AU to Quit its Somalia Involvement Demands UN to Take Over Security

The Ethiopia based African Union which originally supported and voted for the Ethiopian invasion in Somalia announced yesterday they failed to bring peace to Somalia and urged the UN to take over the responsibility of stabilizing the country and keeping the peace. 

 

The AU added they are not able to ensure peace and security in the war-torn African country especially in Mogadishu and requested the UN to take over the task of bringing back the long eluding peace and stability to the region with UN troops.

 

Ramatan Lamarmura, the AU's Somali Affairs representative said that the AU is no longer able to sustain the security or have any control of it.  He added that the security of Somalia is no longer in the AU's hands showing diminished hope of helping Somalia back to its feet. Mr. Lamarmura said AMISON tried to bring a resolution to the Somali conflict where, as a result of fighting with local resistances, some of AU members' troops have died in the cause.  

According to Ramatan Lamarmura, the AU will stop operating in Somalia in the near future as soon as the UN can respond to their demand of taking over the task of resolving the Somali conflict.  However, the UN may not have much interest in resolving the Somali conflict although it already passed a bill to bring UN troops in Somalia.  Many politicians in Africa and all over the world base the UN's lack of interest in getting involved with Somalia is due to the US's interference upon any UN potential progress to bring peace and stability to the horn of Africa as that would come into opposition with the U.S. agenda in Somalia

 

 

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Ethiopian trained and Armed 3,000 TFG Militia troops Arrive Mogadishu

Ethiopian trained and armed 3,000 TFG militia troops arrived in Mogadishu but are not expected to change the dynamic of the political situation in the capital or bring any peace to Somalia.  In fact, concerned Somali civilians expect on the contrary.

 

As reported by Dalkanews.com on July 19, 2008,. despite the recent peace agreement between the TFG and the ARS which was to promote cease-fire in 30 days with a July 9th deadline, the TFG may have broken the agreement by flooding Mogadishu with 3,000 armed troops to augment the current TFG militia.  The troops arrived Mogadishu late last week from the border of Ethiopia and Somalia where they were trained by Ethiopian generals are equipped by Ethiopia's Melez Zenawi.  No one know where they are to get their monthly salaries but they are under the command of the Ethiopian army, and as such are known Copy Amhara.

This army of three thousand TFG militia which are under the Tigres command are said to be preparing to continue what the Ethiopian army and the TFG militia were already doing; devastate the business institutions and cause as many civilian casualties, or displace Mogadishu citizens, as was promised by TFG official, Mohamed Dhere, and the Mayer of Mogadishu.

 

In the past few weeks, the ARS had taken control of many Somali towns and Somali cities from Ethiopian forces and their TFG allies.  The TFG and the Ethiopian invading army are hopeful their newly armed three thousand Ethiopia trained troops can retake control of those towns and cities.  However, the Alliance of Re liberation of Somalia (ARS) intend to continue their operation of resistance and said these newly armed militia are no different then their kind of TFG clan based militias.  Further more, the ARS sees this as an opportunity to capture more weapons for their struggle and vow to gain control of this new army's weapons.

 

The ARS had already conducted attacks against the newly armed Ethiopia commanded TFG militia.  On July 16, Somali news web sites reported that the new copy amhara army arrived Baidoa early morning carrying several trucks loaded with dead and wounded soldiers after being attacked by ARS fighters on their way to the interim capital of the unpopular Somali government.  A day earlier, the troops were attacked in Bardaale by ARS fighters on their way to Baidoa who claim to have killed more than 100 troops. 

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Zenawi and Somali President Said Behind Aid worker's Assassinations

According to credible sources, the Ethiopian army along with prominent figures in the unpopular Transitional Federal Government headed by former warlord Abdullahi Yusuf are behind the planned executions, in Mogadishu and its surroundings, of the important aid workersand NGO staff, a leading Somali News web site, dalkanews.com, reported on July 12, 2008. 

 

As reported, more than 70 specially trained youth whose job is to assassinate important figures such as those in International aid organizations,Somali Businessmen, Somali engineers, Somali doctors, Somalia political opponents of any importance, and any person or persons found to impede the TFG's Presidents orders and United States agenda in Somalia and Horn of Africa.  Their main goal is to distort the image of anti-government movements and as such are dressed in similar clothing as Al-Shabab fighters and shout "Allahu Akbar" God is Great slogans when doing their job. 

