Somali military day marked in Mogadishu.Defense Minister Congratulates Army on 51 Anniversary The celebrations of the 51th anniversary of the Somali ( Somali military day April 12 ) Somalia's president accused Al shabaab of accustoming luring and misguiding the young Kumanaan banaanbaxayaal ahoo maanta taageero u muujiayay 51 sano guuradii ka soo wareegatay dhismahaciidanka xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed

Muqdisho: (tf.sf)-The celebrations to mark Somalia military day were held in Mogadishu yesterday. The 51th anniversary of the celebrations was held at Mogadishu’s presidency premises better known as Vila Somalia.The celebrations to mark the great day of 12th April were attended by President Sheriff Sheikh Ahmed and other military officials of the transitional federal government. Somali military commander Major General abduladir Sheakh ali Dini  who spoke during the occasion said that it is the mandate of the national force to protect the citizens but he regretted that their role is now being carried out by militants who rule by the gun.He said they will soon establish a force to defeat the enemy of the country.President Sheriff Sheikh Ahmed  and Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo thanked the military personal of his government urging them to continue their support for the TFG.The president said that the military will soon start an operation to flash out militants who are opposing the government and those foreign fighters who came to the country to destroy the interest of the Somali people who want to rebuild their country.The celebrations of the 51th anniversary of the Somali military comes at a time when somali government is planning to launch an offensive  on  al-Shabaab's organizational links to al-Qaeda in  Central and South Somalia..

Somali Defense Minister, Abdihakim Mohamud Haji Fiqi, has congratulated Somali National Army on the 51st anniversary of its establishment and said that recent gains in the battle against extremist insurgents were a vindication of government reforms geared at helping the military to recapture its former glory.

The Somali National Army was established on April 12, 1960 under the command of the late General Da’ud Abdulle Hirsi, a famous Somali national hero. In recent weeks, it has achieved significant successes against the Al Qaida-linked extremists in the Gedo, Bakol  and Lower Jubba regions as well as in the capital Mogadishu.

The Defense Minister paid tribute to the courage and sacrifice of Somali troops, noting that reforms instituted by the government were a critical part of the military effort to win liberate the country. “Our army used to be one of the best African forces in the last century. Some of the people who made that possible are still alive and can also help win that back,” he said.

“Our biggest priority is to bring back the law and order to the country. We need to continue reforming our armed forces and improving its capacity by recruiting graduates from the high schools and universities,” he said. 

He added that in the past months, the government had ensured that soldiers received their salaries regularly and vowed that this would continue to be the case. “We will also continue to give special care to the wounded and to take care of the families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the course of their duties," he added. In February, the government refurbished and reopened the Martini Hospital in Mogadishu for both military and civilian use.

Kumanaan banaanbaxayaal ahoo maanta taageero u muujiayay 51 sano guuradii ka soo wareegatay dhismahaciidanka xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed

Iyadoosaaka ay ku beegan tahay 51 sano guuradii ka soo wareegatay aas aaskii ciidankaXoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed oo aheyd 12/04/1960-kii ayaa waxaa magaalada Muqdishoka dhacay banaanbax aad u ballaaran oo lagu taageerayay munaasabadan.

Kumanaandadweyne ah ayaa saaka aroortii hore isugu soo baxay barxadii Ex. Fiyoore eedegmada Xamarweyne waxayna dadkani isugu jireen bulshada qeybaheeda kalagedisan, sida Haweenka, dhalinyarada, Ardayda, Hobolada iyo weliba kooxda BaandaMuusikada, waxayna dadweynuhu siteen boorar waaweyn oo ay qoran yihiin halkudhegyo ku aadan maalinta aas aaska ciidanka, iyo taageerada ay u hayaanshacabka ciidamada Xooga dalka Soomaaliyeed.
Banaanbaxanoo ay soo qaban qaabiyeen Bulshada rayidka ah ee magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxaa sidookale lagu cambaareeyey shirka saaka ka furmaya magaalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenyakaasoo ay soo qaban qaabisay Q/midoobay waxayna halkaasi ka cadeeyeenfikirkooda ku aadan iyagoo sheegay in horjeedaan shirkaasi uu yahay shir lagumajaxaabiyo horumarka ay sameyneyso Dowladda Federaalka KMG ah ee Soomaaliyaisla markaana qatar ku ah Qaranimada iyoMidnimada Soomaaliyeed.
NabadoonShariif Xuseen Jilicow oo ku hadlay magaca odayaasha dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed ayaaugu horeyntii hambalyo u diray ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed meel kasta ooay joogaan saraakiil, saraakiil xigeeno, Alifley iyo Dabley isagoo tilmaamay inmaalintan ay dareen gaar ah ku reebeyso dadkooda waaweyn ee iyagu aqoonta u lehawoodii xooganeyd ee ay lahaayeen ciidamada Xooggu isagoo u rajeeyey inay dibula soo noqon doonaan awoodoodii balse ay dedaalaan oo kaliya.
Xoghayahaguud ee ururka haweenka Qaranka Marwo Faadumo Cali Cosoble oo  iyaduna goobta ka hadashay ayaa uhambalyeysay ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed gaar madaxweynaha oo ahTaliyaha guud ee ciidanka Qalabka sida, Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga, TaliyahaCiidanka Xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed iyo dhamaan saraakiisha ciidanka Xoogga “Haddiiaan nahay haweenka iyo bulshada rayidka ah ee Soomaaliyeed waxaa sharaf noo ahmaanta inaan ka soo qeybgalno munaasabadan, waxaana leenahay Ciidanka xoogguwaa kuwa aan ku hurudno, waana kuwa caddowga naga difaaca guuleysta ayaanleenahay” ayay tiri Marwo Faadumo.
Guddoomiyahadegmada Xamarweyne C/llaahi Ibraahim Sahal (Gardhuub) oo isna goobta ka hadlayayaa tilmaamay inuu si weyn u xusuusto heesihii iyo guubaabadii ciidanka Xooggadalka Soomaliyeed loona baahan yahay in shacabka Soomaliyeed ay garab siiyaanciidamada si ay uga guul keenaan hadafkooda xoreynta dalka.
Dhankakale, banaanbaxayaasha ayaa waxay cambaareeyeen shirka ka furmaya maantamagaalada Nairobi kaasoo loogu magac daray kulanka wadatashiga waxayna xuseenin shirkaasi aanu ka tarjumeynin danaha shacabka isla markaana uu dib u dhac ukeenayo horumarka dowladda ee soo celinta nabadda, waxayna qaarkood kueedeeyeen wakiilka xoghayaha guud ee Q/midoobay in kulankaasi uu dano gaar ahka leeyahay kuwaasoo uu ku kala fogeynayo dhinacyada Soomaalida.
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Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Somalia's  president accused Al shabaab of accustoming luring and misguiding the young

