February 6, 2012 | Daily Monitoring Report.
Gunmen assassinate Puntland official in northern Galka’yo town
06 Feb – Source: Radio Shabelle, Radio Mogadishu, Hiiraan Online – 109 words
Heavily armed men have shot dead an official from the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in northern part of Galka’yo town in central Somalia, an official said Monday. Reports say Abdirahman, the assassinated official was reportedly the district commissioner of Israc village in Northern Galka’yo town for Puntland administration and he has been gunned down overnight in the north-eastern Galka’yo town in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland.
An official from Puntland state told reporters in Garowe town, the capital city of Puntland administration that unknown gunmen shot dead the district commissioner of Israc village in Galka’yo town moments after he walked out of a mosque after Isha prayers.
Key Headlines
- Squatters vacate government buildings peacefully (TFG)
- Somali govt’: al Shabaab will be eradicated from Mogadishu soon (Shabelle)
- Uneasy calm returns to several districts in South Somalia (Radio Mogadishu SONNA)
- Ethiopian security agents seize al Qaeda cells ( Ethiopian Radio)
- Gunmen assassinate Puntland official in northern Galka’yo town ( Radio Shabelle Radio Mogadishu Hiiraan Online)
- ASWJ impose restrictions on residents in Beled-Hawo (Radio Kulmiye)
- Kenyan military begins new push for Somali stability (Xinhua)
PRESS RELEASE
Squatters vacate government buildings peacefully
06 Feb – Source: TFG – 222 words
On the eve of the expiry of the deadline for people to vacate the illegally occupied government
properties in Mogadishu, the President of the Republic Sheikh Sharif Sh. Ahmed, inspected some of the buildings that have been cleared of the squatters who have been living there illegally for a long time.
The Minister of Information, Posts and Tele-communications, Abdulkadir Hussien Mohamed “Jaahweyn” said today, “Absolutely no one will be tolerated to occupy, for private use, government properties that are needed for the greater good of serving the whole nation and the population of the entire country.”
“To rebuild our country we need to repossess the illegally occupied state properties, rebuild and refurbish them. It is absolutely vital that ministries and government agencies should start serving the Somali people and the nation,” the Information minister continued.
The minister also said, “ I am very happy that those who were occupying the Mothers House, The Shabelle Hotel, the Old University building, the Mogadishu Municipality building and the Shangani Compulsory Primary school have vacated them peace fully.
I also congratulate the security forces for handling the evictions with care and sensitivity to those who were living there.” “The clearing of all the state building from illegal occupiers will continue without any exceptions and those who resist will face the force of the law,” the minister concluded.
SOMALI MEDIA
Uneasy calm returns to several districts in South Somalia
06 Feb – Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA – 147 words
Calm has returned to several towns in South Somalia district after fresh fighting erupted between Somali government forces and al Shabaab extremists. Many al Shabaab fighters are confirmed to have died with the government forces taking control of the Luuq district of the Gedo region in South Somalia district.
The TFG troops launched attacks against al Shabaab group in Luuq area and its environs that served as their latest stronghold killing most of the militant group fighters. General Abdulkareem Yusuf, the Somali Armed Forces Commander said: “We will continue to capture more grounds in order to liberate Somalia from the oppression of the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab. In our advancement, we will always be mindful of the lives and properties of the civilians.”
Meanwhile, the Somali Armed Forces have made remarkable advances in the Lower Jubba fronts. The forces captured a number of towns and villages from the al Shabaab extremists.
Somali govt’: al Shabaab will be eradicated from Mogadishu soon
06 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 162 words
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia has promised Monday that it will wipe out the remnants of al Shabaab militants from the capital Mogadishu as soon as possible.
Colonel Abdullah Ali Anod, the Force Commander of the Somali government said during an interview with Shabelle Media that his army has prepared to launch major push against al Shabaab fighters in few remaining areas in Mogadishu to completely take over the overall security of the capital.
