Up to 25 shabaabists faced slow death

[AhlulbaytSoldier]

25 Islamist militants killed in Somalia, government-backed group says


Mohamed Amiin Adow for CNN
Friday, October 22, 2010

Somali government forces and allied fighters say they have killed at least 25 Al-Shabaab militants after heavy fighting along the border with Kenya, according to a senior official with a government-supported militant group.

"We have defeated Al-Shabaab and now we are in full control of Balad Hawa," a town bordering Kenya, said Sheikh Hassan Abdi Qoryoley, a top commander with Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama.

Qoryoley said the fighting started after Al-Shabaab attacked positions of his militia in the southwest Somali town.

Al-Shabaab, which has pledged allegiance to al Qaeda, controls much of southern Somalia and portions of the capital, Mogadishu. Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama, which follows the Sufi form of Islam, turned against Al-Shabaab after its fighters destroyed the tombs of several revered leaders of the Sufi Muslim group in 2008.

Meanwhile, residents of the town began to flee the area, fearing that fighting could erupt again at any time.

"People are really scared and started crossing into Mandera," a neighboring Kenyan town, Mohamed Elmi, an elder in Balad Hawa, told CNN.

The heavy shelling overnight continued for more than eight hours, spreading anxiety through the town. "The ground was absolutely moving ... it was hellish, really hellish," said Elmi, adding his family of 10 crossed into Kenya while he stayed behind to guard his home.


WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN B/XAAWO.

Shabaab were totally massacred by a coalition of Warlord Barre Hiraale, AhluSade Wal Siyadists and Saliibiyiinta Ethiopia.

[Voltage]

Ethiopia was not involoved. Godane and Abu Mansuur are sleepless tonight knowing the worst is going to hit them from the rear.

[SultanOrder]

Barre Hiraale had his forces build defense positions outside of the town, where they dug trenches and a line of defense. Alshabab came into the town, seen that it was un occupied and before they knew it they were being shelled, they gathered their forces and attacked the tfg forces positions. They tried an upwards of 7 times to over run them but failed to even come close to taking a single defensive position. Seeing a prepared enemy that was well defended and ready for them, the forces scattered where then seeing victory the Barre's forces attacked them and chased them out of the city.

[Murax]

What happened in B Xaawo was Shishkabab got whopped and got taught a lesson of a lifetime.

Btw, their affairs do not concern Your Bantu arse, so don't worry about it. 20,000 of Your Fufu long lost cousins are coming to Xamar to liberate You along with the 10.000 that are already there the US improved it, so celebrate. As for Gedo, it will be liberated by Somali, Mareexaans that will be enough to liberate our lands

[Enemy_Of_Mad_Mullah]

Who the hell believes CNN wat bull

A somali source says

Saraakiil katirsanaa Maleeshiyada Barre Hiiraale oo lagu dilay dagaalkii Beled-Xaawo

Waxa Bakhtiyey Qarshe Cilmi Aflow oo ahaa sarkaalka sedaxaad ee haysta Maleeshiyada Barre ee Hiiraale qeybta kusoo duushey Beled-Xaawo.

Sida ay wararku sheegayaan Sarkaalkan wuxuu kamid ahaa 2 Unug oo iyagoo go'doon ah Dhabarka dambe laga toogtay kadibna hubkii ay wateen ay furteen ciidanka Towxiidka ee wilaayada Islaamiga Gedo.


Markii Maleeshiyaadkan laga laayay Isbahaysiga Barre Hogaaminayo ayay ciidanka Kirishtanka Itoobiya madaafiic kusoo garaaceen magaalada Beled-Xaawo, dagaalkii xalay waxaa isna ku dhintay Darawalkii Khaaska ahaa ee Max'med Cabdi Kaliil Ninka Itoobiyaanka ugu magacaaban maamulka Gedo.

Khasaaraha Maleeshiyaadka kasoo gaaray dagaalkii shalay ayaa aad u batay waxaana inta la ogyahay maanta lagu aasay Doolow,Suufka iyo duleedka Beled-xaawo 23 Nin oo qaarkood ay saraakiil ahaayeen.

link: http://somalimemo.net/index.php?option= ... 48:wararka

[AhlulbaytSoldier]

Murax fear Allah.
I welcome the destruction of shabaab in b/xaawo but lets not deny facts.

[ModerateMuslim]

lets not kid ourselves here. marehan, as a clan, is irrelevant in this equation. its ethiopia vs al-shabab; and i doubt ethiopa is dumb enough to take on al-shabab again. so its role will probably be limited to the border area.

[Talo alle udaa]

I guarantee you the youth will not be defeated in one battle or 100 battles. No single entity has the stomach or the resources to defeat them.

Those of you hoping to have your clan to achieve some rule over contested regions can only pray air support from super powers. Even Ethiopian foot soldiers will not help Barre.

Alla maxay hooyooyin badan gablami.

[grandpakhalif]

Al Khawaarij were slaughtered, a humiliating defeat indeed

[SultanOrder]

Alshabab has had the whooping of their life, with over 100 casulties, which is a staggering defeat. The same supporters who were claiming victory are now vowing revenge

[Murax]

lets not kid ourselves here. marehan, as a clan, is irrelevant in this equation. its ethiopia vs al-shabab; and i doubt ethiopa is dumb enough to take on al-shabab again. so its role will probably be limited to the border area.

MOGADISHU—At least 16 people were killed when Somali pro-government forces wrested back a town from Islamist insurgents Friday, as a new southern front piled pressure on the Al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency.

The clashes in Bulohawo erupted late Thursday and pitted fighters from the Shebab rebel group against a pro-government clan militia led by a local warlord and recently trained by Ethiopian forces.

"The fighting stopped late last night and we fully control the city now," said Moalim Muse Ahmed, a senior commander with the pro-government militia.

"We killed many of our enemies and their dead bodies are in the streets," he added.

The local militia was supported by forces from Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa, a powerful Sufi movement that took up arms almost two years ago to counter the Shebab's advance and has become one of Somalia's foremost military outfits.

According to residents, the fighting resumed on Friday morning and the pro-government force had taken control of the town, which lies close to where the borders of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia meet.
"The fighting was the heaviest ever in the town and at least 16 people, most of them fighters, were killed," Abdirahman Abikar, an elder, told AFP by phone.

"There was heavy shelling from the pro-government side when the fighting resumed early this morning and the town is now under the control of Somali forces," he said.

Witnesses said the fighting claimed some civilian lives too.

"We are collecting the dead bodies this morning, five members from one family who were killed after artillery fire hit their house are among the casualties," Yahya Mohamed, a local resident, said.

"The death toll could climb above 20 because there are still many dead bodies lying in the streets of the town, from which most of the residents have fled by now," he added.

The pro-government force was led by Barre Shire Hirale, a veteran military leader, and consisted mainly of fighters from his Marehan clan who were recently stationed in the town of Dolo, on the Ethiopian border.

[ModerateMuslim]

Alshabab has had the whooping of their life, with over 100 casulties...

i've a bridge to sell you. i've no doubt you'd love it

[ModerateMuslim]

marax,

i also have a another bridge to sell. methinks you'd be interested

[Murax]

Somali Star,

Bro stop being such a flower for once, come to Beled Xaawo and fight. They need You.

[SultanOrder]

Alshabab has had the whooping of their life, with over 100 casulties...

i've a bridge to sell you. i've no doubt you'd love it

No need, I fly to everywhere I want to go.