'No compromise on security' President Farole said Puntland's government and its independent media organizations are "not at war" against each other. "There are nine privately-owned independent radio stations in Puntland, not to mention the countless Websites, TV stations and journals," President Farole stated. He said the government does not interfere with independent media except when security is jeopardized. Farole briefly outlined the track record of Somalia's 21-year military dictatorship which collapsed in 1991 as civil war erupted in Mogadishu. "During that time, there was only one radio station and one newspaper allowed in the whole country…but the civil war allowed media agencies to mushroom without control," Puntland's president said. He noted that Somali media agencies have "contributed directly to conflict" during different phases since Somalia's national collapse in 1991. President Farole cited the 1994 Rwanda genocide, where he said a Hutu-owned radio station influenced the Hutu majority of Rwanda to massacre upwards of 800,000 Tutsi minority members within a few months. "Media is power and it can be used for good or for evil," President Farole said. He encouraged Somali journalists, whom he said are "mostly under age 30," to become more educated and trained in journalism. "The government's primary job is security and stability of the country and we will not compromise our security," President Farole warned, adding: "Our people fled violence in their homes in southern Somalia to find peace in Puntland and we will defend our peace because peace is the only way to development."

Somalia: Farole addresses Puntland media conference, pardons jailed journalist 8 Nov 8, 2010 - 12:55:09 PM The president of Somalia's Puntland government addressed the opening day on Sunday of a three-day conference held in the state capital Garowe, where he defended Puntland's laws and its history of press freedom, Radio Garowe reports. Puntland President Abdirahman Farole signs pardon to release journalist Abdifatah Jama Mire Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, the president of Puntland, attended the conference hosted by the Puntland Research and Development Center (PDRC) in Garowe, which was attended by representatives of the Media Association of Puntland (MAP) and officials from Puntland's government. Mr. Faisal Jama, the chairman of MAP and former director of Radio Las Anod, addressed the conference about media rights and responsibilities. Radio Las Anod was shut down in 2007 when Somaliland troops militarily seized control of Las Anod, capital of Sool region which is disputed between Puntland and Somaliland. Independent radio stations are prohibited under Somaliland's constitution, while Puntland's constitution allows press freedom for radio, TV, newspaper or website. "I want to thank Mr. Abdirahman Abdulle Shuke for organizing this important meeting between the government and the independent media," President Farole said, whilst referring to the longtime director of PDRC, Mr. Shuke. Puntland's leader praised the state's history of press freedom, saying: "I believe Puntland has the most independent media anywhere inside Somalia." President Farole called on Puntland journalists to use as a "role model" a man named Prof Khalif Mohamed Barre, the chief editor of Kaaha Bari newspaper published in Puntland's commercial city of Bossaso since the early 1990s. "He [Prof Khalif] is a media hero and he is the father of Puntland media," President Farole declared.

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Wasiirka Xanaanada Xoolaha Dawladda Puntland ayaa ka hadlay dagaaladii ka dhacay Buuralayda Galgala ee u dhaxeeyey Ciidanka Puntland iyo xoogaga wadaadka Maxamed Siciid Attam. Mudane Siciid Xassan Shire oo maanta shir jira’id ku qabtay magaalada Garoowe ayaa ku eedeyey maamulka Somaliland in ay qayb ka ahaayeen dagaalkaas isla markaana gacan siin jireen xoogaga Maxamed Siciid Attam. ”…Xubno ka tirsan Somaliland oo Wasiiro iyo saraakil ayaa waxaa ay ka hadleen in Ciidamadooda aan ka barbar dagaalamin Al-Shabaab,Waxaan cadeynayna in ciidan Somaliland qayb kamid ah oo 70-kamid ah joogeen buuraha Galgala oo ka barbar dagaalamay Maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab…”,ayuu yiri isagoo sheegay in ay mushahar qaadan jireen. Dhegayso shirsaxaafadeedka Wasiirka Wasiirka Xanaanada Xoolaha Puntland ayaa beeniyey in dagaalka Galgala uu ku saleysnaa arimo la xirrira macdanta. Dawladda Puntland ayaa dhowaan ugu baaqday maamulka Somaliland in ay gacan ka geysato sidii loo qaban lahaa firxadkii Attam. Dowlada Puntland ayaa 20kii bishii hore ee Oktoober ku dhawaaqday inay soo afjartay dagaaladii deegaanadaasii ay kula galeen kooxihii saldhiyada halkaasi ku lahaa ee uu hogaaminayey Wadaadka Maxamed Siciid Attam. Waa markii ugu horeysay oo wafdi noocaan ah booqdo deegaankaasi tan iyo intii dowlada Puntland sheegtay in dagaaladii buuraha Galgala iyo Madarshoon la soo gaba gabeeyey. Maxamed Siciid Yuusuf Wakiilka Horseed Media Garoowe,Puntland

