Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: I told you long long time ago ,,,, they will have few months/years to take pictures with some madax and then go ,,,, just like A/Qasim and Yey. But Riyaale meets no one, gets no recognition, builds nothing and yet stays to Mugg another day?

Somalia: Dispute brewing between President and PM over new Cabinet 24 Oct 24, 2009 - 3:20:36 PM MOGADISHU, Somalia Oct 24 (Garowe Online) - A political dispute is brewing between Somalia's top leaders over the naming of a new Cabinet, government sources tell Garowe Online. Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed wants to include his "political allies" in the new Cabinet, which Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake is expected to name soon. The new Cabinet will be much smaller and is expected to consist of less than 20 ministers, down from 39 ministers currently in office. President Sheikh Sharif wants his allies to be part of the new Cabinet, according to ministers familiar with the ongoing dispute. But Prime Minister Sharmake has refused to include some of the President's suggested ministers in the new Cabinet, including current Finance Minister Sharif Hassan, Fisheries Minister Abdirahman Ibbi and Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed "Jengeli." "This is the second dispute between them [sheikh Sharif and Sharmake] and Cabinet ministers close to the President are involved," said a senior government source speaking on the condition of anonymity, who added that the dispute has been presented to international diplomats. Both President Sheikh Sharif and Prime Minister Sharmake are currently out of the country. The Prime Minister is expected to announce the new Cabinet minister after he returns from London. Unconfirmed reports said Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Ghelle is also involved in the dispute, with reports saying that Ghelle is pressuring Somali government leaders to appoint Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Oomar back to his former post as Somali foreign minister.

Khilaaf soo dhexgalay Sh. Shariif iyo Cumar C/rashid 24 Oct 24, 2009 - 3:10:20 PM Khilaaf ka dhashay dhimista golaha wasiirada DF ayaa soo dhexgalay Madaxweyne Sh. Shariif Sh. Axmed iyo Ra'iisul wasaare Cumar C/rashiid Cali Shama'arke, sida aan ka helnay ilo wareedyo ka tirsan Dowlada Federaalka Somalia. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in Madaxweyne Shariif uu ka dalbaday Ra'iisul wasaaraha in liiska cusub ee golaha wasiirada loogu daro xubno uu wato, taasoo uu ra'iisul wasaaruhu diiday, isla makaana sheegay in magaacbidu ay shaqadiisa tahay. Xubnaha uu Madaxweyne Shariif wato ayaa waxaa ka mid ah: C/raxmaan Xaaji Ibbi, Shariif Xasan Sh. Aadan, Qamar Aadan Cali, Cali Axmed Jangeli iyo xubno kale, kuwaasoo jaal dhow la ah Madaxweynaha Somalia. Dowladaha Somalia ayaa inta badan u burbura qilaaf soo dhexgala Madaxda sare, waxaana wasiir ku dhow Madaxweyne Shariif uu sheegay in Madaxweynaha iyo Ra'iisul wasaaruhu aysan wax heshiis ah ka gaarin khilaafkan. "Golaha Wasiirada waxaa laga dhigayaa 18-xubnood ilaa 20-xubnood waxaana qof walba lagu xulanayaa aqoontiisa" ayuu yiri wasiirka oo diiday inaan magaciisa xigano, isagoo intaas ku daray in wasiiradu ay bilaabeen xod-xodasho. Ra'iisul wasaaraha Somalia Cumar C/rashiid ayaa lagu wadaa inuu magacaabo wasiiro kooban marka uu dalka dib ugu laabto, iyadoo safar dibadeedkiisa la sheegay inuu qaadan doono muddo laba todobaad ah. "Khilaafkan cusub waa kii labaad oo soo dhexgala Sh. Shariif iyo Sharma'arke, waxaana ka shaqeynaya wasiiro ku xiran Madaxweynaha" ayuu yiri mas'uul sare, iyadoo xogo kale ay sheegayaan in khilaafka loo bandhigay beesha caalamka. Sidoo kale warar ayaa sheegaya in Madaxweynaha Jabuuti Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle uu ku cadaadinayo madaxda Somalida in wasaarada arimaha dibada loo magacaabo Max'ed C/llaahi Oomar oo laga qaaday bishii August ee sanadkan. Madaxweynaha Somalia Sh. Shariif iyo Ra'iisul wasaaraha Somalia Cumar C/rashiid ayaan weli ka hadlin khilaafkoodan cusub, iyagoo dhawaan ka heshiiyay khilaaf ka dhashay heshiis ay wada-galeen Puntland iyo Dowlada Somalia. Xubnaha laga yaabo inay jagooyinkooda waayaan ayaa waxaa ka mid ah: wasiirka maaliyada Shariif Xasan Sh. Aadan, Wasiirka arimaha gudaha C/qaadir Cali Cumar iyo xubno kale oo fara badan, kuwaasoo kasoo galay dowlada dhanka mucaaradka. GAROWE ONLINE

