Somalia: Mogadishu death toll hits 40 on third day of fighting 30 Nov 30, 2010 - 10:05:01 AM At least 15 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu during the third consecutive day of fighting Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports. The fighting was between Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam insurgent factions on one side, and troops from the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and African Union (AMISOM) peacekeepers deployed in Mogadishu. Mogadishu residents say the city’s Bakara Market was heavily shelled, causing most of the civilian deaths. At least 30 people were wounded during Tuesday's clashes, according to medical workers in Mogadishu. "Many shells hit the market today and I saw 7 dead bodies and 12 wounded persons," said a Bakara merchant named Abdulkadir, adding that businesses were shut down due to the heavy violence. Since early 2007, when the Islamist insurgency erupted to topple the Western-backed TFG administration in Mogadishu, Bakara Market has been a main headquarters for Somali insurgents. Other shells hit northern Mogadishu district of Bondhere, which has seen three consecutive days of fighting. Mogadishu has seen on respite from violence since the outbreak of the Somali civil war in 1991. In early 2007, Somali insurgents began a new violent campaign to overthrow the TFG, creating a new humanitarian crisis and complex security problems including suicide bombings. RELATED:

Somalia: Mogadishu death toll hits 40 on third day of fighting 30 Nov 30, 2010 - 10:05:01 AM At least 15 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu during the third consecutive day of fighting Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports. The fighting was between Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam insurgent factions on one side, and troops from the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and African Union (AMISOM) peacekeepers deployed in Mogadishu. Mogadishu residents say the city’s Bakara Market was heavily shelled, causing most of the civilian deaths. At least 30 people were wounded during Tuesday's clashes, according to medical workers in Mogadishu. "Many shells hit the market today and I saw 7 dead bodies and 12 wounded persons," said a Bakara merchant named Abdulkadir, adding that businesses were shut down due to the heavy violence. Since early 2007, when the Islamist insurgency erupted to topple the Western-backed TFG administration in Mogadishu, Bakara Market has been a main headquarters for Somali insurgents. Other shells hit northern Mogadishu district of Bondhere, which has seen three consecutive days of fighting. Mogadishu has seen on respite from violence since the outbreak of the Somali civil war in 1991. In early 2007, Somali insurgents began a new violent campaign to overthrow the TFG, creating a new humanitarian crisis and complex security problems including suicide bombings. RELATED:

Somalia: First batch of 170 Puntland marines complete naval training 30 Nov 30, 2010 - 10:28:34 AM Authorities in Somalia's stable region of Puntland say naval training has completed for the first batch of soldiers who will form the first-ever Puntland Marine Force, Radio Garowe reports. Puntland officials at ceremony in Bossaso [Monday] Gen. Abdisamad Ali Shire, Puntland's vice president and currently the Acting President, attended the ceremony near Bossaso, a bustling Gulf of Aden port city that is Puntland's commercial hub. Other Puntland officials present at the closing ceremony including Security Minister Gen. Yusuf Ahmed Kheir, Ports Minister Said Mohamed Rage, as well as senior security officials. Puntland marines marching in Bossaso [Monday] Puntland officials say the first batch of soldiers who completed training are 170-strong in number. The soldiers marched and saluted the Vice President of Puntland, Gen. Shire. When complete, the Puntland Marine Force will consist of 1,050 soldiers who will have the main duty of protecting Puntland's shores from pirates and illegal fishers, according to local officials. Puntland, located strategically along Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean waters, became a major base of pirate operations in 2007. But a Puntland government crackdown over the past two years has led to the arrests of more than 350 pirates and the explusion of pirate gangs from some of Puntland's coastal towns. Puntland's government, which has its own security forces and manages its own affairs, says it supports the establishment of a federal government for Somalia. Last month, Puntland announced it signed an agreement with a maritime training company named Saracen International, which is conducting the current training program for Puntland marines in Bossaso.

What happened to Mogadishu?

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Puntland cleans up...

Ok will wait then, the leaks are great so far..Specially King Abdallah of Saudi and his "cut the head of the snake" comment..

Any update on US assesment of Ethiopian and Kenyan leadership cable's?