The military official stated that the militants are still in the villages of Suqa Holaha (animal market) and Maslah in Huriwa district where he said they are using to plan and organize attacks against TFG soldiers and AMISOMbases in Mogadishu after they were defeated last year. When asked wheather there is insecurity in the newly liberated villages from al Shabaab in Mogadishu, he admitted that armed groups commit crimes against the people who recently relocated to their houses in TFG-controlled districts in Banadir region.
Gunmen assassinate Puntland official in northern Galka’yo town
06 Feb – Source: Radio Shabelle, Radio Mogadishu, Hiiraan Online – 109 words
Heavily armed men have shot dead an official from the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in northern part of Galka’yo town in central Somalia, an official said Monday. Reports say Abdirahman, the assassinated official, was reportedly the district commissioner of Israc village in Northern Galka’yo town for Puntland administration and was gunned down overnight in the north-eastern Galka’yo town in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
An official from Puntland state told reporters in Garowe town, the capital city of Puntland administration that unknown gunmen shot dead the district commissioner of Israc village in Galka’yo town moments after he walked out of a mosque after Isha prayers.
Scholars express hope about London conference on Somalia
06 Feb – Source: Radio Shabelle – 154 words
Some of the Somali scholars abroad have expressed hope about the upcoming London conference which is scheduled on the 23rd of this month to discuss measures to tackle instability in Somalia. Mohamed Muse Guled from the Somali Diaspora and other educated figures have greatly welcomed Britain hosting the conference on Somali crises, saying that it will help way out of the long running Somalia conflict.
When asked what makes London conference different from the previous ones for Somalia, he said this is an international gathering with many leaders around the world who turned their attention to the current situation of Somalia.
This move comes in advance of a conference organized by the UK government which will bring together key international actors to discuss new approaches to Somalia and meaningful participation of Somali stakeholders, promoting local stability, and making sure there is accountability of donors, international organizations and the Somali government to the Somali people.
ASWJ impose restrictions on residents in Beled-Hawo
06 Feb – Source: Radio Kulmiye – 131 words
Somali sufi group of Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a has imposed restrictions on commercials and transportations in Baladhawo near the border of Kenya.
Spokesman for the group who talk to radio Kulmiye says the situation in the region is making them to be highly alert on the security. “We will do whatever we can to avert possible security breakdown and return normalcy but you know that military movements are still undergoing inside the southern regions specially in Gedo, Bakol and Jubba regions,” he said.
The spokesman also denied the claims of al Shabaab group who said they had killed dozens of Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a fighters and Ethiopian and government soldiers during an overnight fighting in Gedo’s Luq town.
Somaliland’s parliament votes to attend Somalia conference in London
05 Feb – Source: Garowe Online, Hiiraan Online – 502 words
The two houses of parliament in Somalia’s separatist region of Somaliland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Somaliland attending an international Somalia conferences, especially one which is expected to be held in London very soon, Garowe reports.
The joint parliamentary session was held Sunday in Somaliland’s capital of Hargeisa and attended by 109 MPs from the elected House of Representatives and the nominated House of Elders (Guurti).
The session, chaired by Speaker Abdirahman Mohamed Irro of Somaliland’s House of Representatives, discussed two major issues: Somaliland’s attendance at the London conference and revision to a Somaliland law which prohibited participation at Somalia conferences.
Somaliland Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar addressed the joint session of parliament and argued strongly in favour of Somaliland’s attendance at the upcoming International Conference on Somalia, hosted by the UK Government in London on 23 February 2012, where UK officials expect the attendance of world leaders and diplomats from over 50 countries.
Speaker Irro told the parliamentarians that Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo addressed parliament earlier. “Today you have heard the Foreign Minister expressed that the administration has engaged in wide consultation regarding the London conference,” said the Speaker.
Somali officials vow to clear al Shabaab from Gedo region
06 Feb – Source: Hadhwanaag Times – 84 words
Officials of Somali interim federal government on Sunday vowed that they will eliminate al Shabaab fighters from Gedo region of southern Somalia. The officials said that they are committed to the continuating combat operations against al Shabaab. A military officer in Gedo region told the media that the power of al Shabaab diminished and they are at the last stage to vanish.
