Somalia's Warlords Re-emerge As A Threat Says The U.N.!

[Koronto91]

Whatever the UIC was, they could do one thing without a problem: stabilize southern Somalia & bring back dignity to millions of Somalis, now that they are gone, can the mediocre government restore any peace in Somalia?
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MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN
Wednesday, February 14, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's warlords are re-emerging and pose a threat to humanitarian aid deliveries to the needy, the United Nations warned Wednesday, as the government struggles to quell growing unrest.

Rising violence and a power vacuum caused by the ousting of Islamic forces by the transitional government could lead to a return of the chaos that plagued Somalia for 16 years, the U.N. said in a monthly report.

The spiraling violence is also likely to undermine attempts to deploy an African Union peacekeeping mission designed to protect the country's weak, Ethiopian-backed government and train a new army for the lawless nation.

"The re-emergence of warlords also raises serious concerns about the need to ensure principled humanitarian action and a do-no-harm approach," the U.N said. The report warned it was critical to avoid the "coercion and violence" perpetrated by warlords and their militias in the past, as they sought to cash in on aid flowing into the country.

The U.N. estimates around 1 million Somalis need humanitarian aid.

In Mogadishu, the nation's restive capital of 2 million, gunmen are being paid $2 a day to serve as vigilantes, according to businessmen and residents. Fighting here has killed at least 25 people in the last two weeks.

"The government has to take responsibility for security, before they get help from African peacekeepers," said Abdi Mo'ali Husein, a resident who has organized private security efforts.

About 15 private checkpoints have been set up in residential areas and armed militia are being employed by businesses to prevent attacks, according to Ibrahim Omar Sabriye, Mogadishu's deputy mayor.

Mogadishu Police Chief Ali Sa'id Abdi said his officers are working to contain the violence.

Islamic extremists opposed to the government routinely attack official buildings in Mogadishu, as well as Ethiopian troops deployed here.

In December, Ethiopia sent thousands of soldiers into Somalia to help the U.N.-recognized government defeat an Islamic movement trying to take over the country.

The AU peacekeeping force would replace the Ethiopian soldiers, who are widely despised by Mogadishu residents. However, it is not clear if the peacekeepers would be welcome, either, after demonstrations over the weekend by Somalis opposed to the expected AU deployment.

The U.N. Security Council is discussing in New York a draft resolution on Somalia, giving its blessing to an AU peacekeeping force that would serve in the country for six months.

Ethiopia had planned to withdraw its forces quickly, although the growing unrest makes a full withdrawal unlikely until at least the arrival of AU troops.

Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Seyoum Mesfin met with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf on Tuesday in the southern town of Baidoa.

They discussed the worsening security situation and resurgence of resistance groups, said a government official who declined to give his name because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Somalia has not had an effective national government since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned on one another, throwing the country into anarchy. A transitional government was formed in 2004 with U.N. help, but has had little authority because it has no real army or police force.

Source: AP, Feb 14, 2007

[FAH1223]

16 more years

[Dhaga Bacayl]

They never left. A/Y is the oldest one of all.

[Koronto91]

FAH1223:

How much longer do you think before Somalis get their shyt together & build their country? I am skeptical I'll ever see a peaceful & productive Somalia in my lifetime.

[Koronto91]

[quote="Dhaga Bacayl"]They never left. A/Y is the oldest one of all.[/quote]

Some people actually get all hysterical when someone calls A/Yusuf a warlord.

Interesting!

[Dhaga Bacayl]

[quote="Koronto91"][quote="Dhaga Bacayl"]They never left. A/Y is the oldest one of all.[/quote]

Some people actually get all hysterical when someone calls A/Yusuf a warlord.

Interesting![/quote]

They're not being honest if they beleive he's not. He was appointed by warlords and his "government" is full of warlords.

[Koronto91]

Dhaga Bacayl:

Whoever said Qabiil is a cancer in our midst was telling the truth.

Btw, I have noticed that most S/Landers are opposed to Ethiopian invasion, more so than others who claim to be true Somalis. I've actually seen 'Somalis' who gleefully cheer on the Ethiopians, something I thought I'd never see in my life.

I applaud S/Landers for their sense of patriotism.

[FAH1223]

[quote="Koronto91"]FAH1223:

How much longer do you think before Somalis get their shyt together & build their country? I am skeptical I'll ever see a peaceful & productive Somalia in my lifetime.[/quote]

I'm skeptical myself.

