^^^Hello Mike who are you talking to?

^^ What win? he lost his home, base and many fighters, and has yet to regain any ground even the media war is notgoing well for him. Indeed he is Al Shabaab, confused as he'll but unlike the souh it's he who is being hunted. The fighting will continue and he claims will continue, but the fact is slowly the security forces are taking him out without much issue, there has not been a single incident in any of Puntlands major cities.

Breakaway Somali state claims win against Al-Qaeda (AFP) – 2 days ago MOGADISHU — Security forces from the Somali breakaway state of Puntland said Wednesday they had taken control of the last base used by Al-Qaeda-linked militants led by local warlord Mohamed Said Atom. Puntland forces launched their assault on Sunday, nearly two weeks after a similar deadly offensive targeting the group of several hundred fighters led by Atom, who is on a UN Security Council watchlist. The two sides briefly exchanged gunfire before the Islamists fled the village where they had been based near the Galgala mountains in northern Somalia, senior Puntland security officer Mohamed Abdirahman told AFP. "We have taken control of the last base where the terrorist leader trained his militants and if God wills the war will soon be over after we arrest the militia commander," Abdirahman told AFP by phone. Another security officer, Lieutenant Colonel Omar Abdulahi, said the Puntland forces had lost two soldiers during Wednesday's clashes and killed seven militants. However, militant commander Abdikarin Ahmed Beynah denied the claim and said instead that his forces were besieging the Puntland troops. "The enemy forces are trapped in the mountainous area where they encountered tough resistance and for the time being, I tell you they are in the middle of nowhere with our fighters besieging them," Beynah told AFP by phone. "They lost many soldiers and many more will die in the course," he added, saying he was near the Galgala mountains. Witnesses said residents had fled the fighting. "Transport access is becoming difficult around Galgala and most civilians have fled but still there are some who are trapped in the area with the fighting still sporadically going on," said local resident Ali Nasir. "All we can know so far is that Puntland forces are advancing on the strongholds of Atom and without encountering strong resistance," he added.

Government forces in northern Somalia's stable Puntland region clashed with militants near Galgala town again, Radio Garowe reports. Friday's clashes erupted after a group of militants attacked Puntland forces guarding a makeshift base at Madashon town, formerly a militant training base seized by Puntland forces earlier this week. Madashon is located 20km west of Galgala, the militants' former stronghold now under Puntland government control. The militants, led by Mohamed Said Atom, who is on a U.N. Security Council watch-list, have been the target of a Puntland government offensive since last week. At least 9 people were killed during the clashes, including two Puntland soldiers and 7 militants, according to security sources. The fighting erupted after the militants opened fire on Puntland forces guarding the Madashon compound, sparking a deadly firefight where the militant attack was repelled and "many militants" were killed. The militants are hiding out in a hilly forested area, as Puntland forces continue to hunt down them down. Puntland's government has accused the militants of ties to Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab insurgents in southern Somalia, who are fighting to topple the Western-backed TFG in Mogadishu led by President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. Last week, the militants lost their main base at Galgala after government forces seized the town. Puntland officials say the Galgala militants take orders from Al Shabaab and are responsible for bombings and assassinations in Bossaso, Puntland's commercial capital along the Gulf of Aden. Puntland declared regional autonomy under Federal Somalia in 1998 and has been relatively stable since. The region has a functioning government, with a civil service and elections, and its own security forces to uphold the law. GAROWE ONLINE

^^^ lol like we have always said they only claim victories. But this was not even any of the sort, they don't like it. Attam is fighting 30km west of Galgala.

^^^Yeah logg off.

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Doonyaale sidoo kale wuxuu sheegey in Maxaabiis badan ay dawladu soo qabatay islamarkaasna ay Ciidamada amaanku arkeen Meydad badan,waxaana uu sheegey in intabadan dadkaasi aysna u dhalan gobolka uu dagaalku kasocdo,isagoo sheegey inay jiraan dad kasoo jeeda Qomiyada Oromada ee dalka Ethiopia oo uu sheegey inay dagaaladii u danbeeyey ku dhinteen. Wasiirka hore ee Xanaanada Xoolaha ee dawlada Puntland wuxuu beeniyey warar sheegaya in Dakda halkaas ku dagaalamaya ay difaacayaan beel kamid ah beelaha Puntland,waxaana uu sheegey in Warkaas uusan waxba ka jirin islamarkaasna ay dawladu la dagaalantay koox Argagixiso ah oo halkaas dadka jooga Dhibaatooyin ku haysay.

