Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Somalia’s Shebaab lose key
Mogadishu June 27, 2012 (AFP) - Somali government forces supported by African Union peacekeepers and tanks yesterday took control of a key Islamist rebel base just to the north of the capital, officials and witnesses said.
The allied forces entered the town of Balad, 30km north of Mogadishu at around midday with no resistance from the Al Qaeda affiliated Shebaab rebels.
“We have taken control of Balad and the surrounding villages. The Shebaab militants fled the area before we arrived,” General Ali Araye Osoble, Somali military spokesman said.
Whoever controls Balad controls a key bridge across the River Shabelle on the road to the city of Jowhar and the north of the country.
Osoble said the push into Balad was part of a broader military operation, carried out jointly with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) aimed at wresting areas outside the capital from the Shebaab.
Witnesses told AFP loud explosions followed the entry of the troops into the town but that calm was soon restored.
“Tanks, military trucks and infantry troops poured into the town. They set up bases at the police station and the central district offices,” said witness Mohamed Gagale, adding that he saw troops raid houses and businesses after marching into the town.
“Shots were fired but no casualties have been reported. The army is now in full control,” said another witness Adan Ibrahim.
The fall of Balad is the latest blow to the Shebaab rebels who last month lost control of Afgoye, formerly one of their major strongholds on the outskirts of the capital.
Ever since they were pressured into abandoning their fixed positions in Mogadishu last August, the rebels have suffered a series of military losses, including major towns such as Beledweyne and Baidoa.
They have so far held on to the port of Kismayo, from which they draw most of their revenue.
Source: AFP
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Ethiopia says troops to stay longer in Somalia
* AU said Ethiopia would pull out by end of April
* Kenya, Uganda, Burundi peacekeepers also fighting rebels
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA, June 22 (Reuters) - Ethiopia plans to keep its troops in Somalia until the Horn of Africa country ratifies a constitution and its military is able to fend off militant threats on its own, an official said on Friday, signalling a change in policy.
Addis Ababa rolled hundreds of troops across its border in November to open up a third front against the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab group but was keen to point out their incursion is not a repeat of their ill-fated 2006-2009 war in Somalia.
Ethiopian officials have said their troops would only be deployed for a brief period to fight Islamist militants who are also fighting thousands of Ugandan and Burundian troops under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as Kenyan forces to the south.
"It (Ethiopia) will remain (in Somalia) until the Transitional Government (of Somalia) has adequately organised itself to fend off any attack from hostile forces," government spokesman Shimeles Kemal told reporters.
"There is no current plan to evacuate from Somalia until such time that a proper Somali constitution is ratified by all parties to the conflict, and until the constituent assembly will ratify the constitution," Shimeles sa i d.
Last June Somalia's feuding leaders agreed to extend the mandate of a transitional government for a year rather than hold elections, a move sought by Uganda which has peacekeepers stationed in the anarchic state.
The mandate for Somalia's latest administration was meant to expire in August 2011 but President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a former Islamist rebel leader, and speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who covets the top job, had been at loggerheads over what should happen then, and agreed to defer elections.
Weakened by internal divisions and financial constraints, the rebels have surrendered territory in Mogadishu and across central and southern Somalia in the past few months.
Ethiopian forces captured the rebel stronghold of Baidoa in southern Somalia in February having seized Baladwayne from the militants on New Year's Eve.
In May, AU and Somali government troops secured an aid corridor between Mogadishu and a former rebel stronghold close to the capital, wresting control of a vital strip of land believed to hold around 400,000 people displaced by conflict.
By the end of the month, Somali and Kenyan forces had captured the rebel stronghold and strategic town of Afmadow, though the militants claimed they retreated.
Seizing Afmadow was considered a crucial step in the Kenyan drive towards the southern port city of Kismayu, the hub of al Shabaab operations, about 120 km (75 miles) away.
In areas they have vacated, the militants have resorted to guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks, launching grenade attacks and using suicide bombers.
The rebel group has waged a bloody five-year campaign to topple Somalia's Western-backed government and impose its harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
It continues to hold swathes of central and southern Somalia but is being squeezed out of some areas by Kenyan and Ethiopian troops.
Somalia has been mired in chaos since warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. (Editing by George Obulutsa and Louise Ireland)
* Addis Ababa sent in tanks and troops in November
* Kenya, Uganda, Burundi peacekeepers also fighting rebels
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA, June 22 (Reuters) - Ethiopia plans to keep its troops in Somalia until the Horn of Africa country ratifies a constitution and its military is able to fend off militant threats on its own, an official said on Friday, signalling a change in policy.
Addis Ababa rolled hundreds of troops across its border in November to open up a third front against the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab group but was keen to point out their incursion is not a repeat of their ill-fated 2006-2009 war in Somalia.
Ethiopian officials have said their troops would only be deployed for a brief period to fight Islamist militants who are also fighting thousands of Ugandan and Burundian troops under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as Kenyan forces to the south.
"It (Ethiopia) will remain (in Somalia) until the Transitional Government (of Somalia) has adequately organised itself to fend off any attack from hostile forces," government spokesman Shimeles Kemal told reporters.
"There is no current plan to evacuate from Somalia until such time that a proper Somali constitution is ratified by all parties to the conflict, and until the constituent assembly will ratify the constitution," Shimeles sa i d.
Last June Somalia's feuding leaders agreed to extend the mandate of a transitional government for a year rather than hold elections, a move sought by Uganda which has peacekeepers stationed in the anarchic state.
The mandate for Somalia's latest administration was meant to expire in August 2011 but President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a former Islamist rebel leader, and speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who covets the top job, had been at loggerheads over what should happen then, and agreed to defer elections.
Weakened by internal divisions and financial constraints, the rebels have surrendered territory in Mogadishu and across central and southern Somalia in the past few months.
Ethiopian forces captured the rebel stronghold of Baidoa in southern Somalia in February having seized Baladwayne from the militants on New Year's Eve.
In May, AU and Somali government troops secured an aid corridor between Mogadishu and a former rebel stronghold close to the capital, wresting control of a vital strip of land believed to hold around 400,000 people displaced by conflict.
By the end of the month, Somali and Kenyan forces had captured the rebel stronghold and strategic town of Afmadow, though the militants claimed they retreated.
Seizing Afmadow was considered a crucial step in the Kenyan drive towards the southern port city of Kismayu, the hub of al Shabaab operations, about 120 km (75 miles) away.
In areas they have vacated, the militants have resorted to guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks, launching grenade attacks and using suicide bombers.
The rebel group has waged a bloody five-year campaign to topple Somalia's Western-backed government and impose its harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
It continues to hold swathes of central and southern Somalia but is being squeezed out of some areas by Kenyan and Ethiopian troops.