Garowe: Sarkaalka QM uqaabilsan Arrimaha Gargaarka oo gaaray Caasumada Puntland. 25. oktober 2009 Garowe(AllPuntland)- Sarkaalka Qaramada Midowbay uqaabilsan Arrimaha Gargaarka ee dalka Soomaaliya ayaa socdaal ku tagay caasumada dawladda Puntland ee Garowe, isagoo ay la socdaan xubno ka tirsan laamaha Qaramada Midowbay. Madaxweynaha dawladda Puntland Dr. C/rixmaan Sheekh Maxamed Sheekh Max'uud ayaa wafdigan ku qaabilay Caasumada Puntland, isagoo sidoo kale soo kormeeray xarumaha ay degan yihiin dadka ubaahan arrimaha gargaarka Caalamiga ah. Saraakiisha Qaramada Midowbay ayaa usheegay dawladda Puntland in ay gargaaro soo gaarsiin doonaan dadka dhibaatooyinku ay heystaan, isla markaasna ay gargaarkaasi noqon doonaan kuwa wax loogu qabto dadka ubaahan ee ku dhaqan deegaanada Puntland. Mark Bowden wuxuu usheegay dawladda Puntland, sidoo kale in ay Qaramada Midowbay diyaarisay mashaariic ku aadan dhinaca horumarinta Puntland iyo Arrimaha gargaarka, wuxuuna cadeeyey in hada amaanka Puntland uu yahay mid sugan, wuxuuse ka codsaday dawladda Puntland in ay qeyb wanaagsan ka qaadato sidii gargaaro loo garsiin lahaa dadka ubaahan. Xeryaha ay joogaan dadka ka soo bakaracay Koonfurta Soomaaliya ee kuyaala duleedyada caasumada Puntland, ayaa kormeero kala duwan ay ku sameeyeen Madaxda dawladda Puntland oo ay la socdaan Ergada Qaramada Midowbay uqaabilsan arrimaha gargaarka ee dalka Soomaaliya. Mr. Mark Bowden socdaalkiisan ayaa ahaa kii labaad oo ku yimaado deegaanada Puntland, wuxuuna dhawaan soo gaaray magaalooyinka Gaalkacyo iyo Magaalada Boosaaso oo ay ku kulmeen todobaadkii hore Madaxweynaha dawladda Puntland oo ay arrimo kala duwan soo wada qaadeen. F. C. Maxamed AllPuntland WAR LA XIRIIRA

Asmara: Asmara oo tababaro ufuraysa Saraakiil taabacsan Xasan Daahir Aweys. 26. oktober 2009 Asmara(AllPuntland)- Warar Hoosaadyo ay heshay Shabakada Wararka ee APL ayaa xaqiijinaya in ay dawladda Asmara dhawaan dalkeeda ay gaareen Saraakiil Soomaali ah oo ka tagay Koonfurta dalka Soomaaliya, kuwaas oo taabacsan mucaaradyada hubeysan ee ka soo horjeeda dawladda KMG ah, gaar ahaana waxaa la xaqiijiyey in ay ka socdeen Xarakada Xisbul Islaam. Saraakiishan ayaa lugu soo tababari doonaa dalkaasi gudihiisa, ayagoo ay tababaradaasi ku qaadan doonaan Xeryaha ciidan ee dawladda Asmara, ayagoo loo tababarayo sidii ay ayana tababaro dheeri ah usiin lahaayeen Maleeshiyaadka Soomaalida ah ee ka dagaalamaya gudaha dalka Soomaaliya. Xukuumada Asmara ayaa sheegtay in ay tababaro siiso Saraakiisha Xisbul Islaam, oo ay sheegtay in ay ku jiraan dagaal jihaad ah oo ay kula jiraan dhinacyada dawladda KMG ah iyo Ciidamada Midowga Africa ee jooga dalka Soomaaliya, sida uu manta daabacay wargeys laga leeyahay dalkaasi, oo soo xiganaya Saraakiil uu ka gaabsaday sheegida magacyadooda. Saraakiisha tababarada lasiinayo ayaa aad ugu dhaw Hogaamiyaha Xisbul Islaam Xasan Daahir Aweys, oo uu xiriir wanaagsan kala dhaxeeyo dawladda Asmara, maadaama la rumeysan yahay in ay Asmara taageero siiso Ururkiisa, isla markaasna ay dooneyso in aysan joojin dagaalada ay kula jiraan ururkaasi dawladda Faderaalka ee Soomaaliya. F. C. Maxamed AllPuntland

