MOGADISHU (Mareeg)—At least one government soldier has been killed in a landmine and two others have been wounded in the bomb attack in Mogadishu, witnesses said on Friday.
Witnesses said the government soldier died after a remote controlled landmine went off near a checkpoint manned by government soldiers in Wadajir district in Mogadishu.
The body of a Somali government soldier(File photo Mareeg)
Witnesses also said civilians were injured in the blast and the government soldiers opened fire after the blast.
No group has claimed the responsibility of the attack yet. The government soldiers were reportedly collecting money from buses that travel in the area.
Insurgent groups often attack with hand grenades and remote controlled roadside bombs to the government soldiers in Mogadishu
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
gentlemannor@gmail.com
Friday, 10 July 2009
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Somalia:Fighting erupts in Mogadishu again
MOGADISHU(Mareeg)—At least seven people have been killed and more than thirty others have been injured in heavy fighting between government soldiers and allied Hisbul Islam and al Shabaab fighters in Karan district in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said on Thursday.
At least fifteen people were killed in fighting in Mogadishu on Wednesday afternoon and forty others were injured.
Sheik Muse Abdi Arale, the spokesman of Hisbul Islam rebel group said that they have been attacked and AMSISOM soldiers shelled in the fighting areas.
He claimed that they have taken over the control of Marina, a contested area in Karan district in Mogadishu, but there is no word from the government about his claim.
Ali Muse of Mogadishu’s emergency services said they have taken seventeen injured civilians to hospitals in Mogadishu.
Farhan Arsanyo, a military spokesman for the government claimed that they have killed foreign Jihadists on Wednesday’s fighting and pledged that they will show to the reporters in the capital.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
gentlemannor@gmail.com
At least fifteen people were killed in fighting in Mogadishu on Wednesday afternoon and forty others were injured.
Sheik Muse Abdi Arale, the spokesman of Hisbul Islam rebel group said that they have been attacked and AMSISOM soldiers shelled in the fighting areas.
He claimed that they have taken over the control of Marina, a contested area in Karan district in Mogadishu, but there is no word from the government about his claim.
Ali Muse of Mogadishu’s emergency services said they have taken seventeen injured civilians to hospitals in Mogadishu.
Farhan Arsanyo, a military spokesman for the government claimed that they have killed foreign Jihadists on Wednesday’s fighting and pledged that they will show to the reporters in the capital.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
gentlemannor@gmail.com
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Somalia:Al Shabaab stones a man to death
NAIROBI(Mareeg)—Masked al Shabaab forces stoned to death a man accused of rape and murder a young girl in front of a crowd in Wanlaweyn town 90 km south of Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.
An Islamic court in Wanlaweyn town of al Shabaab , found Mohamed Mohamoud Abdi guilty of raping and murdering a teenage girl and sentenced to be stoned to death in front of public.
"The criminal raped and killed an 18- year old girl... we sentenced him to be stoned to death according to the Islamic rule," said Shiek Abdulbasid a local judge.
"He was a married man, which is why the court sentenced him to be stoned to death," he added, explaining that a rape conviction only incurs flogging.
Witnesses said more people including al Shabaab officials and clan elders have gathered in the place where the accused man have been stoned to death.
Al Shabaab forces amputated the right hand and the left foot of four men accused of stealing mobile phones and guns on Thursday.
Al Shabaab controls many southern towns including the port towns of Kismayu and Merca.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
gentlemannor@gmail.com
An Islamic court in Wanlaweyn town of al Shabaab , found Mohamed Mohamoud Abdi guilty of raping and murdering a teenage girl and sentenced to be stoned to death in front of public.
"The criminal raped and killed an 18- year old girl... we sentenced him to be stoned to death according to the Islamic rule," said Shiek Abdulbasid a local judge.
"He was a married man, which is why the court sentenced him to be stoned to death," he added, explaining that a rape conviction only incurs flogging.
Witnesses said more people including al Shabaab officials and clan elders have gathered in the place where the accused man have been stoned to death.
Al Shabaab forces amputated the right hand and the left foot of four men accused of stealing mobile phones and guns on Thursday.
Al Shabaab controls many southern towns including the port towns of Kismayu and Merca.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
gentlemannor@gmail.com
somalia:Somali government seeks Ethiopian military aid
Somalia’s Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) and Ethiopia are discussing
plans to redeploy Ethiopian troops back in the country in order to provide
protection to the TFG against Islamist groups who are trying to oust it,
sources privy with the two parties told Mareeg online on Sunday.
