(CNN) -- Somali Islamist fighters on Saturday claimed they captured the largest Mogadishu base for the government-supported militant group.However, Sheikh Shuriye, spokesman for the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama militia, told CNN that his group retreated from the Mo'alin Nor base on Friday as a "military tactic" against Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked movement fighting against Somalia's transitional government.Meanwhile, Somali Information Minister Abdirahman Omar Osman denied reports that African Union troops fought Al-Shabaab for nearly a week to maintain control of Mekke Al-Mukarama street -- a strategic roadway in the Somali capital and the only road connecting the presidential palace to the airport. Osman said the road has been in complete control of the government and the African Union forces.Still, medical sources reported 10 fatalities from the fighting, including at least four civilians, and 20 others wounded.Al-Shabaab, which has pledged allegiance to al Qaeda, controls much of southern Somalia and portions of Mogadishu. Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama, which follows the Sufi form of Islam, turned against it after Al-Shabaab fighters destroyed the tombs of several revered leaders of the Sufi Muslim group in 2008.Earlier, a Somali official denied reports that Ethiopian troops had crossed into the country to help battle Al-Shabaab militants."I can confirm to you that no Ethiopian soldier has come to this town of Dolo," said Gov. Abdifatah Gesey of the Bay region in Somalia's southwest. "The reports which are saying so are mere rumors."Gesey spoke to CNN on the phone Friday from Dolo, a Somali town bordering Ethiopia. Dolo is under the control of government forces, the governor said.Attempts to reach Ethiopian officials Saturday were unsuccessful. However, Ethiopian Communications Minister Bereket Simon, in a mobile phone interview with Bloomberg, also denied the reports, saying "We have made no decision to intervene at this point."Somali government officials warned Friday that Al-Shabaab may intensify attacks against civilians and security forces over the Ramadan period.Osman, the Somali minister of information, said government and African Union forces are prepared for any assaults. He urged residents to be vigilant and remain indoors. The African Union Mission in Somalia, known by the acronym AMISOM, has forces made up of troops mostly from Uganda and Burundi and is helping the Somali government fight the militants.Al-Shabaab rebels have killed at least 70 civilians and wounded 200 others this week, the minister said.Government forces have killed 25 Al-Shabaab fighters since Monday, according to Osman.The United States considers Al-Shabaab, which is al Qaeda's proxy in the country, a terrorist organization. Al-Shabaab is waging a war against Somalia's government in an effort to implement a stricter form of Islamic law known as sharia.Somalia has not had a stable government since overthrowing Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre 1991, and fighting between the rebels and government troops has escalated the humanitarian crisis in the famine-ravaged country.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Somalia-based al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab claims capture of major militant base
(CNN) -- Somali Islamist fighters on Saturday claimed they captured the largest Mogadishu base for the government-supported militant group.However, Sheikh Shuriye, spokesman for the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama militia, told CNN that his group retreated from the Mo'alin Nor base on Friday as a "military tactic" against Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked movement fighting against Somalia's transitional government.Meanwhile, Somali Information Minister Abdirahman Omar Osman denied reports that African Union troops fought Al-Shabaab for nearly a week to maintain control of Mekke Al-Mukarama street -- a strategic roadway in the Somali capital and the only road connecting the presidential palace to the airport. Osman said the road has been in complete control of the government and the African Union forces.Still, medical sources reported 10 fatalities from the fighting, including at least four civilians, and 20 others wounded.Al-Shabaab, which has pledged allegiance to al Qaeda, controls much of southern Somalia and portions of Mogadishu. Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama, which follows the Sufi form of Islam, turned against it after Al-Shabaab fighters destroyed the tombs of several revered leaders of the Sufi Muslim group in 2008.Earlier, a Somali official denied reports that Ethiopian troops had crossed into the country to help battle Al-Shabaab militants."I can confirm to you that no Ethiopian soldier has come to this town of Dolo," said Gov. Abdifatah Gesey of the Bay region in Somalia's southwest. "The reports which are saying so are mere rumors."Gesey spoke to CNN on the phone Friday from Dolo, a Somali town bordering Ethiopia. Dolo is under the control of government forces, the governor said.Attempts to reach Ethiopian officials Saturday were unsuccessful. However, Ethiopian Communications Minister Bereket Simon, in a mobile phone interview with Bloomberg, also denied the reports, saying "We have made no decision to intervene at this point."Somali government officials warned Friday that Al-Shabaab may intensify attacks against civilians and security forces over the Ramadan period.Osman, the Somali minister of information, said government and African Union forces are prepared for any assaults. He urged residents to be vigilant and remain indoors. The African Union Mission in Somalia, known by the acronym AMISOM, has forces made up of troops mostly from Uganda and Burundi and is helping the Somali government fight the militants.Al-Shabaab rebels have killed at least 70 civilians and wounded 200 others this week, the minister said.Government forces have killed 25 Al-Shabaab fighters since Monday, according to Osman.The United States considers Al-Shabaab, which is al Qaeda's proxy in the country, a terrorist organization. Al-Shabaab is waging a war against Somalia's government in an effort to implement a stricter form of Islamic law known as sharia.Somalia has not had a stable government since overthrowing Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre 1991, and fighting between the rebels and government troops has escalated the humanitarian crisis in the famine-ravaged country.
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Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
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Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
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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
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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.
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