Madaxweynaha Puntland oo kulan la qaatay Wefdi ka socda Qaramada Midoobay(Sawiro). October 25, 2009 filed under NEWS IN SOMALI · Wakiilka Horseed Media Garowe,Puntland. Waxaa maanta kulan ku qaatay xarunta Madaxatooyada ee Magaalada Garowe ee caasimada Puntland Madaxweynaha Dowlada Puntland C/raxmaan Maxamed Maxamuud Faroole iyo wefdi uu hogaaminaayo u qaabilsanaha arimaha Bin’aadanimada Qaramada Midoobay ee Soomaaliya Mark Bowden. Shirka ka dhacay howlka shirarka Xarunta Madaxtooyada ayaa ka dambeeyay ka dib marki saakay barqadnimadi u soo gaaray wefdiga u hogaaminaayo Mark Bowden Magaalada Garowe kaa oo ka soo socdaalay Magaalada Gaalkacyo oo maalintii shalay gelinka dambe soo gaareen isla markaana halka kulamo kula soo qaateen xubnaha Maamulka Gobolka Mudug. Kulanka u dhaxeeya labada dhinac oo ahaa mid waqti dheer qaatay ayaa looga dooday arima kala duwan oo ay ka mid yihiin gacan ka gaysashada xaaladaha haysta dadka barakacayaasha,arimaha Burcad Badeeda Soomaalida,xakamaynta Tahriibta iyo xaaladaha abaareed ee ka jirta Degaanada Puntland. Shirkaas oo ay goobjoog ka ahaayeen xubno kala duwan oo isugu jira qaar ka tirsan Golaha Xukumada xubna ka socda Hay’addaha caalamiga ah iyo masuuliyiin kale,waxaana marku soo dhamaaday ka dib socdaal booqasho ah ku tageen Madaxweynaha iyo xubna ka socda Golaha xukuumada iyo wefdigii u hogaaminayay Mark Bowden,laba xarumood oo ku yaala galbeedka Magaalada halka oo ay ku nool yihiin dad barakacayaal ah. Labadaa xarumood oo dadka degan ay yhiin kuwa ka soo barakacay dagaalada iyo abaaaha isbiirsaday ee ka jira Gobalada koofureed ee dalka Soomalia waxana labadaa goobood oo ay boqdeen xarunta koobaad aheed Kaam Shabelle, oo Qoaysaska barkacayaasha ah ee ku nool garayaan 517 Qoys halka xerada kale ay ku nool yihiin 137Qoys Inta ay ku guda jireen xubnaha booqashada la xariirta u kuur gelida xaaladaha nololeed ee dadka ayaa waxaa banaanada guryaha ay ku nool yihiin dadkaa hor tubnaa qoysaska danyarta ah,waxaana ka muuqday saamaynta xaaladaha haysta.waxeyna ku hadaaqaayeen hadalo u ekaa soo dhowaynta xubnaha socdaalka ay halkaa ku gaareen iyo sida ula dhacsan yihiin. Booqashada ka dib waxaa xarunta Madaxtooyada Shir Saxafadeed ku qabtay Madaxweynaha,wuxuuna kaga warbixiyay socdaalka ay ku tageen goobaha dadka barakacayaasha iyo kulankii dhexmaray isaga iyo Mark Bowden. Wuxuuna sheegay in kulanka ahaa mid ay uga doodeen sii gacan uga gaysan lahaayeen xaaladaha kala duwan ee ka jira Puntland sida xaaladaha abaaraha oo samayn ku reebay dad iyo duunyo,hakinta korarka Kooxaha Burcad Badeeda u Madaxweynuhu sheegay in gacan buuxda ka geysteen sidii loola dagaalami lahaa kooxahaa iyo sidii wax loogu qaban lahaa dadka soo Barakacay ee ku nool Puntland. Sidoo kale waxaa u sheegay in socdaalka ay ku tageen xarumaha dadka barakacayaasha ay ahayd sidii ay ugu kuurgali lahayeen xaaladaha dadkaa ku nool yihiin maadaama buu yiri Puntland ay soo gaareen barkacayaal farabadan kuwa oo buux dhaafiyay goobihii loogu talagalay,waxaana arinta keentay in aan codsi ku aadan si noola arkaan dadkaa aan u gudbino Qaramada Midoobay gaar ahaan Hay’addaha ay quseyaan arimaha Bin’aadanimada iyo Qaxootiga. Arimaha booqashada Madaxweynaha Puntland iyo Xirririyaha Bin’aadanimada Qaramada Midoobay ee Soomaaliya Mark Bowden waxa ay ku soo aadaysa xili dhowaan roobabkii ka da’ay Magaalada Garowe khasaarooyin ka soo gareen dadka isla markaana burbur uu geystay guryihii ay ku noolayeen oo ahaa kuwa ka samaysan Baco iyo baakado aan awood u lahayn in ay difaacaan kulaylka qoraxda iyo dhibcaha roobka. Ma ahaan marki ugu horeysay ee safar u ku yimaado Mark Bowden Puntland,balse Safarkaan waxaa ay noqonaysa marki sadexaad u ku yimaado degaanada Puntland tan iyo marki u xilka Madaxtinimada loo doortay horaanti Sanadkaan D.r C/raxmaan Sheikh Maxamed Maxamuud Faroole. Horseed Media. Subscribe Now Back to Top