 

The specially trained young men are said to carry silent pistols with bigger and poisonous bullets which they use to assassinate their targets.  Those are weapons that are not available in Mogadishu and this proves further that they are well equipped from their masters.  Apparently, this team of assassins were trained for a period of 3 months in Mogadishu Football Stadium, an army base of the Tigres, by Ethiopian Sergeants, Ugandan officials, and CIA operatives, along with a number of warlords such as Darwiish who is holding a top security position in the non-functional TFG government.  The reports add that the young killers take direct orders from General Morgan, Abdullahi Yusuf's son-in-law,  and an Ethiopian Sergeant.  Both,are in turn controlled by Mr. Zenawi, the man behind the Ethiopian Invation, and Abdullahi Yusuf who is the puppet TFG president.

 

The target is any person with any influence in the Somali political spectrum or anyone who does not comply with Mr. Zenawi's and Mr. Yusuf's interest including those who repel the puppet TFG government and who supports anti-government groups.  In addition, these young men have the additional task of causing International out rage to keep Mogadishu in line with the US Agenda In Somalia (Kill or displace as many civilians as possible so no UN peace keepers dare to come to the country.)  Further more, they are to kill their targets in Al-Shabab style clothes shouting Islamic slogans to make witnesses think they are from anti-government forces.  You can read the dalkanews.com's article on who is behind the killing of aid workers in Mogadishu.

 

http://www.dalkanews.com/news.php?readmore=1967

 

 

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Hiiran.com's Abdi Yussuf Noor lie on Somalia: Situation Report

Review on the "Somalia: Situation Report No. 27 – 14 Jul 2008" by  Abdi Yussuf Noor on 254 734 800 120 – nooryussuf@un.org on hiiraan.com.

 

The report by Noor (name pronounced and spelled Nuur in Somali) summarizes the events that took place in Somalia in the past week.  You can read it at this url: http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2008/July/somalia_situation_report_no_27_–_14_jul_2008.aspx

 

Al thought the report rewrites several reported news including the killing of Osman Ali and the WFP contracted drivers in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mr Noor fails to mention the truth about who is behind the killings.  Several Somali News media web sites reported that no one knows who the killers were.  Despite this fact, Mr. Noor implies that Al Shabab and Somali Re-liberation Alliance committed this shameful act when he writes: The motives for the incidents have not yet been established but may be related to recent threats against national aid workers issued by anti-government groups in Mogadishu

 

Looking back in the week the murder of Osman Ali occurred, Al-Shabab clearly condemned this killing and their spokesman, Abu Mansuur, blamed the murder of Mr. Ali on the TFG militia and the Ethiopian occupiers:  "The Mujahedeen (fighters) are not behind his (Osman Ali's) killing and it is not becoming of them to kill important persons who help the Somali people on whose behalf we are fighting but the enemy of Allah (Ethiopia) are behind his killing," Muqtar Robow Abu Mansuur, spokesman for Al-shabaab movement told reporters in a telephone press conference.

 

Furthermore, Mr. Noor omits from his report the mass round up, of young men, that was carried out in Dayniile and Radaarka district in Mogadishu during July 12 and July 13 by the Ethiopian soldiers and their trained puppets, the TFG Militia.  He did not mention that on Sunday July 13, several young men were executed by Ethiopian troops and TFG militia in Mogadishu and its surroundings. 

 

Since most Somali people know the motives of the anti-government forces, which is to expel the Ethiopian invaders from Somalia, Mr. Noor's report clearly is meant to distort the resistance's image using the Somalia news media, specifically Hiiraan.com.  This is a shameful act.  Hiiran Online should review his reports before publishing them to the Internet because they are baseless as it references recent threats against national aid workers issued by anti-government groups which never happened.  In fact, Al-shabab and UIC fighters are against any harmful acts towards aid workers.  However, Hiiraan's writers may fail to know this because they are busy writing unconfirmed and untrue reports.

 

If you agree with my point of view, please either comment on the article "Somalia: Situation Report No. 27 – 14 Jul 2008" by  Abdi Yussuf Noor on 254 734 800 120 or send the writer an email and let him know what you think about this using this email address: nooryussuf@un.org on hiiraan.com.

