Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo la kulmay Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Talyaaniga

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali oo maalmahan
booqasho rasmi ah ku jooga Rome ka dib markii uu casuumaad rasmi ah ka
helay Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Talyaaniga ayaa maanta kulan dheer la qaatay
Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Talyaaniga Mario Monti.

Labada Ra'iisul Wasaare oo labadaba ah Professoro dhanka Dhaqaalaha ah
ayaa yeeshay kulan dheer oo ay uga wada hadleen arrimo dhowr ah oo ay
ka mid yihiin xiriirka qotada dheer ee labada dal, arrimaha amniga,
burcad-badeeda, Qaxootiga Soomaalida, Roadmap ka iyo shirka London ee
23ka Febraayo.

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali ayaa ugu
horreyntii uga mahadceliyey Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Talyaaniga Mario Monti
casuumaada rasmiga ah iyo soo dhoweyntii quruxda badneyd ee wafdigiisa
loo sameeyey. Ka dibna waxuu warbixin kooban ka siiyey xaaladda
Soomaaliya iyo horumarka baaxadda leh ee ay Dowladdu ka sameeysey
lixdii bilood ee la soo dhaafay dhanka amniga, xiriirka maamulada, dib
u heshiisiinta, maamul wanaaga, dastuurka iyo dib u habeynta
baarlamaanka.

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Talyaaniga Mario Monti ayaa ballanqaaday inuu garab
taagan yahay Soomaaliya isla markaana ay Talyaaniga ka caawini doonaan
shacabka soomaaliyeed arrimaha soo celinta amniga, gar-gaarka
bani'aadanimo, dib-u-dhiska dalka iyo sidii dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed
loogu sameyn lahaa mashaariic horumarineed. Ra'iisul Wasaare Monti
ayaa sheegay in Shirka London uu Talyaaniga si weyn u taageeri doono
qorshaha Soomaalidu ay wadato ka dib markii uu dhageystay Ra'iisul
Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo ka codsaday in shacabka Soomaaliyeed ay ka
sugayaan Shirka London inuu garab istaago Roadmap ka iyo Garowe
Principles oo la doonayo in baarlamaan tiro yar oo tayo leh la soo
xulo, isla markaana la dhameystiro dastuurka si looga gudbo marxaladda
kala guurka ah. Sidoo kale Ra'iisul Wasaare Abdiweli ayaa sheegay in
Shirka London laga filan karo inuu dib-u-soo nooleeyo hay'adaha amniga
Soomaaliya, iyo in August 2012 ay dhacdo doorashooyin.

Labada Ra'iisul Wasaare ayaa waxey si saraaxad leh uga wada hadleen
sidii Soomaaliya loogu heli lahaa xal oo ay isku af-garteen.

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Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow)
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Somalia
& Spokesperson of the Government
Tel: +252615479911
Tel: +252699998854

Do you, cannibal killer, take vampire murderess as your awful dreaded wife?

Evil pair get engaged in secure psychiatric unit

Death do us bring together ... the murderous pair Isakin Jonsson and Michelle Gustafsson
Death do us bring together ... the murderous pair Isakin Jonsson and Michelle Gustafsson
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Published: Today at 00:25

A KILLER cannibal and a Satan-worshipping vampire were branded the world's most evil couple yesterday after they got ENGAGED.

Human flesh eater Isakin Jonsson and blood-sucking murderess Michelle Gustafsson are detained in the same secure psychiatric unit.
They intend to wed after Jonsson, 33, asked 23-year-old Gustafsson to join him in "unholy" matrimony. And she seems unperturbed by the fate that befell his previous love.
The CANNIBAL slit the throat of mother-of-five Helle Christensen, then sawed off her head and ate flesh chopped from her body.
The VAMPIRE stabbed young dad Daniel Stenman to death and drank his blood.

Flesh eater ... Isakin Jonsson with Helle Christensen, the girlfriend he ate
Flesh eater ... Isakin Jonsson with Helle Christensen, the girlfriend he ate

Jonsson, caged with Gustafsson in their native Sweden, called The Sun yesterday demanding money for his story of the sick union.
He said: "I love Michelle — have never met anyone like her. I want to live a non-criminal life."
But told we would never pay anyone guilty of such horror, he added: "This call ends now if you have no money for me." We ended it before he could.