^^^Yeah I will admit that he was always a Putlander and thats a good thing...

Originally posted by Xaji_Xunjuf: Liibaan shirku nuxurkisa maad fahmin ba waxa ka so baxay .. ma ahayn inu garad abshir noqdo somaliland Desperate secessionist admits something...

its a good development..

Che is just upset that Puntland gets an advantage here.

Bloody hell, that was horrid.

Bloody hell, that was horrid.

'Pardon for those misled' Puntland's president said the government has extended a pardon for Puntland natives who were "misled" to join the Galgala militants. "There are talks underway. Some of those [men] who were misled have contacted their clan elders. We have told the Puntland community that there is a pardon for those who were misled and who are not involved in terrorism activities," President Farole said, adding: "We call on those [men] to surrender at government centers or to their recognized traditional elders or politicians." Local sources report that widespread misinformation that aimed to portray Atom's armed group as a "clan militia" succeeded in attracting a handful recruits to join the anti-Puntland militants who had been hiding out in Galgala. But since Puntland troops overwhelmed Atom's armed group, local fighters who were misled to join the war have "began making contact through their own clan networks," according to local insiders. On Aug. 1, marking Puntland's 12th birthday, President Farole promised that the government will host an all inclusive conference to discuss Puntland's accomplishments and its future. Addressing the Puntland parliament's opening session last week, the president reiterated that promise. Puntland-Somaliland cooperation President Farole urged Somaliland's new administration to act against suspected terrorists who are hiding out in areas under Somaliland control. "We urge the Somaliland government to act against these terrorists who are hiding in areas like Erigavo,” Puntland's president said, adding: "These men are a security threat to both administrations [Puntland and Somaliland] and they [militants] are able to regroup and rearm." Farole expressed optimism that Somaliland's new government under President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo will be more cooperative on security matters than its predecessor, under former President Riyale. "During Riyale's time, the intelligence services [of Puntland and Somaliland] used to communicate. However, since the new administration was elected [in Somaliland] we have direct contact and we think that we can cooperate on common interests," President Farole said. He noted that he personally spoke with Somaliland's defense minister, Mr. Ahmed Haji Ali Adami, whom President Farole described as a "personal friend whom I have worked with in Berbera and Mogadishu" before the collapse of Somalia's last effective central government in 1991. "He [Adami] promised to do something about the militants. The message has reached the president [of Somaliland]. We can work together. We know Somaliland arrested suspects in some areas, like Hiis town. We will request that Somaliland to extradite those suspects to be tried in Puntland courts," President Farole concluded. Puntland is located in northeastern Somalia and considers itself part of a future Federal Republic of Somalia, while Somaliland to the west unilaterally declared independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991 but has not been recognized internationally.

