This very clever from TK airways part. They got flights to Addis and Nairobi but do not want use those routes as they are already in full capacity. Khartoum rounte may not already on full capacity therefore the extra Somali passengers are boost. This is good as they dont have to worry if the Mogadishu route does not become profitable in the short term.

I dont see the urgency of Khatumo leaders to travel? All of them?

^How to share Qaad perhaps?

^and your point yaa macaan jecel?

cidii aduunkoo dhan baa iska soo xirxiray waayadan. Inkaartii Soomaali wayn baa ku dhacday

Corruption in Somaliland must be the worst in Somalia. There's no a day but there's a corruption allegation against incompeten minster on television.

^ Waxay ku cara baa ba'aan bay raadinayaan iska dheh. All these hatred becouse local buhoodle boys taught them a lesson!

That's a classic example of how not to wash your dirt in public. You gotta love how most of them claim a rather a long title as if it puts weight on whatever he wants to say. That's sad reality of where we are. May Allah save Somalia from its own destructive people and its external enemy.

Somalia and Kingfolks stop with segregations and calling for divisions. Somali resources is Somalia resources and its for all. These people if they have a clan concern, honest concern or whatever concern, they have the right to air it and for you to refute in a civilized way. what i dont like is when people are full of clanism and hatred but pretend they are for the national interest.

Prof. Abdiwali spoke very well and that's kind of politics Somalia needs.

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;784776 wrote: Waa markee ciyaalka isku camiri jireen with their petulant melodrama-like playground behaviours. Daa'uud, ha isku daalin dadkaan, the neo-qabyaaladists. No wonder kuwa goosashadoonka wants nothing to do with certain folks. I can understand now. Iyagaa ka daran separatists. As though dadka inay ka xigaan camal dhulkaas iskugu camiraayo. We will always question what is not good for Soomaaliya, regardless the expected knee-jerk, pettish reactions or not. Boowe, adigu qabyaalad ma ka maran tahay inta aan dad kale la gaarin. I have been seeing you in this forums in the last 10 years and my impression about you tell me otherwise?

Carafaat;784789 wrote: Samafal, you are justifying the current status quo of separate admins in One City with the argument, that it will create mistrust to create one admin. Sxb, the intention of creating one admin is to cooperate, to build trust and to unite on a common goal. Therefor your argument is invalid. Little Resources? There is more trade going on in Gallkacyo then most other cities, that can't be an argument not to unite. Abwaan, I agree. I'm not justifying anything sxb, I'm just telling you facts. I would love to see Galkio that is not divided on clan lines but that's against the reality on the ground. What i'm saying to you is due to the the reality on the ground and lack of disarmament of freelance miltias on both sides is a barrier to a peaceful co-existence of the two communities and having one admin can not bring the solution without facing the root causes of the problem. The problem is every time the two admins and elders agree on anything, there comes unruly miltias that provoke the other side and causes mayhem and mistrust. Galkio needs a period whereby the two admins there restrict and disarm their militias and become the sole rulers of their own areas, free from gangs and armed clansmen. Only then they can talk about having one working adminstration.

This is very good and must be a piece of brain stimulating exercise for those young souls. Well done to the engineers of the future and job well done to Galkio youngsters.

