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Well at the end of the day it's SSC who are whining in London neighbourhoods. Whether Sland forces are trained or not. Somaliland is here to stay.
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http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Mar/somali_region_of_puntland_suspends_controversial_deal_with_private_security_firm_saracen.aspx
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's northern region of Puntland has suspended a controversial deal with a private security firm contracted to train an anti-piracy force, two government officials said Thursday. Saracen International was hired to train 1,050 men in Puntland to battle the pirates that menace shipping off Somalia's coast. An Associated Press investigation previously found that the project was linked to Erik Prince, who founded the private security firm Blackwater, and also had a secret mission to go after an Islamist rebel linked to insurgents in southern Somalia. Two officials in the Puntland government said the deal had been suspended following international pressure. Both asked for anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. One official said most of Saracen's primarily South African staff have left the country but he expected them to return. The second official said that training has been suspended and that 200 recruits who had graduated from the training program were not paid in February. Puntland's information minister did not return calls seeking comment on the subject. A person familiar with the project, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media, confirmed that the project had been suspended partly due to pressure from the U.N. and the U.S. government. The two organizations were concerned about the secrecy surrounding the deal, its possible violation of U.N. sanctions and that it might undercut hard-won reforms in the Somali security sector. A mystery donor, believed to be the United Arab Emirates, had already spent millions of dollars on the Saracen deal through a web of companies with false addresses. Another Saracen deal to train Somali forces in the capital of Mogadishu was canceled by Somalia's parliament in January. Somalia has not had a functioning government for over 20 years. The failed state is a haven for pirates and Islamist insurgents who are battling the weak U.N.-backed government. ___
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ssc Military commander keyse cabdi yusuf defects to Somaliland
Saalax replied to Xaaji Xunjuf's topic in Politics
Xaaji Xunjuf;702611 wrote: :D -
Interesting.
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Ok thanks for the info. I see you are in a good mood lol. Is that where you are from Somalina. Congrats to the people of this new region.
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What region will it be annexed from originally? Galgadud/Shabeelada dhexe?
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ssc Military commander keyse cabdi yusuf defects to Somaliland
Saalax replied to Xaaji Xunjuf's topic in Politics
Interesting. -
ssc Military commander keyse cabdi yusuf defects to Somaliland
Saalax replied to Xaaji Xunjuf's topic in Politics
Xaaji Xandjuf. I say this guy must be taken to Tadjoura & Sacadin Islands so he never comes back to SSC militia. -
ssc Military commander keyse cabdi yusuf defects to Somaliland
Saalax replied to Xaaji Xunjuf's topic in Politics
Send him to Sacadin Island. So his chances of ever coming back to Eastern Sland will be slim. -
Xaaji Xunjuf;701818 wrote: ;) haday meel fiican ku socotta
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Somaliland Parliament Sends Appreciation to the UK Government
Saalax replied to Jacaylbaro's topic in Politics
Well it's good that Somaliland is making it clear that they are willing to take part of stabilising the horn. -
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