So Sland wants recognition so they could be in service of Ethiopia. On side note, atleast Siiraanyo is being pragmatic and moving away 'we are not gonna sit with Somalis' mantra. Where's Xiin?

Qoxooti Soomaaliyeed oo lagu dilay dalka Yemen iyo kuwo kale oo ku go'doonsan xaafado lagu dagaalamayo Jimco, May 27, 2011 (HOL) – Ugu yaraan afar qof oo Soomaali ah ayaa lagu dilay dalka Yemen tan iyo markii ay billowdeen dagaallada ka socda magaalada Sanca ee u dhexeeya ciidanka dowladda iyo xoogagga taageersan wadaadka Sheekhul Axmar oo galay maalinti afaraad. Dadka Soomaalida ah ee la dilay oo ka mid ahaa qoxootiga ku nool Sanca ayaa waxay kala ahaayeen laba haween ah, cunug iyo ruux rag ah, kuwaasoo saddex ka mid ah la sheegay inay dileen kooxo hubeysan. "Waxaa illaa hadda la dilay afar qof, kuwaasoo saddex ruux oo laba haween ah ay ku jireen ay dileen kooxo tuugo ah oo ku hubeysan tooreeyo iyo bastoolado, halka ruuxa afaraadna uu ahaa wiil yar oo habeen hore ay ku dhacday rasaastii la is-dhaafsanayay xilli uu doonayay rooti ay hooyadii u dirsatay," ayuu yiri qunsulka safaaradda Soomaalida ee dalka Yemen Xuseen Xaaji Axmed oo u warramayay VOA-da isagoo ku sugan Sanca. Qunsulka ayaa sheegay in sidoo kale ay dad badan oo Soomaaliyeed ku xayiran yihiin xaafadaha ay dagaallada culus ka socdaan ee magaalada Sanca, wuxuuna xusay in dadkaas ay ku jiraan guryahooda ayna baqdin weyn qabaan. Xuseen Xaaji Axmed, wuxuu sheegay inay jiraan dad badan oo kasoo baxsaday guryihii ay ku noolaayeen haatanna ku nool naadiyo ay qoxootiga Soomaalida leeyihiin iyo dhismayaal kale oo ay ku jiraan hoteello qiimo jaban. Sidoo kale, qunsulku wuxuu sheegay in tirada Soomaalida ah ee ku nool magaalada Sanca ay gaarayaan 60,000-qof, kuwaasoo qaarkood muddo dheer ku noolaa, isagoo sheegay in dadku ay haatan isku diyaarinayaan inay ka baxsadaan dagaallada. Dagaallada ka socda dalka Yemen oo dhexmaraya kooxaha mucaaradka ah iyo ciidamada Yemen ayaa waxaa ku dhintay 72-qof, kuwaasoo dowladdu ay sheegtay inay ku jiraan 18-askari oo ciidamadeeda ka tirsan, iyadoo dagaalladu ay weli socdaan. Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online maxuseen@hiiraan.com Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

Yemen: Air strikes 'target tribal fighters' Yemeni government forces have carried out air strikes against tribal forces opposed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, tribesmen say. They said air force planes struck an area in Naham province, outside the capital, Sanaa, leaving an unknown number of dead and injured. Government and tribal forces have been battling each other for days. Supporters of the government and the opposition have both called for large demonstrations later on Friday. President Saleh has faced a wave of popular protests similar to those seen in other Arab countries, as well as a mounting challenge from a rival clan. Since Monday, more than 80 people have been killed in fighting between fighters loyal to Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, head of the Hashid tribal federation, and security forces. 'Peaceful Revolution' The air strikes reported in Naham province, north-east of Sanaa, appear to mark a further escalation in recent fighting. One tribal leader, Sheikh Ali Saif, told the Associated Press that his forces had taken control of a Republican Guard camp in Naham to try to prevent government forces from travelling to the capital to fight tribal gunmen. Meanwhile, fighting also flared in the southern city of Zinjibar when dozens of armed militants believed to be linked to al-Qaeda stormed the city, attacking security forces, residents told Reuters news agency. President Saleh has repeatedly refused to sign a deal that would see him transfer power within a month to a unity government. It would also give the president immunity from prosecution. Friday prayers have been a traditional rallying point for protesters calling for Mr Saleh to step down. Anti-government protesters used Facebook and text messages this week to call for a "Friday of Peaceful Revolution". One message said the rally "is to stress the peacefulness of the revolution and rejection of efforts to drag the country into a civil war". Saleh supporters were planning their own "Friday of Law and Order" rally. A text message said their rally would "condemn the crimes against our rights and the rebellion against the country". During recent fighting in the capital, hundreds of residents have fled or taken refuge in basements to escape the mortar strikes. On Friday, the leaders of the G8 group of wealthy nations issued a communique calling on Mr Saleh to stick to his commitment to end his 33-year rule. "We condemn the use of violence in response to peaceful protest throughout Yemen," the statement read. "We urge President Saleh to immediately follow through on his commitments and ensure that the legitimate aspirations of the Yemeni people are addressed." BBC

