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SOMALI NATIONAL RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE

KCCT MBAGATHI, NAIROBI.
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Centre KCCT, Green Room, Admin. Block.Tel. No. 891201/2 Ext. 2347; Telefax:
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EMAIL: somalipeaceconf@yahoo.com
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Mbagathi, Nairobi – September 15 2003 - Delegates attending the Somali National Reconciliation Conference this evening adopted a Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), paving the way into the power-sharing stage (Phase III) which starts tomorrow afternoon.

 This follows the major breakthrough late Saturday in which Somali leaders agreed on all the sticking points which included how and when to establish a federal system of government and the formation of regional administrations.

Celebrations started in the Conference hall and elsewhere in KCCT compound immediately after the adoption of the TFC. Many delegates were seen to be making and receiving telephone calls to and from friends and relatives to inform about the major breakthrough which has eluded the conference since it started in Eldoret, Kenya, October last year. Delegates congratulated each other; others hugged and kissed TC officials and conference secretariat members while others danced to patriotic songs signifying the conclusion of a key stage in the Conference. 

Kenya’s Special Envoy to the Conference, Ambassador Bethuel A Kiplagat, thanked the delegates - who have been in the talks for almost one year - for their patience. Mr. Kiplagat said that in order to get an all-inclusive attendance he ensured that the few absent leaders were represented by bona fide deputies.

He said the doors are open for those who want to contribute in the power-sharing stage, pointing out that though the Charter covers all fundamental areas there could be room for improvement, giving as an example the on-going constitution making process in Kenya.

He said the process of reconciliation and forgiveness evident in the Somali leaders meeting (Saturday) would be continued by the Technical Committee (TC) which is facilitating the conference. Mr. Kiplagat noted the government formed here will have to be acceptable and will then act as an agent for reconciliation and peace-building processes started here. He cautioned that such a government will require relative peace in order to perform on all these fronts.

He said the IGAD facilitators and the international community will be called upon to provide a peace-keeping force after the government is formed.

Starting tomorrow afternoon for one week Somali leaders, IGAD-invited politicians (delegates) and traditional leaders commence the selection process of MPs. Each of the four major clans has been allocated 78 seats with an Alliance of other clans getting 39 seats. It is anticipated that the sharing of seats within clans will be completed by Tuesday next week. The MPs will elect a Speaker and the President. Under the TFC the President nominates a Prime Minister who appoints the cabinet. Already many prominent Somalis have offered themselves for leadership positions. Campaigns are expected to start in earnest soon


MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH AT THE SOMALI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE

All the Somali Leaders attending the Reconciliation Conference in Mbagathi in a bid to break the impulse occasion on their difference in the interpretation of the contentious Article 11 of the Transitional Federal Charter agreed on the following issues.

  1. They ALL agreed on the contentious issues of the charter. This means that article 11, Paragraph 2 & 3 has been agreed upon by all the Leaders attending the Mbagathi conference. The article now reads as follows:

ARTICLE 11

PARAGRAPH 2:-

The Somali Republic shall comprise:

(a)    The Transitional Federal government,

(b)    State Governments ( two or more regions federate, based on their free will)

(c)    Autonomous regional administrations

(d)    District administrations

PARAGRAGH 3:-

(a)    The Transitional Federal Government shall promote and develop the State Governments, Regional and District Administrations subject to the legislation and the guidelines of the Federal Constitutional Commission on the formation of Transitional Federal Government.

(b) The State Governments, Regional and District Administrations shall comprise    all regions in Somalia.

  1. The Leaders decided to embark on a process of receconciliation and forgiveness.
  1. They also promised to work together in the plenary to ensure that the plenary runs smoothly for the eventual adoption of the Charter.
  1. They thanked the Special Envoy Amb. Bethuel Kiplagat, IGAD Technical Committee Members, International Partners Forum for their patience in the mediation effort.

For further details contact the Media & Cultural Centre of the Somali National Reconciliation Conference.


SRRC PRESS STATEMENT

SRRC organization who never hesitate to realize putting ceasefire and to put an end the Somali prolonged war through a peaceful means and real reconciliation based on understanding in order to establish a broad based Somali National Government without any tribe supremacy by respecting the rights of the different communities of the Somalis.

We hereby declare that we are disappointed by the Mogadishu declaration of Adikassim Salat Hassan, Muse Sudi Yalahow, Osman Ato & Bare Hirale, following their meeting on 9th September 2003 which stated their opposition to the ongoing Reconciliation conference in Mbagathi, Nairobi. The declaration aims at the continuity of Somali civil strife and prolongation of the past thirteen years by disrupting the peace conference and initiating new civil war. They openly declared they are seeking new military conflict in Lower Shabeele regions where they control it illegitimately.