Sources at the Somali embassy in Addis Ababa have confirmed to us that the
TFG deputy prime minister, who is also the minister of finance,
traveled to Addis
Ababa in an unannounced trip and is currently holding talks.
Sharif Hasan Sheikh Adan, the deputy prime minister of the TFG, has met
senior officials of the Ethiopian military after chairing a recent cabinet
meeting in Mogadishu in which ministers in the TFG agreed to seek the
deployment of foreign troops, particularly Ethiopian forces, in the country.
Mareeg tried making contacts with the offices of the Somali president and
prime minister about talks with the Ethiopian military, but both declined to
comment on the issue. Spokesmen at both offices said they do not have the
permission to discuss the matter.
Somalia's embassy in Ethiopia also officially declined to confirm the issue.
However, a Somali diplomat at the embassy who refrained from being named
confirmed that the TFG and Ethiopian military officials were discussing the
deployment of Ethiopian troops in Somalia.
The TFG deputy prime minister and Ethiopian military officials have not yet
finalized their agreement. On the contrary, the TFG has suggested that once
both governments agree on the matter, it will then be tabled before the
Federal Somali Parliament which will endorse the deployment of Ethiopian
troops in the country.
The TFG resorted to the deployment of Ethiopian troops in the country
because of the united opposition groups that are planning to overthrow it.
Armed groups opposed to the TFG have said they will take stern measures
against any foreign force that is deployed in Somalia, adding that they will
engage them in clashes.
Two year ago, the Ethiopian prime minister, Meles Zenawi, deployed more than
5,000 of his troops in Somalia where they were engaged in fierce fighting by
armed groups opposed to the then government.
It is not yet known whether the Ethiopian government will go ahead and
redeploy its forces in Somalia, although some analysts have suggested that
Ethiopia might just sent its forces in areas bordering Somalia and that it
might not have the capability to once again redeploy its forces in the
(Somali) capital, Mogadishu.
Elsewhere, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi today in his office received and held
talks with deputy prime minister and finance minister of Transitional
Federal Government [TFG] of Somalia, Sharif Hasan.
According to a high ranking official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
who attended the meeting, the two leaders’ discussion mainly focused on the
current general situation in Somalia.
The two leaders' discussion mainly centred on how to reverse the current
security situation in Somalia and Ethiopia's support to the Somalia’s weak
government that is struggling heavy fighting with joint opposition fighters.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Meles said that his country wants to
assist the transitional government in training and capacity building
sectors.
Ethiopia and the transitional government of Somalia also reached an
agreement to annul the danger posed by Al-Shabab in collaboration with the
international community, the foreign affairs official said.
After the meeting, the deputy prime minister and finance minister of the
Somalia transitional government, Sharif Hasan, said that his country wants
to further enhance its bilateral relations with Ethiopia. He also said that
his discussion with Prime Minister Meles had focused on the prevailing
security problem in his country and on the support Ethiopia wants to give to
his country.
By Abdinasir Mohamed
Email: abdinasir4@gmail.com
Mogadishu-Somalia
plans to redeploy Ethiopian troops back in the country in order to provide
protection to the TFG against Islamist groups who are trying to oust it,
sources privy with the two parties told Mareeg online on Sunday.
Sources at the Somali embassy in Addis Ababa have confirmed to us that the
TFG deputy prime minister, who is also the minister of finance,
traveled to Addis
Ababa in an unannounced trip and is currently holding talks.
Sharif Hasan Sheikh Adan, the deputy prime minister of the TFG, has met
senior officials of the Ethiopian military after chairing a recent cabinet
meeting in Mogadishu in which ministers in the TFG agreed to seek the
deployment of foreign troops, particularly Ethiopian forces, in the country.
Mareeg tried making contacts with the offices of the Somali president and
prime minister about talks with the Ethiopian military, but both declined to
comment on the issue. Spokesmen at both offices said they do not have the
permission to discuss the matter.
Somalia's embassy in Ethiopia also officially declined to confirm the issue.
However, a Somali diplomat at the embassy who refrained from being named
confirmed that the TFG and Ethiopian military officials were discussing the
deployment of Ethiopian troops in Somalia.