Somaliland involvement with Atom's terrorist activities Map of Somalia with Puntland and Somaliland Puntland's leader said the government has sufficient evidence linking Somaliland-appointed officials in Sanaag region to Atom and his militia, who used hideouts in the Galgala hills until Puntland troops seized the entire area in late October, including militant training camps. President Farole provided specific names of four men who are on the Somaliland government payroll but are actively involved with funding and other support to Atom and the Galgala militants allied to Al Shabaab. "These men receive salaries as officials appointed by Somaliland in Erigavo [capital of Sanaag region] but we know that these men brought money to Galgala to fund Atom's terrorist activities," Puntland's president said. Farole said Puntland intelligence "shared the information" with Somaliland's government under former President Dahir Riyale, "but nothing was done" to stop these illegal activities, according to the president of Puntland. "The remnants of the [Galgala] militants moved westward towards areas controlled by Somaliland especially around Erigavo district, and we have their names and locations," President Farole said. He stated that some of the Somaliland-appointed officials have been "living in Dhahar town under clan name but have since fled to Erigavo after Puntland troops seized the last hideout in Galgala." Farole indicated that Dhahar and its constituents is part of Puntland, but he underlined that the aforementioned Somaliland-appointed officials "collect salary from Somaliland as government militias based in [sanaag] region." He named Farah Osman Agoweyne as a "well-known terrorist now hiding in Erigavo." According to President Farole, Agoweyne was a member of a group of militants who were the target of a U.S. air strike in June 2007 in Bargal coastal town of Puntland.

Puntland says 96 militants killed, urges Somaliland to 'act against terror' 5 Nov 5, 2010 - 8:33:56 PM The president of Somalia's Puntland government has called on the Somaliland separatist administration in northwestern Somalia to 'act against terrorists' who threaten regional stability, Radio Garowe reports. Puntland President Abdirahman Farole Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole told the BBC Somali Service during a Thursday interview that Puntland authorities have sufficient information that insurgents who declared war on Puntland have escaped to territories to the west, under Somaliland control. "The terrorists who banded together in the Galgala foothills, on the eastern and western sides, have been defeated by Puntland troops," President Farole declared during the BBC interview, adding: "A Puntland military report lists their death toll at least 96 fighters killed." Farole said Puntland troops seized the fleeing militants' materials, including: weapons, explosives, ammunition, vehicles, petroleum, food, and even mobile phones. On Aug. 8, Puntland government troops launched a massive military offensive targeting armed militias who declared war on Puntland's elected government. The militias are led by Mohamed Said Atom, an arms dealer allied to Al Shabaab militants in southern Somalia and who is blacklisted by the U.S. and the U.N.

SL soo dhaweysay hadalkii Farole 6 Nov 6, 2010 - 6:47:38 AM Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga ee maamulka Somaliland Md Axmed Xaaji Cali Cadami ayaa soo dhaweeyay baaqi Madaxweynaha Dowladda Puntland Dr. Cabdiraxmaan Sh. Maxamed Faroole ee ku aadanaa in la iska kaashado wixii labada dhinac amni-xumo ka dhex abuuraaya iyo in Somaliland ay gacan weyn ay ka gaystaan soo qabashada hogaamiyaha hubaysan Max'ed Siciid Attam oo ku dhuumanaaya buuraha dhaadheer ee Gobolka Sanaag ka dib markii laga soo caydhiyay buuraha Galgala ee xiga dhanka Boosaaso oo uu ku dhuuman jiray. Hadaba shir jaraa'id oo uu ku qabtay Magaalada Burco Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Mr Cadami iyo waxa uu ka ogyahay in kooxda Mr Attam ay soo galeen Somaliland waxa uu yidhi: "Waanu oganahay in [kooxdii Attam] laga gacan sareeyey oo xidhiidh baanu ka lahayn dhinaca maamulka [Puntland], anaga laftayadu taxadar kayagaanu qabanay firxadkana waanu malaynaynay, dhinaac galbeed ama bari ayey u soo fakan lahaayeen firxadkaa oo waa laga sii gaashaantay," ayuu yidhi Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Mr Cadami oo jooga magaalada Burco. Asagoo hadalkiisa sii wata wuxuu yidhi: "D alku [somaliland] waa balaadhan yahay oo meel walba askari ma joogo oo ma taagna, markaa dadkaa soo fakaday way dhici kartaa inay meelaha qaar ku dhuumalaysanayaan ama buurihiiba ku sii jiraan sida Madaxwaynuhuba [Farole] sheegay, laakin waxaa xaqiiqo ah anagu markii arrintaa la sheegayba talaabo talaabo ayaanu ula socnay ilaa Ceerigabo iyo Laascaanood badhitaan habeenimaa la sameeyey intaanan anagu waftigan u bixin waxaa la baadhay guri-guriba, waxa laga baadhayeyna waxay ahayd in dad dhaawaca oo meesha la keenay ay jiraan ama dadkii hubaysnaa oo la yidhi qoladaas ayaa jariimadii dhabarka ku sidata oo halkaa ku sugan jiraan." Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Md Cadami oo la weydiiyay su'aal ah in ay xidhiidh fiican la yeelan doonaan Maamulka Puntland waxa uu yidhi: "Walaahi Madaxwaynahayagu [silaanyo] waxa uu ku dhawaaqay markii Dowladda cusub la dhisay in dhamaanba Dowladaha dariska ah inaanu xidhiidh dhow la yeelan doono Puntland way ku jirtaa xidhiidh fiicana waanu rabnaa in aanu la yeelano," ayuu ku soo gabo gabeeyey hadalkiisa Md. Axmed Xaaji Cali Cadami oo ah Wasiirka cusub ee Gaashaandhiga ee dowladda Somaliland hormuudka ka yahay Madaxweyne Axmed Max'ed Siilaanyo. AKHRI: Farole oo SL ugu baaqay inay la diriraan haragii Attam Maxamed Jamaal Garowe Online Hargeysa