Qaybtii kowaad ee ciidamada Badda PL oo tababar u xirmey 29 Nov 29, 2010 - 10:04:55 AM Madaxweyne ku xigeenka iyo wasiiro ka tirsan Puntland oo qayb galey. Waxaa maanta 29.11.2010 tababar ugu xirmey dufcadii koowaad ee ciidamada Badda ee Puntland duleedka magaalada Bosaso. Xaflad loo qabtey qalinjabinta tababarkaan ayaa waxaa kasoo qayb galey ku- xigeenka Madaxweynaha dowlada Puntland islamarkaana aha ku-simaha xilka Madaxweynaha, Wasiiro, saraakiil ka tirsan ciidamada kala duwan ee Puntland iyo saxaafada qaybo ka tirsan. Ciidamada tababarkaan u xirmey maanta oo tiradooda gaareyso 170 askari ayaa ka tirsanaan doona ciidamada Badda ee Puntland [ Puntland Marine Forces PMF] kuwaasoo tiradooda guud noqon doonto 1050 askari. Dowladda Puntland ayaa asbuucii la soo dhaafey shaacisay in ay heshiis la gashey shirkad shisheeye oo tababari doonta ciidamada cusub ee Badda Puntland. Ka Akhri Halkaan GAROWEONLINE

Great development for the state and Somalia as a whole.

Somalia: 15 killed, 20 injured in second day of Mogadishu clashes 29 Nov 29, 2010 - 4:30:14 AM Clashes between Somali government troops and al-Shabab fighters have left 15 people dead and at least 20 civilians injured, Radio Garowe reports. Al-Shabab and Hizbul-Islam factions, both insurgent groups with the aim of toppling the weak interim government backed by African Union troops, have launched a new offensive to take Mogadishu. Fighting began on Saturday, stopped overnight, but resumed on Sunday morning on various fronts of the northern and southern districts of Abdiasis, Hodan, H/wadaag, and Bondhere. During Sunday's fighting, at least 10 people were killed, bringing a total of 25 deaths in two consecutive days of fighting. "We collected over 15 wounded bodies from Mogadishu's streets, mostly were civilians who caught by mortars on their houses," said a Mogadishu medical official. After exchanging artillery and gunfire for hours, both sides claimed victory but denied causing civilian deaths and injuries. Al-Shabab has claimed that its fighters have killed several soldiers, However, Somali government officials have rejected the al-Shabaab claims, saying their troops killed five militants. The two sides have been battling for the same districts for months without gaining much ground, and often exchanging control over a few districts. The fighting rages days after new Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Farmajo's Cabinet was approved by the TFG Parliament. The TFG is Somalia's 15th attempt to restore national order, but the weak TFG has been unable to confront the relentless firepower and propaganda of insurgents like Al Shabaab terror group. GAROWE ONLINE

^^These are major headaches for the secessionists, not only SSC but now their very backyard of Awdal is not so pro lets break from Somalia. No wonder the Guru of the phantom state has left..

SOMALIA: UN envoy calls on the Parliament to exercise the spirit of compromise in their deliberations on the Cabinet November 22, 20100 comments| leave your own! Share The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga, today called on the Transitional Federal Parliament to exercise the spirit of compromise and judiciously deliberate on the new Cabinet. “I trust that the period between the endorsement of the Prime Minister and now has been used productively to come up with a Cabinet that would meet the expectations of the Somali people. “I am confident that the honourable Members of Parliament will employ the same sense of responsibility and unity which prevailed during the process of confirmation of the Prime Minister,” he said. “The people of Somalia, as well as the international community, are eagerly awaiting the establishment of a functional Cabinet. With nine months left before the end of the transition period, Somalia needs a government that will prepare a Road Map and carry out the priority tasks of the transition. “I, therefore, appeal to the Parliamentarians to bring the deliberations on the Cabinet to a conclusion that will advance the peace process. The United Nations and the international community stand ready to assist the new Government as soon as the Cabinet is endorsed,” Ambassador Mahiga said.

