If Somalia Were Human, Socotra Would Be Invaded Added To Puntland, Somalia

[Murax]

Look at Crimea, Northern Cyprus, dammit even West Bank. Borders dead white guys wrote don’t mean shyt, power rules! 2 destitute starving militias are fighting for it. Imagine if Somalia had a Navy, Military?




Southern separatists stormed security department building in city of Hadibouh, official says.


Socotra got UNESCO World Heritage Site status due to its rich biodiversity [File: Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters]

Fierce clashes have erupted on Socotra as former allies in Yemen's long-running war are battling for control of the island off the Horn of Africa.

The latest outburst of fighting on Friday pitted Saudi-backed government forces against fighters loyal to the self-styled, UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which seeks independence for southern Yemen from the north.

Tensions have grown since April, when the STC unilaterally announced self-rule in areas under its control in Yemen.

"Clashes erupted after the STC forces dispatched large military reinforcements to Hadibouh, the capital city of Socotra, in an attempt to seize it," an official told the dpa news agency on condition of anonymity.

He added that the STC fighters took control of the Socotra security directorate in the western section of Hadibouh.

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Yemeni Minister of Fisheries Fahd Kafayen, meanwhile, accused the STC loyalists of bombarding Hadibouh.
"Shelling the city is unacceptable and condemnable. The Transition [Council] has to stop these irresponsible acts," he added in a statement.

No casualty figures were given.

So far, there has been no comment from the government or the STC.

Socotra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its rich biodiversity, has been the target of repeated STC attempts to take control.

The two sides were nominal allies in a military coalition formed more than five years ago by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to battle Yemen's Houthi rebel movement.

The STC turned on President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in August last year and took control of Aden, the internationally-recognised government's temporary seat. The fighting stopped when the two groups reached a deal in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with the objective of forming a unity government.

But clashes continued in the ensuing months, with friction escalating since the STC's self-declaration in April.

Yemen's south was an independent state until the 1990 unification with the north.

Its latest conflict broke out in late 2014 when the Houthis seized much of the country, including the capital, Sanaa.

Fighting escalated in March 2015 when the Saudi-UAE-led military alliance launched a fierce air campaign against the rebels in a bid to restore Hadi's government.

Since then, the war has killed more than an estimated 100,000 people and displaced millions of others, pushing the impoverished country to the verge of famine and gutting its infrastructure.

[original dervish]

How does your mind work....Somalia is a miserable failed state?

If the Somalis ever got their act together they should be focusing on the healyh education, employment, security and devflopment of the people.

Going to war with neighbouring states is the last thing Somalia needs.

[Murax]

How does your mind work....Somalia is a miserable failed state?

If the Somalis ever got their act together they should be focusing on the healyh education, employment, security and devflopment of the people.

Going to war with neighbouring states is the last thing Somalia needs.

Did you read the preface of my statement ‘If Somalia was human’ or can your mind not process beyond the bizarre 1 liners about HAG, Jland? Who’s talking about going to war with WW1 era weapons, and malnourishment. By ‘if Somalia was human’ what I was implying was intelligence and being a 1st world country. Btw from the China Sea to the Persian Gulf, to the Mediterranean, to the Caspoan Sea 1st world countries interfere if possible outright annex territory that further counties geopolitical goals. Just stick to the 1 liner satire fails

[paperino]

Murax must be bored. He's fantasizing with the mindset of the 60s/70s era of invading/adding a territory to Somalia. He must have viewed Google Maps, and fantasized about expanding Somalia's dominion to Socotra, NFD, Ogaden and other territories. That dominion would make Somalia one of the largest countries in the world. Interesting fantasy.

[Murax]

Murax must be bored. He's fantasizing with the mindset of the 60s/70s era of invading/adding a territory to Somalia. He must have viewed Google Maps, and fantasized about expanding Somalia's dominion to Socotra, NFD, Ogaden and other territories. That dominion would make Somalia one of the largest countries in the world. Interesting fantasy.

You're kind of right, I spend 100% of my time at home so I have more time these days, and I also do fantasize about what a Country with the longest coastline in Africa, Lifestock abundance, aggriculture, Oil, and when channelled ambitious spirit could do if they were engaged. It would help if all Somalis fantasized more. Maybe if the goals were higher, we'd spend less time on sabotage efforts zero sum victories.