^^I did not but what I loved is the irony of it all, he was a hero to the anti-government groups a few weeks back, they celebrated, what now? Will they denounce him as a traitor, a Tigray lover after he pened Tigray go away?

A good point.

^^^That is the aim.

^^^I get your point mate.

Two years and nine months to be exact.

^^^Why would they be targeted? The AU force will replace the Ethiopians in southern Somalia, their main mission is to secure the government institutions and economic centres such as the ports aiport and so on. They will go to Kismayu, Baidoa, Mogadishu and Lower Shabbele.

^^^No dont mistake the governemnt for the clan courts, it has members from every clan including the unarmed ones. Thats the TFG. As for lying, thats anothe trait of the clan courts and their supporters, for example they wanted a war, said they where ready, even prayed for it and then complained when they got one. Give us a brake dear young sister.

^^^Peace my sister, however dont say I lie, you are the DUKES new shadow, I dont mind though otherwise the place would be a bore.

^^^Nice one.

^^^The TFG has the support of the people, its a multi clan isntitution it has the support of everyone, it is insha Allah goiung to translate this into institutions specilally the security apparatus of the republic.

^^^Bore you, if so why are you in all my threads? As for the attacks, indeed they where expected, a bomb here and there but nothing more. The TFG is still building its armed forces, and security apparatus, so far so good, and the AU troops have always been needed from the beginning. Now the conditions are there for them to eneter the country.

^^^That was quite creative, hands of to you for coming up with that, did you get help? As for the TFG, it is working hard trying to solve the major issues concerning the Somali's, security, empowering the citizen, institution building.. Shame you prefer fake Jihads and empty bravado.

^^^There is peace and a want of it, but because of the arge arms in the hands of the public there is lack of security. There are no clans hell bent on killing each other, no real rebel movements or even an insurgency, What there is in Somalia and specially Mogadishu is armed clan gangs, petty criminals, who have mortars, instead of mere knifes. We have a country that has not had a functioning police, security forces. Thus its not politiucal peace that we are mising but the institutions which protect the citizens from themselves.

^^^Clan elders have been instrumental in peace in Somaliland and Puntland, and will play a major role in the South, insha Allah. Our Somali elders are a treasure.

^Of course you will give the Sharif the benefit of the doubt, thats not agreat suprise. However the TFG has the support of the people, again you seem to mix up the masses with the few interets groups who oppses the government from the beginning, warlords, scrap merchants, clan courts and so on. As for these trips, they are important we need the AU troops to help the armed forces with their recruitment, triaining. Mystic, remmeber that once the tax service gets working on the ports, airports and business communities, the TFG will be able to start paying the salaries of the troops, and civil servants.

^^^There is already peace, who is fighting and where? Oh some mortars fire in Mogadishu, what about the rest of the country? PEACE, QUITE and HOPE.

^^^No but to some he is like Muqtada Al Sadr, the man can do no wrong, yet he was the one who called for Jihad, sent the children to war and then surrendered and is making a deal with the Kenyans and those darn Yanks. Give us a break lad.

The last poem and all those fans..Lat poem

This piping time of peace in Somalia Some here wont like this one....

This year in Mogadishu.. Read this poem at your own risk, those who harbour clan haterd might get offended.poem

^^^He is making the right moves, getting the support of the neighbouring countries,as for the bombings, why the coincidnece with the Sharif being questioned in Nairobi by the CIA? Who is singing like a bird?