^^^Not sure, maybe the BBC featured it, every website is reporting their remarks this morning.

^^^No they said they will attack Kampala & Bujumbura.

M/weynaha Uganda oo ka jawaabay hanjabaad kasoo yeertay Al-Shabaab AUDIO

Kampala:"Waa in aad u sheegtaan Shabaab in aanay cirka ku nooleyn Hadday dayaxa degganaan lahaayeen xorriyad ayay haysan lahaayeen laakin xaabdeena ma huri doonaan"Yuweri Museveni 23. oktober 2009 Kampala(AllPuntland)Madaxweynaha Uganda Yuweiri Musaveni ayaa si kulul ugu hanjabay kooxda Al-Shabaab oo ku tilmaamay kuwa aan waxba u tareyn oo caada qaatayaal ah. "Hadday isku dayaan in ay weeraraan Uganda cawaaqib xumo ayay kala kulmi doonaan, sababta oo ah waan naqaan sida loo weeraro kuwii na weerara ee ayagoo kala ah" ayu yiri madaxweynaha Uganda. Waxa uu sheegay in ay muhim u tahay in ay ogaadaan in aanay cirka ku nooleyn. Hadday dayaxa degganaan lahaayeen xorriyad ayay haysan lahaayeen. Hadalka Musaveni ayaa jawaab u ah hanjabaad uu waaliga G/Banaadir u jeediyey dawladaha Uganda iyo Burundi oo uu sheegay in ay ku weerari doonaan caasiamadahooda. Xafiiska wararka Muqdisho AllPuntland