The Mogadishu group by their declaration are violating the Eldoret declaration of cessation of hostilities signed on 27th October 2002.Lastly the SRRC organization appeals to the said group to stop weakening the smooth going of the conference in Kenya as well we are appealing to the International Community to take appropriate steps towards any party that tries to disrupt the peace reconciliation which is the only way that law and order can be restored in Somalia.

Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed Lohos
Current Chairman of SRRC


Special envoy Ungaro press release

Following is a press statement made by the Italian Special Envoy for Somalia Ambassador Carlo Ungaro, on Friday, 5th September 2003, in Nairobi. Reported by Abdikarim Aden Hussein.

I come from a civilization that strongly believes in the freedom of the press, and therefore I do not usually react if there are reports in the Somali press that misquote me or attribute to the Italian Government positions which are not true. However, few days ago Towfiq Newspaper in Mogadishu published an article which in my opinion is a result of irresponsible journalism, and which could cause confusion among it's readers about the position of Italy.

This article stated by saying that the Italian Government is not satisfied With the manner in which the conference is being run and it wants the venue of the conference to be shifted to Somalia. Now, first of all it is not our position to be or not to be satisfied with the conference, because we are not responsible for the conference. However we have constantly reiterated as a country and president of the European Union our full support to the conference under the guidance of the IGAD Technical Committee presided by Ambassador Kiplagat.We believe that there is no alternative to the conference being held in Mbagathi in Kenya, and we certainly do not feel it is the moment to transport it elsewhere whether in Italy or in Somalia.

Then it says that we want to do this because we want to favor the candidature of some politicians to senior posts in the government. We, like the rest of the International Community do not favor any candidate. We have no prejudice for or against any of the candidates for the presidency or for other senior posts in the forthcoming Somali Provisional Government. And further it states that the Italians are excerpting efforts on how only the political factions based in the Southern regions of Somalia will be involved in the conciliation conference.

Now, we have not certainly deviated from our position which is in tune With the position of all International Organizations, therefore the conference in Mbagathi is a conference that involves all of Somalia in its full territorial integrity. Finally it claims that IGAD Technical Committee seriously opposes the plan of the Italian Government. Well, the Technical Committee does not oppose a plan of the Italian Government, for the simple reason, that there is no such a plan. This sentence implies that there are differences between the International Community, the European Union, Italy and IGAD Technical Committee but its not, we are working together all the time. We sometimes have differences over some details, but we are all absolutely engaged in bringing about successful end to this conference, with the formation of an assembly and government that will carry Somalia through the next four years.

Question: Is it true that the conference will be moved to Italy? Answer: This has been going on ever since I have arrived here. It is totally false. We have always maintained that this is IGAD conference, and it has to take place in the country which has been determined by the IGAD Summit in Khartoum in January 2002. Question: Italy now holds the rotating Presidency of the European Union, how is it helping Somalia? Answer: We are waiting for the results of the conference. We certainly will be spearheading, International, in this case European intervention in Somalia, in several levels: Level one is of course the humanitarian aid, being food, medicine and other things, second level is aid in creating security in Mogadishu and in other parts of Somalia. Third thing is to help the new government to get installed in Mogadishu, because it needs of lot of help in finding venue to undertake its business, and then of course general problem of the development aid in the more distance future, and to try to pick up where we left off when the civil war began. Question: What is your opinion on whether Italian language should to be included in the Charter? Answer:

The Charter has points of dispute which are much more important than whether Italian is the second language or not, like article 19 which is how federalism will be applied, and as far as the language is concerned this is a matter for the assembly to decide and it will not make a difference to the Italian attitude towards Somalia, whether Italian is a second language or not. I do not think it is important issue as the one that is really the subject of very serious debate among the Somali delegates. Question: What about the financial support of the conference by Italy and EU? Answer: Well, many International organizations and single countries have contributed to this conference. It is not a secret that the main Contributors are the European Commission, Germany and Italy, but also many other countries and organizations have contributed, like the Arab League, Norway, Great Britain and the United States of America. And we understand of course, that the contributions will have to continue until the conference comes to an end, and even if it should take a longer time than what we have originally foreseen.

Question: Lastly, what would you say to the Somali people? Answer: I think people of Somalia need to be reassured that this long period of suffering will come to an end, and we really do hope that Mbagathi will produce the basis. It will not solve the moment in which a President is elected in Mbagathi, which will not be the solution of the Somali problems. But it will be the beginning of a new process which will go on for some years, of course, the new process which the International Community will be heavily involved.