Madaxweynaha Dowladda Federaalka KMG ah ee Somalia Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ayaa Magaalada Kigali, ee Caasimadda dalka Rwanda kula kulmay dhiggiisa ee Dalkaasi Paul Kigame Galabta galinkii Danbe. Saxaafada Caalamka oo si gaar ah Diirada ugu haysa safarka Madaxweyne C/laahi Yuusuf uu ku marayo Qaarada Afrika ayaa waxaa ay Wararka shegayaan in ay labada Madaxweyne yeesheen kulan hor u dhac ah Xarunta Madaxtooyada. Waxaana lagu wadaa in Caawa uu u Hoydo Madaxweynaha Soomaliya Magaalada Kigali, iyadoo birina uu uga sii gudbi doono wadama kale oo ka tirsan Qaarada Afrika , kulankii hordhaca ahaa ayay labada Madaxweyne waxaa ay isla soo qaadeen sida Dawlada Rwanda ay qeyb uga noqon karto Ciidamada afrikaanka ah ee soo socda. Biri ayaa Wararku sheegayaan in uu aadi doono Madaxweyne Yuusuf Dalka Liibiya halkaas oo uu kula kulmi doono Mucamar Al-Qadafi. Safarka Madaxweyne Yuusuf ayaa ah mid uu ku marayo Dalal fara badan oo afrikaan ah oo gaaraya ilaa 25 Dal si uu uga dhaadhiciyo in ay taageraan D.F.S oo iminka hanatay guud ahaan Gacan ku haynta Dalka iyo waliba in dib loo soo nooleyo Qarankii Soomaliya oo bubursanaa 15 Sano AllSomali Online

^^Ah Jim and his jokes. PI, I like that one...

INTERVIEW-U.S. ready to fund fast AU force for Somalia By Mark John BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United States is ready to offer more funds to help African Union troops deploy quickly to Somalia as Ethiopian forces wind down their presence there, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary on Africa James Swan called on other international bodies to provide urgent financial and logistical support to the AU as it struggles to raise a force of about 8,000 peacekeepers for the Horn of Africa country. Swan said he had no information on a Washington Post report of a second U.S. strike against suspected al Qaeda operatives in southern Somalia on Monday and said U.S. policy was to support AU-led efforts to guarantee security. "We are eager to see a rapid movement to deployment of the AU peace support operation," Swan said in an interview in Brussels with Reuters and a European weekly magazine after talks with EU officials on the conflict. "To that end we have identified funding that could be made available to fund (air) lift and equipment initially for the Ugandans but that could also be available to other troop contributors later," he added. Such funding would be in addition to the $14 million already earmarked by the United States for the AU force in a wider $40.5 million package announced earlier this month. Somali government and Ethiopian troops defeated Islamist forces last month, but the Islamists have vowed to hit back and have attacked government and Ethiopian troops in the capital Mogadishu. With troop commitments only beginning to come in from AU countries, there are concerns the AU will not be ready to fully replace an Ethiopian force which started withdrawing from Mogadishu this week. Swan said Ethiopia was aware of the importance of not leaving a security vacuum by withdrawing too quickly. "Based on frequent consultations with the Ethiopians we think they are acutely aware of the balance between limiting the amount of time they remain in Somalia ... but also the need to continue to provide security at least on an interim basis." EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel said this week further EU aid for the AU force would depend on its interim government reaching out to moderate Islamists and others in the quest for peace, a condition which angered some Somali officials. While Swan said Washington sought to encourage "inclusiveness" in reaching a political solution to the conflict, he did not make it a condition for U.S. help. "We would also hope that not only ourselves but that also other partners would provide additional assistance to the AU as it may request it," he said.

S. Africa to decide on troops to Somalia South Africa would decide before the end of the week whether or not to send troops to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission in that country, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said on Wednesday. Pahad said at a news briefing here that the issue was being discussed at the cabinet lekgotla being held at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. "We briefed the cabinet about the situation in Somalia and the Minister of Defense (Mosiuoa Lekota) will in the next day or two advise the president about our capacity and already stretched commitments," he said. The deputy minister said President Thabo Mbeki was expected to take a decision on the matter before the end of the week. However, Pahad said last Wednesday that its defence force is over-stretched and was still considering troop contributions to an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia, adding: "It is both the situation in Somalia and our own capabilities that will influence our decision." Patrick Mazimhaka, the deputy chairman of the AU, said in an interview published in the Financial Times that an opportunity to foster stability in Somalia after years of war was being squandered. This comes as Ethiopian troops who assisted the transitional government in December in ousting the Islamic courts from the capital Mogadishu and much of the rest of Southern Somalia, started withdrawing from the country, causing fears of a security vacuum. "With every day that passes without a clear commitment to help the AU in Somalia, an opportunity is being squandered," Mazimhaka was quoted as saying. The AU Peace and Security Council agreed to the deployment of the nearly 8,000 troops as part of the African Mission to Somalia (AMISON). Only two countries, Malawi and Uganda, have so far pledged to provide troops for the mission. Source: Xinhua