Wadahadal Dhex Maray Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Somaliland iyo Madaxweynaha Puntland Magacyada saraakiil mushaharka ay Somaliland ka qaataan ku caawin jiray kooxda argagixisada ah ee dagaalka ka wada deegaanka Galgala Garoowe (Jam)- Madaxweynaha maamul-goboleedka Puntland Md. Cabdiraman Sheekh Maxamed Faroole, ayaa *****lka ka qaaday inuu wahadal la yeeshay wasiirka gaashaandhigga Somaliland Md. Axmed Xaaji Cali Cadami, isaga oo xusay in isaga iyo wasiirka gaashaandhiigu yihiin macaariif yihiin, isla markaana muddo dheer soo wada shaqeeyeen. Madaxweynaha maamulka Puntland oo hayb ahaan ku sheegta deegaano juqurafi ahaan ka tirsan Somaliland oo shalay u waramay idaacadda BBC-da, waxa uu caddeeyey inay cagta mariyeen kooxdii ka dagaalamaysay buuraha deegaanka Galgala ee uu hoggaaminayey Sheekh Atam, isaga oo xusay in firxadkoodii galeen deegaano ka tirsan Somaliland. “Waxaan anigu [Madaxweynaha Puntland] toos u la hadlay Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Axmed Xaaji Cali Cadami oo ah nin aanu aad macruuf u nahay oo mudo badana ka soo wada shaqaynay Berbera iyo Xamar hadal fiican ayuu ii sheegay oo wuxuu yidhi arrintaas wax baanu ka qaban doonaa Madaxweyne Siilaanyo laftiisa way gaadhay arrintu, waa ka wada shaqayn karnaa, waanan doonaynaa in aanu ka wada shaqayno dad ay meelaha qaarkood ku qabteena waanu ognahay, waxaanu ka codsan doonaa Somaliland in firxadka ragas (kooxda Sheekh Atamo) na loo soo dhiibo Maamulkii hore ee Daahir Rayaale intii uu joogay war doonka ayaa isla xidhiidhi jiray oo warka waa la siin jiray, hase yeeshee inta uu maamulka cusub yimid oo aanu is leenahay waad ka wada shaqayn karaysaan wixii labada shacab dan u ah toos baanu u la xidhiidhnay waayo ma jiri karto sabab diidi karta in aanu ka wada hadalno arrimahaas,” ayuu yidhi madaxweynaha maamulka Puntland. Md. Faroole waxa uu ku dhawaaqay inay ka faraxasheen kooxdii ka dagaalamaysay deegaanka Galgala, madaxweynaha oo arrintaa ka hadlayana waxa uu yidhi; “Dadweynaha reer Puntland iyo saxaafaddaba waxaan u sheegayaa in xoogii argagixisada ahaa ee isku urursaday deegaanka Galgala in xoogoodii meesha laga saaray, dad badana laga laayey, sida warbixintii u dambaysay ciidamadu ku soo gudbiyeena waxa kooxdaa laga dilay ilaa 96 qof, wixii ay agab haysteen oo kala ahaa hubka, gaadiidka, rasaasta, raashinka, baadroolka, miinooyinkii iyo waxyaabihii kale oo dhana ee ay wax ku qarxin jireen, xataa telefoonadii waa laga