You can't negotiate warlords and all the people in South Somalia know is "I don't like you or your policies, so I'll pull my AK and shoot you" and its a mentality that probably won't go away

oh well, atleast the Northeast and and Northwest regions are peaceful... but they have warlords in suits as their leaders, but they won fair and square elections.

My mom, who lived in Hargeysa for a good part of her childhood and adolescence, born in Bosaso, lived in Xamar for a time in the mid 80s and is a proud Somali (Warsengeli Darod) doesn't think it will ever be peaceful. She married my dad (Xawadle Hawiye) and always says "Its your aabo's people why it will never be peaceful, always fighting and not settling"

To some degree I agree w/ her

[Koronto91]

FAH1223:

I am thinking of dropping Somalia like a bad habit & migrating to Mauritania. They look like us, their women are gorgeous like our women and their weather is semi-arid, sounds like home away from home.

[FAH1223]

[quote="Koronto91"]FAH1223:

I am thinking of dropping Somalia like a bad habit & migrating to Mauritania. They look like us, their women are gorgeous like our women and their weather is semi-arid, sounds like home away from home.[/quote]

Djibouti.... it will be the Dubai of Africa in the next decade, if they play their cards right

I would go to Egypt, but I heard its butt to live there now.

umm.. hmm.. Mauritania.. I never thought of it. It has the second largest city in the Sahara.. and not even a million people live there.. interesting.

[Koronto91]

FAH1223:

I lived in Egypt in the early 90s, it is a nice place to send the wifey & kids to, while you work in the States, because there is no way of making an income. Very ethnocentric society.

Alexandria is a nice coastal city (Mediterenean), but Cairo is a headache.

Mauritania is a booming country, they just discovered oil there and the country is becoming rich very fast. You should check it out.

Djibouti is a good choice, I was surprised that UIC leaders did not seek assylum there, specially since Cumar Geelle offered them assylum.

[FAH1223]

[quote="Koronto91"]FAH1223:

I lived in Egypt in the early 90s, it is a nice place to send the wifey & kids to, while you work in the States, because there is no way of making an income. Very ethnocentric society.

Alexandria is a nice coastal city (Mediterenean), but Cairo is a headache.

Mauritania is a booming country, they just discovered oil there and the country is becoming rich very fast. You should check it out.

Djibouti is a good choice, I was surprised that UIC leaders did not seek assylum there, specially since Cumar Geelle offered them assylum.[/quote]

What you said about Egypt is true, I heard the same thing from cousin who lived in Cairo like 2 years ago.

Yeah, it puzzles me why the ICU didn't go to Djibouti... its not like Djibouti is part of Somalia, though it is a land of Somalis.

[Dhaga Bacayl]

[quote="Koronto91"]Dhaga Bacayl:

Whoever said Qabiil is a cancer in our midst was telling the truth.

Btw, I have noticed that most S/Landers are opposed to Ethiopian invasion, more so than others who claim to be true Somalis. I've actually seen 'Somalis' who gleefully cheer on the Ethiopians, something I thought I'd never see in my life.

I applaud S/Landers for their sense of patriotism.[/quote]

Only my uncles from P/L were applauding the xabashis. It was their chance of defeating mooryaans in their home thrift. They don't see the big picture and the historical impact this event will have in all Somalis in general. Power+gread+qabiil = Self destruction. Somalia will never recover from this. Xabshis have bragging rights now, which they could never claim before. Thanks to A/Y and his twisted political tactics of manipulating others.

Personally, this current event of Somalia and Axmaaro strengthens my faith in Somaliland.

[Koronto91]

[quote="Dhaga Bacayl"] Personally, this current event of Somalia and Axmaaro strengthens my faith in Somaliland.[/quote]

Rightly so. What good is unification if there is nothing to get unified with? I always entertained the idea of a greater Somalia, but looking at the current situation in Somalia, I think it is best if every Somali fends for him/herself. Why bring everyone down with you?

Somalis in NFD, Zone 5, Ogadenia, S/land, Djibouti should concentrate on surviving on their own. Somalia is dead for now! Maybe after a revolution of some sort, we can come back together as a greater Somalia.

[abwaan1]

The idea of greater Somalia is dead, dead for ever. Any Somali who actually want to have anything to do with Xamar Xaar, got to be sick in head, in serious way. It will stay that way for ever. Despite Somalis being backward people everywhere, by far everyone is doing better than the people who live in the south the animal farm.