The TFG deputy prime minister and Ethiopian military officials have not yet
finalized their agreement. On the contrary, the TFG has suggested that once
both governments agree on the matter, it will then be tabled before the
Federal Somali Parliament which will endorse the deployment of Ethiopian
troops in the country.
The TFG resorted to the deployment of Ethiopian troops in the country
because of the united opposition groups that are planning to overthrow it.
Armed groups opposed to the TFG have said they will take stern measures
against any foreign force that is deployed in Somalia, adding that they will
engage them in clashes.
Two year ago, the Ethiopian prime minister, Meles Zenawi, deployed more than
5,000 of his troops in Somalia where they were engaged in fierce fighting by
armed groups opposed to the then government.
It is not yet known whether the Ethiopian government will go ahead and
redeploy its forces in Somalia, although some analysts have suggested that
Ethiopia might just sent its forces in areas bordering Somalia and that it
might not have the capability to once again redeploy its forces in the
(Somali) capital, Mogadishu.
Elsewhere, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi today in his office received and held
talks with deputy prime minister and finance minister of Transitional
Federal Government [TFG] of Somalia, Sharif Hasan.
According to a high ranking official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
who attended the meeting, the two leaders’ discussion mainly focused on the
current general situation in Somalia.
The two leaders' discussion mainly centred on how to reverse the current
security situation in Somalia and Ethiopia's support to the Somalia’s weak
government that is struggling heavy fighting with joint opposition fighters.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Meles said that his country wants to
assist the transitional government in training and capacity building
sectors.
Ethiopia and the transitional government of Somalia also reached an
agreement to annul the danger posed by Al-Shabab in collaboration with the
international community, the foreign affairs official said.
After the meeting, the deputy prime minister and finance minister of the
Somalia transitional government, Sharif Hasan, said that his country wants
to further enhance its bilateral relations with Ethiopia. He also said that
his discussion with Prime Minister Meles had focused on the prevailing
security problem in his country and on the support Ethiopia wants to give to
his country.
By Abdinasir Mohamed
Email: abdinasir4@gmail.com
Mogadishu-Somalia
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Somalia:AU peacekeepers to launch Somalia 'peace radio'
NAIROBI(Mareeg)—The African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will launch a radio station aimed at promoting peace in the conflict-torn Horn of Africa nation, a spokesman told AFP Wednesday.
"The planning for this project began last year. AMISOM, the United Nations and the Somali government are all be involved," Ugandan army spokesman Major Felix Kulayigye.
Uganda is the largest troop contributor to the 4,300-strong AMISOM force, which also includes a large Burundian contingent.
Kulayigye, who did not provide an exact date for the launch, said that while all decisions on programming had not yet been finalised, all broadcasts will be "educational, and will be catered to enhancing peace."
He said the station would in broadcast English, Somali and Kiswahili.
AMISOM was deployed in early 2007 but has managed little more than keeping a weak transitional federal government on life support.
It is currently protecting internationally-backed President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in his Mogadishu palace as an alliance of insurgent groups presses on with a six-week-old military offensive to topple him.
Source: AFP
"The planning for this project began last year. AMISOM, the United Nations and the Somali government are all be involved," Ugandan army spokesman Major Felix Kulayigye.
Uganda is the largest troop contributor to the 4,300-strong AMISOM force, which also includes a large Burundian contingent.
Kulayigye, who did not provide an exact date for the launch, said that while all decisions on programming had not yet been finalised, all broadcasts will be "educational, and will be catered to enhancing peace."
He said the station would in broadcast English, Somali and Kiswahili.
AMISOM was deployed in early 2007 but has managed little more than keeping a weak transitional federal government on life support.
It is currently protecting internationally-backed President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in his Mogadishu palace as an alliance of insurgent groups presses on with a six-week-old military offensive to topple him.
Source: AFP
Sunday, 21 June 2009
Somalia:Al Shabaab says they will attack Nairobi
KISMAYU(Mareeg)—Al Shabaab administrators in the port town of Kismayu have threatened on Sunday that they would attack the tall buildings in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
Sheik Hassan Yacqub Ali, the spokesman of al Shabaab administrators in Kismayu said they would confront any intervention from the Kenyan military and added that they would attack the tall buildings in Nairobi.
“ If you attack us(Kenya), we will launch suicide attacks in Nairobi and we will destroy the tall, glass buildings in Nairobi,” said sheik Hassan Yacqub Ali.
