Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Tide Turns For A While

August 11, 2010: Al Shabaab has banned three more Western aid agencies (World Vision, ADRA, Diakonia), because they are supported by Christian church groups. Such agencies agree not to engage in religious activities when operating in many nations, in cooperation with  UN (which often coordinates aid efforts) policy for operations in Moslem nations. Al Shabaab is not concerned with this, and is mainly interested in the opportunity to loot all the equipment of the expelled aid groups (which try and continue getting aid in by using local hires, who are easier for al Shabaab to extract bribes from.) The daily skirmishing between al Shabaab and government/peacekeeper forces in Mogadishu continue. The Islamic radicals have failed to take control of the city, despite months of fighting. Meanwhile, the AU (African Union) is increasing the size of the peacekeeping force to at least 8,000 troops, and the UN is planning to send officials back to Mogadishu, to keep an eye on things and provide more prompt information for the UN to make decisions with. The UN officials would operate out of AU peacekeeper bases, which have so far been invulnerable to attacks. This UN move will take place in the next 2-3 months. The UN has not had a presence in Somalia since 1993.
The British government has blocked passage of UN sanctions on some Somali pirate leaders because lawyers fear British insurance companies could be charged with violating the sanctions by paying ransoms to the pirates. Most of the ship insurance comes from British firms. UN lawyers are working it all out.
In the U.S., prosecutors indicted 14 Somali migrants for providing volunteers and cash for al Shabaab. These activities took place in three states and Canada. The money was often raised under false pretences, with the fund raisers insisting it was for poor and starving people in Somalia. The volunteers, however, were recruited to fight for Islamic radical groups in Somalia.
August 9, 2010: A lookout on a merchant ship off Somalia spotted approaching pirates, called the anti-piracy patrol, and a helicopter from an American warship showed up and forced the pirates to dump their weapons and flee. This is increasingly common.
August 8, 2010: In Puntland, government militiamen continue to seek out and attack gunmen loyal to a local warlord who has proclaimed himself a follower of al Shabaab. Today's attack left at least fifteen of the pro-terrorist gunmen dead. The Puntland security forces have also been attacking some pirate groups (two in the last week), apparently because the pirates had not paid enough of a bribe to Puntland officials, or had otherwise misbehaved and incurred disciplinary action.
August 7, 2010: Pirates attacked a Syrian cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, but the crew fought back, and after about 24 hours of skirmishing, and with anti-piracy patrol warships approaching, the pirates took one of the ships lifeboats and fled. Two members of the cargo ship were injured in the fighting, and were treated by anti-piracy patrol medical personnel.
August 4, 2010: Government security forces attacked an al Qaeda camp in the Ethiopian border, leaving at least twenty government, al Qaeda and al Shabaab fighters dead. Ethiopia provided information about the location and  nature of the terrorist camp.

1 comment:

Peter Eichstaedt said...

For an indepth look at the Somali pirates, see the forthcoming book, Pirate State: Inside Somalia's Terrorism at Sea, available at Amazon.

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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