Xaaladii ugu danbeysay iyo sida ay caawa tahay Muqdisho Waxaa isa soo tarayo qasaraha ka dhashay duqeymihii Ciidamada AMISOM u geysteen qeybo ka mid ah Magaalada Muqdisho wuxuuna dhibka ugu weyni gaaray dad rayid ahaa oo ku sugnaa jidka wadnaha agagaarka tarbuunka ilaa geed jacayl inta u dhaxayso siiba masaajidka macalin biyo mamlow ,qeybo ka tirsan xaafda howlwadaag ,suuqa xoolaha oo ay ku dhinteen dad iyo xoolo intaba ka dib markii ay ku dhacen madaafiic BII EM ah oo loogu riday si garbo siman ah sidoo kale gudaha suuqa bakaaraha ayaa aheyd manta goobo dhiig badani ku hoorey . Ciidamda dowlada iyo kuwa AMISOM waxay joogaan wadada maka al mukaraha halkaas oo ay difac uga jiraan inta ka so hartayna waa dadka joogo waa cabsi ku noolayaal iyagana laga cabsanayo Dhamaan goobaha ay ka dhacday dhimashadu iyo dhaawaca waxaa tagay gawaarida gurmadka deg deg ah oo sheegay in ay ka qaadeen ilaa 65 qof oo dhawac ka so gaareen duqymihii saaka kuwaas oo ay geeyeen ispitalada magaalada Muqdisho waxaana ka mid ahaa goobihi la geeyey dhawacyada ispitalka madiina oo la garsiiyey 12 qof oo qaba dhaawacyo kala duwan dhanka kale ispitalka dagmada dayniile oo aan qadka talephonka kula xiriiray ayaa madaxdii halkaa joogtay waxay inoo xaqiijiyeen in la garsiiyey 39 dhawac ah .balse nasiib daro labo ka mid ah rayidkii dhawaca aha aintii ay wadada ku jireen ayey geeriyoodeen halka mid sadaxaadna uu geriyooday intii qalinkiisa lagu guda jirey Dhaawacyada iyo dhimashadu intaa wey ka badan kartaa oo waxaa jirey in dhaawacyad qaarkood aysan u suurta galin in ay helaan gurmad caafimaad oo deg deg ah wadoyinkuna waxay ahaayen kuwo u xirnaa ciidamda AMISOM iyo kuwa dowlada mark alga reebo wadada aada dagmada dayniile oo dhanka suuqa bakaaraha u furneyd . Ispitaalada ayaa horey waxaa uga buuxay dad rayid ah oo ay dhaawacyo ka soo gaareen iska horimaadyada hubeysan ee Muqdisho ku soo can baxday waayadaan iyo duqeymaha sidaan oo kale ah ka dhaca waxaana ka mid ah dhawacyo ispitaaladu ay wax ka qaban kari waayeen iyo kuwo ku waayey xubno muhiin u ahaa waxaana Muqdisho ku soo kordhayo dad ka adimadu ka maqan yihiin sida lug ama gacan halka qaarkoodna aad arkeysid kuwo ay ka maqan yihiin labada lugoo ama labada gacmood . Xiligaan Magaaladu waa dagan tahay wax dhawaq ahna lama maqlayo waxaana kala xiran goobaha ay kala fadhiyaan ciidamada codowga isu ah ee kuwada sugan magaalada meelaha qaar waa muqdi oo aan wax nalal ah laheyn goobaha qaarna leyrka ayaa u shidan.

Originally posted by Qudhac: lol duke waar waxba somaliland excuse ha dhigan, you should just say puntland wants haruurka dhacay ee muqdisho la geeyo So the Duke is the UN official making the argument?

Shell fire kills at least 30 in Mogadishu Artillery battles between Islamist insurgents, Somali government forces and African Union (AU) peacekeepers killed at least 30 people in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, residents and medical workers said. Witnesses said the rebels launched volleys of mortar bombs at the city's international airport as President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed left for a meeting in Uganda, prompting AU soldiers there to respond with artillery fire. " I can say this was the worst such incident recently in Mogadishu. Heavy shelling was hitting civilian populated areas, including Bakara market, Holwadag and Hodan " Ali Muse, coordinator of the capital\\\\\\\'s ambulance serviceResidents and medical workers said at least 30 people died and scores more were wounded in one of the heaviest exchanges to rock the city for weeks. "I can say this was the worst such incident recently in Mogadishu. Heavy shelling was hitting civilian populated areas, including Bakara market, Holwadag and Hodan," Ali Muse, coordinator of the capital's ambulance service, told Reuters. Ahmed was not hurt in the exchange of fire, the sources said. An alliance of the al-Qaeda-inspired Shabaab group and the more political Hezb al-Islam group on May 7 launched a countrywide military offensive aimed at toppling Ahmed, who has largely owed his survival to AMISOM's protection. Fighting in Somalia has killed 19,000 civilians since the start of 2007 and driven another 1.5 million from their homes.