Somalia has been mired in chaos since warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. (Editing by George Obulutsa and Louise Ireland)
* Addis Ababa sent in tanks and troops in November
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Monday, 18 June 2012
PUNTLAND OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL
Following the Company’s recent annual general meeting and various shareholder requests, set out in this announcement is a summary of the oil and gas potential of Puntland which provides further details on the Company’s Puntland project.
As previously announced, Range Resources Ltd’ (Range) has entered into an agreement that gives it a 50.1% controlling interest in the exclusive exploration and development rights to the Northern Somalian State of Puntland.
Puntland is believed to have
all the geological requirements to become a commercial oil-producing region. Somalia, and in particular Puntland remains one of the last under-explored countries that has a high potential for considerable reserves of hydrocarbons. .
The earliest indication of oil in Somalia was a large oil seep southeast of Berbera and several other seeps in various locations within the country. However, early exploration concentrated on an anticlinal structural approach since this had met with success in the Arabian peninsula it took the oil companies a number of years to abandon this approach in Somalia. There is no evidence of large scale compressive folding in Somalia and the anticlines in the north of the country appear to be associated with the Miocene separation
Previous Oil and Gas Concessions
1 of Africa and Arabia and hence post-Mesozoic and early Tertiary oil and gas accumulations. Therefore, hydrocarbon accumulations must be sought in older structures and stratagraphic traps. Continued
Amiirka Al-Shabaab: Dagaalada Waan Wadaynaa Ilaa Ay Baxaan Ciidamada AMISOM
Muqdisho (RBC Radio) Hogaamiyaha ururka Al-Shabaab Axmed Cabdi Godane oo loo yaqaano Sheekh Muqtaar C/rixmaan Abuu Subayr ayaa sheegay in ay sii wadi doonaan dagaalada ay kula jiraan ciidamada AMISOM ilaa ay ka baxaan wadanka.
Hogaamiyaha Ururka Al-Shabaab ayaa sheegay in ciidamada Midowga Afrika ee AMISOM ee ku sugan Magaalada Muqdisho ay mari doonaan wadadii ay mareen sida uu sheegay dowladaha Mareykanka iyo itoobiya.
Axmed Cabdi Godane Wuxuu kula dar daarmay dagaalyanada kale ee kooxdiisa Al-Shabaab in ay sii wadaan dagaalada oo aysan wax niyad qab ah aysan muujin.
Sidoo kale Hogaamiyaha Ururka Al-Shabaab ayaa sidoo kale sheegay in dowladaha reer galbeedka ay kasoo horjeedaan Nabada iyo harmar uu sheegay in uu ka jiro dhamaanba gobalada ay ka arimiyaan kooxda Al-Shabaab.
Hadalkaan ayaa Abuu Subayr wuxuu ku sheegay fariin maqal ah oo uu soo diray taasi oo uu kaga hadlay waxyaabo badan oo ay qaybka yihiin xaalada wadanka iyo dagaalada lagula jiro kooxda Al-Shabaab.
Al-Shabaab ayaa xiriir weyn la leh kooxda Al-Qaacida waxaana jira dagaalo badan oo lagula jiro, iyadoona dhowaan ay sheegtay dowlada maraykanka in dagaal toos ah ay ku soo qaadi doonto Soomaaliya.
RBC Radio
Xafiiska Wararka Muqdisho
Hogaamiyaha Ururka Al-Shabaab ayaa sheegay in ciidamada Midowga Afrika ee AMISOM ee ku sugan Magaalada Muqdisho ay mari doonaan wadadii ay mareen sida uu sheegay dowladaha Mareykanka iyo itoobiya.
Axmed Cabdi Godane Wuxuu kula dar daarmay dagaalyanada kale ee kooxdiisa Al-Shabaab in ay sii wadaan dagaalada oo aysan wax niyad qab ah aysan muujin.
Sidoo kale Hogaamiyaha Ururka Al-Shabaab ayaa sidoo kale sheegay in dowladaha reer galbeedka ay kasoo horjeedaan Nabada iyo harmar uu sheegay in uu ka jiro dhamaanba gobalada ay ka arimiyaan kooxda Al-Shabaab.
Hadalkaan ayaa Abuu Subayr wuxuu ku sheegay fariin maqal ah oo uu soo diray taasi oo uu kaga hadlay waxyaabo badan oo ay qaybka yihiin xaalada wadanka iyo dagaalada lagula jiro kooxda Al-Shabaab.
Al-Shabaab ayaa xiriir weyn la leh kooxda Al-Qaacida waxaana jira dagaalo badan oo lagula jiro, iyadoona dhowaan ay sheegtay dowlada maraykanka in dagaal toos ah ay ku soo qaadi doonto Soomaaliya.
RBC Radio
Xafiiska Wararka Muqdisho
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Madaxweyne Shariif Sheekh oo Wareegto uu soo saaray ku laalay Qodobbo ka mid ah Axdiga KMG ah ee Soomaaliya
Axad, June 17, 2012 (HOL) — Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa wareegtu uu maanta soo saaray ku laalay ama ku diiday qodobbo ka mid ah axdiga KMG ah ee Soomaaliya, kuwasaoo lagu sheegay inay ka horimaanayaan fulinta heshiiska Roadmap-ka.
Qodobbada uu diiday madaxweynaha ayaa waxay kala yihiin: qodobka 28-aad ee axdiga KMG ah farqaddiisa koowaad, qodobka 33-aad xarafkiisa C, qodobka 34-aad iyo qodobka 11-aad farqadiisa saddexaad xarafka B.
Madaxweynuhu wuxuu wareegtadiisa ku sheegay in qodobbadan uu diiday markii uu arkay in dalka uu xaalad adag ku jiro, isagoo sheegay inuu amarkan bixinayo isagoo cuskanaya qodobadii kasoo baxay heshiisyadii, Garoowe, Gaalkacyo iyo Addis Ababa.
Sidoo kale, madaxweynuhu wuxuu wareegtadiisa ku sheegay in isagoo adeegsanaya awoodaha sharciga waafaqsan iyo qodobbada qaarkood ee ku xusan dastuurkii 1960-kii uu diiday qodobbadan si uu u fuliyo waajibaadka ka saaran xiliga kala guurka ah ee dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya.
Wareegtada uu madaxweyanaha Soomaaliya soo saaray maanta ayaa waxaa lagu sheegay inay dhaqan-galayso markii lagu soo saaro faafinta rasmiga ah ee Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya.
Dhammaan qodoobbada uu diiday madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ayaa waxay salka ku hayaan howlaha baarlamaanka Soomaaliya oo awooddiisuu uu isagu la wareegay iyo ansixinta dastuurka cusub ee Soomaaliya oo qodobbadan mid ka mid ah uu dhigayo in shacabku ay ansixiyaan.
Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya
Qodobbada uu diiday madaxweynaha ayaa waxay kala yihiin: qodobka 28-aad ee axdiga KMG ah farqaddiisa koowaad, qodobka 33-aad xarafkiisa C, qodobka 34-aad iyo qodobka 11-aad farqadiisa saddexaad xarafka B.
Madaxweynuhu wuxuu wareegtadiisa ku sheegay in qodobbadan uu diiday markii uu arkay in dalka uu xaalad adag ku jiro, isagoo sheegay inuu amarkan bixinayo isagoo cuskanaya qodobadii kasoo baxay heshiisyadii, Garoowe, Gaalkacyo iyo Addis Ababa.
Sidoo kale, madaxweynuhu wuxuu wareegtadiisa ku sheegay in isagoo adeegsanaya awoodaha sharciga waafaqsan iyo qodobbada qaarkood ee ku xusan dastuurkii 1960-kii uu diiday qodobbadan si uu u fuliyo waajibaadka ka saaran xiliga kala guurka ah ee dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya.
Wareegtada uu madaxweyanaha Soomaaliya soo saaray maanta ayaa waxaa lagu sheegay inay dhaqan-galayso markii lagu soo saaro faafinta rasmiga ah ee Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya.
Dhammaan qodoobbada uu diiday madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ayaa waxay salka ku hayaan howlaha baarlamaanka Soomaaliya oo awooddiisuu uu isagu la wareegay iyo ansixinta dastuurka cusub ee Soomaaliya oo qodobbadan mid ka mid ah uu dhigayo in shacabku ay ansixiyaan.
Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya
Qarax loo adeegsaday gaari waxyaabaha Qaraxa laga buuxiyay oo ka dhacay Suuqa Labaad ee Muqdish ugu weyn
Axad, June 17, 2012 (HOL) — Qarax loo adeegsaday gaari waxyaabaha qaraxa ay ka buuxaan ayaa goor-dhaweyd ka dhacay suuqa labaad ee Muqdisho ugu weyn ee Suuq Bacaad oo ku yaalla degmada Yaaqshiid ee gobolka Banaadir.
Guddoomiyaha degmada Yaaqshiid, Muxyadiin Xasan Jurrus oo goobta tagay ayaa saxaafadda u sheegay in qaraxaas ay ku dhaawacmeen saddex qof oo rayid ah, isla markaana aysan jirin wax khasaare dhimasho ah oo uu geystay.
"Qaraxu wuxuu ahaa mid ka dhashay gaari la dhisay jidka dhiniciisa, waxaana inoo suurogashay inaan gacanta ku dhigno ninkii gaarigaas watay," ayuu yiri Muxyadiin Jurrus oo sheegay in weerarkan uu noqday mid fashilmay.
Dadkii ku sugnaa Suuq Bacaad xilligii uu qaraxu dhacayay oo saxaafadda la hadlay ayaa sheegay in qaraxu uu ahaa mid xooggan, balse aysan garan karin khasaaraha ka dhashay, waxayna sheegeen in suuqa oo dhan la xiray.
Ciidammo ka tirsan kuwa dowladda KMG ah ayaa isku gadaamay goobta uu qaraxu ka dhacay, iyadoo dhaqdhaqaaqii gaadiidka iyo kii dadka hakad la geliyay, iyadoo ciidamadu ay wadaan baaritaanno.
Qaraxan ayaa wuxuu noqonayaa kii ugu horreeyay ee ka dhaca Muqdisho tan iyo markii ay ciidamada dowladda KMG ah iyo kuwa AMISOM gaareen degmada Afgooye ee gobolka Shabeellada hoose.
Ma jirto cid sheegatay inay mas'uul ka tahay weerarkii maanta ka dhacay suuqa labaad ee Muqdisho ugu weyn, iyadoo goobtii uu qaraxu ka dhacay uu qiiq fara badan qariyay.
Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya
Guddoomiyaha degmada Yaaqshiid, Muxyadiin Xasan Jurrus oo goobta tagay ayaa saxaafadda u sheegay in qaraxaas ay ku dhaawacmeen saddex qof oo rayid ah, isla markaana aysan jirin wax khasaare dhimasho ah oo uu geystay.
"Qaraxu wuxuu ahaa mid ka dhashay gaari la dhisay jidka dhiniciisa, waxaana inoo suurogashay inaan gacanta ku dhigno ninkii gaarigaas watay," ayuu yiri Muxyadiin Jurrus oo sheegay in weerarkan uu noqday mid fashilmay.
Dadkii ku sugnaa Suuq Bacaad xilligii uu qaraxu dhacayay oo saxaafadda la hadlay ayaa sheegay in qaraxu uu ahaa mid xooggan, balse aysan garan karin khasaaraha ka dhashay, waxayna sheegeen in suuqa oo dhan la xiray.
Ciidammo ka tirsan kuwa dowladda KMG ah ayaa isku gadaamay goobta uu qaraxu ka dhacay, iyadoo dhaqdhaqaaqii gaadiidka iyo kii dadka hakad la geliyay, iyadoo ciidamadu ay wadaan baaritaanno.
Qaraxan ayaa wuxuu noqonayaa kii ugu horreeyay ee ka dhaca Muqdisho tan iyo markii ay ciidamada dowladda KMG ah iyo kuwa AMISOM gaareen degmada Afgooye ee gobolka Shabeellada hoose.
Ma jirto cid sheegatay inay mas'uul ka tahay weerarkii maanta ka dhacay suuqa labaad ee Muqdisho ugu weyn, iyadoo goobtii uu qaraxu ka dhacay uu qiiq fara badan qariyay.
Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online
maxuseen@hiiraan.com
Muqdisho, Soomaaliya
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Faahfaahin: Qarax Weyn Oo Goordhow Ka Dhacay Afgooye
Afgooye (RBC) War hadda naga soo gaaray degmada Afgooye ee gobalka Shabeelaha Hoose ayaa sheegaya in qarax weyn uu goordhow ka dhacay dugsiga sare ee bartamaha Afgooye gaar ahaan baar ismaaciil.
Goobjooge ku sugan halka uu qaraxa ka dhacay oo diiday magaciisa in loo adeegsado war-baahinta ayaa u sheegay RBC Radio in qaraxa lala bartilmaameestay gaari ciimada Pooliska ay lahaayeen oo halkaas maraayay kuwaas oo soo gaaray khasaaro ballaaran oo an la ogeyn tiradooda inta uu la egyahay.
Qaraxa ayaa la sheegayaa in uu ahaa miino nooca laga hago meelaha fog, waxana durba markii qaraxa uu dhacay laga maqlay rasaas xooggan oo ay furayaan ciidamo ka tirsan dowladda, kuwaasoo goobta soo gaaray.