Procedural bickering has once again thrown the Somali parliament into a deadlock. With less than one year left on its mandate, the approval of the proposed cabinet as well as the future of the transitional government is in doubt. Less than one month after being approved by the Somali Parliament, Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is now facing stiff political opposition in his race to rebuild the country's shattered government. Just two weeks ago, Mohamed announced his chosen cabinet members, a pared down list of technocrats drawing heavily from the Somali diaspora. The group, which was cut down to 18 ministers from the previous 39 positions, was widely praised as a competent and promising team to move Somalia forward. But hopes for Mohamed's tenure as prime minister took a blow Monday after parliament failed to approve his new cabinet. Mirroring the initial vote to approve the premier weeks ago, Monday's session ended in a shouting match over whether the ballot would be cast openly or in secret. According to reports, fist fights even broke out among the 550-member body, prompting Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden to postpone the vote indefinitely. Since being appointed by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has repeatedly insisted he would form a government based on experience, signaling a departure from the clan politics that have previously dominated the war-torn state. Somalia's Transitional Federal Government has operated under the "4.5 System" designed to share power equally among the country's four major clans and a coalition of minor groups. Mohamed's departure from 4.5 has been praised in some circles, but has received a raft of criticism from many in the Somali parliament, who believe the balance is critical to the government's legitimacy. But Qatar University Somali Analyst Afyare Elmi says such complaints are simply designed to mask vested interests in corruption. "There is no legitimate issue they have against the cabinet," Elmi said. "The problem here is that there are groups of politicians in Somalia that are benefiting from the status quo and they are trying to perpetuate and sustain the status quo. They cannot let a change of this magnitude take place at this stage." According to Elmi, the group chosen by Mohamed is the best cabinet that has ever been named in Somalia. He told VOA it was the best chance the transitional government had to fulfill its mandate before it expires in August of next year.

lool@professor Samatar talking out of his ***.. why dont they just recognise them aready?

Hargeysa:(Allpuntland)-Maamul goboleedka Waqooyi Galbeed Soomaaliya ee la magacbaxay Somaliland ayaa markale codsatay in ay Iskaashi dhinaca Amaanka ah yeeshaan Dawlada Puntland ee Soomaaliyeed,waxaana ay Madaxda Somaliland sheegeen in ay muhiim tahay in Puntland & Somaliland ay ka wadashaqeeyaan la dagaalanka Cadowyadooda oo ay ku tilmaameen mid isku mid ah. Wasiirka Arimaha Gudaha ee Maamulka lamagacbaxay Somaliland Dr.Maxamed Cabdi Gaboose ayaa markale ku celiyey in Somaliland ay doonayso iskaashi dhanka Amniga ah oo ay la yeelato Puntland,waxaana uu sheegey in labada Maamul oo ay Xasilooni ka jirto u baahanyihiin in wadashaqeeyaan Maadaama buuyiri ay jiraan dad kasoo horjeeda Amniga labada dhinac. “Waxaa lama huraan ah inaanu yeelano Iskaashi Muuqda oo dhankasta leh,Taasi waa mid meesha ku jirta,waxaana markale ku celinayaa Codsigaygii ahaa in aanu Puntland wadashaqeyno,iyaga dhankoodana xiriir baanu la samaynay waanu ku rajo weynahay in taasi siisocot”Ayuu yiri Wasiirka oo maanta shirjaraa’id ku qabtay Xafiiskiisa hargeysa. Dhinaca kale Dr.Maxamed Cabdi Gaboose wuxuu beeniyey hadal dhawaan kasoo yeeray kuxigeenkiisa kaas oo sheegeyey in Saraakiil kasocota Puntland oo Buuhoodle kusugani ay wadaan kulamo wax u dhimaya Heshiis laga dhex wado Beelo dhawaan dagaalamay,waxaana uu sheegey in Saraakiishan oo Buuhoodle u dhalatay ay xaq u leeyihiin tagi taanka deegaanka laga soo doorto isagoo intaas kudaray in aysan wax dhib ahi imika u dhaxayn Maamulkiisa & kan Puntland. Hadalka Wasiirkan sare ee katirsan Somaliland wuxuu imaanaya xili Bishii ugu danbaysay ay isku soo dhawaansho rasmi ah muujinayaan Madaxda Somaliland & Puntland kaas oo u muuqanaya in uu imika u eg inuu yahay kii ugu balaarnaa ee ay Abid yeeshaan labada dhinac tan & markii Puntland la aas aasay 1998-kii taas oo ay Bilowgii dhisitaankeedaba Somaliland u muuqatay mid cadow ku ah,waxaana jira Dagaalo dad badani ku nafwaayeen oo sanado badan socday oo labada dhinac ku dhexmaray gobolada SSC oo ay dhinacyadu ku muransanyihiin. Cabdiqani Xayir Allpuntland

