Top US diplomat makes surprise visit to Somalia Posted to the MOL April 7, 2007, 8:09 am MOGADISHU (AFP) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer arrived Saturday on an unannounced visit to Somalia for talks with the country's president and prime minister. She is the highest ranking US official to visit war-torn Somalia since 1994, the US embassy in Nairobi said. Frazer arrived in the town of Baidoa, seat of the country's parliament, 250 kilometres (150 miles) northeast of the capital Mogadishu, local journalists said. She went into talks with transitional president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and prime minister Ali Mohamed Guedi as Somali government troops and US security guards in civilian clothes provided tight protection. Frazer, who was also accompanied by US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger, arrived as the government and its Ethiopian allies battled insurgents in the capital Mogadishu. Washington backed Ethiopia's intervention in Somalia to oust Islamist militia from the capital three months ago but clashes have resumed in the past few weeks with Islamic and other fighters. Somalia has been torn apart by warlords and other factions since dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted in 1991. The transitional government created in 2004 has failed to impose any control. A National Reconciliation Conference is planned to start April 16, despite threats of disruption by hardline Islamists alleged by Washington to have links with Al-Qaeda.

^^^I dont know what you are on brother. If these groups had any power they would not be hiding out in specefic areas. As for the troop build up one can only say the situation is serious.

^^^You posed the question and I gave the appropriate answer.

^^^Ok mate..The old man is still standing, Puntland is still standing and the game goes on.. Clowns are gone and Somaliland is still part of Somalia.

^^If your colour blind that is.

^^^Somaliland is a province a state part of Somalia, thus if he became President it would be good for the union noh....

^^^The man is the head of state, the chief of the army the legitimate leader and symbol of the republic.

^^^A great idea, he will bring SL into the fold quite easily dont you think..

I love that video

^^^Here is the President with the fomer secretery General.

We have a two and a half year mandate left for the TFG, so far so good. Again the old man has proven to be a master of the dark arts.

Wareysigii wasiirka arrimaha dibeda & shirkii xiriirka caalamiga ee Qaahira Waxaa barnaamijkan soo bandhigay shirkada Saafi Films, Waxaana ka shaqeeyay Weriye: Mahad Carabow & Camera man: Jibriil M. Jibriil. tv

^^^Saxib you have a right to your prediction, my apology if I came out with a strong stance than required.

Mujahid_SNM, the US state department must be Puntland as well..

WASHINGTON: Jandayi Farzer: "Mareykanka wuxuu qirsan yahay in xaaladda Soomaliya ay ka wanaagsan tahay..." Posted to the Web Apr 06, 09:36 Washington (PP) - Kaaliyaha Xoghayaha Arrimaha Dibadda ee Mareykanka Mss. Jadayi Frazer ayaa shaaca ka qaadday in Soomaliya ay hadda ka wanaagsan tahay sidii ay ahayd, marka loo eego siyaasadda Mareykanka ee ku wajahan Soomaaliya. Frazer waxay u sheegtay qaar ka mid ah warbaahinta Mareykanka in Mareykanka uu isha ku hayay Soomaaliya laga soo billaabo 1991-kii markaasoo ay dalka Soomaaliya burburiyeen dagaallo ku saleysan qabaai'l laguna riday dowladdii dhexe ee Soomaliya. "Mareykanka wuxuu qirsan yahay in xaaladda Soomaliya ay ka wanaagsan tahay hadda sannadihii ay dagaallada ka jireen oo dhan; aragti ahaanna waxaan qabnaa in Soomaaliya ay tahay meel xasilloon" ayay tiri Frazer oo intaas ku dartay: "Waxaan doonaynaa inaan Soomaaliya xalaadeedda sidaan ku sii haynno, isla markaana aan kor u sii qaadno nabadda Soomaliya". Jadayi Frazer ayaa waxay sheegtay in Mareykanka uusan ogolayn in Soomaaliya ay fariisin cusub ka dhigtaan kooxo ay ugu yeertay inay yihiin Argagaxiso caalami ah, "Waa mid aan ka soo horjeedno taas inay ka dhacdo Soomaaliya" ayay tiri Frazer. Dhanka kale waxay ka codsatay dalalka Geeska Afrika iyo kuwa Khaliijka caraba inay go'aanno cad ka qaatan arrimaha Soomaaliya ayna go'aan ku gaaraan inay Soomaaliya ka dhigaan goob ka caagan inay galaan kooxo ay ugu yeertay argagaxisada caalamiga ah. "Soomaaliya waxya halis u noqotay inay ka dhigtaan gabbaad kooxo shisheeye ah oo xiriir toos ah la leh Argagaxisada, waxaanse kula jirnaa kooxahaas dagaal qaraar" ayay mar kale tiri Frazer. Maxamed Xuseen Jantiile Wakiilka Puntlandpost - Mogadishu E-mail: jantiile@gmail.com Saaxiibkaa u *** Daabaco Qormadan

Somalia: Bomb attack on Somaliland police headquarters 6 Apr 6, 2007 - 1:17:21 PM HARGEISA, Somalia Apr 6 (Garowe Online) - Unidentified gunmen threw grenades at the main police headquarters in Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, witnesses said. Mohamed Dubane, Somaliland's police commander, told local press that no one was hurt in the incident. "We are investigating this crime," the commander said. The bomb attack specifically targeted the main office for the investigation department, known locally as CID. Nearby residents were shocked by the terrible sound of the explosion, which tore through a part of the building, witnesses said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Hargeisa, a city renowned for its relative peace. Somaliland unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has not yet gained international recognition. Garowe Online News