qabtay, hubkaasina waxa lagu soo badhigay magaalada Boosaaso Ummadda reer Puntland waxaanu u sheegnay in aanu cafis u fidinayno qofkii isagu asal ahaan aan ka mid ahayn argagixisada, hase yeeshee lagu marin habaabiyey marin habaabkaas dadka lagu qaldo inay iska dhiibaan xaruumaha amniga, madaxdhaqmeedkooda iyo siyaasiyiintooda reer Puntland” Madaxweynaha Puntland waxa uu intaas ku daray oo uu yidhi “Wixii intaas ahayn oo firxadkoodii u dhaqaaqay deegaanada galbeedka ee ay Somaliland gacanta ku hayso oo aan odhan karo waa agagaarka degmada Ceerigaabo oo badidooda magacyadooda iyo deegaanadooda hayno oo ah shakhsiyaad caana oo la yaqaano oo hadda meeshaas jooga waa khatar labada maamulba gacanta galin kara dadna abaabuli kara dibna isku soo hubayn kara, waxaanu ognahay deegaano badan oo ay ku sugan yihiin oo galbeedka Ceerigaabo ah Burco-na bari ka ah ilaa badda xageeda Xiis, Maydh iyo Laascaanood hareeraheeda ah oo ciidanka Somaliland hadda ku sugan yahay.” Waxa kale oo madaxweynaha maamulka Puntland fashiliyey saraakiil milatari oo mushahar ka qaadan jiray Somaliland oo lacagta iyo saadka siin jiray kooxda argagixisada ah ee dagaalka ka waday deegaanka Galgala. “Wardoonkayagu wuu la shaqeeyaa wardoonka Somaliland, waxaana jira dad la isla xaqiijiyey oo caan ah, dadka aanu tuhunsanahay ma doonayo inaan hadda magacaabo, laakiin waxaan magacaabi karaa dad caan oo maamulkii hore ee Daahir Rayaale mushahar kaga qaadan jiray inay maamulaan maleeshiyaad Somaliland daacad u ah oo ku sugnaa Ceerigaabo oo dhinaca Puntland soo xigta, gaar ahaan magaalada Dhahar iyo agagaarkeeda, raggaa waxa ka mid ah Muuse Jaamaca Ganaf oo kornayl sheegta oo Somaliland lacag kaga qaata maleeshiyada aaga Sanaag Bari, Axmed Maxamed Cali (Axmed Jeeni tag), Cabdishakuur Cali Ciise oo ahaa ninka maaliyadda u qaybsanaa ee bixin jiray oo aanu ogayn in mushaharka uu bil kasta ka soo qaadi jiray magaalada Ceerigaabo uu gayn jiray buuralayda Galgala, isaga oo maleeshiyaadka ninka Atam la yidhaahdo mushaharka siin jiray bil kasta, iyada oo ciidankayaga nabad sugidu arrintaa la socodsiiyey maamulkii hore ee madaxweyne Rayaale, balse aan arrintaa waxba laga qaban, ninamkaasi waxay ku sugnaayeen magaalada Dhahar oo ay magac beeleed ku joogeen, iyaga oo ka mid ahaa ciidanka maleeshiyo ahaanta mushaharka uga qaata, waxayna Dhahar ka carrareen maalintii Atam iyo raggiisii laga saaray godkii u dambeeyey, iyaga oo hadda ku wada sugan magaalada Ceerigaabo.” Jamhuuriya Online