Murderess ... Michelle Gustafsson with stabbed Daniel Stenman
Murderess ... Michelle Gustafsson with stabbed Daniel Stenman

The exchange was made possible by Sweden's liberal judicial system. It allowed Jonsson and Gustafsson to dodge life in jail by opting for indefinite psychiatric treatment at a secure medical facility.
Privileges include the phone used to call us. The pair are unlikely to go free soon and authorities did not reveal if they will be allowed to wed.

Bomber targets ex-Somali police chief, kills two

Tue, Jan 31 22:51 PM IST
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed two bodyguards on Tuesday in a failed bid to murder a former Somali warlord and one-time government police commander in the semi-autonomous Galmudug region, a military official and residents said.
Al Shabaab, the Islamist rebel group that professes loyalty to al Qaeada, said it had carried out the attack and would keep targeting Abdi Hassan Awale until they kill him.
"Our bomber targeted Abdi Hassan. He is a great infidel. He used to be a minister for Sharif's government" al Shabaab spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab said.
"His bodyguards died in the attack. He escaped today but we shall not stop targeting till we get rid of him," he added.
Awale controlled a section of the capital Mogadishu before he was defeated by forces of the Islamic Courts Union in 2006. He later served as a minister for minerals and water in President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's government.
One witness said the bomber shot dead Awale's armed driver at the entrance to the compound in the town of Galkayo before detonating his explosives when a bodyguard jumped on him.
Colonel Mohamed Hussein told Reuters that the dead men were policemen.
"The bomber killed the driver with a pistol and the guard with the blast," he said.
Shopkeeper Farah Elmi, who witnessed the attack, confirmed the sequence of events. The bomber's dismembered corpse was visible inside the compound, he said.
Awale, who hails from Galmudug, had been mediating in a row between the regional president and local lawmakers, according to Hussein.
The town of Galkayo straddles Galmudug and the semi-autonomous Puntland region more than 500 km (320 miles) north of Mogadishu in central Somalia.
Earlier this month a local militia abducted a foreign journalist holding dual U.S.-German citizenship from the town.
(Reporting by Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar; Writing by Duncan Miriri and Richard Lough; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

Shariif Xasan oo Dacwad ka dhan ah Farmaajo u gudbiyay QM iyo Midowga Afrika War Culus

Warar hoose oo aan helnay ayaa shegaya in Gudoomiyaha Barlamaanka Soomaaliya mudane Shariif Xasan sheekh Aadan dacwad kadhan ah Ra’isulwasaarihii hore Soomaaliya Maxamed cabdulaahi Farmaajo uu ugudbiye Midowga Africa iyo Qaramada midoobey waxaana arinkaan noo xaqiijiye xildhibaanada sida aadka ugu dhow dhow shariif xasan.
Shariif xasan ayaa waraaqdiisa ku qoray ashtako kadhan ah Farmaajo waxaana oo sheegay in khilaafka barlamaanka xiligaan kadhex taagan uu wado asaga isla markaa xildhibaanada kharashaad aad u farabadan kubixiyo sidi loo kale qeybin lahaa.
Waxa kale oo  uu sheegay in Farmaajo  dhibaato xoogan kuhaayo hirgelinta Road Mapka isla markaa caqabado farabadan hordhigay  waxaana uuna hoosta kaxariiqay in xiligaan uu wado qorshayaal shacabka soomaaliyeed wax xun laga fahansiinaayo shirka kadhacaayo bisha soo socota 23 magaalada London.
Ugu danbeyntii arinkaan ayaa imaaneyso xili Farmaajo kusuganyahe dalka Sweden halkaas oo kulamo kula leeyahe aqoonyahano somaliyeed waxa una ka warbixiyey  shirka kadhacaaya  London  Waxa una Shegay  in Shirkaasi  hadi loga hadlayo qodobo wax u dhimaya Qaranimada  Somaliyeed  usan marnaba taageereyn balse  taa  badalkeeda hadi loga hadlayo  danaha  Somalia  iyo Xalkeeda  uu la garab istaagayo Taagero.
Dadka Indha indheya Siyaasada Somalia aya waxaay  ku tilmaamen  Arinkaan in Shariif  Xasan  aad uga xunyahay Qadarinta Shacabka Somaliyeed ay u hayaan R/wasaarihi hore  ee Somalia Mudane Farmaajo  oo asagu wali  ka go,ila laabta Shacabka Somaliyeed  waxaadna  Arkaysa  mudo ka dib Xil ka dagidiisi  in Wali  Shacabka Somaliyeed ee ay mar kasta Casuumaad u fidinayaan  si uu  mar un u soo hor  istaago.