Mogadishu — Somalia's  president accused Al shabaab of accustoming luring and misguiding the young Somali people.Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the leader of strife-ridden horn of African nation has urged what he called the misguided fighter leaving from Al shabaab as soon as possible.He publicly stated that Al shabaab fighters are taking in wrong path, adding that they are used to destroy their country and kill their relatives and people.He called on to join to the government and stop bothering Somali people who tired from 20 year-conflict and civil war.Somali president also acclaimed African Union peacekeepers who are devotedly helping Somalis and their government, adding that AU forces are playing crucial role in securing peace in war-torn horn of Africa nation.

Here We Go Again :Al-Shabab amputated 3 teen’s legs and hands in Jowhar town: Somalia's al-Shabab amputates 'convicted robbers' (there is no proof a burglary ever took place)

Al-Shabab amputated 3 teen’s legs and hands in Jowhar town
The administration of Al-Shabab Al-Qida proxy in Jowhar town the headquarters of middle Shabelle region Somalia has amputated the hands and legs of three juveniles.The three juveniles were earlier detained by Al-Shabab on allegations that they have intercepted and robbed a bus travelling in between the locations under their authority. Each of these biys has missed his right hand and his left
leg.The names of these boys are Hassan Siyaad Mohamed, Abdullah Farah Barqad and
Hassan Mowlem Farey.“Hundreds of the local residents of Jowhar town have attended to witness the
chopping off the hands of three boys, who the Al-shabab have said that they were caught robbing travelers” said Noor Ismacil a local resident in Jowhar town speaking to Somaliweyn website.

The cutting off the hands of these young men was conducted in an open football ground, which is no more practiced football or another physical exercises, because Al-Shabab considers all physical exercises as wastage of time and futile.A part from the local residents, there were also some of the top middle shabelle regional officers on the ground.

The regional judge who has passed out the final verdict of cutting off the hands and legs of these boys was as well present at the venue where the amputation was taking place, and has said few words just before the amputation
was conducted.

“These young handsome boys who are here in front of you are thugs and have robbed 3,400 Somali shillings two cell-phones, from travelers on their way, and they have confessed to have done the act, thus the final result of their act is that they should be cross amputated” said Sheikh Yussuf Hassan Barow.


Sometimes in 2009 Al-Shabab has conducted similar amputation on 4 young men in Mogadishu, since Al-Shabab has taken control of several regions in Somalia mainly in the south it has conducted horrific penalties, and among this which haunts the brains of all Somalis is the stoning to death a 13 years old girl in the southern seaport town of Kismayo, they said that the call has committed
adultery.

A witness in Somalia says al-Qaida-linked militants in the country have cut off a hand and a leg each from three men convicted of robbery in a town near the capital.

 

The Associated Press

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A witness in Somalia says al-Qaida-linked militants in the country have cut off a hand and a leg each from three men convicted of robbery in a town near the capital.A self-described judge named Sheik Yusuf Hassan Barow told more than 100 spectators that the three had admitted to the crimes and that the court sentenced them to cross amputations.
Witness Mukhtar Ali said Tuesday four masked men with long knifes executed the punishment in the agricultural town of Jowhar, 55 miles (90 kilometers) from the capital Mogadishu.
The men ranged in age from 18 to 31.
Al-Shabab is Somalia's most hardline group and uses public executions, amputations and floggings as means to coerce the public into submission.

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Al-Shabab Terrorist barbaric court go for arm and leg

Al-Shabab Cuts Off Leg, Hand of Young Man in Baidoa Town also.Al-shabab forces detain 3 men in El-Bur district

Somalia-based Al-Qaida group Al-Shabaab Barbaric Crimes against humanity,crime victims Speaking Up First Time .Recounts the Terror . press conference

Justice According to Al-Shabaab

Al-Shabab Terrorist barbaric court in Kismayo Enforce Sharia Law By Hand
Amputation,(Very GRAPHIC)

The LWOT: DC-area man sentenced after terrorism plea; CIA aims to kill, not capture

D.C.-area man changes plea, sentenced in terrorism case

Afederal judge on Apr. 11 sentenced naturalized U.S. citizen Farooque Ahmed to 23 years in prison as well as 50 years of supervised release after Ahmed pled guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and helping plan a terrorist attack against a transit facility as part of what turned out to be an FBI sting (CNN, Washington Post, National Journal).Ahmed was arrested in Oct. 2010 after a six-month operation in which heagreed to perform surveillance of three D.C.-area metro stations for government agents posing as al Qaeda members (Leesburg Today).Ahmed also suggested a fourth target for the fictional attack, as well as the best times to attack, in order to, "kill as many Americans as possible," and reportedly planned to travel abroad to fight U.S. troops (Washington Post, BBC).