Kenyan troops were deployed in several border towns on Saturday. The speaker of the Somali parliament Aden Mohamed Nor requested from neighboring countries to send troops to Somalia on Saturday and the cabinet endorsed the decision.
Sheik Yacqub has also accused the aid agencies of being igniting the wars in Somalia and added that they were spies.
Separately, the spokesman of al Shabaab Sheik Ali Mohamoud Rageh said they would fight against any foreign troops that come in Somalia.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
gentlemannor@gmail.com
Seven people killed in middle Shabelle region
JOWHAR(Mareeg)—Reports from Jowhar town, the regional capital of Middle Shabelle region say seven people were killed in the region in revenge clashes between rival clans.
Witnesses said on Sunday at least seven people were killed in Wardhagah and Bulo Habley villages by clan militias.
The rival clan militias have made retaliatory attacks and killed three civilians in Bulo Habley village near Jowhar on Saturday evening.
Clan elders have started mediation efforts between the rival clan militias who have been fighting in the region recently.
Middle Shabelle Region is under the control of al Shabaab militants who are fighting against the Somali, fragile government.
The inter clan clashes are often caused by pastoral land dispute and water wells in the region.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
Witnesses said on Sunday at least seven people were killed in Wardhagah and Bulo Habley villages by clan militias.
The rival clan militias have made retaliatory attacks and killed three civilians in Bulo Habley village near Jowhar on Saturday evening.
Clan elders have started mediation efforts between the rival clan militias who have been fighting in the region recently.
Middle Shabelle Region is under the control of al Shabaab militants who are fighting against the Somali, fragile government.
The inter clan clashes are often caused by pastoral land dispute and water wells in the region.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
More Ethiopian troops reach border town
NAIROBI (Mareeg)—More Ethiopian troops have reached in Balanbal, a Somali border town in Galgadud region in central Somalia, witnesses said on Sunday.
Resident said more Ethiopian troops with armoured vehicles have reached in Balabal town, where the Ethiopian troops had a base recently.
Witnesses in Hiraan and Galgaduud regions in central Somalia say the Ethiopian troops were making troop movement in the regions recently.
On the other hand, more Ethiopian troops have reached in Kalaber, a key junction about 20 km north of Beledweyne, the regional capital of Hiraan region.
The move comes as the Somali government sought military aid from neighboring countries and the international community.
The cabinet declared a state of emergency yesterday and the Parliament speaker asked neighbouring countries to send troops to help the government.
The Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia in mid January in 2009 after two years of ill fated occupation.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
Resident said more Ethiopian troops with armoured vehicles have reached in Balabal town, where the Ethiopian troops had a base recently.
Witnesses in Hiraan and Galgaduud regions in central Somalia say the Ethiopian troops were making troop movement in the regions recently.
On the other hand, more Ethiopian troops have reached in Kalaber, a key junction about 20 km north of Beledweyne, the regional capital of Hiraan region.
The move comes as the Somali government sought military aid from neighboring countries and the international community.
The cabinet declared a state of emergency yesterday and the Parliament speaker asked neighbouring countries to send troops to help the government.
The Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia in mid January in 2009 after two years of ill fated occupation.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
Opposition leader vows fighting against foreign troops
MOGADISHU (Mareeg)—Somalia’s opposition leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys has vowed fighting against any foreign troops that come in Somalia on Sunday.
On Saturday Somali parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur urged neighbouring countries including Ethiopia to intervene as he admitted that the rebels have weakened the ability of the Somali government.
The leader of Hizbul Islam rebel group, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, said they would confront the foreign troops that the Somali government demanded.
He added that the Somali government could not represent the people of Somalia and accused of being working for foreign interests.
Sheik Aweys said that the parliament has already demanded foreign military aid and again demanded but he said that they would fight the foreign troops that are currently in the country and those due to arrive in Somalia.
The Somali government accused the rebels of being harboring foreign fighters from al Qaeda and other foreign countries.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
On Saturday Somali parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur urged neighbouring countries including Ethiopia to intervene as he admitted that the rebels have weakened the ability of the Somali government.
The leader of Hizbul Islam rebel group, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, said they would confront the foreign troops that the Somali government demanded.
He added that the Somali government could not represent the people of Somalia and accused of being working for foreign interests.
Sheik Aweys said that the parliament has already demanded foreign military aid and again demanded but he said that they would fight the foreign troops that are currently in the country and those due to arrive in Somalia.