Cage of pirates

75 captives in cell made for 4
as evil hijackers are rounded up

Caged ... suspected pirates are among the 75 captives in tiny cell
Caged ... suspected pirates are among the 75 captives in tiny cell
Arthur Edwards/The Sun
Published: 31st January 2012

PRISONERS grasp the bars of a hell-hole jail cell — a stark warning of the fate that awaits Somalia's notorious pirates.

The strife-torn East African country is finally winning the battle against the seaborne hijackers who shame its name.
The Sun yesterday saw the grim prison where 17 suspected pirates are among 75 captives jammed into a cell built for four.
Murderers and al Shabaab terrorists also endure 24 hours a day in a sweltering, dark cage with no basic sanitation.
Any prisoner rattling the cell's single door has his hands bashed by hosepipe-wielding guards.
The jail in the town of Garowe shows how justice is dealt out in Puntland, a semi-autonomous area of northern Somalia free from fanatical Islamic control.
Some of the £69million annual British aid to Somalia goes on combating the pirates. But Puntland's planning minister Abdulkadir Abki Hashi defended the harsh prison regime.

Netted .,.. marines capture pirates
Netted .,.. marines capture pirates
Arthur Edwards/The Sun

He said: "What's the alternative? You want us to release them? We don't have the money to incarcerate them in space that is conducive for the human rights ideal, so we do what we must to stop them hijacking more ships.
"Piracy is a crime, we take it very seriously. It is very embarrassing for us to have pirates so we are determined to catch them."
British aid to Puntland has paid for the training of detectives, lawyers and judges to deal with the pirate scourge.
There are now 35 legal officials in Garowe — up from just seven a year ago. And some of the cash will go to a bigger prison with better conditions. About 1,000 Somali pirates are now in jails in 20 countries around the Horn of Africa. Ten ships and 247 hostages are still being held for ransom — down from 26 ships a year ago.
Warships from around the globe have joined the Royal Navy in patrolling the waters off Somalia's 1,000 miles of coastline.
But the success against piracy has seen an alarming increase in the number of Western aid workers, journalists and tourists kidnapped on land.

Grim ... prisoner peers from behind bars
Grim ... prisoner peers from behind bars
Arthur Edwards/ The Sun

US Navy Seals swooped into the country last week to rescue an American aid worker and her Danish colleague from pirates.
Kent couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, whose yacht was seized by pirates, were freed in November 2010 after 13 months in captivity.
The Sun joined International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell as he inspected UK-funded projects in Puntland.
Mr Mitchell — the first British minister to visit the war-ravaged area in decades — said: "The people of Somalia despise the pirates and are pleased that some of them are finally under lock and key. They are clearly keen to tackle this problem and Britain is giving them strong support."
The minister's three-day trip comes ahead of PM David Cameron's international conference on Somalia in London next month.
Locals told Mr Mitchell their young men are sucked into piracy because it is the only way they can earn a living.
Puntland vice president Abdisamad Ali Shire told Mr Mitchell: "You fight piracy on land not at sea. Please help us find jobs."

Garowe iyo Boosaaso oo Caawa Ciidan lagusoo Daadiyay Kadib Beegsigii Ina Cawaale.


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somalimemo.netAmaanka magaalooyinka Garowe iyo Boosaaso ayaa Caawa si aad ah loo adkeeyay kadib markii maanta weerar Naf hurnimo lagu qaaday Korneyl Cabdi Qeybdiid.

Wararka nagasoo gaaraya Garowe ayaa sheegaya in caawa Maqribkii ay ciidamo farabada soo dhoobteen hareeraha guriga Cabdi Faroole ka deganyahay magaalada iyo Qunsuliyadda Itoobiya ee Garowe.