Somalia: Puntland signed an agreement with Sarecen Company to train its Marine Forces 18 Nov 18, 2010 - 1:21:35 PM The Government of Puntland wishes to convey its gratitude and appreciation for the support provided and pledged by the International Community, tangible or intangible, as agreed between the various stakeholders. However, in line with the spirit of Public private partnership sanctioned in the final communiqué of the “Istanbul Conference for Somalia” of May 2010, in order to pursue priority government goals and objectives, it was necessary to obtain the services of Saracen International, a private service provider. This company, in a Public Private Partnership with the government, has embarked on a comprehensive program to assist the government of Puntland to build its capacity in order to regain control of its territorial waters and marine resources, fighting against the pirates and the Unregulated, Unlicensed, Illegal Fishing in the Puntland territorial waters. The Puntland Marine Force is a newly established law enforcement body as part of the Puntland security forces, which will be trained and mentored by Saracen International, with the mandate to protect the international maritime line off the coast of Puntland as well as the marine resources of the State of Puntland. However, this marine force will enhance security in its area of operations and contribute to the general safety and security of the people of Puntland, particularly in the coastal regions on land and at sea. The Government of Puntland is of the firm belief that Saracen International will make a significant contribution to establish, train and mentor the Puntland Marine Force according to the strict rules, guidelines and restrictions that are issued by the highest office of the Puntland government. END -------- Communications Office The Puntland Presidency

Puntland took a massive step in the right direction. Not sure what the secessionist are complaining about..

Today Mudane Siilanyu, governor of NW SOmalia visits Ethiopia. He will leave without any recognition for the enclave. However the same secessonists will delude themselves that this is progress..

Faroole made a gaffe, the PM appointed Ministers are no enemies of Puntland. This no major issue, the President has every right to make have his opinion. On the ground nothing has changed, the government in Mogadshu has less power than Faroole's admin..

Wararkii u danbeeyey ee dagaal Beeleed ka dhacay degaanka Kalshaale ee Gobolka Ceyn November 17, 20104 comments| leave your own! Share Guddoomiye kuxigeenka gobolka Ceyn ee maamulka Puntland Maxamuud Sheikh Cumar Xassan oo la hadlay Horseed Media ayaa sheegay in khasaaro isugu jirta dhimasho iyo dhaawac uu ka dhashey dagaal beeleed shalay ka dhacay deegaanka Kalshaale oo qiyaastii dhanka waqooyi galbeed 25KM kaga beegan degmada Buuhoodle ee xarunta gobolka Cayn. Wuxuu sheegay in 2 qof ay ka geeriyoodeen,halka 4 kalena ay dhaawacmeen reer Buuhoodle,halka dhinaca kale ee reer Qorilugud ay dagaalkaasi kaga geeriyoodeen 8-qof,walow aan si rasmi ah loo ogayn khasaaraha dhaawac ee soo gaaray. Saaka ayaa xiisad colaadeed mar kale ay ka soo cusboonatay deegaanadii shalay uu dagaalku ka dhacay,waxaana wararku ay tibaaxayaan in ciidamo ka yimi degmada Buuhoodle oo qayb ka ahaa beeshii dagaalka shalay gashay ay la wareegeen qaar ka mid ah deegaanadii uu shalay dagaalku ka dhacay. Ciidamo hubaysan oo ka tirsan maamulka Somaliland ayaa goobta soo gaaray saacadihii ugu dambeeyay oo kala dhex galay labadaasi beelood oo dagaalkoodu uu salka ku hayo ceelbiyoodyo. Xaalada goobihii shalay ay wax ka dhaceen ayaa maanta degan,waxaana jira dadaalo ay wadaan hogaamiye dhaqameed doonaya in ay xaliyaan xiisadaasi dagaal ee soo kala dhex gashay labadaasi beelood. Horseed Media

