United Nations . The UN Security Council warned Eritrea on Thursday it would consider action against anyone undermining peace in Somalia, in a threat of possible sanctions on Asmara for alleged support to rebels.The warning, in a formal statement, followed an appeal by African Union leaders last week to the 15-nation council to impose sanctions on Eritrea, which the AU said was aiding Islamist insurgents fighting Somali government forces.Noting that request, the British-drafted statement said the council was "deeply concerned in this regard and will consider expeditiously what action to take against any party undermining the ... peace process" in the Horn of Africa state.Somalia's government and others have accused Eritrea of supplying arms to the insurgents in breach of a UN embargo that allows such shipments only to the government. Diplomats said any sanctions would be considered after a UN group monitoring the embargo reports back later in July.Al-Qaeda-linked fighters belonging to the al Shabaab insurgent group control much of southern and central Somalia and most of the capital Mogadishu. Last week over 70 people were killed as government troops tried to drive back insurgents who have been advancing on government position in Mogadishu.The top UN political official, Lynn Pascoe, told a council debate it was "a critical time for Somalia," where 1,3 million people are internally displaced."The choice before us is a stark one," Pascoe said. "Either we help the Somali people overcome the current attempt to thwart efforts towards peace, or we allow the new unity government ... to fall to a radical armed opposition."Eritrean officials deny the charges of arms supplies. "We haven't given any weapons to Somali insurgents, or to the government for that matter," the Red Sea state's UN envoy told Reuters. "They don't have any evidence at all.""They want to corner us by putting sanctions, which is totally ridiculous," Ambassador Araya Desta said. He called the allegations a "fabrication" by Eritrea's rival Ethiopia.But US Ambassador Susan Rice told the council Washington was "particularly concerned about the financial, military, logistical and political support that the government of Eritrea is offering to al Shabaab and other extremists."Rice said the Eritreans had rebuffed repeated US attempts to discuss the issue. "But even now it's not too late. The United States calls on the government of Eritrea to seize this window of opportunity to change course," she said.French Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert also noted the insurgents were reportedly receiving arms from Asmara and said France was prepared to undertake sanctions against those blocking peace.Pascoe and Security Council envoys urged UN member states to fulfill pledges of support for Somalia's interim government and for a 4 300-strong AU force that backs it. A donors' conference in Brussels pledged over $200-million in April."Without our support, Somalia risks becoming a lasting safe haven and training ground for those plotting terrorist attacks around the world," Rice said.Rice told the council that despite a strong international response to piracy off Somalia's coast, more countries needed to take responsibility for prosecuting captured pirates.Condemning the widespread practice of paying ransoms to pirates to win the release of hijacked cargo ships, Rice also proposed creation of a group of "no concession" states to work together to slow the rise of piracy. - Reuters By Patrick Worsnip
Thursday, July 9, 2009
'Critical moment for Somalia'
United Nations . The UN Security Council warned Eritrea on Thursday it would consider action against anyone undermining peace in Somalia, in a threat of possible sanctions on Asmara for alleged support to rebels.The warning, in a formal statement, followed an appeal by African Union leaders last week to the 15-nation council to impose sanctions on Eritrea, which the AU said was aiding Islamist insurgents fighting Somali government forces.Noting that request, the British-drafted statement said the council was "deeply concerned in this regard and will consider expeditiously what action to take against any party undermining the ... peace process" in the Horn of Africa state.Somalia's government and others have accused Eritrea of supplying arms to the insurgents in breach of a UN embargo that allows such shipments only to the government. Diplomats said any sanctions would be considered after a UN group monitoring the embargo reports back later in July.Al-Qaeda-linked fighters belonging to the al Shabaab insurgent group control much of southern and central Somalia and most of the capital Mogadishu. Last week over 70 people were killed as government troops tried to drive back insurgents who have been advancing on government position in Mogadishu.The top UN political official, Lynn Pascoe, told a council debate it was "a critical time for Somalia," where 1,3 million people are internally displaced."The choice before us is a stark one," Pascoe said. "Either we help the Somali people overcome the current attempt to thwart efforts towards peace, or we allow the new unity government ... to fall to a radical armed opposition."Eritrean officials deny the charges of arms supplies. "We haven't given any weapons to Somali insurgents, or to the government for that matter," the Red Sea state's UN envoy told Reuters. "They don't have any evidence at all.""They want to corner us by putting sanctions, which is totally ridiculous," Ambassador Araya Desta said. He called the allegations a "fabrication" by Eritrea's rival Ethiopia.But US Ambassador Susan Rice told the council Washington was "particularly concerned about the financial, military, logistical and political support that the government of Eritrea is offering to al Shabaab and other extremists."Rice said the Eritreans had rebuffed repeated US attempts to discuss the issue. "But even now it's not too late. The United States calls on the government of Eritrea to seize this window of opportunity to change course," she said.French Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert also noted the insurgents were reportedly receiving arms from Asmara and said France was prepared to undertake sanctions against those blocking peace.Pascoe and Security Council envoys urged UN member states to fulfill pledges of support for Somalia's interim government and for a 4 300-strong AU force that backs it. A donors' conference in Brussels pledged over $200-million in April."Without our support, Somalia risks becoming a lasting safe haven and training ground for those plotting terrorist attacks around the world," Rice said.Rice told the council that despite a strong international response to piracy off Somalia's coast, more countries needed to take responsibility for prosecuting captured pirates.Condemning the widespread practice of paying ransoms to pirates to win the release of hijacked cargo ships, Rice also proposed creation of a group of "no concession" states to work together to slow the rise of piracy. - Reuters By Patrick Worsnip
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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir
Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979
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Sultanate of Obbia
President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,
Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan
Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )
MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen
Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake
May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government
The Honourable Ronald Reagan,
When our world changed forever
His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Government in Paris from 1974 to 1979.
Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.
Soomaaliya الصومال Somali Republic
Somalia
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