Al Shabaab militant group is now facing a growing pressure as Somali forces backed by AMISOM fighting in Mogadishu, Ethiopian troops in central Somalia and Kenyan military from deep south.
Tense fighting rises in northern Somalia town
06 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 142 words
Residents in Buhodle town of Togdher region in northern Somalia said on Monday that tension is building up between Somaliland soldiers and fighters loyal to SSC for the control of the town. The tension started after a large number of Somaliland military massed around SSC administrated towns and villages, which ignited military exercises from clan based militias.
Abdirisaq Bakayle Hajji, the spokesman of SSC rebels said in an interview with Shabelle Media that the move of Somaliland military who are massing at Sool, Sanag and Cayn regions is an aggressive act which he said will not be tolerated. Mr. Hajji called on local residents to pull out their youngsters off Somaliland army to avoid casualties as the SSC rebels are preparing for counter and defence attacks to the invading forces into regions under the newly established Khatuma state of Somalia.
IDPs in Buhodle district complain of harsh living conditions
06 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 189 words
Internally displaced families in Buhodle town are complaining of harsh living conditions facing them as tension looms in the district. Doyow Gududow who is the chairman of the displaced families Buhodle town told Bar-kulan that they are facing harsh living conditions, a time tension between local clan militias and Somaliland troops is building up in the area.
He said over 150 families are now facing life challenges since they received no support from individuals or organizations. He said due to the recent clashes in the district, some of them lost their jobs and hence could not make a living. Gududow added that there are several refugee families who have been displaced by the recent clashes, worsening their already appalling living conditions. He said families worst affected are those camping southern side of the town.
The chairman however urged both local and international humanitarian agencies, business people and the Somali diaspora communities to immediately aid the desperately needy refugee families in the district.
UN officials visit Beledweyne town
04 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 143 words
A delegation from the Mogadishu based United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) has just arrived in Beledweyne town, Hiran region. The delegation headed by Abdullahi Warsame Walalow, an official with UNPOS is now holding talks with senior TFG officials as well as Ethiopian military officials and pro-government militia leaders in Beledweyne.
The exact intention of their visit is not yet known. This is the second time for UN officials to visit this border town since it fell into the hands of Anti-rebel groups headed by Ethiopian forces mild last December. On 17 December last year, a group of UN officials comprising of officials from WFP, WHO and UNDP visited the city days after it was wrested control from Al-Shabaab rebel group. Their trip to the city was said to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground days after rebel fighters were ousted from the town.
Ethiopian troops arrest 5 al Shabaab suspects in Beledweyn town
05 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 140 words
At least five people were arrested on Sunday by Ethiopian troops in Beledweyn town of Hiiraan region over connection with terror attacks on military bases in the town, according to locals. After major operations in Beledweyn early hours on Sunday morning, the Ethiopian forces have seized 5 persons whom they suspect of masterminding the latest attacks and explosions that occurred in the town.
Residents say, all roads leading in and out of Beledweyn were closed for hours this morning during the Ethiopian operations. The 5 suspects have been taken into custody in the town for questioning.
US Military Sealift Command vessel arrives in Berbera
05 Feb – Source: Somaliland Press – 176 words
A ship ferrying United Nations World Food Programme humanitarian aid arrived in Somaliland’s Red Sea port on Wednesday carrying food for Somalia and Somaliland. MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK 4396), a 200-metre US-flagged vessel arrived in the port of Berbera early Wednesday carrying 31,000 metric tonnes of maize for Somaliland and Somalia, where at least 3.2 million people are facing shortages.