Buuhoodle:(Allpuntland)-Wararka ay APL ka helayso Deegaanka Kalshaale oo ay Shalay Dagaalo xoogani ku dhexmareen Malayshiyo beeleedyo kasoo kala jeeda Degmooyinka Buuhoodle & Burco ayaa kusoo waramaya in Saaka Barqanimadii uu markale halkaas dagaal xoogani ka qarxay. Wararku Waxay sheegayaan in Dagaalkani bilowday kadib markii Malayshiyaad kasoo jeeda dhanka Burco oo wata gawaari tikniko ah oo ay leeyihiin Ciidanka Somaliland ay saaka halkaas soo weerareen islamarkaasna ay fooda isdareen kooxdii ay shalay ku dagaalameen Deegaanka Kalshaale. Ilaa & Imika majiraan Wax war ah oo rasmi ah oo laga helayo Deegaanka ay Colaado saaka markale ka bilowday,waxaana imika gurmadyo badani ay gaarayaan goobta dagaalka iyadoo laga cabsiqabo in uu Dagaalku ka balaarto imika sida uu u socdo maadaama ay Gurmadyo badani halkaas gaareen. Deegaanka Kalshaale oo 34-Km dhanka Waqooyiga uga began Magaalada Buuhoodle ee Xarunta gobolka Cayn ayaa uu shalay dagaal xoogani ka qarxay Waxaana uu dagaalkani yimid kadib markii beelo degen meelo iskudhow oo kasoo kala jeeda SSC & Somaliland ay ku dagaalameen Ceelal biyoodyo halkaas laga qoday & kuwo horey uga qodnaa,waxaana Dagaalkii shalay ku geeryooday ugu yaraan 7-Ruux oo 5-kamid ahi ay kasoo jeedaan dhanka Magaalada Burco. Wixii War ah oo kasoo kordha dagaalkan APL kala soco. Cabdiqani Xayir Allpuntland

Ciidanka Somaliland Oo Kala Dhex Galay Labada Beelood Ee Shalay Dagaalku Ku Dhex Maray Kalshaale Iyo Labadii Dhinac Oo Isku Diyaarinaya Weeraro Hargeysa, November 17, 2010 (Haatuf) – Ciidamada Qaranka Somaliland ayaa kala dhex galay laba beelood oo shalay dagaal ku dhex maray deegaanka Kalshaale, kuwaas oo ka soo kala jeeda Beesha Bariga Burco iyo Beelaha deegaanka Buhoodle. Dagaalkan oo dhacay shalay subax qadar yar dabadeed xiligii Salaada Ciida Carafo la tukaday ayaa ka dhashay nin habeen saddexaadkii lagu dilay deegaanka Kalshaale oo isagu ka soo jeeday beesha deegaanka Buhoodle ee weerarka soo qaaday.Dagaalkaas oo bilaabmay subaxdii hore ee shalay ayaa waxa ku dhintay ilaa inta la ogyahay 9 qof, halka ay 9 qof-na ku dhaawacmeen, laba nin oo maxaabiis ahna la kala qabsaday.

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Dagaal Culus oo ka soconaya Maygaagle iyo Maleeshiyaadka SNM iyo Tiknikadooda oo si Rasmi ah ugu soo Biiray Dagaalka. Written by Jidbaale Wednesday, 17 November 2010 03:33 Maygaagle(Jidbaale):- Waxaa ka soconaya deeganka Maygaagle dagaal Badhi fur ah oo la xidhiidha dagaalkii shalay ka dhacay baliga Kalshaale. Dagaalkan oo ahaa mid jiho kale ay ka fureen markii hore maleeshiyaadka .......... ayaa waxaa ku soo biiray ciidamada SNM oo gurmad ahaan uga baxay Oog iyo Caynaba. Dhimasho aad u fara badan ayaa la sheegay inay gaysteen hubka waa weyn ee ay isticmaalayaan SNMtu, waxaana la sheegay in shacab fara badan oo ku dhaqnaan tuuladaasi ay Le'deen, walow aan ilaa hada lahayn tirada saxda ah ee dhimashada dadkaasi. Dhanka kalena gurmad fara badan ayaa ka soconaya magaalada Buuhoodle iyo dhaamaan deegaanada Hawdka, kuwaasoo ku qul qulaya goobaha dagaalka si ay garab u siiyaan shacabka ay ku soo duuleen maamulka Siilaanyo oo kaashanaya beeshiisa. Ku soo biiritaanka dagaalka ee maleeshiyada maamulka Hargaysa waxay cadeynaysaa colaada weyn ee ay cadeysteen maamulkaasi, waxaana sidoo kale dhanka kale la xaqiijinayaa in dhamaan deeganada beesha ***** degto ay ka soconayaan Gurmadyo fara badan. Deegaanada Nugaasha ee beesha SSC ayaan wax dhaqdhaqaaq ahi ka jirin, waxaana ay u muuqdaan inaysan dareensaynayn colaada weyn ee ay u soo tafaxayteen maamulka SNM oo kaashanaya beelihiisa. Waxii wara la soco wararka yaga danbe. Jidbaale.com