Afederal judge said this week that the trial for Tawahhur Hussain Rana, aChicago man accused of helping support the 2008 Mumbai attacks, will begin as scheduled next month (AP, AP).And authorities have reportedly identified a suspect in a crude explosive attack outside of a Santa Monica synagogue last Thursday (WSJ).

In other news, the Associated Pressreported Apr. 11 that since the end of 2009, when a failed aircraft bombing near Detroit led to tighter restrictions on air travel, authorities had stopped 350 people with suspected links to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups from traveling to the United States (CNN, AP).And NY state lawmakers traded verbal barbs during a controversial hearing last Friday into homeland security and emergency preparedness that featured testimony from two well-known critics of Islam, Frank Gaffney and Nonie Darwish (AP, WNYC).

CIA aims to kill, not capture 

In a must-read story this weekend, the Los Angeles Times'Ken Dilanian delves into the CIA's move away under president Obama frominterrogating or taking custody of high-profile terrorism suspects, in part out of concern over ongoing investigations into practices during the Bush administration and a lack of clarity over how high-profile terrorists can be detained (LAT).Dilanian writes, "Under Obama, the CIA has killed more people than it has captured, mainly through drone missile strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas. At the same time, it has stopped trying to detain or interrogate suspects caught abroad, except those captured in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Judge expresses frustration at habeas ruling

Sparksflew as a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court heard arguments Apr. 11 in the government's appeal of a lower court decision granting the habeas petition of Guantánamo Bay detainee Hussein Almerfedi, held since 2003 based on the accusation that he had served as an al Qaeda facilitator (Legal Times, Lawfare Blog).During the hearing, Senior Judge Lawrence Silberman, who has recently increased his criticism of the Supreme Court for its decision in 2008's Boumedienne v. Bushand for not giving lower courts adequate guidance in cases involving detainees, expressed concern that judges in detainee cases were relying on criminal standards of evidence rather than a "preponderance" of evidence required in habeas cases (Legal Times, The Atlantic, Lawfare Blog). Benjamin Wittes notes the tenor of the judges' questions and arguments at Lawfare Blog, writing (Lawfare Blog):

Hussain Salem Mohammad Almerfedi is going to have his head handed to him on platter by Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Laurence Silberman. The decision granting him habeas corpus is toast. The only question for the detainee bar is how ugly it's going to be... Judge Silberman in particular was flirting with some big themes here. Unless the desire for unanimity holds him back, this case could make some big new law. If I had a Guantánamo client, I would be very nervous about it.

Alsothis week, Benjamin Weiser looks at the court docket under which the 9/11 plotters' indictment was filed before the case was moved to military court last week, a docket first used in 1993 to file charges inthe first World Trade Center bombing (NYT). Karen Greenberg and author William Shawcross weigh in on the planned military trial for the 9/11 conspirators (Washington Post, NYT).

Finally, Newsweek providesa primer on the twelve "most-wanted" Taliban commanders in Afghanistan,including two former Guantánamo detainees, Abdul Qayyum Zakir and Maulvi Abdul Rauf Khadim (Newsweek).And a Pentagon prosecutor apologized to the Seminole tribe of Florida for statements in court at Guantánamo that seemed to compare the Seminoles in 1818 to al Qaeda (Miami Herald).

Arrests made in Minsk bombing

Belarusianauthorities have reportedly made several arrests after a bombing Apr. 11 in the capital Minsk's main metro station, located only 100 meters from the presidential headquarters, killed 12 and wounded more than 200 (AJE, AP, Washington Post).Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said the bombing may have beenthe work of "outsiders" as security services stepped up checks on travelers and opposition figures expressed concerns that the bombing could be used as an excuse to crack down on dissent (Guardian, Reuters).

Canadians increasingly worried about al-Shabaab

Canadianauthorities are growing more concerned about Canadian youth traveling to Somalia to fight for the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militant group, as security agencies and family members frantically search for information on a 19-year old Canadian girl and the niece of Somalia's prime minister who is believed to have joined the group (Toronto Star). Officials believe 20 Canadians have traveled to Somalia to fight with al-Shabaab (National Post).

Trials and Tribulations

• The Associated Press this weekend reports on the southern Yemeni town of Jaar, taken over by Islamist militants last week after setting up what the AP terms a "Taliban-style microstate" (AP).
• Sudanese officials said this weekend that they had "irrefutable proof" that Israel was behind a mysterious airstrike that killed two Sudanese driving in a car in the city of Port Sudan last week, in what the authorities claim was an attempt to disrupt Sudan's attempts to get off the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism (AFP, Reuters).
• Two suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA were captured in France this weekend after a shootout and search that involved 300 gendarmes and an elite tactical unit (AFP).
• The prosecution in the trial of radical Indonesian cleric and alleged terrorism supporter and plotter Abu Bakir Bashir is set to wrap up its case this week (VOA).
• Iraqi authorities are reportedly blocking humanitarian aid to Iranian exiles at a camp run by the banned terrorist group the People's Mujahideen (Mujahideen-e-Khalq), after the group's spokesman said Iraqi forces fired on the camp, killing dozens (NYT, AFP).
• Police this weekend in the Philippines defused a bomb outside of a hotel in the country's south, one of several to have exploded or been discovered recently, explosives which authorities have attributed to the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf (AP). Filipino authorities this morning also arrested a man they described as the local contact for the Indonesian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (AP).  
• A transient man was arrested Apr. 12 in Ohio in connection with a bombing of a Santa Monica Jewish center last week, the motive for which remains unclear (WSJ, AP).Foreign Policy

