Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Kenya Readies Itself For War Against Al Qaeda 'Off shoot' In Somalia,,Somalia war: Kenya on the spot over secret enlisting

In dozens of Kenyan madrasas and schools, a new front is opening. Though no borders are being fought over and though the combatants are unarmed, a government campaign is in conflict with Al-Shabab for control over some of its most important resource - its youth."We want our youth to get it clear that Al-Shabab does not have anything to do with Islamic religion and that they should not be involved in the war in Somalia," said Kenyan parliamentarian Abdikadir Mohammed, the Secretary of a regional parliamentary group.After Al-Shabab members were found lecturing in Kenyan schools in the North East of the country, fears of radicalism in the region mounted. Muslim youths were being targeted both as possible Al-Shabab recruits and as a means to further Al-Shabab's influence in the region.In response, the government set up an initiative involving a multitude of spiritual leaders, politicians and lobbyists, to address the issues of peace, religion and terrorism, alongside an attempt to encourage young Muslims to have a greater understanding of their faith.But aside from its positive dimensions, the campaign represents something much darker: the growing threat of Al-Shabab, which is slowly over spilling its Somali borders and bringing tensions closer to home.One of Kenya's top soldiers and former Air-Force Commander, General Jeremiah Kianga, believes attacking Somali radical Islamist fighters is the best weapon against the jihadist forces spreading fear across Kenya. According to Kenya's army philosophy, the General said, losing a war is not an option."We must always come first. We must win. To come second is to lose. This is not just empty talk. We will act," he reportedly told soldiers.The warning from the top military general was the first clear signal that Kenya was not mincing words on the severity of the threat it believed the Somali militia posed.The top General's warning that Kenya would strike Al-Shabab's strongholds came after threats by Al-Shabab and their allies Hizbu Islam, the Islamic Party, sent shock waves through the ranks of Kenya's military planners.Kenyan soldiers went into training in the drier northern region in anticipation of possible threats from the Al-Shabab, which sent two messages within two months, urging Kenya to whittle down her military presence around the border, or face war. "These countries (Ethiopia and Kenya) must redeploy their forces from Somali soil, otherwise, their armies will meet defeat and humiliation," said Sheikh Yakoub, a member of an Islamist coalition currently still in control of Kismayu.But Nairobi appeared unperturbed by the ongoing threats until the United States government cancelled a maiden flight by Delta Airlines, an American airline, which was to begin direct flights between Nairobi and America.With over 500 suspected foreign fighters in Mogadishu alone, fighting with Al-Shabab to oust President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Kenya's military planners have been aware of the threat from the Islamist group for some time. The rebels' attempt to consolidate power across rural and urban Somalia has left foreign governments with few options.In early July, leaders from the Horn of Africa, met with heads of the African Union in Sirte, Libya, to discuss an appropriate strategy against Al-Shabab. The mandate for the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia was changed to allow Kenyan troops into Somalia, overturning a previous agreement by neighboring states to avoid military intervention and act as mediators for the 2004 power-sharing government, led by President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed.Following president Ahmed's ousting in 2008, the deteriorating situation in Mogadishu and Al-Shabab's rising influence, current Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Al Shamarke spent several months holding talks with senior Kenyan officials to discuss the possibilities of the multi front assault against Al-Shabab."I think this (Al-Shabab) is a great danger to the entire region," the Somali Prime Minister said, warning that more and more foreign jihadists from Pakistan and Afghanistan are in Somalia to fight alongside Al-Shabab.The African Union recently moved to stop the flow of arms and foreign jihadist fighters into Somalia, by appealing to the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zones across Somalia, an airspace which until recently has been largely unmanned and often in the hands of extremists.Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016618540#ixzz0THJJ7aPo
Somalia war: Kenya on the spot over secret enlisting
Gunmen from Hizbul Islam head for Somalia’s southern port of Kismayu in this October 1 photo. Claims are rife that the Kenya military is recruiting youths for the ongoing fighting between militias and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Photo/REUTERS




Gunmen from Hizbul Islam head for Somalia’s southern port of Kismayu in this October 1 photo. Claims are rife that the Kenya military is recruiting youths for the ongoing fighting between militias and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Photo/REUTERS

By Abdullahi Jamaa, Issa Hussein, Muchemi Wachira and Dominic Wabala in Kenya and Kevin J. Kelley in New YorkPosted Wednesday, October 7 2009 at 22:30

Tension gripped Garissa Town on Wednesday following claims that hundreds of youths were being recruited secretly to fight in Somalia..more..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/669514/-/unilta/-/

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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner  General Mohamed Abshir

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979

Sultan Kenadid

Sultan Kenadid
Sultanate of Obbia

President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )

MoS Moments of Silence

MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie

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

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)

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.

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

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic
Somalia

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