The Somali government accused the rebels of being harboring foreign fighters from al Qaeda and other foreign countries.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
Ethiopia rejects Somali request
ADDIS ABABA (Mareeg)—Ethiopia has refused a request by Somalia for military support to fight insurgents, saying such an intervention would need an international mandate.
The Somali authorities have been battling Islamist insurgents who control much of the country.
The speaker of Somalia's parliament had earlier urged neighbouring countries to send troops within 24 hours.
Ethiopian troops helped topple an Islamist movement in Somalia in 2006, but were withdrawn earlier this year.
On Saturday Somali parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur urged neighbouring Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen to intervene as fierce fighting continued for a second day in the capital Mogadishu.
But Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon said that an international mandate was needed for such an intervention.
He added that the international community, not just Somalia's neighbours, should assist its transitional government.
Assassinations
Somalia has been without an effective government since 1991. Its UN-backed transitional government controls only parts of Mogadishu, but little of the rest of the country.
There are some 4,300 African Union troops deployed in Mogadishu, but they lack any mandate to pursue the insurgents.
Pro-government forces have been fighting radical Islamist guerrillas in the capital since 7 May.
On Friday, gunmen killed Mohamed Hussein Addow, an MP who represented the Karan district where fighting has been particularly intense in recent days.
It was the third killing of a high-profile public figure in as many days.
Somalia's security minister - an outspoken critic of the militant Islamist group al-Shabab - was killed in a suicide attack in the northern town of Beledweyne, and Mogadishu's police commander was also killed this week.
Militant groups including al-Shabab, which is accused of links to al-Qaeda, have been trying to topple Somalia's government for three years.
Some four million people in Somalia - or about one-third of the population - need food aid, according to aid agencies.
Source: BBC
The Somali authorities have been battling Islamist insurgents who control much of the country.
The speaker of Somalia's parliament had earlier urged neighbouring countries to send troops within 24 hours.
Ethiopian troops helped topple an Islamist movement in Somalia in 2006, but were withdrawn earlier this year.
On Saturday Somali parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur urged neighbouring Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen to intervene as fierce fighting continued for a second day in the capital Mogadishu.
But Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon said that an international mandate was needed for such an intervention.
He added that the international community, not just Somalia's neighbours, should assist its transitional government.
Assassinations
Somalia has been without an effective government since 1991. Its UN-backed transitional government controls only parts of Mogadishu, but little of the rest of the country.
There are some 4,300 African Union troops deployed in Mogadishu, but they lack any mandate to pursue the insurgents.
Pro-government forces have been fighting radical Islamist guerrillas in the capital since 7 May.
On Friday, gunmen killed Mohamed Hussein Addow, an MP who represented the Karan district where fighting has been particularly intense in recent days.
It was the third killing of a high-profile public figure in as many days.
Somalia's security minister - an outspoken critic of the militant Islamist group al-Shabab - was killed in a suicide attack in the northern town of Beledweyne, and Mogadishu's police commander was also killed this week.
Militant groups including al-Shabab, which is accused of links to al-Qaeda, have been trying to topple Somalia's government for three years.
Some four million people in Somalia - or about one-third of the population - need food aid, according to aid agencies.
Source: BBC
Sunday, 14 June 2009
somalia:Fresh fighting break out in Mogadishu.Report
MOGADISHU (Mareeg ) – at least three government soldiers have been
killed and several others have been wounded after heavy fighting
between government soldiers started near Ex-control Afgoi checkpoint
in south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, witnesses said on Sunday.
It is unclear the reason of the fighting but residents said that the
fighting broke out when more government vehicles leading a convoy
carrying food for the internally displaced people in the outskirts of
Mogadishu clashed with other government forces in Ex-control Afgoi
checkpoint in the south of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Locals said that at least three of the warring government soldiers
died in the fighting and injured more others as the fighting is
currently continuing in Mogadishu which both sides are using heavy
gunfire in the fighting.
The sound of heavy gunfire could be heard in and around the capital
and there is no comment from the officials of the transitional
government of Somalia. Mareeg.com
We shall keep updating you any further more about the fighting as soon
as possible.
killed and several others have been wounded after heavy fighting
between government soldiers started near Ex-control Afgoi checkpoint
in south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, witnesses said on Sunday.