Garoowe:”Dawladu way soo afjartay Alqaacidadii Galgala”Mid kamid ah Lataliyeyaasha Madaxweynaha Puntland. 13. august 2010 APL Garoowe:(Allpuntland)-Dawlada Puntland ee Soomaaliyeed ayaa shaaca kaqaaday inay guul lataaban karo ka gaartay Dagaaladii maalmihii lasoo dhaafay ay kula jirta Kooxda uu hogaamiyo Hogaamiyaha lagu tiriyo inuu Xiriirka dhow la leeyahay Ururka Alshabaab ee Maxamed Siciid Atam. Wasiirkii Hore ee Xanaanada Xoolaha dawlada Puntland imikana kamid ah Lataliyeyaasha sarsare ee Madaxweynaha dawlada Puntland Axmed Xuseen Doonyaale oo APL lahadlay ayaa sheegey in Xukuumadu ay guul lataaban karo dagalkaas ka gaartay,waxaana uu sheegey in koox yar ay ka hareen Kooxdii dagaalka lagu qaaday isagoo sheegey in inta yarna laga daba tagi doono. “Siidaad kawarqabtidba dawladu waxay maalmihii lasoo dhaafay dagaal culus kula jirto kooxdii dhibaatooyinka waaweyn ku haysa Amaanka dalka & dadka intaba,Dawladu waxay ku guulaysatay inay soo afjarto islamarkaasna ay ka guulaysato Kooxdii Atam oo Alqaacidada Puntland ahaa”ayuu yiri Axmed Doonyaale. Doonyaale sidoo kale wuxuu sheegey in Maxaabiis badan ay dawladu soo qabatay islamarkaasna ay Ciidamada amaanku arkeen Meydad badan,waxaana uu sheegey in intabadan dadkaasi aysna u dhalan gobolka uu dagaalku kasocdo,isagoo sheegey inay jiraan dad kasoo jeeda Qomiyada Oromada ee dalka Ethiopia oo uu sheegey inay dagaaladii u danbeeyey ku dhinteen. Wasiirka hore ee Xanaanada Xoolaha ee dawlada Puntland wuxuu beeniyey warar sheegaya in Dakda halkaas ku dagaalamaya ay difaacayaan beel kamid ah beelaha Puntland,waxaana uu sheegey in Warkaas uusan waxba ka jirin islamarkaasna ay dawladu la dagaalantay koox Argagixiso ah oo halkaas dadka jooga Dhibaatooyin ku haysay. Cabdiqani Xayir Allpuntland

Home About Contact Us / Nagalasoo xiriir RSS Feed Home Boga Tacsida News in English Sport Wareysiyo/fikradaha warka “Waan Jabinay Maleeshiyaadkii Ka Haray Atam”Wasiirka Amniga Dawlada Puntland. Posted by Ali on August 13th, 2010 Boosaaso(Puntlandi.com);- Wasiirka Amniga Dawlada Puntland Gen.Yuusuf Axmad Qayr oo goordhawayd Saxaafafa kula hadlay Magaalada Boosaaso ayaa sheegay in ay cagta mariyeen firxadkii maleeshiyaadkii ku soo duulay Deeganada Dawlada Puntland. Dagaalka saaka ayaa ka dhacay meel 30km ujirta Degmada Galgala waxaana weerar cabsi ku jirto ciidamada Dawlada Puntland ku soo qaaday maleeshiyaadkii laga sifeeyay Buuraha Galgala iyadoo qasaara aan badnayd soo gaaray ciidamada Dawlada Puntland. Wasiirka ayaa sheegay in 2askari kaga Dhinteen Dagaalka Dhinacii la dagaalamayayna Qasaaro xoogan gaarsiiyen Deegaankii lagu dagaalamayna guud’ahaan lawareegeen Ciidamada Dawlada Puntland. “Waxaa Duulaan aan Waynayn soo Qaaday Maleeshiyaad ku Dhuumaalaysanayay Buuro kamida Galgala jab ayaan ugaysanay Deegaankiina waxaa guud’ahaan lawareegay Ciidamada Dawlada Puntland wayna sii wadi doonaan sifaynta maleeshiyaadka. Maxamed Siciid Atam oo ah horjoogaha Maleeshiyaadkaasi ayaa qirtay in uu ku jabay dagaalka waxaana uu cadeeyay in uu isaga baxay guud’ahaan degmada Galgala. Ali Ahmed Abdi.