Cabdi aad u xoogan ayaa Garowe kajirta galabta waxaana la arkayay gaadiidka gaashaaman oo amaanka magaalada si feejigan u ilaalinaya Nalal aan horay uga shidneyn ayaa caawa Maqribkii laga shiday dhamaan xaafadaha ku dhaw madaxtooyada Garowe.

Wararka lagu kalsoonyahay ayaa sheegaya in ciidan Cadaan iyo kuwan African ah oo duleedka magaalada deganaay caawa ay gudaha usoo galeen magaalada.

Bandaw aan horay loosii shaacin ayaa Garowe ka dhaqan galay lama oga sababta caawa loo adkeeyay amaanka xarunta madaxtooyada, majirto cid xaqiijin karta in Faroole Garowe joogo iyo inkale.

Dhinaca kale Ciidamo farabadan ayaa caawa lagusoo daadiyay wadooyinka magaalada Boosaaso, majirin wax qaraxyo ah oo caawa magaalada ka dhacay balse shacabka ayaa si feejigan u isticmaalayay wadooyinka magaalada.

Faroole iyo Cabdi Xasan Cawaale Qeybdiid ayaa labaduba ah Dagaal Oogayaal Ashahaadda ladirirnimo kula saaxibay Itoobiya waxayna aaminsanyihiin in ay halka cadaw leeyihiin.

Abuu Muscab "Madayacmi Doonaan Dakii uu Qeybdiid Itoobiya ugacan gelshay oo qaarkood aan la ogeyn Halka..".


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somalimemo.netAbuu Muscab "Madayacmi Doonaan Dakii uu Qeybdiid Itoobiya ugacan gelshay oo qaarkood aan la ogeyn Halka ay jiraan waana laga aari doonaa".

Xarakada Shabaabul mujaahidiin ayaa faah faahin ka bixisay Howlgallo kaladuwan oo ay ciidamada xarakadu maanta ka fuliyeen magaalada Muqdisho iyo wilaayada Banaadir iyo magaalada Gaalkacyo.

Afhayeenka ciidanka Mujaahidiinta Sheekh C/caziiz Abuu Muscab oo shir kooban uqabtay saxaafadda Islaamiga ayaa sheegay in ciidamada Mujaahidiinta ay saaka aroortii weerar kula jarmaadeen ciidan taabacsanaa DKMG ah oo ku sugnaay deegaanka Jaziira ee duleedka Muqdisho.

Wuxuu sheegay in weerarkaasi najaxay ayna mujaahidiintu muddo kabadan 4 saacadood ku sugnaayeen goobta welina Jaziira tahay goob haawanaysa oo aysan cadawgu ku sugneyn.

Dhinaca kale Abuu Muscab ayaa sheegay in mid kamida guutadaha Istish-haadiyiinta mujaahidiinta uu weerar ku qaaday Guri uu Gaalkacyo ka deganaa Cabdi Xasan Cabdi Cawaale Qeybdiid.

"Walaal kamid ah guutada Istish-haadiyiinta ayaa weerar ku qaaday Guriga Ninka Murtadka ah ee Cabdi Qeybdiid halkaasi wuxuu ku dilay ciidan ilaala u ahaa isagana Ilaahey ayaa Shahaadda siiyay"ayuu yiri Abuu Muscab.

Cabdi Qeyb-diid ayaa lagu Eedeeyay in uu Dad badan oo Soomaali ah ka Iibiyay Amxaarada Itoobiya welina la la'yahay halka ay jaan iyo cirib dhigeen sidaasi darteedna ladoonayay in umadda laga hor leexiyo shartiisa sida lagu sheegay warka kasoo baxay taliska ciidanka Shabaabul Mujaahidiin.