Vice President Biden's Meeting with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. US vice president meets Kenya PM. Biden Praises Kenyan People, Urges More Reforms

For Immediate Release

Earlier today, the Vice President met with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the White House to continue discussions begun during the Vice President's June 2010 trip to Nairobi. The Vice President lauded historic steps taken by the Kenyan people to bring change to their country in the wake of the 2007-2008 post-election violence, most notably the passage of a new constitution. The Vice President underscored the urgent need to move forward with Kenya’s constitutional change by implementing key democratic reforms to improve accountability, transparency and rule of law, and reiterated that the United States is Kenya’s partner in this effort. The Vice President and the Prime Minister discussed the important link between these reforms and future economic opportunities to ensure peace and prosperity for all Kenyans, as well as ongoing efforts to promote sustainable development and regional trade and investment. In light of Kenya’s critical role in advancing regional stability, the two leaders consulted on our ongoing cooperation to address security and humanitarian challenges in Somalia. They also discussed the need to reinvigorate efforts on Sudan, particularly on Abyei and Darfur, to secure a lasting peace.

US vice president meets Kenya PM
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the White House to discuss democratic reforms in Kenya, Kenya’s role in “advancing regional stability,” and the opportunity for “cooperation to address security and humanitarian challenges in Somalia
Biden Praises Kenyan People, Urges More Reforms

Somali PM meets Kenyans Prime Minister : Kenya Pledges To Help Fight Al-Shabaab

Government carries out operation in Bakool and condemns beheading by Al-Shabab

Soldiers of the TFG in Bakool province have today carried out security operations in a bid to ameliorate the security issues.The soldiers started the operation at El-Barde and Aato where some elders from the region were injured in a landmine blast.Some officials carrying out the operation told Bar-kulan that they have rounded up some people who are feared to be part of security problem and the attacks. They were already taken to police station in Eel-Barde and arrested.Al-Shabab is accused to have planted mines in Bay and Bakol regions to restrict advancing Ahlu Sunna and TFG troops.

somali  government condemns beheading by Al-Shabab

In a press release by the TFG, the government had critically rebuked the gross act of slaying four people by Al-Shabab in Kismayu, the headquarter of lower Jubba region of Somalia.The minister for Justice, Abdullahi Abyan Nuur said in a press statement that this merciless incident is a clear indication of the way they are not valuing the lives of the Somalis and that they are far from implementing justice.The report which was dispersed by the Somali media on Thursday says the 4 persons and 23 others have been hijacked from their homes last week and hurriedly beheaded. They were accused of betrayal.The residents who were flabbergasted by this horrific action asked the TFG to emancipate them from Al-Shabab who intimidates them.The joint operation in the last two months by the government supported by AMISOM has been a success where the militias were driven out of some key places in Mogadishu, Gedo region, Bakool and Lower Juba.

Somalia’s Government Says It Opposes United Nations-Backed Talks in Kenya : SOMALIA: GOVT – UN ORGANIZED MEETING IS CONSPIRACY AGAINST COUNTRY

Somalia’s Government Says It Opposes United Nations-Backed Talks in Kenya

Somalia’s government said itopposes a planned United Nations-backed meeting in neighboring Kenya that will discuss the country’s political situation.
Two days of discussions that begin tomorrow in Nairobi, theKenyan capital, are being held to “reconcile” differencesbetween members of Somalia’s transitional government and itspartners, according to the UN Political Office for Somalia.
“We believe that this meeting is an obstacle to the Somaligovernment’s efforts and developments” to stabilize Somalia,Abdirahman Omar Osman, a spokesman for the government, said byphone today from Mogadishu, the capital. “Every consultative orreconciliation meeting should be held in Somalia, not foreignstates.”
Somalia’s transitional federal government last monthextended its mandate by one year to August 2012 to ensure it hastime to finish off a war with Islamic insurgents and set up astable system of governance, Agence France-Presse said on April1, citing Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
The U.S. and UN have called for Somalia’s transitionalgovernment to step aside as originally planned this August. Thereplacement administration should focus on making the countrymore self-sufficient, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State JamesSteinberg said on Feb. 3. The country will miss an August targetto enact a new constitution that would have paved the way forelections, Augustine Mahiga, the UN’s representative forSomalia, said in January.

‘Congenial Atmosphere’

The talks are taking place in Nairobi to create a“congenial atmosphere” and for logistical reasons because of theinsecurity in Mogadishu and lack of accommodation, Mahiga saidin an interview today in Nairobi.
Somalia has been mired in civil war for two decades andhasn’t had a functioning central government since the 1991ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. The current government,backed in Mogadishu by about 9,000 African Union troops, isbattling Islamic militants for control of the city, as well assouthern and central Somalia.
To contact the reporter on this story:Hamsa Omar in Mogadishu via Nairobi at Sarah McGregor in Nairobi 

Mr Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan, the TFG’s minister for Internal Affairs and National Security

Mogadishu (tf.sf)— Somalia's minister of interior and home security on Monday proclaimed that the United Nations sponsored meeting on Somalia that will tomorrow be held in neighboring Kenya is conspiracy against the transitional government and its people.Speaking at ceremony welcoming the newly named Somali police chief, Ibrahim Isaq Yarow, the deputy minister of interior and home security said the aim of Nairobi meeting is to dismantle and divide all Somalis.He said Somali people have already got tired and exhausted from civil war and conflict and added that it is not needed to create new conflict at this time.Mr. Yarow also indicated because of that Somali government has decided not to attend what the UN said to be Somalia consultative meeting.

Who was the main conspirators Ambassador Mahiga doesn't really want Peace in Somalia ?