Somalia: Puntland claims raid success against Al-Qaeda linked militia 11 Aug 11, 2010 - 3:44:05 PM MOGADISHU — Security forces from the Somali breakaway state of Puntland said Wednesday they had taken control of the last base used by Al-Qaeda-linked militants led by local warlord Mohamed Said Atom. Puntland forces launched their assault on Sunday, nearly two weeks after a similar deadly offensive targeting the group of several hundred fighters led by Atom, who is on a UN Security Council watchlist. The two sides briefly exchanged gunfire before the Islamists fled the village where they had been based near the Galgala mountains in northern Somalia, senior Puntland security officer Mohamed Abdirahman told AFP. "We have taken control of the last base where the terrorist leader trained his militants and if God wills the war will soon be over after we arrest the militia commander," Abdirahman told AFP by phone. Another security officer, Lieutenant Colonel Omar Abdulahi, said the Puntland forces had lost two soldiers during Wednesday's clashes and killed seven militants. However, militant commander Abdikarin Ahmed Beynah denied the claim and said instead that his forces were besieging the Puntland troops. "The enemy forces are trapped in the mountainous area where they encountered tough resistance and for the time being, I tell you they are in the middle of nowhere with our fighters besieging them," Beynah told AFP by phone. "They lost many soldiers and many more will die in the course," he added, saying he was near the Galgala mountains. Witnesses said residents had fled the fighting. "Transport access is becoming difficult around Galgala and most civilians have fled but still there are some who are trapped in the area with the fighting still sporadically going on," said local resident Ali Nasir. "All we can know so far is that Puntland forces are advancing on the strongholds of Atom and without encountering strong resistance," he added. Copyright © 2010 AFP

Boosaaso:Dagaalo markale kasoo cusboonaaday Buuraleyda Galgala…(Warbixin). 13. august 2010 Boosaaso:(Allpuntland)-Ciidamada Amaanka ee dawlada Puntland & Malayshiyada uu hogaamiye Maxamed Siciid Atam ayaa saaka hiirtii waaberi markale ku dagaalamay Deegaanka Madar-shoon ee 18-km dhanka Galbeed Bari uga beegan Tuulada Galgala ee Gobolka bari. Dagaalkan ayaa sida ay Wararku sheegayaan bilowday kadib markii Ciidamo katirsan kuwa Alshabaab ay weerar culus ku ekeeyeen Difaaca ugu shisheeye ciidanka Puntland ee Madar-shoon oo dhowr cisho kahor ay ciidanka dawladu lawareegeen,waxaana ay wararku sheegayaan in Weerarkaasi uu keenay Khasaaro badan oo labada dhinacba soo gaartay. Goobjooge tagey goobta dagaalka oo Madax banaan ayaa APL usheegey in tiro kabadan 20-Ruux oo labada dhinacba isugujira ay dagaaladii maanta kudhaawacmeen,waxaana uu intaas kudaray in Dhimashadu aysan waxbadan ka yarayn islamarkaasna ay ku dhowdahay 16-oo labada dhinacba isugujira. APL ayaa Xiriiro ay samaysay kadib waxay ogaatay in 6-Askari oo kamid ah Askarta Puntland oo joogay halkii saaka dagaalku dhacay ay geeryoodeen,sidoo kalena gabar kamid ah Kalkaaliyeyaashii dhanka Caafimaadka ee Askarta Puntland ayaa kamid ah Dadkii ku geeryooday goobta dagaalka,Waxaana Isbitaalka Boosaaso maanta lageeyey in kabadan 7-Askari oo kamid ah Ciidamada Puntland oo intabadan Dhaawacyadoodu fududyihiin. Sidoo kale Waxaa dagaalkii maanta dhinaca Hogaamiye Atam ugu dhimatay 12-Askari oo kamid ahaa kuwii weerarka soo qaaday,halka tiro intaas kabadana la sheegey in iyagoo dhaawac ah ay ka carareen goobta dagaalka,Sida ay APL u xaqiijiyen Saraakiil katirsan Ciidamada Puntland waxaa goobtii Dagaalka saaka lagu arkay 10-kamid ah Ciidankii Hogaamiye Maxamed Siciid Atam oo meyd ah. Dagaaladan ayaa imaanaya xili dagaalka u dhexeeya Ciidamada Dawlada Puntland & Koox ay dawladu rumaysantahay inay Xiriir dhow la leeyihiin Ururka Alshabaab ay buuraleyda gobolka Bari ku dagaalamayaan Todobaadkii Sedexaad,waxaana imika uu dagaalku isku bedelayaa mid Kudhufo oo ka dhaqaaq ah. Cabdiqani Xayir Allpuntland