Berbera port manager Ali Omar Hor-Hor said the ship which normally carries U.S. Air Force cargo will be discharged in Berbera. He added the food aid for Somalia will be transported across to the south using another vessel and will be escorted by foreign forces currently fighting maritime pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Exclusive Interview with British Minister for Africa on UK’s renewed involvement in Somalia
03 Feb – Source: Hiiraan Online – 1243 words
Hiiraan online had an opportunity to interview the UK Minister of Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Africa. In this interview, he touched on a myriad of Somali issues pertaining to the protracted intricate conflict, the Minister enthused about the desire of the government of UK to address the thorny Somali problem which has become now and international problem.
“The government of UK’s renewed involvement in Somalia was partly inspired by the terrible suffering of the Somali people for over two decade and the global spillover effect of the Somali conflict in terms of piracy and terrorism on the other hand, said the Minister. Here is the HOL’s exclusive interview
HOL: Since 1991, there has been over 14 conferences on Somalia held outside the country and none has so far produced any tangible results, why do you think this one will be different?
Mr. Bellingham: We hope that this conference will be the turning point when the international community realises that success in Somalia will not stem from another peace conference or another pledging conference but from pursuing a more strategic and coherent approach. In other words, this conference is primarily about improving international co-ordination. And the agenda is very much focused on agreeing practical measures. We are still discussing with our international partners what will be announced at the conference, but we hope it will include agreement on: funding for AMISOM and support for the Somali security and justice sectors; what should succeed the transitional institutions after August; the establishment of a Joint Financial Management board to ensure that ordinary Somalis get the most from international aid and their own financial assets; a co-ordinated international package of support for the regions; renewed commitment to tackle the humanitarian crisis and improved international co-ordination on Somalia in general. We also hope for further commitment to tackle the terrorist threat emanating from Somalia and to build on our work to break the piracy business model.
REGIONAL MEDIA
Ethiopian security agents seize al Qaeda cells
06 Feb – Source: Ethiopian Radio – 156 words
The National Intelligence and Security Service and Federal Police Anti-Terrorism Joint Task Force has said in a statement it sent to Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency that it has seized al Qaeda cells who were, for the first time, getting organized in our country to carry out terrorist acts.
Noting that outside al Qaeda threat on our country has been there for sometime now, the task force said the suspects were seized while training and getting organized inside the country by establishing close ties with al Qaeda. It added that the suspects took advantage of the extremist tendencies being witnessed in our country in recent years.
The task force said the suspects, about eight, had ties with Somalia’s al Shabaab and al Qaeda cells in Kenya, Sudan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The task force said it was carrying out thorough investigations by securing a court warrant for investigations to try the suspects in accordance with our country’s anti-terrorism law.
UPDF set to deploy outside Mogadishu
05 Feb – Source: Daily Monitor – 901 words
After almost pacifying Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, AMISOM is planning to roll out forces to other parts of the troubled country where elements of al Shabaab are thought to be. Angelo Izama talked to the AMISOMForce Spokesman, Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda about the development.
1. Uganda has been leading efforts for a “troop surge” in Somalia. What has been your success so far and what would extra-troops accomplish for AMISOM?
Al Shabaab is in several regions of Somalia. In order to further stretch them, AMISOM will in the coming phase deploy in sectors outside Mogadishu. The territory will thus expand. Troop surge will therefore be necessary. The key success has been the final liberation of Mogadishu. Secondly, Somalia is now accessible to the international community as AMISOM secures the airport and seaport. Importantly, for the first time in many years, there is a government in the country, courtesy of AMISOM. Government institutions are beginning to offer services, including the army. However, this did not come on a silver plate. We have lost some guys along the way. May their souls rest in peace.
2.A key reasoning of Uganda at the Security Council in 2009/10 was that there was no peace to keep in Somalia. For example, Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda in an interview said the case of piracy off the coast was basically because hostiles controlled land bases. Is AMISOM’s long term strategy the occupation of the entire width and breadth of Somalia to deny al Shabaab and other groups room to operate?
The Transitional Federal Government military which we are helping to train will do that. In the short term, however, given more troops and other resources, AMISOM will seek to expand its foothold in the entire country.