U.N. Security Council backs Somalia piracy courts

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed the idea of special courts to try captured Somali pirates but put off a decision on thorny details such as where to locate them. Skip related contentA council resolution asked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report back within two months on how to prosecute suspects, widely seen as one of the weakest links in the international effort to combat the scourge of Somali piracy.Pirates based in Somalia have turned the busy shipping lanes off the coast of the conflict-torn Horn of Africa nation into some of the most dangerous waters on Earth and cost the world billions of dollars.As of last week, pirates were holding at least 29 vessels, ranging from fishing boats to tankers, holding their crews hostage and demanding multi-million-dollar ransoms.International warships dispatched to tackle the problem have captured many pirates but 90 percent of them are then released because no place can be found to prosecute them, according to a U.N. special adviser on the issue, Jack Lang.With Somalia lacking legal infrastructure, Kenya and the Seychelles have prosecuted dozens of suspects handed over by foreign navies. But both say they would have difficulties coping if all the seized pirates were sent to them.In a report to the Security Council in January, Lang, a former French culture minister, recommended that specialized courts be set up in the enclaves of Somaliland and Puntland in northern Somalia, and at Arusha in Tanzania. The two enclaves are seen as more stable than Somalia proper.Monday's Russian-drafted resolution said the council "decides to urgently consider the establishment of specialized Somali courts to try suspected pirates both in Somalia and in the region, including an extra-territorial Somali specialized anti-piracy court."But diplomats said the request to Ban to submit another report effectively put off the decision. "We thought this needs a little bit more input," one diplomat said.Britain, in particular, had objected to the proposed use of the existing Arusha court, which tries war crimes suspects from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, saying it needs all its facilities for its own purposes. Diplomats have stressed that the proposed courts, which will use Somali law, will not be like the costly full-fledged U.N.-backed and funded international tribunals that try war crimes from Rwanda and former Yugoslavia.Monday's resolution also urged all countries to criminalize piracy, said the crime could be prosecuted anywhere no matter where it was committed, and called on states and organizations to fund prisons in Somaliland and Puntland to house pirates.

From Kampala President Shariff stops in Bujumbura. Rwanda: Nation Pledges Support to Somalia

update on Somalia president travels to Uganda as his PM returns from Kenya
The President of Somalia his Excellency Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed has met with his Bujumbura counterpart his Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza.

The President was flanked by some members of the Somali cabinet of ministers such as the minister for information Hon: Abdi Noor Jama.we had the opportunity to reach the minister for information via the cable while he was in Bujumbura.“From our flight from Entebbe it was mandatory that we shall not miss to divert our destination to Bujumbura before coming home, and one of the main reason why we did so is very apparent, the government of Burundi is the second country in Africa which has deployed its troops to Somalia where some radical Islamist Al-Qaida linked faction called Al-Shabab has created instability and insecurity, so we should not miss to attribute Burundi fir its devotedly brotherly efforts in Somalia in such a time” said the minister fort information.

The heads of the two nations profoundly discussed about the current situation of Somalia.On his side the President Pierre of Burundi has acknowledged that Burundian soldiers will not withdraw from Somalia until stable functional government is obtained.“The relationship between the two countries has a very long history to tell, and I assure that our men on the ground will be there until total reliable peace is achieved in Somalia, this is the time to pay Somalia, One Good Turn Deserves Another” President Pierre of Burundi. Before his arrival in Bujumbura the President of Somalia has stopped in the Ugandan capital city Kampala where he has also met with his Ugandan counterpart his Excellency Museveni.Uganda became the first African country to officially send troops into Somalia in the name of African Union Mission in Somalia [AMISOM] than it was Burundi that courageously followed. Currently there are over 9,000 African Union troops in Somalia and these troops are merely from the only mention countries in Africa [Uganda and Burundi.

Rwanda: Nation Pledges Support to Somalia


Kigali — Rwanda has pledged to provide multi sectoral support to the Government of Somalia, as contribution to the country's efforts to overcome the problems caused by war.The agreement was reached, during a meeting between President Kagame and President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of Somalia, held, yesterday, in Kigali.President Sheikh Ahmed also briefed President Kagame on the latest developments in his country.Rwanda will assist in capacity building of Somalia's public service and training of security forces, as well as, support Somalia's bid to join the East African Community.President Sheikh Ahmed and his delegation visited the Kigali Memorial Centre and joined Rwandans in marking the 17th commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsis.In a brief statement after the visit, President Sheikh Ahmed commended the progress Rwanda has made over the last 17 years, and expressed hope that genocide never happens again.
The Somali leader also met and held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo and the Minister of Defense, General James Kabarebe.President Sheikh Ahmed and his delegation are in Rwanda after visiting Uganda and Burundi - the two countries with peace keeping troops in Somalia, under the auspices of the African Union.

20 Canadians have joined Somali terror group: official. Moussa Koussa: Libya could become 'a new Somalia'

Isaaq clan aka somaliland Man Name Mohamed Hersi Terrorism suspect planning to fight in Somalia nailed by Canadian cops update

Royal Canadian Mounted Police say "about 20" Canadians have traveled to Somalia & joined Harakat al-Shabaab insurgents:

20 Canadians have joined Somali terror group: official

Moussa Koussa: Libya could become 'a new Somalia'

Mogadishu-Clan Calls for Firing Parliament Speaker : Golaha dhaqanka iyo Midnimada Beelaha Digil iyo Mirifle oo maanta ku baaqay in xilka laga qaado Shariif Xasan kadib markii ay ku eedeeyeen… (Sawiro)

Mogadishu — The council of Somalia's Digil and Mirifle Clan on Monday called for the Somalia's parliament speaker to be fired.