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Seismic Program In the Nugaal Block in Puntland, Somalia, AOC acquired more than 4,000 kilometers of existing good quality 2D data which was recorded in the late 1980's. This has enabled the Company to work up an inventory of drilling prospects from which the first exploration well locations will be selected. During 2008, in the Dharoor Block of Puntland, Somalia, the acquisition of 782 kilometers of good quality 2D seismic (comprised of 15 grid lines) was completed. The Company has combined 555 kilometers of previously acquired data into the seismic database and is currently being mapped to finalize exploration well locations. The Company is currently planning to commence drilling of one exploration well in the Dharoor Block before the end of 2010.

Exploration Drilling The Company has completed a comprehensive interpretation of newly acquired 2D seismic data over the Dharoor Block in Puntland (Somalia). Several large prospects have been identified. Africa Oil and its joint venture partners have agreed to initially drill one prospect in Dharoor. The well is expected to commence drilling before the end of 2010. The Company holds a 65% working interest in this project. The Company has completed a re-interpretation of the existing 2D seismic data over the Nugaal Block in Puntland (Somalia). Several large prospects have been identified. Africa Oil and its joint venture partners are in discussion regarding drilling plans for 2010-2011. The Company holds a 65% working interest in this project. Additional drilling activity in the Kenya Blocks and the Ethiopian Blocks will await completion of seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation. Seismic Program

The Nugaal and Dharoor Blocks are located in the Nugaal and Darin Mesozoic basins in northern Somalia. The Mesozoic basins are interpreted to be extensions of the Marib-Shawba and Sayun-Masila Basins of Yemen. Prior to the opening of the Gulf of Aden in the Oligocene-Miocene, these areas were contiguous and similar sedimentary sequences and structural styles are likely.

^^^Indeed, they should build what ever they want, and this is no more than a zoning issue, but the media is manufacturing fake outrage which will no doubt have dire consequences.

^^Who is being an apologist? Also if the Mosque is there, why the need for a new one with a swimming pool, gym and sauna?

^^^Yeah its a no win situation. But I dont belive they should back down.

Naxar, adeer lets say that we are wrong me and C&H are out of line. Why this girl, and why now? In the deep recess of your mind, even you can see that this can be a ploy by the war supporting mass media to humanize the situation. Remember the wikileaks and the impact they have had on the perception ordinary Americans have of the war in Afghanistan. No doubt a smart fellow like you can appreciate that this war is nearly decade old; people are tired, the US is in economic turmoil. Thus the timing is suspect, and if you really want to know whats going on in this terrible war all you need to do is read the wikileaks.

Nothing wrong with having a Masjid at that site, but nothing special about it either, They should have weighed the pro's and cons, you know there will be heat everywhere specially with the right wing media and their racist, xenophobic outburst. It was the blacks before, now you have people of different color, who worship differently with exotic names like Hussain. Easy target for the every angry American natives.

^^^As long as she is a girl then its ok. The problem arises when a bearded dude starts pretending to be one of our sisters. Garowe is famous now days.