3.What is the difference between the ideology of al Shabaab and that of AMISOM and TFG? Who funds and supports the al Shabaab and are they the only hostile group in Somalia?
Al Shabaab kill civilians indiscriminately, and this is what terrorism is all about, AMISOM doesn’t. We offer free services – medical, clean water etc. Importantly, we have provided security to the people. That’s why over 95 per cent of Mogadishu residents are in government/AMISOM-controlled areas.
Kenya extends amnesty to al Shabaab insurgents
05 Feb – Source: Coast week, Xinhua – 1075 words
Kenya’s authorities said on Saturday its amnesty to local al Shabaab sympathizers to defect from the Somali militant group still stands.
Kenya Defense Force (KDF) Director of Military Operations Information Colonel Cyrus Oguna called on the youths who had been radicalised by the militia group to take advantage of amnesty and surrender.
“Those who want to defect can report to the nearest police station so that they can be processed and integrated into the society as the amnesty is still on and there will be no punishment, ” Oguna said during the weekly media briefing on Saturday.
“Alternatively, they can report to any mosque where the Imams can escort him or her to the nearest police station,” he said. Several young people are said to have been recruited into the militia group and even crossed the border into neighboring Somalia for training in arms operation and terrorist attacks.
Oguna said that the youth would be rehabilitated and integrated into mainstream Kenyan society after owning up. He added that those who are still in Somalia can report to the nearest KDF or Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Army commander, if they want to surrender.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Iranian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker
06 Feb – Source: Fars News Agency – 238 words
An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker in a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden was foiled after an Iranian fleet of warships present in the region rushed to the scene. Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Moussavi said that the Iranian oil tanker came under attack by 35 Somali pirate speedboats near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
Moussavi stated that the Iranian naval forces’ swift action forced the pirates to flee the scene. No injuries were reported among the crews of the Iranian ships. The Iranian Navy dispatched its 18th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden on January 21 to protect the country’s cargo ships and oil tankers against Somali pirates.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
Kenyan military begins new push for Somali stability
06 Feb – Source: Xinhua – 298 words
Kenyan troops are eager to see power transition inside Somalia and have embarked on implementation of longer-term projects for the country’s stability, according to Kenyan military and foreign ministry officials.
Lindsay Kiptines, deputy director of Horn of Africa Affairs at the Kenyan Foreign Ministry, said East African leaders have recently adopted an inland strategy to bring peace in Somalia. “A Somali Inland Strategy has been adopted to help prevent piracy. It is recognized that the lack of state control and unemployment are all linked up to the security in Somalia,” Kiptines told Xinhua over the weekend.
Kenyan troops have deployed an engineering unit, which has started the task of expanding Somalia’s road infrastructure and the construction of dams as part of a pacification strategy, military officers said Saturday. “We are pushing our engineering aspects to create roads, open up parts of Somalia and digging up water wells to contribute to an overall improvement to the humanitarian situation,” said Colonel Cyrus Oguna of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
The expansion of the road infrastructure is part of the pacification and stabilization efforts, which the force commanders say is necessary to the overall peace. “This is not a conventional force. Any gain cannot be taken without pacification,” Oguna said, insisting the expansion of the roads and the improvement of the humanitarian situation would enhance the peace efforts inside Somalia.
Kenyan officials say the ongoing efforts are part of an inland strategy agreed upon by the region’s leaders last week to bring back peace into Somalia after over 21 years of turmoil. “We invite the international community to engage in quick impact projects that would reduce piracy,” Kiptines said, referring to recent agreements reached by heads of state from the East African, during a meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“Somalia’s history of violence, fights and crimes against innocent lives for the past 20 years, has had a huge effect on the nation’s progress on the football stage. It’s a country whose people is mad about the sport and has some excellent footballing talent, most of whom have left the country to further their careers and practice the sport without fearing for their lives.”