The traditional elders from Digil and Mirifle accused Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adam, the speaker of Somali parliament, of wanting to demolish the interim federal government of Somalia.

In news conference held in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the chairman of Somalia's Digil and Mirifle Clan council, Omar Hajji told reporters that his clan fully supports the decision of the government to boycott the UN organized meeting that will be held in neighboring Kenya in 12 and 13 April.

The meeting, which is said to be consultative, will be focused on how the transitional period could be wrapped up.

The clan council also pointed out Hassan doesn't want to abide by the law of the country.

The statement of Digil and Mirfle comes as the speaker of the parliament became the only government official to attend the UN meeting on Somalia.

Golaha dhaqanka iyo Midnimada Beelaha Digil iyo Mirifle oo maanta ku baaqay in xilka laga qaado Shariif Xasan kadib markii ay ku eedeeyeen…Odayaasha Dhaqanka iyo Midnimada Beelaha Digil iyo Mirifle ayaa maanta shir jaraa’id oo ay ku qabteen magaalada Muqdisho ayay ku baaqeen in xilka laga qaado guddoomiyaha golaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan iyagoo ku eedeeyey inuu doonayo inuu burburiyo dowladda Federaalkal KMG ah ee Soomaaliya ee lagu soo dhisay dalka Jabuuti.
 Guddoomiyaha golaha dhaqanka iyo Midnimada beelaha Digil iyo Mirifle Siciid Cumar Xaaji ayaa warbaahinta u sheegay in ugu horeyntii ay taageersan yihiin go’aankii Xukuumada Federaalka KMG ah ay ku qaadacday ka qeybgalka shirka Nairobi maanta ka furmay ee Q/midooba soo qaban qaabisay waxayna tilmaameen in xubnaha uu hogaaminayo Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan oo ah guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanku ay yihiin dad sharciga hareermaray isla markaana doonaya inay dumiyaan dowladda Federaalka ah ee lagu soo dhisay dalka Jabuuti, waxayna ugu baaqeen xildhibaanada Baarlamaanku inay xilka ka qaadaan, sida ay hadalka u dhigeen. Sidoo kale, afhayeenka golahaasi Digil iyo Mirifle Madiyow Maxamed Aftiin oo isna goobta ka hadlay ayaa xusay in dalka Soomaaliya ay ka jirto xukuumada wixii shirar siyaasad ah looga dambeeyo, wuxuuna hoosta ka xariiqay in shirka Nairobi aysan ku jirin danta shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
Hadalka odayaashan ayaa ku soo beegmaya xilli maalinta berri ah la filayo inuu ka furmo shirka ay Q/midoobay ugu magac dartay shirka wadatashiga Soomaalida kaasoo uu garwadeen ka yahay Augostine P.Mahiga oo ah wakiilka gaarka ah ee xoghayaha guud ee Q/midoobay qaabilsan Soomaaliya, iyadoo shirkani uu la kulmay diidmo adag oo ka imaaneysay qeybaha bulshada iyo kuwa siyaasada Soomaalida.

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The Nordic union of Somali peace and Development Organizations oo baaq taageero ah soo saaray (Original Statement)
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American Al-Shabaab Jihadi Released NEW Rap-Songs

About four weeks ago, Somalia´s Defence Minister claimed he had obtained intelligence information indicating the American citizen and Al-Shabaab militant Omar Hammami aka “Abu Mansour al-Amriki” had been injured in battle with Somali troops in Mogadishu and later died of his wounds. Hammami´s death however was never officially confirmed by Al-Shabaab nor by any other Jihadi source.
A new audio release on a Somali Jihadi website now leads to the conclusion that Hammami might still be alive. Two English rap songs labeled as Nasheeds and recorded by Omar Hammami were released today, titled “Send Me A Cruise” and “Make Jihad With Me”. Both are allegedly part of a larger release of a full Nasheed collection.
In “Send Me A Cruise”, the American-born Jihadi Hammami raps about his wish for martyrdom and mocks on his own death:

Send me a cruise like Maa’lam Adam al Ansari
And send me a couple of tons like Zarqawi
And send me a drone like Abu Laith al Libi
And Special Forces like Saleh Ali Nabhani
Send me all four and send me much much more
I pray for that on my way to heavens door
Send me four and send me more, that what I implore
An amazing martyrdom I strive for and adore

Hammami glorifies the American way of hunting down terrorists, embraces the drone campaign and praised a martyr´s death.

There’s nothing as sweet as the taste of a tank shell
But it could be compared to being where the mortar fell
But all that could be seen as tasteless
Compared to smart bombs falling when they don’t miss
It was a beautiful day, when that predator paradise missile sent me on my way
A one way ticket with no stops or delays, no problems in the grave nor fear on that day
Or better yet send me a cruise, and send me on a cruise
Family rejoices at the news and follows me in what I do
…
I profess and strive against those who oppress and transgress
I obsess not depress for martyrdom success

In the second song released by Al-Shabaab today, Hammami tries to reach out to the Muslim youth, calling them to come to the lands where Jihad is fought to join militant groups.

(Chorus)
Make Jihad With Me
Allahu Akbar Give Some More Bounty
Attack America Now!
Martyrdom or Victory
We take it Nairobi to Addis – Paradise Inside
Khilafah is here!
…
We are wiping Israel clear off the globe!
…
You finally made it here after the long wait
You enter the training camp and study the din
You officially join the Mujahidin
You attack the kuffar where they oppress and stand
And the allies too to free the Muslim land
And implement Sharia – that´s our goal
To spread Allah´s word to every home
With you or without you Islam will succeed
Take part in the reward – Make Jihad with me!