Faahfaahin: Wiil Doonayey inuu Isqarxiyo oo Lagu Dhex Qabtay Garoonka Muqdisho


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Ismaaciil Axmed Yuusuf (Sawirkan waxaa faafiyey nabadsugida DKMG ah)
Muqdisho (RBC) Faahfaahin dheeraad ah ayaa ka soo baxaysa wiil dhalinyaro ah oo shalay subax ciidamada nabadsugida DKMG ka qabteen gudaha garoonka diyaaradaha Aden Cabdulle ee magaalada Muqdisho.
Wiilkan oo hay’adda nabadsugida shalay soo bandhigtay ayaa laga qabtay qeybta dadka dhoofayaasha ay ka baxaan ee garoonka gudihiisa halkaasoo aan la ogeyn sida uu ku galay.
Dad ka warhayey ninkan ayaa la sheegayaa inay ku wargeliyeen nabadsugida ka dibna waxaa qabtay ciidan nabadsugida ka tirsan oo u kexeeyey mid ka mid ah xarumahooda.  Sidoo kale ciidamada AMISOM qeybta qaraxyada baarta ayaa qeyb ka ahaa qabashada ninkan.
Hay’adda nabasugida ayaa soo bandhigtay xog ku saabsan wiilkan oo magaciisa lagu sheegay Ismaaciil Axmed Yuusuf, waana 20 jir.
Sida saraakiisha nabasugida sheegeen wuxuu wiilkan raadinayey qaab uu iskula qarxiyo madaxda DKMG ah ee ka dhoofta garoonka, xilliga la qabtayna ma uusan wadan wax qarax ah.
Ismaaciil oo hay’adda wareysi la yeelatay ayaa laga soo xigtay in Al-Shabaab ay soo bareen isqarxinta uuna aaminsanaa in wadada kaliya ee janada lagu galo ay sidaasi tahay.
Nabadsugida waxay kaloo shalay qabatay gari dameer laga soo buuxiyey waxyaabaha qarxa oo ku sugnaa degmada Xamarweyne, taasoo la aaminsan yahay in xogteeda uu wiilkan bixiyey.
Wararka qaar ayaa sheegaya in wiilka la qabtay uu sitay kaamirad nooca digital-ka ee wax lagu sawiro.
Dadka qaar ayaa isweydiinaya sida ay wiilkan yar ugu suurtagashay inuu gudaha u galo garoonka diyaaradaha oo amaankiisa ay sugaan ciidamada AMISOM.
Ismaaciil Axmed Yuusuf oo hay'adda nabadsugida sheegtay inuu isqarxin rabay
Sawirada ninka la qabtay ayay soo bandhigtay hay’adda nabadsugida.
Qaraxyada ismiidaaminta ayaa waayadan dambe aad ugu yaraaday Muqdisho tasoo loo aaneynayo hawlgalada ciidamada sirdoonka oo sare loo qaaday iyo xogta ay dadka siiyaan nabadsugida oo korortay ka dib markii dadweynaha loo sameeyey telefoono ay soo wici karaan haddii ay arkaan waxyaabo halis ah.
Dhanka Al-Shabaab kama hadlin in ninka la qabtay uu iyaga ka tirsanaa iyo in kale.
Laakiin Inta badan Al-Shabaab waxay qaraxyada ismiidaaminta u adeegsadaan dhalinyaro aad u yar yar da’ ahaan kuwaasoo ay ku sheegaan inay naftooda hurayaal yihiin, waxaana ugu dambeeyey ninkii shalay [Talaadadii] isku qarxiyey guriga Cabdi Qeybiid ee magaalada Gaalkacyo oo uu fuliyey nin dhalinyaro ah, sida uu sheegay afhayeen u hadlay Al-Shabaan.
Ma cadda sida dhalinyarada loogu qanciyo inay naftooda dilaan iyagoop miino jirkooda ku xiraya.




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Faahfaahin Ka Soo Baxaysa Qarax Saaka Ka Dhacay Magaalada Beladweyne