^^^The asinine find truth to be amusing

SOMALIA: Shift aid base to "safe" areas in-country, urges UN official NAIROBI, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) - Humanitarian agencies should move from Nairobi to "relatively safe" areas of Somalia to be able to better serve more than 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) caught up in a "deepening" humanitarian crisis, Walter Kälin, Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of IDPs, said on 21 October. "It is essential to find ways to improve humanitarian access and security of humanitarian workers," Kälin told a news conference in Nairobi. "To the extent possible, humanitarian agencies must shift their operations from Nairobi to Puntland, Somaliland and other areas from where the affected regions can be serviced." He said these agencies must be given the staff and resources necessary to effectively work in such a difficult and dangerous environment, and should receive respective support by donors. Marcus Prior, a spokesman for the World Food Programme in Nairobi, told IRIN: “WFP retains several operational bases across Somalia and has international and national staff inside the country. We would like to have an even greater presence, but Somalia is probably the most dangerous place in the world for humanitarian workers to operate in." Conflict in Somalia over the past 18 years has led to hundreds of deaths and the displacement of millions of others internally and externally. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR-Somalia) estimates that 1,550,000 Somalis are IDPs while there are some 312,800 Somali refugees in Kenya and another 146,000 in Yemen. Since 1 July, the agency says, some 89,000 civilians have been displaced from Mogadishu due to fighting between government forces and Islamist militias opposed to the government. Historical divisions Since the ousting of President Siad Barre in 1991, Somalia has been largely controlled by warlords backed by different militias. At least 15 attempts have been made to re-establish a national government, the latest being the installation of President Sheik Sharif Ahmed in January 2009. However, Islamic militias opposed to Ahmed have continued attacks on government forces and civilians as well as African Union peacekeepers. The country is divided into three regions: the self-declared republic of Somaliland in the northwest; the autonomous Puntland region in the northeast; and the south-central part of the country, housing most of the IDPs. A displaced woman: Aid agencies should move to "safe" areas of Somalia to be able to better serve more than 1.5 million IDPs there, Walter Kälin, Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of IDPs said on 21 October Security issues Puntland welcomed Kälin’s call and said it was ready to cooperate with humanitarian agencies. "We will welcome and ensure the security of any agency that wants to establish a base here," said Ali Mohamed Hayaan, director-general of Puntland’s ministry of security. Hayaan said it made sense for aid agencies, wanting to access south-central Somalia, to operate out of Puntland, "since it would be cheaper and closer to those in need". Ali Sheikh Yassin, deputy chairman of the Mogadishu-based Elman Human Rights Organization (EHRO), said while there were "massive violations of the rights of the displaced and, ideally, agencies should be close to them to monitor these violations, however it won’t be easy for aid agencies to move to Somalia. "Unfortunately, the security situation is such that even Somalis like us are operating under the most extreme insecurity." Deepening crisis Kälin, who visited Somalia from 14 to 21 October, said the international community was failing the IDPs when the humanitarian crisis was deepening. He said there was a need for a stronger engagement of the international community in Somalia. "I am shocked by the degree of violence facing the civilian population in central and south Somalia," he said. "Serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, in particular indiscriminate attacks and shelling of areas populated or frequented by civilians, are being perpetrated by all parties to the conflict with total impunity. "Such acts are a major cause of displacement and may amount to war crimes and other crimes under international law." Kälin urged all parties to the conflict - state actors and anti-government groups - to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. Deplorable camp conditions "I am deeply concerned about the unacceptable living conditions in some of the IDP settlements I have visited, including lack of proper shelter, food and drinking water; severe malnutrition of children, very poor sanitation, lack of education and health facilities and severe overcrowding," Kälin said. Photo: Courtesy UNHCR Walter Kälin, Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of IDPs Calling on donors to be prepared, Kälin added: "Torrential El Niño rains are expected to further aggravate an already dramatic situation." He said lack of humanitarian access to those most in need, dangers for humanitarian workers, such as abductions, as well as a sharp decline in donor contributions, had exacerbated the "long-standing humanitarian crisis and risks bringing it to hitherto unknown levels". Exploitation risk Although he noted there was risk of aid being diverted, Kälin urged donors not to reduce humanitarian aid. "This would only mean punishing the most vulnerable among already destitute communities but also playing into the hands of radical elements who could easily exploit the situation," he said, urging all actors to grant humanitarian access and ensure safety of humanitarian workers. Although he did not visit south and central Somalia, Kälin said he had received testimonies regarding violence and the appalling living conditions of IDPs in the Afgoye corridor, close to the Somali capital, which has one of the highest IDP densities worldwide. "Existing humanitarian aid is pitifully insufficient compared to the needs of the displaced who often face severe protection risks and marginalization," he said. "Vulnerabilities are heightened by the fact that many IDPs have been displaced more than once."