Hammami, who hails from the Alabama town of Daphne, has an American mother and a Syrian father. He converted to Islam and embraced the Salafi interpretation of the religion, becoming more and more fundamentalist in his believes and views on world politics.
In 2006 he left the US and traveled to Somalia were he joined up with Al-Shabaab and trained in one of their camps and became a commander of the Mujahiroun Unites, the foreign fighters of Al-Shabaab. Apart from a Al-Jazeera Hammami once gave sitting in front of the camera in the Somali bushland, wearing a military uniform and a scarf wrapped around his head, the American Jihadi also appeared in several propaganda tapes.
“From Somalia and Shishaan, from Iraq and Afghanistan, gonna meet up in the Holy Lands, establishing Allah’s Law on the land” – Hammami sung in one of the first Nasheeds he produced in Somalia, released in May 2010.
Today´s release of the English rap Nasheeds is not a doubtless proof Hammami is still alive. He could have been killed in March and recorded the songs earlier. This however, I would label as very unlikely, as Al-Shabaab would without a doubt announce Hammami´s martyrdom prior to releasing his old propaganda material.

Al-Shabaab beheads four in southern Somalia

“These notorious militants are doing what ever they want; they have beheaded four men including my younger brother Abdirisak Ibrahim Yarow—they are causing more problems on the civilians” a sister of one of the beheaded men Shamso Ibrahim Yarow told AHN by telephone
Reports coming from the southern Somali port town of Kismayo, the capital of the Lower Jubba region indicate that Al-Shababa have beheaded four men accused of espionage and have arrested dozens of others. AHL
Relatives who were reached for comment by All Headlines News have confirmed that four men who were sentenced to death by an Al-shabaab court and sumarrily beheaded. The men were snatched from their homes in the city last week.
“These notorious militants are doing what ever they want; they have beheaded four men including my younger brother Abdirisak Ibrahim Yarow—they are causing more problems on the civilians” a sister of one of the beheaded men Shamso Ibrahim Yarow told AHN by telephone.
Al-Shabaab accused the men of being spies for the Somali government, but Shamso said that her brother was too young to commit espionage.
“All people in regions they control are against them, because of their bad behavior—we are calling on the Somali government forces to suddenly come and liberate us” she said in a telephone conversation with AHN on Sunday morning.
One of Al-shabaab commanders in the city said that the men were executed because of crimes against Islam.
“Yes we have beheaded them and we are telling with a loud voice that every one who is found of guilt against Islam will be punished” Sheik Mohamed Al Iraqi told Al-Shabaab radio in Kismayo on Saturday evening.
The extremist official also said that 23 others were arrested in the past several days in connection with espionage and "other crimes".
Al Iraqi said that the detained people are under investigation and will be brought before an Islamic court in the region after investigations have ended.
Kismayo is the most strategic town in southern Somalia with an international airport and seaport and it has been under the control of Al-shabaab militants since late 2008.AHL

Somali government extends ultimatum for Al-Shabaab fighters to surrender

Shafi'i Abokar - AHN News AHN Correspondent

Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) - Somalia's lawmakers have extended the ultimatum for young Al-Shabaab fighters to surrender to Somalia's government for another 20 days, deputy prime minister and minister for defense Abdihakin Hajji Mahmoud Fiqi revealed.
In an interview with the state-run radio the minister said that his government has taken this decision at the behest of many parents whose children were forced to fight for Al-Shabaab requested the Somali government give their children an extra chance.
"We know that Al-Shabaab are using so many children including some who were misguided and some who were forcibly recruited, so we are telling those children that we give them another chance which will last until the end of April—this is a golden opportunity and I urge them to take advantage of that opportunity" the deputy prime minister who is also Somalia's defense minister said in his interview.
He went on to say that the Somali government has prepared special programs which are intended to aid in the future development of the children recruited by the Al-Qaeda-proxy Al-Shabab militants who mostly use under age children as fighters.
"Hundreds of forcibly recruited children and militia leaders have yielded to Somalia's government since we declared that who ever surrenders will be pardoned just nearly two months ago and I am hopeful that more will benefit from the extension of ultimatum" Fiqi noted.
Since Early February this year Somali government seized more strategic cities south of the country and key trenches in the capital from the militants who seem to be economically and militarily dismantling.
Al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government for the past several years in a bid to form an Islamic state in Somalia, but analysts say that the kind of Islamic system Al-Shabaab wants is the Taliban-like Islamic rule which harassed people in Afghanistan before it collapsed late in 2001.

Al-Shabaab recruits ‘a security threat’

Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere has warned that dozens of Kenyan youths being recruited by al-Shabaab militants pose a serious security threat to the country.Mr Iteere said it was no secret that Kenyan youths were being lured by cash tokens to join terrorist groups, saying the police were closely monitoring their activities.

He noted that police officers were on high alert, especially on the porous 800km Kenya-Somali border, to curb the illegal recruitment.On Friday, dozens of women from Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties held demonstrations to condemn the recruitment of their sons into the terror group.

Speaking in Mombasa, the police boss noted that the concern raised by the women is a reality that cannot be dismissed by security agencies.“We are aware that some youth have joined the group. It a dangerous trend for our country and parents should take the initiative of instilling patriotism in their children,” he said.Mr Iteere spoke shortly after a management training course for 30 chief inspectors at the Government Training Institute.Security sources state that as many as 10 youths recruited by al-Shabaab in Mombasa and Kwale counties have lost their lives in the battle between the group and Transitional Federal Government Training Institute.Security sources state that as many as 10 youths recruited by al-Shabaab in Mombasa and Kwale counties have lost their lives in the battle between the group and Transitional Federal Government forces.

