After gushing about Abudwaq/Marehan Country roads to Warder, it is obvious Ethio military is behind these great tracks.

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After gushing about Abudwaq/Marehan Country roads to Warder, it is obvious Ethio military is behind these great tracks.

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I recently wrote this describing my great experience and even pleasant surprise on the roads in "Marehan Country."

What was so surprising and pleasant for me was the irony in which, infamously within Somalia, there is a public attention to detail that Caabudwaaq/Balanbale and Marehan central Somalia are not traversed by the north/south arterial road and even within Ethiopia, the paved road is at the perimeter of the clan territory sort of ringing it from Feerfeer-Shilaabo-Warder-Geladi to Dudub.

I had always been privy to that observation and had always considered the area "road-less."

But shockingly I described my experience in the following even pointing out road travel on Marehan country was more pleasant than city travel within Mogadishu and Hargeisa!
Gubbet wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:15 amI will also add 2 things

1. Starting at Bangeelle village, the tracks in Caabudwaaq have no rocks. None. Waa completely soft, blood red, compact soil. It is like that completely through Marehan territory until you get to the Ethiopian road connecting Galadi and Wardheer.

You can only understand how special that type of soil is for travel when you realize---OUTSIDE of rain---that track is easier, faster, and even more efficient for motor travel than dilapidated road, even mildly unkept paved road.

Wallahi anytime I left Caabudwaaq to go West, the car traveled 55+- Miles Per Hour (MPH). For reference, in the US, freeways have a speed limit of 60 MPH. In Caabudwaaq to Raqo for example, when the land flat and clear, multiple times the car reached close to 70 MPH.

For example, I traveled from Mogadishu to Afgooye once and, forget how ridiculous travel was in Mog (and Hargeisa tbh) because of the degredation of the pavement, you spend more tippy toeing around potholes than traveling---but we didn't pass 40 MPH between Mog and Afgooye

But literally inside Caabudwaaq and through it across Marehan country, on average you can go as far as the same as US freeway and even 70's MPH when coast is clear.

The soft, blood red compact soil has 1.) no rocks, none whatsoever and 2) when compact (any place you put your foot down or a motor vehicle goes through once) is as structurally sturdy enough as condensed gravel. In fact the compact, red soil of Caabudwaaq without rocks is actually buoyant forming as shock absorber over the wheels and alignment. This is why Rer Caabudwaaq vehicles last considerably longer than their neighbors.

I actually even describe the travel as pleasant and comfortable. It is sort of like invisible sturdy road "on clouds." Was very relaxing wallahi.

The only problem is when it rains---which is not a great problem, since rain is the exception not the norm.


2. Because of that + the security, THE ROUTE FOR TRADE IS NOT THE NORTH/SOUTH "highway." From the border of Galgaduud with Hiiraan or Middle Shabelle, the trade does not go north from Dhusamareb to Cadaado to Gelinsoor to Gaalkacyo. The trade ENTERS Somalia at Caabudwaaq then it goes through Cadaado all the way to Hobyo or it goes From Caabudwaaq to Dhusamareb to Ceelbuur to Ceeldheer to Cadale along the coast or goes from Caabudwaaq to Guriceel down to Beled-Weyne to merge with the central Somali region trade entering through Hiiraan to Jowhar, etc.

But if any of that trade comes from Berbera or the North, even Boosaaso, almost 100% that trade came through Caabudwaaq border with Ethiopia before going south. In fact even Boosaaso port, what is not destined immediately for Galkacyo town separated at Garowe to go through Bookh to Galadi through the Caabudwaaq soft compact road going through Galaadi-Yamaarugley-Duuban-Ceelay-Booso-Abdi Ali-Abudwaq.

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After mapping the transportation routes in this area, something very clearly stood out. The roads are really just well designed network of track "systems." They are incredibly congruent and have both arterial and local paths.

Having compared them to many other areas in Somali Region Ethiopia, as well as Somalia, outside of coverage by the often single lane paved highways, the track system in Marehan country on the central plateau is incredibly more complicated, detailed, and expansive showing what is clearly the product of "intentional design."

Now Marehan Country in eastern Ethiopia is also historically infamously disaffected, has been estranged from the country it is part of, and both the government in Addis and the locals have had a "detente" going for decades in which the locals do not rebel or attempt to delegetimize the fact the area is "Ethiopia" in return Addis Ababa leaves them perfectly alone and controls for anything that would antagonize or inconvenience them.