Waxa hadda ku sugan goobta ciidamada dowladda iyo kuwa AMISOM kuwaas oo baaraya wax yaabaha sababay qaraxa goordhow ka dhacay degmada Afgooye oo 30 km galbeed kaga beegan magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada Soomaaliya.
Qaraxa ayaa xoogiisa in laga maqalay magaalada oo dhan, waana qarixii ugu weynaa ee ka dhaca Afgooye tan iyo markii ciidamada dowladda iyo kuwa AMISOM ay qabsadeyn magaaladaas bishii la soo dhaafay.
Ma cadda inta uu la egyahay khasaaraha uu geestay qaraxa lala bartilmaameestay ciidamada, manna jiro cid saxaaafdda la hadlaym,wixii ku soo kordha markasta kala soco Raxanreeb.com
RBC Radio
Goobjooge ku sugan halka uu qaraxa ka dhacay oo diiday magaciisa in loo adeegsado war-baahinta ayaa u sheegay RBC Radio in qaraxa lala bartilmaameestay gaari ciimada Pooliska ay lahaayeen oo halkaas maraayay kuwaas oo soo gaaray khasaaro ballaaran oo an la ogeyn tiradooda inta uu la egyahay.
Qaraxa ayaa la sheegayaa in uu ahaa miino nooca laga hago meelaha fog, waxana durba markii qaraxa uu dhacay laga maqlay rasaas xooggan oo ay furayaan ciidamo ka tirsan dowladda, kuwaasoo goobta soo gaaray.
Waxa hadda ku sugan goobta ciidamada dowladda iyo kuwa AMISOM kuwaas oo baaraya wax yaabaha sababay qaraxa goordhow ka dhacay degmada Afgooye oo 30 km galbeed kaga beegan magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada Soomaaliya.
Qaraxa ayaa xoogiisa in laga maqalay magaalada oo dhan, waana qarixii ugu weynaa ee ka dhaca Afgooye tan iyo markii ciidamada dowladda iyo kuwa AMISOM ay qabsadeyn magaaladaas bishii la soo dhaafay.
Ma cadda inta uu la egyahay khasaaraha uu geestay qaraxa lala bartilmaameestay ciidamada, manna jiro cid saxaaafdda la hadlaym,wixii ku soo kordha markasta kala soco Raxanreeb.com
RBC Radio
Friday, 15 June 2012
Fake Tumaal Elder and President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed
We are writing this complain letter to bring to the attention of the Somali people and the international community that the President of Somalia HE Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has dismissed the traditional leader of the Tumaal tribe from the conference of the traditional leaders of Somalia. The sole reason behind this gross violation of the tribe’s right to be represented by their rightful leader is nothing other than to invent a fake stooge elder to bring in his own MP to rubber stamp the president re-election card.
The Tumaal Sultan Mr. Farah Ga’al Guled, took over the leadership soon after Sultan Ali…. Passed away in 2004 and has since been actively participating all functions of the Somali elders at National level. He had worked with President Ali Mahdi when he was chairman of the reconciliation process in 2004 and is registered with the Ministry of interior.
Sultan Farah Gacal Guleed was among the first elders housed by the government as there was no other person contesting his position. Last week, The Sultan was removed from his room by soldiers and thrown out on the street. When the community enquired about the mistreatment of the elder the Director General of the Ministry of interior Gen. Bashir Goppe informed us that the instruction of his removal from the list came from the President’s Office.
The President’s action which is negative intervention peels off whatever legitimacy left on Garowe Principles, Galka’yo Agreement and the Road Map. Somalia is a country that is coming out of protracted war and the above said agreements and principals were nationally agreed to serve as the guiding principles and the ground work to rebuild Somalia but it is most unfortunate to learn that the president is putting his re – election campaign before the interest of the nation.
We members of the Tumaal tribe condemn in the strongest way the uncalled for illegal intervention of the President in the internal affairs of the tribe. We appeal to the signatures of Road Map and the international community to intervene and stop our power hungry President HE Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed before things falls apart.
Somalia Tumaal Community
tumaalsiiqyalooshadey@yahoo.com June 14, 2012
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Gudoomiyihii Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ee sanadkii 1965-kii oo Maanta Ku Geeriyooday Nairobi (Taariikhdiisa oo Kooban)
Nairobi (RBC) Allah ha u naxariistee Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen oo kamid ahaa gudoomiyeyaashii ugu horeeyay ee baarlamaankii Soomaaliya ee sanadihii 60 meeduyadii ayaa maanta ku geeriyooday magaalada Nairobi ee xarunta wadanka Kenya.
Geerida Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen waxaa shabakada Raxanreeb u xaqiijiyey xubno ka mid ah eheladiisa oo sheegay in Sheekh Mukhtaar oo da ahaa uu mudooyinkan dambe xanuunsanayey. Wuxuuna ku geeriyooday isbitaal ku yaalla magaalada Nairobi.
Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan iyo mudanayaal ka tirsan baarlamaanka KMG Soomaaliya oo haatan ku sugan magaalada Nairobi ayaa ka tacsiyeeyey geerida naxdinta leh ee Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen.
Taariikhda Sheekh Mukhtaar
Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen wuxuu siyaasada ku soo biiray xilligii gobanimadoonka Soomaaliya, wuxuuna ka mid noqday dhalinyaradii ku biirtay xisbigii SYL ee dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed sanadkii 1940-kii. Sanadkii 1954 ayuu noqday madixii SYL ee gobolkii Jubbada Sare.
Wuxuu ku dhashay degmada Xudur ee gobolka Bakool sanadkii 1912-kii.
Wuxuu noqday gudoomiyihii baarlamaanka Soomaaliya sanadkii 1965 illaa 1969-kii.
Bishii Oktoobar sanadkii 1969-kii markii la dilay madaxweynihii hore ee dalka mudane C/rashiid Cali Sharma’arke Waxaa Sheekh Mukhtaar noqday madaxweyne kumeelgaar ah, wuxuuna hayey mudada u dhexeysay 15-kii Oktoobar illaa 21-kii Oktoobar 1969-kii.
Markii xukunka uu qabsaday Maxamed Siyaad Barre Sheekh Mukhtaar waxaa lagu soo rogay xabsi guri isaga iyo xubno ka mid ahaa madaxdii dawladii rayidka ahayd.
Mudaddii burburka
Sheekh Mukhtaar wuxuu si rasmi ah u sheegay inuu ka fariistay siyaasadda Soomaaliya sanadkii 1969-kii.
Markii dalka ay ka dheceen dagaalada sokeeye sanadkii 1990-kii Sheekh Mukhtaar wuxuu ku noolaa beertiisa uu ku lahaa degmada Afgooye.