Column Views Reasons for Turkish Involvement in Somalia Today`s Zaman Online Saturday, January 28, 2012 Column by Abdullah Bozkurt: “Turkey challenges Iran in Somalia” Turkey`s relatively newfound interest in engaging with Somalia was triggered by a combination of different events, from the extension of humanitarian assistance during a time of great famine to the desire to establish a foothold in a strategic location so as to benefit from future trade deals. Not only have a number of Turkish government agencies been actively working on the ground, but also a host of nongovernmental organizations in Somalia are working to bring about positive changes in what many have called a “failed state.” It is not being widely discussed, but there is another underlying reason behind Turkish involvement in Somalia: to curb Iran`s meddling in the affairs of Somalia and its immediate neighborhood. All efforts expended by Turkey will undoubtedly bring good fortune in terms of political capital, which Ankara intends to spend on countering Iranian influence in the Horn of Africa -- a place Iran feels is perfect to act as a fallback position when the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria falls to democratic opposition mostly consisting of Sunnis. For years, Iran has been cultivating relationships in Somalia and the surrounding area, hoping to gain a footing in the geostrategic location of the Horn of Africa. Considering that one of the main Iranian shipping lines crosses through the Arabian Sea and by the Gulf of Aden, Iran certainly values its presence in Somalia from an economic standpoint. In July 2009, Iran had to send two warships to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia to protect Iranian commercial and oil cargo ships from piracy. But there is another important rationale behind Iranian interest in this region that weighs in heavily against all other considerations. From there, Iranians believe they can create or incite schisms within a number of African nations while also keeping Sunni Arab Gulf states occupied with mounting unrest and insurgency among Shiite populations in the southern Arabian Peninsula. For example, intelligence reports detail how the Mullah regime in Iran has been providing arms and munitions to the insurgent groups in Somalia, including al-Shabaab. Tehran has been funneling most of its aid to insurgents through the “Christian” dictator of Eritrea, Isaias Afewerki, who has been cozying up to Iranian regime for years. This is kind of ironic, yet a perfect case of the convergence of mutual interests. The Eritrean opposition claimed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards provided training to the radical Shiite Houthi rebels in Eritrea when they were fighting the Yemeni and Saudi governments. According to a Saudi official with whom I spoke last month, classified Saudi intelligence reports detail many similarities between the tactics employed by Houthi rebels and those used by pro-Iranian Shiite groups in Iraq. This footprint shows Iranian involvement in both cases. In 2006, then-Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi publicly accused Iran of providing weapons to Islamic militants who had seized control of much of this country`s south. In the same year, the supply of arms by Iran to radical groups in Somalia was also detailed in UN Security Council reports, which found Iran in breach of a 1992 UN arms embargo on the region. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Speaker of the Somali Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden. In the last couple of years, Iran seems to have shifted its tactics away from aggressively supporting armed factions towards using soft-power methods to influence Somalia`s Transitional Federal Government. The retreat of al-Shabaab militia from Mogadishu and other places amid intense pressure from African Union troops deployed by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has undoubtedly accelerated this Iranian shift. Seeing that Somalia is desperate to get international aid, Iran has been using humanitarian assistance programs as vessels to deliver important cover for illicit Iranian government activities in Somalia. At the moment, the Somalia government does not mind this as long as aid is coming in, which is the first and foremost priority for Somali leaders. Accompanied by two planes full of many Cabinet members, celebrities, journalists, NGO workers, and businessmen, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Aug. 19, 2011, making him the first head of a government to do so in 20 years. This certainly ruffled the feathers of the Mullah regime in Tehran. The visit came on the heels of an emergency meeting held by the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Aug. 17 in Istanbul, which secured a pledge of $350 million in aid. On Aug. 23, 2011, just four days after the Turkish prime minister made a landmark visit to Mogadishu, Iranians hastily rushed their foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, to Somalia to hopefully lessen Turkey`s rising clout there. Salehi surveyed the camps set up by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and offered to build a hospital and an orphanage in the capital. Turkey has since opened an embassy, started work on an international airport and on water supply and waste disposal projects, offered Somalis scholarships to study in Turkey, and made plans to build a new hospital and roads. A Turkish fundraising drive among private citizens that was launched during the holy month of Ramadan last year has so far raised $334 million. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates last October, Turkey topped the list of countries that provided aid to Somalia when comparing the amount of aid given with the countries` gross national income. Furthermore, Ankara successfully mobilized the rich Gulf nations to extend financial aid to the fragile transitional government in order to build government agencies, including an army. Fearing the Iranian specter looming large over their heads, the Gulf nations have been forthcoming in delivering cash to the Somali government. Somalia is happy to receive financial assistance from Turkish and Arab Gulf donors because it comes with fewer strings attached than that supplied by the West. As a result, Turkey was able to translate international political support into concrete financial help to the cash-strapped Somali government -- a key to consolidating the transitional government while curbing the appeal of terrorism. Turkey`s interest in Somalia did not start with the huge famine that exposed some 3.7 million Somalis at risk of starvation last year. Ankara was also involved with the Djibouti Peace Process (DPP) that started in May 2008 under the auspices of the UN and ended with the election of Sharif Sheik Ahmed as the new president of Somalia in January 2009. It hosted a major UN conference on Somalia in stanbul in May 2010. Now, it also supports a UN political map for the transition from AMISOM to a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, provided that a phased approach is adopted by the Security Council that will not be tied to a rigid timetable but rather set by conditions. Turkey has offered to help train and equip the Somali army as well. In contrast with the Iranian engagement, Western powers seem comfortable with Turkey leading the charge in Somalia. Especially Americans who realized early on that Turkey is perfectly positioned to invalidate the Western imperialism argument the Iranians are using to agitate sensitivities among the Somali Muslim population and to recruit hardcore militants to insurgent groups appreciate the Turkish role very much. The US and its allies do not seem to mind the rhetoric Erdogan uses to bash the West as long as it does not transform into a policy and helps curb Iranian influence. For example, just two days before the Mogadishu visit, Erdogan harshly criticized Western arrogance and the failures of capitalism with respect to Somali famine during his address to the OIC. The US and its allies kept silent to the barrage of criticism leveled by Erdogan. With Ankara in the lead, the involvement of other Muslim nations such as Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia can serve to curtail radical Iranian Shiite ideology from gaining firm ground in the Horn of Africa. One senior Turkish Cabinet member told me that Turkey is also in contact with al-Shabaab and other insurgent groups in order to encourage reconciliation among disparate groups in Somalia. For example, Turkish recovery and reconstruction efforts are not limited just to areas controlled by the government but also extend to other areas in order to win over the hearts and minds of most Somalis. He said a smear campaign has been launched there by some powers against Turkish efforts but he affirmed the Turkish commitment, saying the negative campaigning will not deter them from actively pursuing engagement with Somalia. While he did not state so outright, he implied that Iran tops the list of those spreading black propaganda against Turkey in the Horn of Africa, an unexpected place where Turkey and Iran vie for influence. (Description of Source: Istanbul Today`s Zaman Online in English -- Website of English-language daily published by the Zaman media group, supportive of Fethullah Gulen community; URL: http://www.todayszaman.com)