^^^So only your alter ego is a girl? Thanks for explaining..

^^^Who are you refering to ?

Ground Zero mosque plans 'fuelling anti-Muslim protests across US Religious leaders warn of Islamophobia surge with hate speech and opposition to new Islamic centres across America The battle over plans to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York is fuelling a surge in anti-Muslim protests across the US, including opposition to new Islamic centres from California to Georgia. Religious leaders and civil rights activists warn that a tide of Islamophobia that has swept the country since the destruction of the twin towers is being heightened by political exploitation of the New York dispute before nationwide elections and is increasingly bound up with hostility to immigrants and other forms of racism. They say the outpouring of condemnation at the "outrage" of a mosque close to the "hallowed ground" of the World Trade Centre site also goes hand in hand with the increasing acceptability of what they describe as hate speech. A Florida church, Dove World Outreach Centre, is planning a "burn the Qur'an" day on September 11 and has already outraged Muslims by planting a sign on its front lawn that reads: Islam is the Devil. The church's senior pastor, Terry Jones, has said he is "exposing Islam for what it is". "It is a violent and oppressive religion that is trying to masquerade itself as a religion of peace, seeking to deceive our society," the church said. "Islam is a lie based upon lies and deceptions and fear. In Muslim countries, if you preach the gospel or convert to Christianity – you will be killed. That is the type of religion it is." A leading Muslim educational institution, al-Azhar's Supreme Council in Egypt, has accused the Florida church of "stirring up hate and discrimination" and called on other American churches to condemn it. Many religious leaders have spoken out against Muslim-bashing, including rabbis in New York who have defended the plans for the mosque two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks, which would not be visible from Ground Zero. But John Esposito, director of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, said many Americans shared Jones's views. He said the dispute over the proposed mosque had given cover for more open hostility unleashed after the 9/11 attacks that was evident during the last presidential election when some of Barack Obama's opponents attempted to portray him as a Muslim. "The World Trade Centre thing has shown that what has been up to now seen as a local issue has gone global and provided an umbrella so that suddenly people feel freer to go public with their objections to Muslims," he said. "Historically we've had problems in Mississippi or Georgia or New York or wherever when someone wants to establish a mosque. "The cover for opposition used to be that people will say: we're not really prejudiced but it'll affect the traffic in the area, not facing the fact that it is very common if you have a significant number of Jews or Protestants or Catholics to expect that they're going to want to have a synagogue or a church and chances are the town's going to go along with it." But today, Americans increasingly no longer shy away from saying they oppose mosques on the grounds that Muslims are a threat or different. In New York, a group called the American Freedom Defence Initiative is placing adverts on New York buses showing a plane flying into one of the World Trade Centre towers and what it calls a "Mega Mosque" and asking "Why There?". Azeem Khan, of the Islamic Circle of North America, said the bus adverts promoted fear and hatred. "People want Islam and Muslims to be the boogieman right now," he said. The issue is increasingly being exploited by politicians in the run-up to November's mid-term elections. Opposition to a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, intensified after Republican candidates for Congress and state governor made opposition part of their campaigns. Sarah Palin, the former vice presidential candidate, has been a vocal opponent of the controversial New York mosque. Other prominent politicians have cast the net wider. Newt Gingrich, the Republican former speaker of the House of Representatives, who is thought likely to make a run for president, has warned that Muslims are attempting to impose sharia law in the US and that it poses a "mortal threat to freedom" in America. Gingrich said that he would push for legislation to prevent states from adopting sharia law even though none are proposing it and there is no likely prospect of it happening. Esposito said politicians' fearmongering over Muslims was similar to exploitation of fears that the country was being swamped by a tide of illegal immigrants. "Islamophobia is not just about religion. It's about people who are of colour and a whole set of presuppositions about these people," he said. "You can see it not only with Muslims but with Mexicans, people who look Hispanic. Now we have hard data from Gallup and Pew that demonstrate in America how integrated the vast majority of Muslims are – economically, politically and religiously. And yet a significant number of Americans can be appealed to in what is nothing less than hate speech, the same hate speech directed against immigrants."