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Geerida Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen waxaa shabakada Raxanreeb u xaqiijiyey xubno ka mid ah eheladiisa oo sheegay in Sheekh Mukhtaar oo da ahaa uu mudooyinkan dambe xanuunsanayey. Wuxuuna ku geeriyooday isbitaal ku yaalla magaalada Nairobi.
Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan iyo mudanayaal ka tirsan baarlamaanka KMG Soomaaliya oo haatan ku sugan magaalada Nairobi ayaa ka tacsiyeeyey geerida naxdinta leh ee Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen.
Taariikhda Sheekh Mukhtaar
Sheekh Mukhtaar Maxamed Xuseen wuxuu siyaasada ku soo biiray xilligii gobanimadoonka Soomaaliya, wuxuuna ka mid noqday dhalinyaradii ku biirtay xisbigii SYL ee dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed sanadkii 1940-kii. Sanadkii 1954 ayuu noqday madixii SYL ee gobolkii Jubbada Sare.
Wuxuu ku dhashay degmada Xudur ee gobolka Bakool sanadkii 1912-kii.
Wuxuu noqday gudoomiyihii baarlamaanka Soomaaliya sanadkii 1965 illaa 1969-kii.
Bishii Oktoobar sanadkii 1969-kii markii la dilay madaxweynihii hore ee dalka mudane C/rashiid Cali Sharma’arke Waxaa Sheekh Mukhtaar noqday madaxweyne kumeelgaar ah, wuxuuna hayey mudada u dhexeysay 15-kii Oktoobar illaa 21-kii Oktoobar 1969-kii.
Markii xukunka uu qabsaday Maxamed Siyaad Barre Sheekh Mukhtaar waxaa lagu soo rogay xabsi guri isaga iyo xubno ka mid ahaa madaxdii dawladii rayidka ahayd.
Mudaddii burburka
Sheekh Mukhtaar wuxuu si rasmi ah u sheegay inuu ka fariistay siyaasadda Soomaaliya sanadkii 1969-kii.
Markii dalka ay ka dheceen dagaalada sokeeye sanadkii 1990-kii Sheekh Mukhtaar wuxuu ku noolaa beertiisa uu ku lahaa degmada Afgooye.
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Jubba Express Oo Laga Dhacay $ 29,000 (Faah-Faahin)
Muqdishio (RBC Radio) Maamulka Shirkada Xawaalada Jubba ayaa ka hadlay dhac shaley shirkada ay u geesteyn rag ku labisan dharka ciidamada dowladda.
Guddoomiyaha Shirkada Jubba Express Koonfurta Soomaaliya Cabdu- Qaadir Cali Siyaad Joolaal ayaa sheegay in rag ilaa afar ah ay soo galeyn shirkada 9-kii subaxnimo ee shaley, iyadoo xilligaas shaqo maalmeedkii ay socotay,
Wuxuu sheegay markii ay soo galeyn afarta qof oo watay seddax qori iyo bistoolad ay ilaaladii xarunta ku amreyn in hubka dhigaan, dabadeedna waxa ay soo aadeyn ayuu yiri shaqaalaha iyaga qoryo ayey ku qabteyn, waxana markii dambe ay aadayn qasnada ay ku jirtay lacagta.
Wuxuu sheegay in ilaa 29,000 oo dollarka Mareykanka in ay qaateyn.
Isagoo la hadlaayay BBC-da ayuu sheegay in qolyaha dhacay xawaalada Jubba ay wateyn gaari, mana u ekeen ayuu yiri kuwa cabsanaya oo sida ay rabeyn ayey u dhexmareyn shirkada oo dhan.
Mar la weydiiyay xawaaladaha iyo shirkadaha Muqdisho waa kuwa hubeesan, siddee ayey ugu suura gashay in lacag intaas oo dhan la idinka ka qaato? wuxuu yiri Joolaal ” Waa sax oo dhamaan waa lawada hubeesan yahay, laakin iyadoo sidaas ah ayaa maamulada meesha ka jira hubka kaa manuucaya , adigoo marka diyaarsaneyn ayaa waxa dhacaysa waxyaabahan kale, laakin waa cashar laga barto” ayuu yiri.
Wuxuu sheegay markii dhaca loo geestay xawaalada in durba ay la xiriireyn hey’addaha ammaanka iyo maamulka ka jira degmada Howlwadaag.
Wuxuu sheegay in hadda ka dib ay isku tashan doonaan oo aysan arrimo noocan oo kale ku dhici doonin sida uu hadalka u dhigay.
Ma aha markii ugu horeysay oo dhac loogeysto qaar kamid ah shirkadaha xawiladaha ee magalada Moqdisho.
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Guddoomiyaha Shirkada Jubba Express Koonfurta Soomaaliya Cabdu- Qaadir Cali Siyaad Joolaal ayaa sheegay in rag ilaa afar ah ay soo galeyn shirkada 9-kii subaxnimo ee shaley, iyadoo xilligaas shaqo maalmeedkii ay socotay,
Wuxuu sheegay markii ay soo galeyn afarta qof oo watay seddax qori iyo bistoolad ay ilaaladii xarunta ku amreyn in hubka dhigaan, dabadeedna waxa ay soo aadeyn ayuu yiri shaqaalaha iyaga qoryo ayey ku qabteyn, waxana markii dambe ay aadayn qasnada ay ku jirtay lacagta.
Wuxuu sheegay in ilaa 29,000 oo dollarka Mareykanka in ay qaateyn.
Isagoo la hadlaayay BBC-da ayuu sheegay in qolyaha dhacay xawaalada Jubba ay wateyn gaari, mana u ekeen ayuu yiri kuwa cabsanaya oo sida ay rabeyn ayey u dhexmareyn shirkada oo dhan.
Mar la weydiiyay xawaaladaha iyo shirkadaha Muqdisho waa kuwa hubeesan, siddee ayey ugu suura gashay in lacag intaas oo dhan la idinka ka qaato? wuxuu yiri Joolaal ” Waa sax oo dhamaan waa lawada hubeesan yahay, laakin iyadoo sidaas ah ayaa maamulada meesha ka jira hubka kaa manuucaya , adigoo marka diyaarsaneyn ayaa waxa dhacaysa waxyaabahan kale, laakin waa cashar laga barto” ayuu yiri.
Wuxuu sheegay markii dhaca loo geestay xawaalada in durba ay la xiriireyn hey’addaha ammaanka iyo maamulka ka jira degmada Howlwadaag.
Wuxuu sheegay in hadda ka dib ay isku tashan doonaan oo aysan arrimo noocan oo kale ku dhici doonin sida uu hadalka u dhigay.