Waxaan ka helay sida fudud oo gabadhu sida batrool loo baaro u taqaan, maxay batrool qoday!. Waxaa maqli jiray hadii aad been sheegayso been run u eg sheeg.

Carafaat, the problem is not the two admins and if today Galkio becomes under one admin nothing will change unless there's complete demobilisation of freelance miltias that roam in and around the city and tackling the root causes of the problem which is scarce resources. But it will become worse in my opinion due to the mistrust between those two communities. Added to this, is the problem of Alshabab who wants to instigate clan war so as the place becomes lawless in order to become a launchpad for their misguided Jihad against Puntland, Galmudug, Ahlu Sunna wal Jama and even Somaliland. You said you hate Galkio? I love Galkio is one of the best places to live in Somalia, try it. Besides people who say there are alot of people killed in Galkio have no information about the city. Galkio was peaceful in the last 19 years of Somalia's civil war, except few skirmishes that happen here and there compared to Mogadishu, Kismayo and Beletweyne. It was only in the last 2 years there has been ocassional killings and disruptions.

^ Now that's a blatant lie and you know it. This is shameful. while they spend the poor people's taxes on bribinng the likes of Xaabsade, Kayse and others for a delusional recognition that seem to be eluding this community, they could have used these funds to save some children's lives

LOOL Dadka qaarkiis qabiil baa ka waashay markaasay nationalist isaga kaa dhigayaan. I dont undertand how some one can see evil in tackling piracy!

Those pictures were taken during the Galgala skirmishes. But why would you post it now? To divert attention from current political crisis facing the seccessionists?

Silaanyo is waging a war and is ordering killing innocent children and women and causing displacements to a large community on the name of clan supremacy hence he is a warlord. Morgan has waged a war and ordered killing of innocent women and caused displacement to a large community on the name of clan supremacy. What is the difference of the two? One is still at it and the other has moved on!

Inaalilaahi wa ilaa ilaahi raajicuun. Shalay meesha waa la isku baaba'ay baa layiri. The death toll on both sides is more than 50 as put by some estimate and can be more. Who takes the responsibilty of these senseless killings?

Fiqikhayre;777284 wrote: We have invited partners who have a key interest in Somalia. We expect around 40 governments to attend, along with the UN, AU, EU, World Bank, the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development, the Organisation of Islamic Conference, and the League of Arab States. We are also inviting representatives of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Institutions, as well as the Presidents of Somaliand , Puntland, Galmudug, Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah (ASWJ). waa markii ay Faisal Waraabe ay ku kari lahayd: Waar haday xeer xeer, udubland iyo waxaas nagu dareen, waar dawladana siilaanyo soomaliya nagu wadaan...

Country once in progress indeed! Never mind, we will start all over again and Inshallah this time aroundwe will learn from our mistakes.

Its clan V clan and that we know how its going to end. Its one clan state (Khatumo) V one clan state (SNM state). So what's your urgument?

Seccessionist tactic has been busted so that is why they are angry. Their tactic has always been to play Puntland against the Garaad clans in order to divide and rule. Now that Puntland has allowed the conference to go ahead peacefully and seem to respect on whatever the Garaads have decided, the seccessionist smell Puntland. No wonder they desperately want to involve Puntland to create division within the Garaads. Puntland is staying away to respect the will of the people and to preserve their newly found unity. The war is between Khaatumo state and SNM state, two equall and neighbourly states and who know themselves very well. If Somaliland attack SSC people they will no longer expecct to be countered by Puntland forces but Khatumo state forces supported by their brethren clanmen from Mudug and Caabudwaaq. That's how things stand Yaa seccessionist so either play ball with who is playing ball with you or drop this Puntland ghost you seeing everywhere!