Even the administration of Abdi Iley of Somali Region which was notably the most burdensome of all Somali Region administrations prior which had carte blanche by TPLF and Meles Zenewi to do anything he wanted on the border with support of ENDF was always refused ENDF support on that part of the border with Somalia of any of the parts.Even Zenewi and TPLF were sensitive to disrupting the equilibrium between Addis and the locals in Marehan country.

So because of this history of detente or contained indifference if each other---I do not conceive the track system was designed by any banch of Ethiopia other than the military. Certainly I would not imagine this was an investment from an organ in national or local government motivated by social development. This is clearly military for the practical, useful, strategic goals implicating efficient travel in what is probably the single most continuing sensitive part of Ethiopia's political boundary.

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Re: After gushing about Abudwaq/Marehan Country roads to Warder, it is obvious Ethio military is behind these great trac

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Galmudug state will give up your worthless territory,.
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I love Marehan my tool langdheer the South belongs to you
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theyuusuf143 wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:54 pm Galmudug state will give up your worthless territory,.
C'mon sxb, stop trolling me.
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This guy's love for Ethiopia and his believe of Ethiopia as this powerful, accomplished entity is something from an other World! Like others have said, this guy lives in his own bubble.

The Ethiopian army does not have such Engineering prowess to make those kind of straight tracks.
The Ethiopian occupation forces have never made or even attempted to make a single track of road in the occupied Somali territories. The single longest road that passes through the Ogaden was made by Italy in the 1930s.

These straight line tracks or "Cagaf" tracks, as they are known locally which cris-cross mainly the Eastern Ogaden Countryside, were made by Oil explotation Companies specially Americans and Germans in the 1950s and 1960s.
The local Ogaden used to do Dhaanto about these tracks and say:
Allow wuxuu uga jeeday mooyaanee
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Re: After gushing about Abudwaq/Marehan Country roads to Warder, it is obvious Ethio military is behind these great trac

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balwarama wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:43 am This guy's love for Ethiopia and his believe of Ethiopia as this powerful, accomplished entity is something from an other World! Like others have said, this guy lives in his own bubble.

The Ethiopian army does not have such Engineering prowess to make those kind of straight tracks.
The Ethiopian occupation forces have never made or even attempted to make a single track of road in the occupied Somali territories. The single longest road that passes through the Ogaden was made by Italy in the 1930s.

These straight line tracks or "Cagaf" tracks, as they are known locally which cris-cross mainly the Eastern Ogaden Countryside, were made by Oil explotation Companies specially Americans and Germans in the 1950s and 1960s.
The local Ogaden used to do Dhaanto about these tracks and say:
Allow wuxuu uga jeeday mooyaanee
Jarmalkii, Jid noo bixiyeey
I am really getting very bored with your irrelevant need to interject in my Marehan equity topics with your predatory manipulation.

I don't care about your opinions about Ethiopia.

You are not the one who has been disenfranchised for 80 years from your land in Somali Region.

You are the "most" empowered.

I do not care---once again---for your calculating, deceitful, hypocritical, PREDATORY MANIPULATION.

That is the same shit you used against the Marehan generation that came before us---we don't give a fock about it.

You will never get another Adan Loow who started the Italo-Abyssinian war of 1933, you will never get another Siad Barre who started the 1977 war----you will never ever get one of those from my generation in Marehan or following.

You sacrificed nothing substantively for ethnic irredentism. We have been living in a parallel universe with 0 recognition even to the land in which we have called home since recorded history.

Do not ever come into one or my Marehan equity topics again and bring your predatory manipulation. Keep your issues with Ethiopia in your own topics and issues.

I will tell you right now---I favor CORRECTING our 80 year state of hostilities with Ethiopia as Marehan. We are the only single community---forget even Somalis---but among all of Ethiopia's communities that has had enforced non-recognitiom over land and territory that has been ours since recorded history, that is ours today.

FOCK OFF!

Also, no; these tracks are totally different. Apparently you didn't even read what I wrote and also no these tracks are showing new additions between aerial satellite updates. There are some right now that are showing advancement between months.

In my opinion---I think it is obvious Ethiopia's military is behind this as this area has been a heavy interest since terrorism even. Do you know how many times Ethiopia brought even tanks into central Somalia through Caabudwaaq and Balanbale? When Ayroow was killed in Dhusamareb, Ethiopia had its biggest army base in Somalia right @ Balanbale.

Yes, these tracks are very security related clearly and they are not from the 50's, so are not even from 6 months ago!