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Beladweyne (RBC) Inta la ogyahay afar qof oo dhamaantood ah rayid ayaa ku dhintay tira kalena waa ay ku dhaawacmeen rasaas ay fureen ciidamada Itoobiya ee ku sugan magaalada Beladweyne ka dib markii saaka miino nooca dhulka la galiyo lala eegtay booyad nooca biyaha qaaday oo ay lahaayeen ciidamada Itoobiyanka.
Dad ku sugan magaalada Beladweyne ayaa u sheegay RBC Radio labo ka mid ah dadka dhintay in ay kala yihiin haweeney goobta ku sugneyd iyo macalin ka tirsan dugsiga hoose dhexe iyo sare ee Beladweyne.
Qaraxa markii uu dhacay ciidamada Itoobiya  iyo kuwa dooxada shabeelle waxa ay bilaabeen baaritaano iyagoona gudaha ugalay xaafadaha ku yaala Buundada waxana la sheegayaa in la soo qabtay dhowr qof kuwaas oo hadda su’aalo la weydiinaayo saldhiga Beladweyne.
Qaraxan wuxuu ugu dambeeyay qaraxyo ka dhacaayay magaalada tan iyo markii Belaweyne qabsadeen ciidamada dowladda taabacsan iyo kuwa Itoobiyaanka, waxana la sheegayaan dhaqdhaqaaqii dadka iyo ganacsiga in uu hakad galay.
Magaalada bandow ayaa ka jiray tan iyo markii bishii la soo dhaafay weerar ismiidaamin ah lagu qaaday Hotelka Madiina oo ay ku sugnaayeen ciidamo Itoobiya iyo kuwa dooxada shabeelle,
Ciidamada Itoobiya inta badan ma sheegaan qasaaraha ka soo gaara qaraxyada lala eegto manna lahadlaan saxaafada taas oo ah caado ay lee yihiin ciidamada Itoobiya.
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Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo la kulmay Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha Talyaaniga

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali oo maalmahan booqasho rasmi ah ku joogey Talyaaniga ka dib casuumaad rasmi ah oo uu ka helay Dowladda Talyaaniga ayaa kulan dheer la qaatay Wasiiradda Arrimaha Gudaha ee Talyaaniga H.E. Annamaria Cancellieri.  Kulanka labada mas'uul ayaa waxey uga hadleen arrimo dhowr ah oo ay ka mid yihiin arrimaha amniga, sidii Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha ee Talyaaniga ay xiriir wadashaqeyn ula yeelan laheyd Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha ee Soomaaliya.

Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya ayaa marka hore uga mahadceliyey Wasiiradda sida quruxda badan ee loo soo dhoweeyey isaga iyo wafdigiisa. Sidoo kale Wasiiradda Talyaaniga Annamaria Cancellieri ayaa ku ammaantay Ra'iisul Wasaaraha sida uu horumarka weyn uga sameeyey arrimaha amniga isla markaana u soo celiyey rajadii Soomaaliya oo ay sheegtay in beesha caalamka ay u soo jeesteen arrimaha Soomaaliya.

Labada mas'uul ayaa ugu danbeyntii waxey isla garteen in Booliska Soomaaliyeed iyo Booliska Talyaaniga ay wada saxiixdaan heshiis iskaashi oo Booliska Soomaaliyeed loo fidiyo kaalmo dhanka qalabka, Lojistikada iyo kor u qaadida tayada ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed. Waxey kaloo isla garteen in Soomaaliya laga saacido maalmul u sameynta degmooyinka laga xorreeyo Al-Shabaab iyo la dagaalanka burcadbadeeda in laga saacido Soomaaliya soo nooleynta Ciidanka Xeebaha iyo u sameynta mashaariic horumarineed si dhalinyarada ay looga fogeeyo falalka burcad-badeeda. Ugu danbeyntii waxey labada masìuul isla garteen in Qorshaha Xasilinta ee Amniga Qaranka Soomaaliyeed la dhaqangeliyo oo Talyaaniga uu kaalintiisa ka cayaari doono.


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Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow)
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Somalia
& Spokesperson of the Government

UAE minister backs improving Somalia's justice system to fight pirates


Feb 1, 2012 

ABU DHABI // The UAE assistant minister of security has backed calls for a new international system to make it easier to bring pirates to justice.
Faris Al Mazrouei, the assistant minister for security and military affairs at the ministry of foreign affairs, said at today's meeting of a six-nation Contact Group that he hoped a programme could be agreed on, to help Somalia improve its justice system.
He told the meeting of senior security officials from Italy, the US, Denmark, UK, Egypt, and Netherlands that "as a maritime nation, the UAE is united in its concern at the threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia".
Representatives are expected to present and discuss recent developments in their anti-piracy efforts.
Mr Al Mazrouei said the UAE's priorities were in the fields of public awareness and outreach, increasing "compassionate" support to Somalia, enhancing the region's capacity to respond to piracy, and highlighting the role of education in countering piracy.
"We want to spread understanding of the issue and the challenges of responding," he said. "So we can all work together towards solving this problem."
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) was created in New York two years ago following a UN Security Council resolution.

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