Ma aha markii ugu horeysay oo dhac loogeysto qaar kamid ah shirkadaha xawiladaha ee magalada Moqdisho.
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Marwada Ra’iisul Wasaare Gaas oo kulan xog wareysi ah la qaadatay Ururada Haweenka Soomaaliyeed.
Mogadisho, 12, June, 2012….. Marwada Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Hodon Saciid Ciise ayaa xalay kulan xog wareysi ah la qaadatay Ururada Haweenka Soomaaliyeed, Iyadoona kulanka la isku xog wareysanayay sidii haweenka ay door muhiim ah uga qaadan lahaayeen dadaalada xalka loogu raadinayo Arrimaha Soomaaliya.
“Ugu horeyn waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay in aan caawa wada kulano, Inagoona ka wada tashaneyno Aayaheena iyo waliba doorka aan ku leenahay Siyaasadda Soomaaliya”.
Marwo Hodon Saciid Ciise ayaa aad u amaantay Ururada Haweenka Soomaaliyeed doorka ay ka qaateen hormarka dalka iyo dadaalada socdo, Iyadoona sheegtay in 30% ay ku leeyihiin xubna dowladda, taana ay tahay guul islamarkaana loo baahan yahay in haweenka Soomaaliyeed ay soo muujiyaan doorarka ay ka qaadan karaan xaaladaha Soomaaliya.
Waxaa warbixino laga dhageystay qaar ka mid ah haweenkii kulanka ka qeyb galay, Iyagoona sheegay in Xaalada Soomaaliya ay door muhiin ku leeyihiin maadaama ay dhibaatadii dalka ka dhacday inta badan soo gaaratay Haweenka.
“Burburkii dalka ka dhacay waxaa dhibaatooyin badan ka soo gaaray Haweenka, waxaa loo geystay tacdiyad ay ka mid yihiin, Dil, Kufsi iyo dambiyo kale”.
Sidoo kale Haweenka ayaa soo dhaweeyay Odoyaasha Dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed ee shirka ugu soconayo Magaalada Muqdisho,Inkastoo ay haweenka qaar sheegeen in Raggu aaney waxba u ogaleen haweenka balse kulanka looga hadlay sidii arrimahaasi wax looga qaban lahaa, Loona soo xuli doono 30% ay ku leeyihiin dowladda sida jaatarka ku cad ee 4.5.
Ugu dambeyntii Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa ka soo qeyb galay kulanka. Isagoona sheegay in haweenka Soomaaliyeed ay yihiin kuwa door muhiim ah ka qaato dalka islamarkaana xoojiya dadaalada balse Marwada Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Hodon Saciid Ciise ayaa tilmaamtay iney haweenka la tashadaan Odoy Dhaqameedkooda ayna haweenka xilkooda la duudsiin karin maadaama 30% ay leeyihiin xilalalka dalka, Waxayna haweenka Soomaaliyeed ugu baaqday in ay door muhiin ah ka qaataan dadaalada looga baxay KMG.
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Muqdisho: Maxaa Kala Heysta Odayaasha Dhaqanka Iyo Siyaasiyiinta Xil-Doonka ah Iyo Is-Xulufeysiga Beelaha? (Warbixin)
Muqdisho (RBC) Ololaha siyaasadeed iyo loolanka ay wadaan siyaasiyiinta xil doonka ah ayaa marba marka ka dambeysa sare u sii kacaya gudaha dalka gaar ahaan magaalada Muqdisho oo xilligan uu ka socdo shirka odayaal dhaqameedka Soomaalida kuwaasoo u fadhiya soo xulista ergadii ansixin lahayd dastuurka cusub iyo mudanayaasha cusub ee baarlamaanka.
Kulamada ay leeyihiin odayaasha dhaqanka waxaa dhanka kale hareeyay kala jiidasho ay wadaan siyaasiyiin xil doon ah oo doonaya inay boos ka helaan kuraasta baarlamaanka iyo dawlada cusub ee la dhisi doono Agoosto 2012. Waxaana tani ay dhalisay gorgortan noociisu cusub yahay oo markii ugu horeysay ka dhex bilawday hab dhaqanka siyaasada dalka oo markii horaba ku saleysnaa qabiil.
Wariyaal ka tirsan Shabakada Raxanreeb oo maalmihii la soo dhaafay u kuurgalay kala jiidashada ay wadaan siyaasiyiinta xil doonka ah ayaa soo arkay siyaasiyiin u badan qabqablayaashii dagaalka oo kulamo la leh odayaal dhaqameed beelahooda ka soo jeeda si ay uga dhaadhiciyaan in kuraasta siyaasadda ay u soo doortaan iyaguna ay abaalmarin ugu bedeli doonaan.
I qor aan ku qoree!
Siyaayiinta ololaha muuqda haatan ka wada Muqdisho waxaa ka mid ah xildhibaan Muuse Suudi Yalaxow, Xildhibaan Maxamed Qanyare Afrax, Cabdi Xasan Cawaale (Qeybdiid), madaxweynaha Ximan iyo Xeeb Maxamed Aadan Tiiceey, iyo xubno u badan baarlamaanka waqtigisu sii dhamaanayo kuwaasoo ku jira gorgortan adag.
Sidoo kale waxaa kaalin muuqata ololaha xil doonka ka ciyaaraya Xildhibaan C/risaaq Juriile iyo Prof Cali Khaliif Galeyr oo labaduba waayadan ku sugnaa magaalada Muqdisho kuwaasoo kulamo aan kala go’ lahayn la qaadanaya odayaal beeleed iyo xubno dhaqan oo qaarkood ka mid yihiin kuwa ka qeybgalaya shirka odayaasha ee ka socda Muqdisho.
Waxaan iyaguna habeen iyo maalin aan seexan madaxweyne Shariif Sheekh Axmed iyo saaxiibkiis hore Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan oo maalmihii dambe aan fursad isu helin ay ku wada hadlaan maadaama nin waliba ay tiisa cusleysay. Wararka qaar ayaaba sheegaya in xurguf hoose ay labada nin u dhexeyso taasoo ka dhalatay hanka sii kordhaya ee Shariif Xasan ka qabo kursiga madaxweynaha dalka.
Dhanka qurbejoogta mansan doonka ah iyo musharixiinta cusub (oo u badan beesha madaxweyne Shariif) ayaa iyaguna si firfircoon magaalada ugu soo gurmaya, waxaana maalin kasta garoonka Muqdisho ku arkeysaa haween, dhalinyaro iyo rag si qurux badan u lebisan oo soo dhoweynaya musharax cusub oo dibadda ka imaanaya.
Waxaa aad mashquul u ah hotelada Muqdisho, habeen iyo maalinna waxaa dhacaya xaflado martiqaad iyo kulamo gooni gooni ah. Xildhibaano badan oo wariyaasha Raxanreeb la sheekeysteena waxayba ka cudurdaarteen inay hadal bixiyaan mashquulka ay ku jiraan darteed.