It is unclear the reason of the fighting but residents said that the
fighting broke out when more government vehicles leading a convoy
carrying food for the internally displaced people in the outskirts of
Mogadishu clashed with other government forces in Ex-control Afgoi
checkpoint in the south of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Locals said that at least three of the warring government soldiers
died in the fighting and injured more others as the fighting is
currently continuing in Mogadishu which both sides are using heavy
gunfire in the fighting.
The sound of heavy gunfire could be heard in and around the capital
and there is no comment from the officials of the transitional
government of Somalia. Mareeg.com
We shall keep updating you any further more about the fighting as soon
as possible.
Saturday, 13 June 2009
somalia:Islamists warn Gov attack on their stronghold region
DOLOW ( Mareeg ) – Mohamed Ibrahim Indabur, head of the interior affairs for Hisbul Islam organization in Gedo region has warned fighting against the Islamist forces which members of the transitional government are organizing in Dolow town in the region.
Mr. Indabur accused the transitional government officials for creating insecurity situations in the region saying that the Islamist forces will never accept such that action.
The head of the interior affairs of Hisbul Islam organization in Gedo region denounced the transitional government members with Ethiopian troops for planning to attack parts of the region which the Islamist forces are controlling now calling for the people in the region to be ready for what he called Jihad (Islamic War).
Mr. Ibrahim Indabur expressed concern about the possibility of fighting that starts between the two sides pointing out that it is a situation that needs to be protected anymore.
The statement of the Islamic administration comes as some of the government members said earlier that they were they were amassing soldiers in parts of the region to attack against the Islamist fighters who are manning most of Gedo region.
Mr. Indabur accused the transitional government officials for creating insecurity situations in the region saying that the Islamist forces will never accept such that action.
The head of the interior affairs of Hisbul Islam organization in Gedo region denounced the transitional government members with Ethiopian troops for planning to attack parts of the region which the Islamist forces are controlling now calling for the people in the region to be ready for what he called Jihad (Islamic War).
Mr. Ibrahim Indabur expressed concern about the possibility of fighting that starts between the two sides pointing out that it is a situation that needs to be protected anymore.
The statement of the Islamic administration comes as some of the government members said earlier that they were they were amassing soldiers in parts of the region to attack against the Islamist fighters who are manning most of Gedo region.
Somali government unhappy with international community in delaying contribution m
CAIRO (Mareeg) – the transitional government of Somalia has denounced the international community on Saturday for delaying to give the contribution money which was collected for the TFG in the Belgian capital Brussels.
Abdirahman Aden Ibbi, the deputy prime minister of transitional government of Somalia said in a meeting held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday that the international community did not offer the contribution money which was promised for the Somali government in the conference in Brussels.
“The international community promised $256 million for the Somali government and the government did not get that amount of money so far. So they are too late for handing over that money to the transitional government of Somalia,” the deputy PM said
The deputy prime minister reiterated and suggested for the international community to quicken supporting that contribution money to the transitional government of Somalia as soon as possible.
On the other hand Mr. Ibbi suggested for the Arab league that the international community needs military support from the league to take part the peacekeeping mission in Somalia and protect the pirate attacks against the international ships traveling in the Somali water.
The deputy prime minister of Somalia said lastly that the African Union troops AMISOM are in Somalia for the peacekeeping mission adding that they will be in the country until the Somali government takes over the control of whole the country. Mareeg.com
Abdirahman Aden Ibbi, the deputy prime minister of transitional government of Somalia said in a meeting held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday that the international community did not offer the contribution money which was promised for the Somali government in the conference in Brussels.
“The international community promised $256 million for the Somali government and the government did not get that amount of money so far. So they are too late for handing over that money to the transitional government of Somalia,” the deputy PM said
The deputy prime minister reiterated and suggested for the international community to quicken supporting that contribution money to the transitional government of Somalia as soon as possible.
On the other hand Mr. Ibbi suggested for the Arab league that the international community needs military support from the league to take part the peacekeeping mission in Somalia and protect the pirate attacks against the international ships traveling in the Somali water.
The deputy prime minister of Somalia said lastly that the African Union troops AMISOM are in Somalia for the peacekeeping mission adding that they will be in the country until the Somali government takes over the control of whole the country. Mareeg.com
somalia:Two Radio journalists seriously beaten by islamist in Bardhere town
Mareeg.com- The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ today expresses its alarm over aggressive attacks against two broadcast journalists in southwestern Somalia.