The author, Somalia expert Stig Jarle Hansen, pointed out that the cost of one Norwegian frigate deployed for six months -- around 30 million dollars -- would pay salaries to 100,000 Puntland police officers over the same period. NBIR's Hansen is also critical of a strategy centred around the western-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) which controls none of the areas home to pirate lairs and is often unable to pay its forces.

Back local Somali structures to curb piracy: report By Jean-Marc Mojon NAIROBI — Attempts to curb Somali piracy by deploying warships or resuscitating the central government are doomed, and efforts should focus on buttressing local players in pirate hubs, according to a new report. The 71-page report entitled "Piracy in the Greater Gulf of Aden: Myths, Misconception and Remedies" argued that helping structures with local legitimacy -- such as the Puntland authorities and the Sufi militia Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa -- could prove more viable. The report published by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NBIR), seen by AFP on Thursday, argued that the "containment" approach of naval patrols is costly and has shown mixed results. "The international naval presence is simply too small to cover the whole area" affected by piracy, the report said. The hijackings of the two-week-old inter-monsoon season during which pirates are most active has revealed a trend whereby the sea-bandits seek their prey ever further east in the ocean, away from the heavily-patrolled Gulf of Aden. The report noted that the international naval coalition "lacked any mechanism to address the onshore causes of piracy" and offered Somali opinion no local ownership of the anti-piracy drive. The NBIR paper cited the European Union's decision to give the leadership of its Atalanta force to Spain for four months earlier this year as a faux-pas that had fostered public resentment. "It is widely known that Spanish trawlers fish illegally in Somali waters, and the move was highly unpopular among Somalis," it said. The report also argued that the cost of naval action was not sustainable, and that piracy would likely re-appear should a decline in attacks eventually lead to a withdrawal of foreign warships. The author, Somalia expert Stig Jarle Hansen, pointed out that the cost of one Norwegian frigate deployed for six months -- around 30 million dollars -- would pay salaries to 100,000 Puntland police officers over the same period. NBIR's Hansen is also critical of a strategy centred around the western-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) which controls none of the areas home to pirate lairs and is often unable to pay its forces. "Piracy cannot be handled in areas in which piracy does not exist," he said. The report argued that "pirates are a product of the lack/decline of local institutions rather than the lack of a state." Hansen argued that in the two main regions affected by piracy -- the northern breakaway state of Puntland and the state of Mudug, further south -- there were partners with whom to develop anti-piracy strategies. In Puntland, despite alleged complicity with the pirates, the authorities are feared and the region has recently been free of large-scale conflict. Outside Puntland, in the Mudug region, Hansen suggested that the Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa faction -- whose main interests are not currently along the coast -- needed to be "persuaded and rewarded for expanding into piracy areas". The group recently took up arms to defend its Sufi brand of Islam against the hardline Wahhabi doctrine advocated by insurgent organisations such as the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab and is believed to enjoy wide popularity. The report suggested three possible approaches that could be adapted to local realities: paying and training existing forces to fight piracy, setting up a separate entity with considerable autonomy, resorting to a private company on-shore instead of off-shore. Source: AFP

^^^ lool no Adeer it's you who admired Cowke as a rep of the former lord of the region King Kenadeed, to me they are no more than kinsmen.

Somalia: 25 killed after in Mogadishu insurgent attacks 22 Oct 22, 2009 - 2:40:32 PM *Additions: Death toll reaches 25 people and 75 wounded, mostly civilians Somali President flies safely to Uganda MOGADISHU, Somalia Oct 22 (Garowe Online) - At least 25 people were killed on Thursday in the Somali capital Mogadishu after insurgents attacked government forces and their African Union (AMISOM) backers, Radio Garowe reports. Witnesses said the fighting erupted along Maka Al Mukarrrama Road that connects the Villa Somalia presidential compound and Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport. Somali insurgents attacked the road with emerging reports saying President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's convoy was driving towards the airport. The Somali President flew safely from the Mogadishu airport on his way to Kampala, Uganda, according to government sources. AMISOM peacekeepers shelled parts of Mogadishu, including businesses and residential areas in Hodan and Howlwadaag districts. Most of the dead were civilians killed in the crossfire, including explosions at Bakara Market. Upwards of 75 people were wounded during the fierce shelling and armed clashes between insurgents and allied Somali-AMISOM troops, accoring to medical sources. Witnesses said 80 shells hit parts of Bakara Market and its surroundings, with residents saying that it was the "worst shelling" seen in Mogadishu in recent weeks. Mogadishu has been the scene of intense violence between government forces and insurgents who have vowed to overthrow the UN-recognized interim government. Source: Garowe Online