Waxa ugu horeeya ee haatan lagu gorgortamayo waa ka mid noqoshada mudanayaasha baarlamaanka cusub oo ka koobnaan doona 275 xildhibaan, taasoo ka dhigan in cida aqlabiyad fiican ka hesha baarlamaanka ay rajo ka qabi karto xilalka sare ee dawlada sida raysul wasaaraha iyo madaxweynaha.
Isxulufeysiga beelaha
Waxaa iyana jirta heshiisyo isafagarad ku saleysan oo siyaasiyiinta xil doonka ah iyo odayaasha dhaqanka ay hormuud ka yihiin kaasoo beelo iyo jufooyin la isugu xirmayo, si loo ciyaaro aragtida oraneysa ‘jumlo ayaa jid furata’. Waxaa socda ballanqaadyo ah in beel hebel loogu codeeyo madaxweynaha ay wadato taasui bedelkeedana beesja kale lagu taageero kursiga raysul wasaaraha.
Laakiin isafgaradkan xeer jajabka ah ayaa dadka qaar durba waxay ka muujiyeen walaac maadaama ay dhici karto in sidaasi lagu lumiyo miisaankii wax ku qeybsiga 4.5 oo ahaa in beelaha waaweyn la siiyo saddexda kursi ee ugu sareeya. Waxaana la leeyahay waxaa soo bixi karta natiijo ka duwan tii 4.5 haddii ay sidan wax ku sii socdaan.
Illaa hadda xafiisyada siyaasadda Qaramada Midoobay iyo Midowga Afrika ee UNPOS iyo AU oo saraakiil joogtro ah ka joogaan Muqdisho waxay arimahan kala socdaan dusha, waxaana la eegayaa meesha sheekadu ku biyo shubato lixdanka cisho ee soo socda oo wax walba kala caddaan doonaan.
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Kulamada ay leeyihiin odayaasha dhaqanka waxaa dhanka kale hareeyay kala jiidasho ay wadaan siyaasiyiin xil doon ah oo doonaya inay boos ka helaan kuraasta baarlamaanka iyo dawlada cusub ee la dhisi doono Agoosto 2012. Waxaana tani ay dhalisay gorgortan noociisu cusub yahay oo markii ugu horeysay ka dhex bilawday hab dhaqanka siyaasada dalka oo markii horaba ku saleysnaa qabiil.
Wariyaal ka tirsan Shabakada Raxanreeb oo maalmihii la soo dhaafay u kuurgalay kala jiidashada ay wadaan siyaasiyiinta xil doonka ah ayaa soo arkay siyaasiyiin u badan qabqablayaashii dagaalka oo kulamo la leh odayaal dhaqameed beelahooda ka soo jeeda si ay uga dhaadhiciyaan in kuraasta siyaasadda ay u soo doortaan iyaguna ay abaalmarin ugu bedeli doonaan.
I qor aan ku qoree!
Siyaayiinta ololaha muuqda haatan ka wada Muqdisho waxaa ka mid ah xildhibaan Muuse Suudi Yalaxow, Xildhibaan Maxamed Qanyare Afrax, Cabdi Xasan Cawaale (Qeybdiid), madaxweynaha Ximan iyo Xeeb Maxamed Aadan Tiiceey, iyo xubno u badan baarlamaanka waqtigisu sii dhamaanayo kuwaasoo ku jira gorgortan adag.
Sidoo kale waxaa kaalin muuqata ololaha xil doonka ka ciyaaraya Xildhibaan C/risaaq Juriile iyo Prof Cali Khaliif Galeyr oo labaduba waayadan ku sugnaa magaalada Muqdisho kuwaasoo kulamo aan kala go’ lahayn la qaadanaya odayaal beeleed iyo xubno dhaqan oo qaarkood ka mid yihiin kuwa ka qeybgalaya shirka odayaasha ee ka socda Muqdisho.
Waxaan iyaguna habeen iyo maalin aan seexan madaxweyne Shariif Sheekh Axmed iyo saaxiibkiis hore Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan oo maalmihii dambe aan fursad isu helin ay ku wada hadlaan maadaama nin waliba ay tiisa cusleysay. Wararka qaar ayaaba sheegaya in xurguf hoose ay labada nin u dhexeyso taasoo ka dhalatay hanka sii kordhaya ee Shariif Xasan ka qabo kursiga madaxweynaha dalka.
Dhanka qurbejoogta mansan doonka ah iyo musharixiinta cusub (oo u badan beesha madaxweyne Shariif) ayaa iyaguna si firfircoon magaalada ugu soo gurmaya, waxaana maalin kasta garoonka Muqdisho ku arkeysaa haween, dhalinyaro iyo rag si qurux badan u lebisan oo soo dhoweynaya musharax cusub oo dibadda ka imaanaya.
Waxaa aad mashquul u ah hotelada Muqdisho, habeen iyo maalinna waxaa dhacaya xaflado martiqaad iyo kulamo gooni gooni ah. Xildhibaano badan oo wariyaasha Raxanreeb la sheekeysteena waxayba ka cudurdaarteen inay hadal bixiyaan mashquulka ay ku jiraan darteed.
Waxa ugu horeeya ee haatan lagu gorgortamayo waa ka mid noqoshada mudanayaasha baarlamaanka cusub oo ka koobnaan doona 275 xildhibaan, taasoo ka dhigan in cida aqlabiyad fiican ka hesha baarlamaanka ay rajo ka qabi karto xilalka sare ee dawlada sida raysul wasaaraha iyo madaxweynaha.
Isxulufeysiga beelaha
Waxaa iyana jirta heshiisyo isafagarad ku saleysan oo siyaasiyiinta xil doonka ah iyo odayaasha dhaqanka ay hormuud ka yihiin kaasoo beelo iyo jufooyin la isugu xirmayo, si loo ciyaaro aragtida oraneysa ‘jumlo ayaa jid furata’. Waxaa socda ballanqaadyo ah in beel hebel loogu codeeyo madaxweynaha ay wadato taasui bedelkeedana beesja kale lagu taageero kursiga raysul wasaaraha.
Laakiin isafgaradkan xeer jajabka ah ayaa dadka qaar durba waxay ka muujiyeen walaac maadaama ay dhici karto in sidaasi lagu lumiyo miisaankii wax ku qeybsiga 4.5 oo ahaa in beelaha waaweyn la siiyo saddexda kursi ee ugu sareeya. Waxaana la leeyahay waxaa soo bixi karta natiijo ka duwan tii 4.5 haddii ay sidan wax ku sii socdaan.
