SomaliNet Forums

grandpakhalif wrote:Turkey is partial to the TFG, it doesn't feed people from Shabab held towns, while the Emir of Kuwait is impartial and feeds all Somalis whether in Shabab held territories or TFG.

and lol @ pretend, seems like some people are infuriated that I am a proud son of yemeni arab, dont worry my dear, all human beings are equal

Turkish officials reach al-Shabaab areas.

Meanwhile reliable information obtained by Somalia Report confirmed late on Monday that the IHH Deputy Chairman, Mr. Murad, along with 2 other Turkish officials have reached al-Shabaab controlled N50 IDPs camp Aala-Yasir in the Lower Shabelle region.

Source confirmed that the Turks met with al-Shabaab official, Sheekh Hassan Abu- Ayman, who is responsible for the Bay and Bakol regions.

The Turkish members moved from government controlled areas of Mogadishu through Sarkuusta Checkpoint near the Ex-control Checkpoint in the southwest area of the capital. Somali government troops reportedly escorted the Turkish delegates until they reached Sarkuusta.

From there the Turkish delegates managed to travel into the rebel held areas. According to the same source, the Turkish aid workers were escorted by a large, armed convoy believed to be carrying some al-Shabaab fighters.

The IHH members are reportedly in the al-Shabaab camps to observe, but sources told Somalia Report that the members addressed hundreds of IDPs at the Aala-Yasir camp.

"Three Muslim Turkish brothers visited our controlled territories in Lower Shabelle region to help the internally displaced people at the Aala-Yasir Camp,” said senior al-Shabaab official Sheikh Hassan Abu Ayman. “They brought us aid and pledged more and we will be grateful for their assistance."

Turkish aid workers who visited Aala-Yasir camp said a local NGO called Zam-zam, which often operates in the districts controlled by the Islamist militia, has also been collaborating with IHH.

Somalia has banned foreign aid workers and journalists from entering areas controlled by al-Shabaab insurgents after members of a Turkish charity took food to famine victims in an area under the Islamist group, reports Reuters in Mogadishu.

Nearly all aid agencies have already barred their expatriate workers from operating in Somalia as famine grips the country, because of the risk of kidnapping. Hardline militants linked to al-Qaeda control most of the south after retreating from the capital.
However, Somali security forces briefly detained two Turks on Tuesday who went to an al-Shabaab area to deliver food to famine sufferers, and prevented others along with a group of journalists from doing so later in the week.
“We want the starving Somalis in al-Shabaab areas to be fed but we do not want the foreign workers to meet al-Shabaab,” Mohammed Ahmed Nur, Mogadishu’s mayor and governor, told Reuters.
“Let the foreign aid workers hand over the relief food to the local NGOs, which can deliver to the drought victims in al-Shabaab areas. The government is responsible for the security of foreign aid workers. We do not want them to be harmed. Why risk their lives?” he said.
A large part of Somalia is experiencing famine, which the UN says has put 750,000 people at risk of starvation, with hundreds of Somalis dying each day.
Al-Shabaab, which is hostile to any western intervention, itself banned food aid last year in the areas it controls in southern Somalia and kicked many groups out, saying aid creates dependency.
Aid agencies say they have been unable to reach more than 2m Somalis facing starvation in rebel-held territories. Some local aid agencies are allowed to deliver aid to these areas, but that is not enough for all those who need it.
The government blames the famine on al-Shabaab, which it says has looted grain stores, extorted food and taxes from farmers and prevented starving people from reaching help.
On Thursday and Friday police stopped aid workers and a group of journalists from visiting al-Shabaab-controlled areas.
“Government police stopped four Turkish aid workers and five foreign journalists on Thursday and Friday,” Mohammed Dahir Farah, government’s co-ordinator for humanitarian affairs, told Reuters.
“The government is concerned about their security. Foreigners will not be allowed to go to al-Shabaab areas till the top government officials give a go-ahead signal,” he added.
Kidnapping for ransom has become a money-spinner in lawless Somalia, notably for pirates who plague the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, linking Europe to Africa and Asia. But the capture of foreigners inside Somalia has become relatively rare since aid agencies pulled out their expatriate workers.

union wrote:LOL, the Kuwati Amir is an American stooge, why are you praising him grandpa? You've lost your way....

grandpakhalif wrote:This xenophobic character named tightrope should be permanantely banned for her hatred against fellow muslims, especially Arabs and Bantus. What a foul mouthed creature she is.