Mr Iteere also announced that the police department had acquired three new marine patrol boats at a cost of Sh800 million to bolster the fight against trade in illicit drugs.

He said the boats recently procured from the Netherlands will be dispatched to Malindi, Mtwapa and Lamu to patrol the Indian Ocean.

According to the police boss, two of the boats have been handed over to marine police to improve surveillance on the coastline, which investigations have established is a safe haven for drug barons.

“In addition to the 24 patrol boats, the three newly-acquired boats will scale up operations on the coastline,” Mr Iteere told reporters.

A fortnight ago, police officers impounded a heroine haul of 102kg in Shanzu, Mombasa. Six suspects including three Kenyans, two Iranians and a Pakistani arrested and charged with trafficking the illicit drug worth Sh200 million.

The police commissioner said the force is keen to catch the ‘big fish’ engaged in drug trafficking.Nation

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha oo maanta la kulmay in ka badan 250 xildhibaan kana codsaday in Xukuumada iyo Baarlamaan​ka ay wada shaqeyn dhow yeeshaan (CODKII R.WASAARAH​A)

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Ra’iisul Wasaaraha oo maanta la kulmay in ka badan 250 xildhibaan kana codsaday in Xukuumada iyo Baarlamaanka ay wada shaqeyn dhow yeeshaan
Muqdisho, April, 10.2011------Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumada Federaalka KMG ah ee Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Maxamed Farmaajo iyo qaar ka mid ah golihiisa Wasiirada ayaa maanta kulan la qaatay in ka badan 250 ka mid ah xubnaha Baarlamaanka isagoo kala hadlay arrimo ku aadan marxaladdaha dalku marayo isagoo ka codsaday in Golaha Xukuumada iyo Golaha Baarlamaanku ay yeeshaan wada shaqeyn dhow.
Kulankan ayaa waxaa soo qaban qaabiyay Wasiiru dowlaha Xiriirka Baarlamaanka iyo Xukuumada Mudane Maxamed Cabdi Xayir Maareeye waxaana Ra’iisul Wasaaraha oo la hadlay xildhibaanada uu ka codsaday in la iska illaaliyo wax kasta oo wax yeeleyn kara horumarka iyo rajada shacabka Soomaaliyeed.

“Mudanayaal kulankani waa kulan muhiim ah, sababtoo ah ma ahan inaan isku aragno hoolka Baarlamaanka oo kali ah ee waa inaan kulamo joogto ah yeelano” ayuu yiri R.wasaaruhu isagoo uga warbixiyay horumaradii ugu dambeeyey ee ay dowladdu gaartay dhanka Amniga, Siyaasada, Dhaqaalaha, Dib-u-dhiska, la dagaalanka Musuq maasuqa iyo qeybo kale.
“Golaha Wasiirada shirarkeena runtii waan kaga hadalnaa naf hurnimada ama iskaa wax u qabsada ay ku shaqeeyaan xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka maadaama aad qaarkiin 10 sano tihiin xildhibaano oo aad Qarankiina u shaqeyneysaan, haddana ay idin heystaan duruufo dhanka mushaaraadka, amniga iyo dhibaatooyin kale oo badan” ayuu mar kale ku yiri R/wasaaraha oo u xaqiijiayay Mudanayaasha Baarlamaanka golahooda wasiiradu ay waqtiga u haray ay u shaqeyn doonaan sidii dalka looga samatabixin lahaa dhibaatooyinka dhan kasta ah.

Dhinaca kale, Wasiiru Dowlaha xiriirka Baarlamaanka iyo Xukuumada Mudane Maareeye oo ugu dambeyntii xildhibaanada la hadlay ayaa sheegay in kulankani uu yahay midkii ugu horeeyey balse ay xigi doonaan kulamo kale oo ay fikraddaha isku dhaafsan doonaan Ra’iisul Wasaaraha iyo Xildhibaanada Baarlamaanku, wuxuuna u balan qaaday in guddiyada Baarlamaanka loo sameyn doono Xafiisyo iyo Miisaaniyad u gaar ah si ay ugu fuliyaan howlaha Qaran ee loo xilsaaray.
Raiisulwasaaraha kulan maanta xildhibaano --
Garad Salad Hersi Press Officer office of the Prime Mogadishu, Somalia

 

The menace of al-Shabaab :Islamists impose severe restrictions on Somali traditional practices

At least a dozen women and three men were arrested in the coastal town of Barawe, 250 km south of Mogadishu, on March 6 by militants loyal to al-Shabaab, the radical Islamist group fighting the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia (TFG).

The reason for the detention was the women were serving food to poor people, clerics and guests in what is known in Somalia as Xus (remembrance of the dead).

For many traditionalists in Somalia, remembrance of the dead has a unique sentimental attachment to ancestors. Many tend to organize a service, giving food to the poor and guests while Ulima (religious men) read the Koran, Islam’s Holy Book, begging Allah to forgive the dead person’s sins.

Al-Shabaab loyalists detest such practices and will certainly raid any house where animals have been slaughtered and food is being cooked for these remembrance ceremonies.

“The radical al-Shabaab loyalists can detect a camel being led for sacrifice akin to a good hyena smelling blood from miles,” remarked a resident of Barawe who did not wish to be identified for his own safety.

Again last Friday morning, militants loyal to al-Shabaab apprehended several elderly men from a house in Karaan district in north Mogadishu.

The elders whose number has not been ascertained were taken to a police station and accused of being traditionalists because they were found consuming coffee beans cooked in ghee together with boiled beans in sorghum.

'Sorcery'

This mix is considered a delicacy for elders who take it on Fridays, which in Muslim-populated countries like Somalia is the week’s resting day.

Source:       By ABDULKADIR KHALIF
   Africa Review