Ammaanka waddooyinka Muqdisho & Shabellaha Dhexe oo la adkeeyey Ciidamada dawladda federaalka Soomaaliya iyo kuwa Ethiopia ayaa bilaabay hawlgal lagu adkaynayo ammaanka baraha kontorool ee soo gala magaalada Muqdisho iyo nawaaxigeeda iyadoo ay ciidamadaasi amni sugid ka bilaabeen xeebaha gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe gaar ahaan agagaarka degmada Cadale oo ay fariisimo cusub ka samaysteen. Dhaqdhaqaaqyada ciidamada ayaa u muuqda in looga gol leeyahay dadaallada ay dawladdu ugu jirto sugidda ammaanka magaalada caasimadda ah ee Muqdisho iyadoo la filayo in dhowaan magaalada lagu qabto shirka dib u heshiisinta qaran. Ciidamadan ayaa toddobaadkii la soo dhaafay dagaal qaraar la galay kooxo aan la garanayn oo ku sugan magaalada Muqdisho kana soo hor jeeda ciidamada dawladda iyo xoogaga kale ee taageeraya. Axmed Xasan Mahad

Best chances for Somali peace in years: US official by Paul Schemm Thursday, April 05, 2007 Renewed international focus on Somalia and pervasive exhaustion with the incessant fighting in the war-torn country make for a rare opportunity for peace to succeed there, US Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, seen here 2006, has said.(AFP/File/Jacques Collet) CAIRO (AFP) - Renewed international focus on Somalia and pervasive exhaustion with the incessant fighting in the war-torn country make for a rare opportunity for peace to succeed there, a US official said Thursday. "I think the international community is focused on Somalia in a way that it hasn't been in the last 16 years, so I think the conditions are better this time around," Jendayi Frazer, the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, told AFP. Since the 1991 overthrow of dictator Siad Barre, Somalia has been plunged into a violent civil war pitting rival clans and warlords against each other and featuring periodic famines and an unsuccessful US intervention in 1993. "One thing that gives me hope is that at some point people get exhausted of killing each other," she added. Frazer was in Cairo for a meeting of the Somalia "Contact Group" of diplomats from Europe, Africa, and the United States, which is seeking a solution to the ongoing chaos in the Horn of Africa nation. She explained that in addition to heightened international attention, regional players now all agreed that extremists in Somalia needed to be isolated and efforts stepped up to achieve peace. "There is hope for Somalia, Somalia is in Africa, the trendlines in Africa are positive to solve these crises and these conflicts," she said. "All of these countries in the Horn, east Africa, the Gulf have a common view. "So I think they have a real opportunity." Frazer said the consensus came when countries realised that the failed state was being used as a base by extremist Islamists from outside Somalia. "It's clear that there were global jihadists operating in Mogadishu, I think that everybody had a wake up call," she said. "None of us understood the extent to which they had found safe haven and a base for operating in Somalia. "We are all pretty much on the same page with Somalia," she added. The scenario for restoring stability to the country involves first a ceasefire, followed by a reconciliation conference to be held April 16, paving the way for elections in 2009 when the transitional government's mandate ends. An African Union (AU) peacekeeping force will be brought in to oversee the truce, though only about half of the anticipated 8,000-strong force has been pledged yet. Sporadic gunfire was reported overnight, but Mogadishu was largely calm on Thursday, several days after heavy fighting between Ethiopian forces and Islamists left nearly 400 people dead. Elders from Mogadishu's dominant ****** clan said they would collect bodies left in the streets, and were to meet with Ethiopian commanders on Thursday for further talks. In December, the transitional government invited Ethiopian troops in after it was threatened by the Islamic Courts Union, an intervention Frazer described as unfortunate but necessary. Ethiopian forces look set to remain until a robust African Union force is put in place -- something that cannot happen until a truce is reached. Frazer expressed confidence in the AU's ability to handle the crisis with material and logistical support from the international community, despite their poor showing in Sudan's Darfur crisis. "In Sudan, you have a government that has crippled the African Union force," she said, noting that they have prevented supplies and material from reaching the embattled force. "They have created an environment in which it is difficult for them to succeed." Source: AFP, April 05, 2007

^^^Some here are soothsayers who can see into the future. Melez has been successful in runing his country for 15 years now. What are you talking about? He has already defeated Eritrea in war, has cultivated alliances with the rest of the world, again what proof do you ahve for this day dream. Somalia will not be any worse of today than it was a year ago at the demise of the armed factions and warlords, in fact more Somali's are in control of their destiny than were a few months back. Ethiopia is a scape goat for all those who do not want to see a government in place and specially one led by a man from the North East.

^^^Have no idea of his where abouts saxib, maybe he had Ethiopian citizenship...

^^^lol. You are living in a world of your own, the TFG has the internal and external support it needs to secure its country. Also the TFG is only now reaching the half way point of its five year mandate.

^^Even in such an event it weould not change my devotion to them.

^^^No the whole organisation lad. Ahmed Islan was just a front.. March 14th , 2005 President Mubarak conferred with his Somali counterpart Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed at the Presidential Palace of Heliopo

Some respect? I love my reer Abti's, they are the best.