And trust me---they have no comparison to rest of Somali region outside of main highways. These tracks are complex and detailed.

I would also conjuncture it signals how much the relationship between Ethiopia and its Marehan population has changed. I would not be surprised if we hear very soon about a paved connection to Caabudwaaq. This is clearly an integration going on as I had already described with Ethiopia having opened new schools and clinics it never had before in Marehan villages. They have even been gathering would-be Amharic teachers from Caabudwaaq area for 6-month intensive training in Jigjiga to come back and teach in Marehan country.

And I support it and so do most Marehan who understand how much ethnic irredentism has been used to manipulate them out of their equity.

Good bye.
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What Laangaabs who are full of cuqdad don't understand is, Ethiopia gives us everything because we fight them.
Nobody, respects meekness and conformity.
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balwarama wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:37 am What Laangaabs who are full of cuqdad don't understand is, Ethiopia gives us everything because we fight them.
Nobody, respects meekness and conformity.
Thank you. I want every single Marehan younger than 30 to read this.

What you just confirmed is why I called your deceitful nonsense above "predatory manipulation."

Marehan, THIS is their operating manual.

He goes and dines with Addis; yet he turns around to yell "SOMALI IRREDENTISM" at you---to keep you toeing a line he expects you to toe---SO HE CAN CANNIBALIZE YOUR EQUITY!

Isaaq was the 1st Somali clan to see through him. From Daroor to Awaare, Isaaq is today in control over his equity.

Majerten was the last to see through him; from Bookh to Galaadi Majerteen is king over his equity in northern Doollo region today.

Marehan is the only one whose equity is still being CANNIBALIZED to this day because our stubborn fathers believed in the ruse!

From Dudub to Yamaaruglay to Cilaanle to Laasocaano to Fadigaraadle to Garasle to Goohwayne---Marehan, you are the only ogres who have not seen through the ruse yet occupying the 3rd biggest landmass per sub-clan in entire Somali Region, Ethiopia!

FOCK OFF!

This topic does not concern you so do not write me anything else.

This is my topic and it is about roads.

Anything further you troll my topic with---I am going to request that it gets erased.
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We fight, Habesha. We don't dine with them. We give them bullets and still they make one of Us(still a traitor), the face of their fake administration in Jigjiga.
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Gubbet wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:45 am
balwarama wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:37 am What Laangaabs who are full of cuqdad don't understand is, Ethiopia gives us everything because we fight them.
Nobody, respects meekness and conformity.
Thank you. I want every single Marehan younger than 30 to read this.

What you just confirmed is why I called your deceitful nonsense above "predatory manipulation."

Marehan, THIS is their operating manual.

He goes and dines with Addis; yet he turns around to yell "SOMALI IRREDENTISM" at you---to keep you toeing a line he expects you to toe---SO HE CAN CANNIBALIZE YOUR EQUITY!

Isaaq was the 1st Somali clan to see through him. From Daroor to Awaare, Isaaq is today in control over his equity.

Majerten was the last to see through him; from Bookh to Galaadi Majerteen is king over his equity in northern Doollo region today.

Marehan is the only one whose equity is still being CANNIBALIZED to this day because our stubborn fathers believed in the ruse!

From Dudub to Yamaaruglay to Cilaanle to Laasocaano to Fadigaraadle to Garasle to Goohwayne---Marehan, you are the only ogres who have not seen through the ruse yet occupying the 3rd biggest landmass per sub-clan in entire Somali Region, Ethiopia!

FOCK OFF!

This topic does not concern you so do not write me anything else.

This is my topic and it is about roads.

Anything further you troll my topic with---I am going to request that it gets erased.
All mx should be made aware. It pisses me off that these folks preach fake anti-ethiopian sentiment to us while at the same time crying to the same ethiopians to dispossess us.

This community is seething. Dude is angry his haram eating is finally going to be gone. He can't stop himself from entering our topics since he's watching his worst nightmare unfolding before his eyes. And this won't even be the end, more to come. :lol:

I welcome this point of mx learning amharic and entering the government. Welcome to the game.
Personally, I have some cousins who do know amharic working in jigjiga and addis. And other relatives who are part of the ethiopian federal army, although some later shifted to liyuu polis. This is going to be fun, mx from libaan speaking amharic meeting reer mudug mx learning amharic in jigjiga/addis. :Obama:
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I know it's in your interest to learn Amharic.
However, subahanallah our ancestors must be turning in their graves.

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