Somalia: Dozens Killed in Mogadishu Shelling Published by webmaster on October 22, 2009 filed under NEWS · Comments (0) Medical workers and witnesses say at least 20 people, including many civilians, are dead in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after one of the worst battles between Islamist militants and government forces in weeks. Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu’s ambulance services, said at least 58 other people were wounded. Witnesses say the shelling began Thursday at the international airport as President Sharif Shekh Ahmed was heading to Uganda for an African Union meeting on refugees and internally displaced people. The witnesses say insurgents shot mortars at the airport and airplane and African Union peacekeepers returned fire. The president was not hurt in the attack. They say the busy Bakara market was also struck hard by mortar shells. Witnesses saw the dead bodies of at least six civilians there. Somalia has not had a stable central government since 1991. Islamist militant group Al-Shabab and its allies control much of southern Somalia after a nearly three-year war against the Western-backed Somali government.(VOA)

^^^lool. The Umar & Osman are brothers, but what was your relationship with them?

The numbers are scary, 30 dead over 70 injured and Sharif Hotel is quite doing his job.

Shell fire kills at least 30 in Mogadishu Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:57pm By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Mortar bombs killed at least 30 people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday after rebels launched shells at the president's plane and African Union (AU) peacekeepers responded with heavy artillery fire. President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who was leaving for a summit in Uganda, was not hurt. But residents and medical workers said at least 30 people died and scores more were wounded in one of the heaviest exchanges to rock the city for weeks. Farah Olow, a shopkeeper in the sprawling Bakara market, told Reuters by telephone that six people were killed by a shell that demolished a home there. "They were taking cover in a concrete building, but such big shells can penetrate the strongest house," he said. "We can't go out to count how many more are dead. Bombs are raining on us." Bakara, which is notorious for its open-air weapons bazaar, has long been viewed by the government and the AU force AMISOM as a stronghold of hardline Islamist al Shabaab insurgents trying to overthrow the country's transitional administration. Washington accuses the rebel group of being al Qaeda's proxy in the failed Horn of Africa state. A Reuters journalist near the AMISOM base said the AU troops fired at least 35 BM-21 rockets and mortar shells at Bakara, and that towers of dark smoke poured from the market. Insurgents use the area to launch their artillery attacks, and most residents have fled because of frequent AU strikes at the al Shabaab bases in Bakara and surrounding districts. At the time of the attack, the market was busy with civilians who had returned to buy food and other basic goods. Witnesses said al Shabaab began firing mortar bombs from at least six locations in and around Bakara as the president's plane was leaving the international airport's coastal runway. "Insurgents fired mortar bombs at the plane carrying President Ahmed, and then AMISOM responded with shells. That is how the problem started," said Ali Yasin Gedi, vice chairman of Mogadishu's Elman Peace and Human Rights Organization. Fighting in Somalia has killed 19,000 civilians since the start of 2007 and driven another 1.5 million from their homes, triggering one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies. Western security agencies say the Horn of Africa nation has become a safe haven for militants, including foreign jihadists, who are using it to plot attacks across the region and beyond. Last month, al Shabaab hit AMISOM's Mogadishu headquarters in an audacious twin suicide car bombing that killed 17 peacekeepers, including the Burundian deputy force commander. An AMISOM spokesman declined to discuss the details of Thursday's clashes, but said the rebels were deluded

Originally posted by Juje: quote:Originally posted by General Duke: ^^^Is Col Calin not the one who replaced Kimiko and thus the true leader of Galmudug? I think we should ask Cowke, adiga hada kadib asaga ku qabilsan. LOOL. Are you saying Cowke pretences of being from the "Kings" is like Suldan Kenadeed, thus owns the region of Galmudug and we should refer to him? Adeer you are nieve.