Somalia: Where The Beautiful Game Thrives In The Face Of Death
06 Feb – Source: Sabotage Times/ Al Shahid – 1194 Words
A country which has suffered for many years of turmoil, unrest, separation, devastation and divide within its people and has been littered with violence, deaths, wars and now a horrific drought, which has affected the nation. The country is now trying to revive and to bring back, the sport which has brought them back together and for moments, has helped them to forget their troubles. The country that is trying to revive its football culture is the great country of Somalia.
Somalia is a place, where unrest and devastation is not a surprising sight and what its people, unfortunately, have been used to for many years. This nation has been affected by clan fundamentalism, the rule of warlords, and government collapse from the late 1980’s. The most recognized and infamous clan today is the Al Shabab, who have been involved in many brutal crimes and killings of innocent Somalis, ever since its establishment in 2004. The group’s main goal is to topple the government and is known to have close ties with Al Qaeda. The group or clan has killed thousands of innocent lives, trying to gain power and strike fear, in order to gain a foothold on the country.
“Urban growth in Puntland State is a result of the ingenuity, creativity, entrepreneurship, determination and vision of the people of Puntland – including Diaspora communities. For 30 years of Somali central government rule, the Puntland regions remained the most backward regions of the entire country, with no airports, roads, public institutions, hospitals and universities.”
“However, after 1991 when Puntlanders fled southern Somalia and returned to their ancestral lands in Puntland, the region has undergone tremendous growth. This is mainly due to the peace dividends –which Puntland has enjoyed stability, which attracts investment and leads to the growth of cities. It is this stability that people have been fleeing northward to Puntland for the past 20 years. Local entrepreneurs and the Diaspora have invested in the private sector, leading to development in Puntland State.”
Rebuttal to ‘Somalia Piracy Research’ by Dr. Anja Shortland
05 Feb – Source: Garowe Online – 1571 Words
A research document, entitled “Treasure Mapped: Using Satellite Imagery to Track the Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy,” was published by UK-based Chattam House website, in January 2012.
This report, written by Dr. Anja Shortland of Brunel University, aimed to analyze how piracy proceeds were used, between 2001-2009. While the aim of the research is academic, the content is full of contradictions, uses faulty evidence, biased research methodology, street- talk, hearsay, and was clearly prepared by a person(s) with a clear political agenda in Somalia. It is noteworthy to mention that the researcher has failed to meet her research interests, namely the “interaction between political conditions, institutions, and economic outcomes.”
“The aim of the London Conference is to “pull together international effort” in order to make sure that the current international effort in Somalia and the Somalia peace process succeed according to the U.K. government. This Conference has surely spurred the interest of the Somali people. Many hope that this Conference may offer a new direction and bring an end of two decades of failed international policy.”
“Others are sceptical and are worried that the U.K. is not driven by generosity and has its own selfish agenda. However, the Somali people are better positioned this time as there is genuine will to transcend the tribal politics that has undermined the State sovereignty and the unity among the people for the past two decades.”
The London Conference: An Act of False Generosity?
03 Feb – Source: Hiiraan Online – 2221 Words
The Somali state has become an object of charity after two decades of political crisis; multiple actors claim that Somalia needs international humanitarian assistance and military intervention due to terrorism, piracy and famine. For over twenty years these pleas led to no progress and the Somali people have seen continuing death and destruction and as a result continue to suffer the consequences.
The Somali people feel humiliation despite claims of international generosity towards the Somali people. The United Kingdom has now decided to host a conference on Somalia and Prime Minister, David Cameron said in his speech to the Lord Mayor’s banquet on 14 November 2011, “that Somalia is a failed state that directly threatens British interests. Tourists and aid workers kidnapped, young British minds poisoned by radicalism, mass migration, and vital trade routes disrupted.”
This statement does recognize that there is a problem in Somalia that threatens the security interests of the United Kingdom and some argue that this recognition to change the conditions that contribute to the Somalia quandary gives a new purpose and opportunity to resolve this problem.
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Somali musicians perform at a concert in Mogadishu on February 05. The security situation on the ground has encouraged such concerts to be organized.