Illaa hadda xafiisyada siyaasadda Qaramada Midoobay iyo Midowga Afrika ee UNPOS iyo AU oo saraakiil joogtro ah ka joogaan Muqdisho waxay arimahan kala socdaan dusha, waxaana la eegayaa meesha sheekadu ku biyo shubato lixdanka cisho ee soo socda oo wax walba kala caddaan doonaan.
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Pending Demarcation of the Somalo-Oromo Boundaries
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Official news reports coming from the Somali National State of Ethiopia, Jigjiga, and carried by WardheerNews confirm that the demarcation of boundaries between the Somali and Oromia regions is entering its final phase. If handled unfairly as did happen in the past, the results of such a demarcation could negatively impact the lives and properties of Somalis living in Liiban, Afdheer, Fiiq, Shiniile, Babili and Jigjga zones.
The ruling party in Oromia region, Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization (OPDO), is a member of the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and a close partner of the Tigrian Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). The question is whether Somalis are in any position to stop the expansion of Oromia territory at the expanse of Somali inhabited districts.
When History is a Witness
According to Fatuh-Al- Habasha, the Conquest of Abyssinia, a traveler’s account of the struggle between Somalis and Christian Abyssinias in the distant past, Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin Abd al-Qadir bin Salem binUtman gives us a clear account of where Somalis lived in the 16th Century. In reading this book, one gets a clear account that Somalis occupied the land stretching between the Makhir coast to the east and the Axmar mountains to the west , as far west as Ankobara in the Awash valley, and between the scourged rocky deserts of Djibouti to the north and the Shebelle valleys south of the Jarar river. What is remarkable about the Somali settlements in this region is that today’s Somali clans (the Geri, Absame, Bartire, Issaq, Harti of Miad, Issa, Marehaan, Gurgure, Samaroon and other) occupy and reside in the same geographic areas today as they did during Ahmed Al-khzali’s confrontation (Ahmed Guray) with the kings of Abyssinia in the 16th Century.
Multiple invasions by Abyssians as well as draconian measures by successive feudal regimes in Ethiopia did not successfully remove Somalis from their natural ecology. Perhaps that is why the Somali saying: “dhulku waa ma guuraan ” or “ecological belongingness is a permanent phenomenon,” is one of the most endearing Somali concepts.
In an epic expedition stretching from Zaylac to Harar, Sir Richard Burton of England also gives us a perceptive observation of the same Somali ecology almost four Centuries later after the accounts by Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin Abd al-Qadir bin Salem binUtman. In 1885, Sir Burton, who intimated himself with Somali Garads and Chiefs in this area encountered some Oromos who were indentured servants for (not a community of scale).
A significant trace of Oromos in the Somali inhabited areas (between Shinilee and Zaylac and between Zaylac and Harar) were first seen in the 1930s, only after Haile Selassie was crowned as the viceroy of Ethiopia. In addition, local oral history has it that Garad Ali Garad Koshin (great grandson of Garad Adan who hosted Richard Burton in 1885) brought some Oromos into Jigjga zone as indentured laborers in the late 1930s and 1940s. Today, the powerful Oromia region, under the protection of the ruling EPRDF, is using the children of those indentured laborers as a conduit to expand its territory into traditionally Somali regions as part of its grandiose quest to get access to the warm waters of Somaliland.
Federalism or Fleecing Somali Districts
In 1991, when the victorious TPLF, under the leadership of Mr. Meles Zenawi defeated the fascist regime of Mengistu Haile Marian, a new map depicting Ethiopian ethnic groups was drafted as part of the implementation of the new charter for the country. The new map, intended to be the basis for federalism among multi ethnic groups, divided the country into several ethnic-based states. Among the major nationalities depicted in the map were Somalis, Afars, Oromos, Amharas, Tigres, Sidamas, and a host of other smaller groups. Continued
The ruling party in Oromia region, Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization (OPDO), is a member of the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and a close partner of the Tigrian Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). The question is whether Somalis are in any position to stop the expansion of Oromia territory at the expanse of Somali inhabited districts.
When History is a Witness
According to Fatuh-Al- Habasha, the Conquest of Abyssinia, a traveler’s account of the struggle between Somalis and Christian Abyssinias in the distant past, Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin Abd al-Qadir bin Salem binUtman gives us a clear account of where Somalis lived in the 16th Century. In reading this book, one gets a clear account that Somalis occupied the land stretching between the Makhir coast to the east and the Axmar mountains to the west , as far west as Ankobara in the Awash valley, and between the scourged rocky deserts of Djibouti to the north and the Shebelle valleys south of the Jarar river. What is remarkable about the Somali settlements in this region is that today’s Somali clans (the Geri, Absame, Bartire, Issaq, Harti of Miad, Issa, Marehaan, Gurgure, Samaroon and other) occupy and reside in the same geographic areas today as they did during Ahmed Al-khzali’s confrontation (Ahmed Guray) with the kings of Abyssinia in the 16th Century.
Multiple invasions by Abyssians as well as draconian measures by successive feudal regimes in Ethiopia did not successfully remove Somalis from their natural ecology. Perhaps that is why the Somali saying: “dhulku waa ma guuraan ” or “ecological belongingness is a permanent phenomenon,” is one of the most endearing Somali concepts.
In an epic expedition stretching from Zaylac to Harar, Sir Richard Burton of England also gives us a perceptive observation of the same Somali ecology almost four Centuries later after the accounts by Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin Abd al-Qadir bin Salem binUtman. In 1885, Sir Burton, who intimated himself with Somali Garads and Chiefs in this area encountered some Oromos who were indentured servants for (not a community of scale).
A significant trace of Oromos in the Somali inhabited areas (between Shinilee and Zaylac and between Zaylac and Harar) were first seen in the 1930s, only after Haile Selassie was crowned as the viceroy of Ethiopia. In addition, local oral history has it that Garad Ali Garad Koshin (great grandson of Garad Adan who hosted Richard Burton in 1885) brought some Oromos into Jigjga zone as indentured laborers in the late 1930s and 1940s. Today, the powerful Oromia region, under the protection of the ruling EPRDF, is using the children of those indentured laborers as a conduit to expand its territory into traditionally Somali regions as part of its grandiose quest to get access to the warm waters of Somaliland.
Federalism or Fleecing Somali Districts
In 1991, when the victorious TPLF, under the leadership of Mr. Meles Zenawi defeated the fascist regime of Mengistu Haile Marian, a new map depicting Ethiopian ethnic groups was drafted as part of the implementation of the new charter for the country. The new map, intended to be the basis for federalism among multi ethnic groups, divided the country into several ethnic-based states. Among the major nationalities depicted in the map were Somalis, Afars, Oromos, Amharas, Tigres, Sidamas, and a host of other smaller groups. Continued
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