Maybe both the right and left want Trump and his ilk. Maybe America want to go rogue in 2016. If Some of you SOLERS may have different take on this , please state. Thanks.

Mooge Saaxib your response is to the point. I can't imagine those folks in Mogadishu denying the development of Puntland and their country. Asad Ahmed and Malister, your answer to Mooge's statement is abhorrent. By saying that their is nothing in Puntalnd and every thing is in your back yard, is a disgrace. I think you guys justified well what Mooge's talking about. How many more hospitals and schools Mogadishu need. Puntland is peaceful place, why not the Turks start some projects there. If the Turks mix up with this apparent isolation of Puntland and others on Qoslaaye's behalf , they will alienate many Somalis including me.

Mooge, the Turks do not have any special ties to any Somali tribe. They have to deal with the government of the day and it's leader. They think reviving the national capital infrastructure and connecting Somalia to the wider world will bring investment. The Turks will eventually reach the whole country. The fragmentation of the country is not their fault. The HAG are concentrating only in Mogadishu, but that city won't be only theirs when peace comes. In nineteen eighties, FAI ( Fondo Auto Italiano), gave Somalia almost 300 million dollars of aid, and as I remember , the balk of that aid went to Puntland to build the port, the road between Gaalkacayo and Boosaso and many other projects. Even today, Through Somali government, millions of dollars of investment have reached Puntland , yet you guys complain more than others. Imagine Baidoa, Borama or Marka. If the whole thing is zero sum game for Puntlanders, the future could be bleak. I know you guys are playing politics on every thing, including the existence of the country. If Puntlanders do not change their attitude about the nation, they will be hated by other Somalis more than they do of the Mogadishu spoilers.

Who can blame them?. hundreds are arriving every month. Without Cali Xuun, the locals could be overwhelmed.