…THE END…

Maamulka Somaliland iyo ka ganacsiga dadka, Wasiirkii Kalluumaysiga Somaliland oo iscasilay

8/18/2003
Maamulka la magac baxay Somaliland ayaa hadda noqday mid hormuud ka ah ka ganacsiga dadka iyada oo gacan-saar la leh dawladda Itoobiya. Kal hore ayay ahayd markii niman Soomaaliyeed gacanta Cigaalkii dhintay u geliyay Amxaaro. Nimankan oo xasuuq lagula kacay laguna gefey xaquuqdoodii Soomaalinnimo, Islaamnimo iyo Aadnimaba ayaa Soomaalidu meel kastoo ay joogaan ka cadhoodeen. Haddaba maamulka aqoonsi raadiska ahi waxa ay dhowaan ku afduubeen magaalada Hargeysa Cali Cabdi Cabdalle oo isaga ninkii ilaahay ku sababay arrintiisii ay ka heshiiyeen labada qabiil/qabiil oo ay arrintani khusaysay diyana/magna kala qaateen. Cali oo hadda Soomaaliya joogay ayaa halkaa lagu qafaashay, ka dibna markii la is hor fadhiistay waxay talo isugu ururtay in beesha uu ka soo jeedo Cali dadkooda maamulkaa la shaqaynayey ayna ka mid yihiin Maxamed Siciid Gees (wasiirka is casilay,) iyo kuwa kale inay iskaga baxaan.

Arrintan oo hadda ah mid hadda cakiran ayaa la sheegayaa in waan-waateedii gabaabsi tahay. Maxamed Siciid Gees sida la wada ogsoon yahay waa Wasiirka ugu culus xilal kala duwanna ka soo qabtay maammulada Somaliland u dhisnaa. Mr. Gees wuxu soo qabtay xilal ay ka mid ahaayeen Wasiirka Maaliyadda, Arrimaha debedda Kalluumaysaga iyo meelo kale. Maxamed Siciid oo iska casilay xilkaas codsi ka yimi beesha uu ka soo jeedo awgeed ayaa xilkaa iska dhigay. Xilka ka degidda Gees oo la wada ogsoon yahay ayaa si khalada looga war bixiyey iyada oo BBCSomali, Jamhuuriya iyo meelo kale baahiyeen in isaga xilka laga xayuubiyey, taasoo been cad ah.

Iyada oo marka shilkani dhacay uu Hargeysa ku sugnaa Suldaanka Warsangeli Siciid C/salaan Maxamuud oo isna ka qayb galay xal u helidda arrinta Cali. Waxa ay arrini ku ururtay in Cali shuruud la’aan lagu sii daayo haddii kale ay noqonayso mid colaad hurin ah. Waxayse ka fursan weydey in  dhammaanba waxgaradkii, odayaasha beeshu go’aansadeen in tallaabadan lagu diiddan yahay xadhiga Cali lagu qaado maammulka Riyaale hoggaaminayo.

Haddaan dib u milicsanno waxyaalihii hore u soo dhacay: Riyaale ayaa muddo hadda laga joogo dhawr bilood Magaalada Laascaanood kala kulmay niyad jab weyn ka dib markii halkaa laga soo eryey laguna qaabbili waayey isagoo Madaxweyne Somaliland ku socda. Iska hor imaadkan taariikhiga ah ayaa waxay keentay in labada maammul ee Puntland iyo Somaliland isku dhacaan. Khasaare dil ku jiro ayaa halkaas ka dhacay. Haddaba falkan qafaalashada Cali ayaa ah mid raad ku leh siyaasad, waxana loo badinayaa in xaaladda gobollada Waqooyi ku soo noqoto sidii colaaddii bilogowgii 90-91kii markii dawladdii qaranku dhacday.

Sida la wada ogsoon yahay, rajada keliya ee hadda furnayd waa iyadoo xagga socodka dadku isu furnaa labada dhinac isla markaa baayac-mushtari ka dhexeeyey gobolladan deriska ah. Soomaliya oo hadda muddo 13 sano ah dawlad la’aan ah ayaa noqotay meel ay ka taliyaan Jabhado magac maammul huwaday iyo dagaal oogayaal iskood ugu amar ku taagleeya degaannada ay qabaa’illadoodu degaan. Waxa ka dhacay waddanka dil badan, kufsi, boob, dhac iyo bur-bur aan la soo koobi karin. Waxase hadda tan ku soo saa’idday ka ganacsiga dadka oo laba weji kala leh: Tan hore qofka oo la qafaasho, lagana qaato lacag madax furasho ah; tan kale oo Madaxweyne Cigaalkii dhintay ugu horreeyey wax ku kaca ayaa ah in la afduubo dadka u dhashay waddanka loona gacan geliyo cadow ama meelo ay dembi ka galeen oo lagu guhaadi karo. Waxase isweyddiin leh maammul aan cidina adduunka aqoon ama dawlad xataa aan ka diiwaan gashanayn Interpol (booliis weynaha adduunka,) cid masoo qafaali kartaa? Jawaabtu waa maya, iska daa jabhade dawlad aan ka tirsanayn Interpol kama tarjumi karto sharciyada u yaal dawladaha adduunka. Waxa aad layaab u leh qafaalashada Cali oo ah mid aan sal iyo raad lahayn cawaaqib xumada ay ku keeni doonto Riyaale iyo maammulkiisa.



