Somalia: Sheikh Sharif's Power Play

[Che -Guevara]

Lest we forget, Sheikh Sharif is also a political actor with his own agenda and strategies for fulfilling it, which are revealed by his words and deeds since he carried his faction of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (A.R.S.) to Djibouti in 2008, after splitting with his rivals in the political opposition to the T.F.G. who remained in their base in Asmara. After the split, Sheikh Sharif made it plain that his aim was to institute a broad-based Islamic-influenced state in Somalia through a dual-track strategy of using diplomacy with the donor powers to turn them against the Ethiopian occupation of the country while condoning armed resistance against the occupation to wear Ethiopian forces down so that they would be forced to withdraw. Sheikh Sharif's strategy involved wooing the "international community" by agreeing to negotiate a power-sharing deal with the T.F.G. in Djibouti brokered by the United Nations and supported by Western and regional powers, except for Eritrea.

 

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[Liqaye]

True if every move is political than the good sheik is not a fool...

[NASSIR]

Che, Shariif will select a P.M from either Sool or Sanaag, according to some people close to him. I am sure this cunning move will crack open the tribal code of PL. Selecting Jengeli or Ali Abdirahman Hirsi would be better choice for him on top of the 4.5 rule, besides the latter has a great reputation in Mogadishu and the North

[Che -Guevara]

^We need a person that could make difference in the south in terms of finding a political solution and pacifying the region. I don't know how effective someone from Puntland would be. But choosing someone from Sool/Sanaag should crack something open.

 

EraserHead...He is superbly cunning or simply, but whatever he is, we need to remember he gets his own plans regardless of people expect from him.