Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Update on Security Situation in Somalia and Yemen

Gulf of Aden Security Review
February 4, 2014
Yemen: Bomb blast kills Yemeni soldiers in Sana’a; airstrike kills AQAP militants in Abyan; al Houthi militants sign ceasefire with Hashid tribesmen in Amran; Yemeni police stop IED attack in Sana’a; AQAP offers condolences for death of Abdullah Azzam Brigades leader
Horn of Africa: Explosions and gunfire heard throughout Mogadishu; al Shabaab claims victory after clashing with Puntland security forces in Bari region
Yemen Security Brief
  • A bomb planted under a bus carrying Yemeni soldiers exploded in the Dar Salm district of Sana’a on February 4, causing up to sixsix fatalities and 17 injuries among the soldiers. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.[1]
  • Yemeni security forces claimed that an airstrike killed and injured several al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants near al Mahfad in Abyan governorate on February 2. The exact number of casualties remains unknown.[2]
  • Al Houthi militants and Hashid tribesmen agreed to a ceasefire on February 4 stipulating that both sides will withdraw from Khamra in Amran governorate and allow the Yemeni army to deploy in the contested area.[3]
  • Yemeni police found and cleared an improvised explosive device (IED) in al Hasaba, Sana’a on February 3.[4]
  • AQAP released a statement on jihadist forumseulogizing Majid bin Muhammad al Majid, the former leader of the Lebanon-based Abdullah Azzam Brigades, on February 3.[5] 
Horn of Africa Security Brief
  • Up to fifteen explosions were heard in various districts throughout Mogadishu on February 3.  The explosions, described by residents as mortar strikes, and sporadic gunfire were heard near the Somali Presidential Palace in Wardhigley district as well as in the Bondhere, Hamar Jabjab, Hamar Weyne, Hawl Wadag, Hodan, and Waberi districts. The extent of the casualties remains unclear. Somali police described the blasts as stemming from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with the purpose of instilling fear in the local population. Although responsibility for the attack has not yet been claimed, police and security forces detained more than 50 people suspected of involvement.[6]
  • Al Shabaab spokesman, Sheikh Abdi Aziz Abu Mus’ab, declared victory after al Shabaab militants clashed with Puntland security forces near Boosaaso in Bari region on February 3.  Mus’ab claimed al Shabaab killed eleven Puntland soldiers and destroyed a military vehicle during the fight in the Galgala Mountains. Despite Mus’ab’s statement, the commander of the Puntland forces in the area, Colonel Jama Said, reported that his forces successfully repulsed the al Shabaab attack.[7] 
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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,

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,

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

When our world changed forever

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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