Ethiopia rebels say they take town, free UN staff By Aaron Maasho Friday, May 27, 2011 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Rebels in Ethiopia's Somali Region said on Thursday they had seized a town from government troops and freed two U.N. workers who had been missing since an ambush on a U.N. convoy two weeks ago. The ethnic Somali province, more commonly known as the ******, is home to a low-level insurgency led by the ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF), which has been fighting for independence since 1984. The U.N. World Food Programme had said one of its drivers was killed and another injured when gunmen ambushed the convoy on May 13, and two other WFP workers were missing. Government authorities and the ONLF have accused each other of carrying out the attack. The ONLF said it had been an attempt to silence WFP employees who had witnessed government operations that killed civilians. "The ****** National Liberation Army of (the) ONLF has captured the town of Galalshe in Jigjiga Region near Babili," the group said in a statement that did not disclose any dates. The rebels said they had inflicted casualties on government troops while also capturing armaments and ammunition. "The (ONLF) army found hundreds of civilian prisoners detained in the Galalshe jail who had been tortured and badly treated. Among the prisoners found were the two WFP workers abducted by the Ethiopian Army," it added. Authorities were not immediately available for comment, but they often dismiss the rebels' claims as baseless propaganda. WFP spokeswoman Judith Schuler said the agency could not confirm the release, but that it had partially resumed operations in the region, which were suspended after the incident. The area is facing a drought-induced food crisis. The United Nations last month appealed for $75 million in food and other aid for 2 million people in Ethiopia's southern regions. Journalists and aid groups cannot move unhindered in the area, making the allegations very difficult to verify. Ethiopian forces waged an offensive against the rebels in late 2007 after the ONLF attacked a Chinese-run oil facility, killing 74 people. Analysts say the rebels were weakened but are still able to launch hit-and-run attacks. Ethiopia says the ****** basin may contain 4 trillion cubic feet of gas and major oil deposits. Source: Reuters

^Patience XX is delivering the grass

^Hey, I like Geisha.

Pragmatism

Somalina....Shuush, those Ethios are ethnic Somalilanders.

^I will even go as far saying viable Somali State will be realized if ONLF and like-minded Somalis prevail in Ethiopia.

Aaliyah but let's talk about you, besides you are more interesting.

^I guess you are not part of 'many'.

Only in Somalia would see people taking the day off to burn money,

^It's logical conclusion but unlikely one in the case of the Somalis and Ocaden.

"Somalis are too judgmental." Isn't that judgmental of you?

Faafaan...I meant actually building the capacity to produce quality media not just so much for Western consumption to rally support among Somalis and more importantly to document struggle for history and report the crimes. Taleexi.....There's no friction among Somalis in SG now and I believe this struggle can be won without the State.

ONLF needs to be trained on how to use the media for propaganda but also capture the crimes being committed in the region. Military barracks have notorious unofficial detention centers where civilians are tortured, raped, starved, hacked and feed to hungry dogs and crocs literally. The unofficial military barracks are far worse than Jail Ocaden (Jigjiga), Garabcase, and Jail Ocaden (Godey).

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Published: May 25, 2011 NAIROBI, Kenya — Members of the United Nations Security Council sent an unusually blunt message to Somalia’s leaders on Wednesday to stop fighting among themselves or risk losing millions of dollars a year from Western donors. Somalia’s leaders survive solely on international support, but instead of using that money to fight the Islamist militants who rule much of the country, or the innumerable pirates who cruise Somalia’s seas, they have recently paralyzed the government with bitter infighting, disappointing Western donors and most Somalis with their passivity and lack of progress. Representatives of the Security Council met with Somali officials here in the Kenyan capital, after visiting Sudan earlier this week. They held a news conference here Wednesday, during which they offered stark warnings, as they tried to push Somalia’s leaders to work together. “The bickering has to stop,” said Mark Lyall Grant, Britain’s representative on the Security Council. Susan E. Rice, the American ambassador to the United Nations, was on the trip and was even more direct in a Twitter post. “Get your act together, resolve your differences or lose intl support,” she wrote. The current political crisis pits the speaker of Somalia’s Parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden, a wily, illiterate livestock trader, against the president, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, a religious teacher who came into office two years ago amid great expectations. The two used to be close, but the speaker is now trying to persuade fellow members of Parliament to oust the president and elect him as the new president. Many Somali officials said the speaker was more popular than the president and that he had tapped into his vast wealth to buy allegiance from the Parliament. The president seems to know this, which is why he has been opposing elections anytime soon. Somalia’s military forces are embarrassingly weak, analysts say, and if not for the 8,000 African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, the government would fall in hours. The European Union pays the salaries of Parliament members. “And that money could be spent elsewhere,” Mr. Grant warned. The United States has shipped in weapons. Still, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia controls only a small patch of the capital. Much of the rest of country, which is nearly the size of Texas, is ruled by militants. In August, the mandate for the transitional government expires. The United Nations officials said they were calling on Somalia’s politicians to agree on a plan and to focus more on stemming extremism and piracy. Earlier this week, six foreigners, including one American, were arrested at the airport in Mogadishu with around $4 million in cash. Somali government officials said the money was ransom for a pirate gang — paying ransoms is the most common way of resolving pirate hijackings. The Somali government has yet to say what it is going to do with the foreigners or the money. NYT

^Well said!

Ayoub-looks like Somaliland have joined groups that summoned and promptly show up as commanded.

Somalina.....I have many adeers. Which one are we talking?

One would think you would care about your country more than a man.

Somalina...They won in 2009 and 2010. Zack-The big three are done for.They are lucky if they can play another year.

Doesn't matter who is we. All you need to know Lakers rock.

loool...it feels like everytime considering we won five championships in the last decade:)

Somalina....It's not fair we win every time-let others enjoy the glory.