FiqiKhayr, brother its important editorial decision made of late. A welcome change. It matters not who is at the helm or what structures need to be amended. The fact the state is important to those who claimed they will destroy it in support of the criminal agent Attam. Again we welcome it, since the state has not changed at all from a few months back..

Interesting, is this not what we have always told our brothers in NW Somalia..

^^^Somaliland or NW Somalia is still part of Somalia. As long as it continues then I have no problem, keep deluding yourself secessionist. Even Djibouti does not recognise you..

Again well done to my cousin...

SL soo dhaweysay hadalkii Farole 6 Nov 6, 2010 - 6:47:38 AM Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga ee maamulka Somaliland Md Axmed Xaaji Cali Cadami ayaa soo dhaweeyay baaqi Madaxweynaha Dowladda Puntland Dr. Cabdiraxmaan Sh. Maxamed Faroole ee ku aadanaa in la iska kaashado wixii labada dhinac amni-xumo ka dhex abuuraaya iyo in Somaliland ay gacan weyn ay ka gaystaan soo qabashada hogaamiyaha hubaysan Max'ed Siciid Attam oo ku dhuumanaaya buuraha dhaadheer ee Gobolka Sanaag ka dib markii laga soo caydhiyay buuraha Galgala ee xiga dhanka Boosaaso oo uu ku dhuuman jiray. Hadaba shir jaraa'id oo uu ku qabtay Magaalada Burco Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Mr Cadami iyo waxa uu ka ogyahay in kooxda Mr Attam ay soo galeen Somaliland waxa uu yidhi: "Waanu oganahay in [kooxdii Attam] laga gacan sareeyey oo xidhiidh baanu ka lahayn dhinaca maamulka [Puntland], anaga laftayadu taxadar kayagaanu qabanay firxadkana waanu malaynaynay, dhinaac galbeed ama bari ayey u soo fakan lahaayeen firxadkaa oo waa laga sii gaashaantay," ayuu yidhi Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Mr Cadami oo jooga magaalada Burco. Asagoo hadalkiisa sii wata wuxuu yidhi: "D alku [somaliland] waa balaadhan yahay oo meel walba askari ma joogo oo ma taagna, markaa dadkaa soo fakaday way dhici kartaa inay meelaha qaar ku dhuumalaysanayaan ama buurihiiba ku sii jiraan sida Madaxwaynuhuba [Farole] sheegay, laakin waxaa xaqiiqo ah anagu markii arrintaa la sheegayba talaabo talaabo ayaanu ula socnay ilaa Ceerigabo iyo Laascaanood badhitaan habeenimaa la sameeyey intaanan anagu waftigan u bixin waxaa la baadhay guri-guriba, waxa laga baadhayeyna waxay ahayd in dad dhaawaca oo meesha la keenay ay jiraan ama dadkii hubaysnaa oo la yidhi qoladaas ayaa jariimadii dhabarka ku sidata oo halkaa ku sugan jiraan." Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga Somaliland Md Cadami oo la weydiiyay su'aal ah in ay xidhiidh fiican la yeelan doonaan Maamulka Puntland waxa uu yidhi: "Walaahi Madaxwaynahayagu [silaanyo] waxa uu ku dhawaaqay markii Dowladda cusub la dhisay in dhamaanba Dowladaha dariska ah inaanu xidhiidh dhow la yeelan doono Puntland way ku jirtaa xidhiidh fiicana waanu rabnaa in aanu la yeelano," ayuu ku soo gabo gabeeyey hadalkiisa Md. Axmed Xaaji Cali Cadami oo ah Wasiirka cusub ee Gaashaandhiga ee dowladda Somaliland hormuudka ka yahay Madaxweyne Axmed Max'ed Siilaanyo.

^^^Our country is doing ok, Puntland, Somaliland are doing well and the South Central are still having issues, Siilanyu the President of Somaliland AKA NW Somalia is meeting our sister country Djibouti which continues to recognise the unity of our country Somalia.