Mr Omar Abdirahman Mohamoud (Jaajaa) and Ms Sahra Ali Mohamoud, who work for privately owned Markabley Radio as reporter and newscaster respectively, were seriously beaten Thursday evening (11 June) by four masked Al-Shabab militias soon after they left the station, according to the journalists in Bardhere. The two journalists ran on foot from in an attempt to escape their attackers, but were chased and beaten severely with baseball bats. They were able to evade their attackers and are now hiding in the town.
According to journalists in Bardhere, during the beatings the militia attackers were over heard saying: “These are bad guys, so called journalists, we have to take an action.” After the attacks the militias went on to say: “The other journalists should have to leave the town.”
In addition to the beating of the journalists, the journalists of the region are fully censored and are not allowed to interview government officials, according to journalists in Bardhere. The beatings of these two journalists in Bardhere came less than a week when the director of Shabelle media network was brutally gunned down inside Bakara market by armed men.There is now tense and fear among the ranks of the Somali journalists while many of them decided to suspend their duties soon after the killing of Mr, Hirabe because of fear and threats passed to them by the armed groups in Mogadishu.One of these journalists resigned has famously said that Somalia has turned into the republic of fear for journalists and he told there are armed groups who want to police the mentality of the journalists Somali journalists face deadly risks in their country like targeted killings, threats and detenation. Mareeg.com
Mr Omar Abdirahman Mohamoud (Jaajaa) and Ms Sahra Ali Mohamoud, who work for privately owned Markabley Radio as reporter and newscaster respectively, were seriously beaten Thursday evening (11 June) by four masked Al-Shabab militias soon after they left the station, according to the journalists in Bardhere. The two journalists ran on foot from in an attempt to escape their attackers, but were chased and beaten severely with baseball bats. They were able to evade their attackers and are now hiding in the town.
According to journalists in Bardhere, during the beatings the militia attackers were over heard saying: “These are bad guys, so called journalists, we have to take an action.” After the attacks the militias went on to say: “The other journalists should have to leave the town.”
In addition to the beating of the journalists, the journalists of the region are fully censored and are not allowed to interview government officials, according to journalists in Bardhere. The beatings of these two journalists in Bardhere came less than a week when the director of Shabelle media network was brutally gunned down inside Bakara market by armed men.There is now tense and fear among the ranks of the Somali journalists while many of them decided to suspend their duties soon after the killing of Mr, Hirabe because of fear and threats passed to them by the armed groups in Mogadishu.One of these journalists resigned has famously said that Somalia has turned into the republic of fear for journalists and he told there are armed groups who want to police the mentality of the journalists Somali journalists face deadly risks in their country like targeted killings, threats and detenation. Mareeg.com
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Militia loyal to Aweys warn local Media journalists against interviewing Gov offi
Mareeg.com-2009-06-10-After Somali journalists on Tuesday went on strike to protest the recent assassination of a colleague and demanded protection from the international community, the militia hardliner Islamist cleric Sheikh Aweys have threatened to target any radio station journalists who hold sensitive interviews with the Gov officials, sources in their ranks . “They decided to target the journalists who interview Gov officials accusing our group” a fighter with Hizbul Islam led by Aweys . “We know they work with the Christians” he added angrily. Around 15 Mogadishu-based journalists held a press conference, two days after the director of private radio Shabelle, Mokhtar Mohamed Hirabe, was assassinated in broad daylight in the capital. "In addition to the direct threats against us, we cannot work impartially at this time and send correct information to society, so we are temporarily suspending our journalism activities," the group said in a statement. "We know the impact this decision can have on society and the free flow of information but we are obliged to stop working in Mogadishu in order to save our lives," Shabelle editor Abdirahman Yusuf explained. "We are in danger, so we call on the international community to protect Somali journalists," the statement read. Hirabe was the third Radio Shabelle journalist to suffer a fatal attack since the start of 2009, the fifth journalist killed this year. Somalia is one of the world's dangerous countries for journalists. Media houses have been routinely shut down by the authorities and many reporters, Somali and foreign, have been kidnapped by armed groups. Two freelance journalists, an Australian and a Canadian kidnapped near the capital nine months ago, are still being held. The security situation has been particularly volatile in recent weeks, with an offensive by insurgent groups bent on toppling internationally-backed President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and a counter-attack by government forces. In addition Somali president sheriff held meeting with protesting journalists today and promised them that his government will provide safe accommodations while they are in Mogadishu as well some help with travel expenses outside Somalia.
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