 

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Several Young Somali Men Found Dead in Mogadishu after being Taken from their Homes by Ethiopian Troops and TFG Militia

On Sunday July 13, several young men were executed by Ethiopian troops and TFG militia in Mogadishu and its surroundings.  The youth were arrested and taken in military vehicles by the Ethiopian troops and the Transitional Federal Government militias on Saturday and early Sunday. 

 

Although the number of young Somalis that were arrested for this operation is not known, various sources including people who witnessed the mass arrests indicate more than hundred unarmed young men were rounded up for 72 hours and were taken to secret captivity with rumors that they are held in jails located in the Somali Villa Presidential base where they are tortured and then killed.

 

The mass round up was carried out in Dayniile and Radaarka district in Mogadishu during July 12 and July 13 by a joint operation of TFG Militia and Ethiopian army.  According to witnesses, the TFG militia and the Tigres (Ethiopian army) harassed, raped and snatched people's properties.  On Sunday, they broke into deserted houses and took anything they found inside including house furniture, jewellery, and automobiles.  Most people fled the two districts due to fear they or their children may be arrested and later killed.

 

The dead bodies were found Sunday morning on the streets of Mogadishu laying handcuffed and their legs tied together.  At least 3 bodies of what appeared to be young men between the ages of 16 to 25, were found blind folded.  In addition, at least 29 unarmed civilians were killed after they were taken out of their homes and brought out to showcase the killings so people can flee in an attempt to cause mass displacement of the population of Deyniile and Radaarka districts. 

 

The Ethiopian troops conduct these searches systematically in Mogadishu often and usually arrest people who are mostly later found dead, sometimes beheaded, on the streets.  A few months ago, several young men were found slaughtered after Ethiopian troops conducted raids in Wardhigley area where they removed people from their homes at night.  Around the same period, the Tigres also beheaded Somali civilians, mostly Muslim clerics, in Al-Hidaya mosque after overtaking the mosque during a prayer.  In the next few days, more dead Somalis are feered to be disposed out on the streets by Ethiopian troops.

 

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Somali Prime Minister Need Peace to get Aid from EU Donors!!

The Somali prime minister called on all sides of the current conflicts in the region to show a courteous regard for the recent peace agreement as he insisted that peace was possible even though there were long years of civil unrest and continued war in the east African nation.  Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein told reporters in The Hague after meeting Dutch aid minister Bert Koenders, "After 18 years of difficulties and problems, today there is a new hope that peace and stability may again reign in Somalia."

 

Furthermore, Prime minister Hussein appealed to all Somalis to back the peace agreement agreed on June 9 at UN-mediated talks in Djibouti where members of the Somali Re-liberation Army and TFG representatives signed the deal.  Later the the military wing of the ARS have rejected the deal citing unfair provisions hidden in the terms of the peace deal.

Peace was possible "if the government, the traditional leaders, the religious leaders, the diaspora play their role," said Prime minister Hussein.

Last June's deal gave both sides one month to implement a cessation of hostilities but it was opposed by the military wing of the ARS fighters who have continued their struggle, insisting on an Ethiopian troops withdrawal as a precondition to talks and to ceasefire.

The ARS has waged a war since Ethiopia invaded Somalia illegally in early 2007 with the U.S. Bush Administration's backing.

The unpopular TFG's prime minister admitted that the allegations that the government militia is systematically killing or arresting WFP and UN officials made it extremely difficult to provide the east African state with the humanitarian assistance it so vitally needs.

Osman Ali Ahmed, the head of the UN Development Programme in Somalia, was shot dead, reportedly by government officials, on Sunday by unknown gunmen as he left a mosque in the capital Mogadishu.

The killing of the top UN figure in Somalia was only the latest of a number of slayings of aid workers including a WFP driver who was shot today, July 10th. Charities have repeatedly asked both sides in Somalia to spare humanitarian staff.

The African Union mission to Somalia has deployed 2,600 peacekeepers in Somalia in addition to over 30,000 Ethiopian troops spread across the country -- well short of a promised 8,000 multinational African troops. So far it has failed to stem the violence between Ethiopia and the ARS fighters.

The prime minister's call for peace after meeting with Dutch Aid minister seems to outline the need for calm in the country before he can collect any additional aid from foreign donors for his governments financial needs.  It is becoming more difficult for EU donors to pay financial assistance to a government who is not functioning even in the only city they are based.  Baidoa, which is the only city the TFG claimed control of, was recently attacked and is currently under siege by ARS fighters.

 

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