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ETHIOPIA: Minister says Somalia should be united, denies interference


Bereket Simon

ADDIS ABABA, 8 Aug 2003 (IRIN) - Ethiopia has rejected calls by the breakaway republic of Somaliland for international recognition by insisting that the region’s future lies within a united Somalia.

Information Minister Bereket Simon told IRIN that while Somalis will decide their own future, Ethiopia’s interests lie in unifying the war-ravaged state.

His comments came as Dahir Riyale Kahin, president of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, held talks in Addis Ababa with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and key Ethiopian officials.

The talks, according to Bereket, focused on two areas – latest developments in Somaliland and security issues surrounding the common border with Ethiopia. Members of the Somaliland delegation have not made any public announcements.

Bereket also dismissed claims that the five-day visit by the Somaliland delegation, which also includes the foreign minister Edna Adan Ismail, undermined the Somali peace talks currently underway in Kenya. The Somaliland authorities have refused to attend the conference, saying it has nothing to do with them.

Bereket said he remained optimistic about the Nairobi-based talks, as long as the rival factions stayed at the negotiating table.

"We think they will find a possible way out of the current situation through dialogue and continuous engagement – that is the only way out,” he said.

“We don’t see walk-outs from such meetings as solutions, nor resorting to armed intimidation,” he added. The president of Somalia's Transitional National Government (TNG) Abdiqassim Salad Hassan walked out of the talks last week saying they were heading towards the "dismemberment" of Somalia.

Bereket also dismissed claims that Ethiopia was “meddling” in the talks. “Ethiopia cannot serve as the scapegoat for the failures that he [Abdiqassim] has executed in that meeting.”

“If you are asking me about the wishes of Ethiopia, it is that we would like to see a united Somalia living peacefully, being led by a responsible state,” Bereket stated.

“That is our wish and we will try to the best of our capacity to assist our Somali brothers to achieve this objective – but that remains their task and depends on how they act."

“Whether this dream can come true or not is the work of the Somali brothers and sisters," he added.

"The best way forward is continuing the dialogue and reaching agreement based on the accommodation of the interests of different sectors of Somali people.”

Source:IRIN.ORG

Guddiga Farsamada ee IGAD oo Kala Feker Duwanaansho Ka Muujiyey Ka Bixidda Shirka ee C/qaasim

Guddiga farsamada Igad ayaa markii ugu horaysay cadeeyay in ay ku kala duwan yihiin aragtida ay ka qabaan ka bixitaanka shirka ee C/qaasim Salaad Xasan, madaxweynaha dowlada kmg-ah.

Dowlada Jabuuti ayaa cadeysay in aysan taageersaneyn hadalka ka soo yeeray danjiraha Itoobiya u fadhiya shirka Kenya ee ku aadan ka bixitaanka C/qaasim oo danjiraha Itoobiya uu sheegay in uu C/qaasim yahay shaqsi aan waxba u dhimayn shirka ,halka Jabuuti ay sheegtay in C/qaasim uu yahay madaxweynaha TNG-da, loona baahan yahay in qof kasta in sidii loo baadi goobi karo loo baadi goobo, laguna soo celiyo shirka.

Dowlada Kenya ayaa iyadu cadeynin in mowqikeedu ku wajahay ka bixitaanka shirka ee C/qaasim, inkastoo ay taageersan tahay in wafdi loo diro C/qaasim iyo xubnaha kale ee ka maqan shirka, si la isugu dayo in laga soo dhaadhiciyo ka soo qeyb galka shirka.

Muran Hor Leh oo Ka dhashay Qaar Ka Mida Qodobbada Axdiga

Iyadoo ay durbo muuqatay in kooxaha Soomaalida ka qeyb galaya shirka ay si weyn ugu kala aragti duwan yihiin axdiga cusub ee loo qeybiyay ergooyinka shirka oo qaar ka mid ah kooxuhu ay qodobo axdiga ku qoran taagan yihiin gebi ahaanba la bedelo ayaa iyadoo aan la gaarin goortii loo codeynayo iyo waqtiga kooxuhu u gudbinayaan guddiga farsamada Igad, qodobada ay doonayaan in wax laga bedelo ayay qaar ka mid ah kooxu si weyn isaga soo horjeesteen qodobada axdiga qaarkood.

Kooxda G-8 ayaa rag ka mid ahi qabaan in gebi ahaanba la joojiyo qodobada ay ka mid yihiin in caasimada laga wareejin karo Muqdisho, ha xasiloonaato ama yeysan xasiloonaanine fikradaa soo ay si weyn uga soo horjeesteen xubnaha golaha SRRC iyo xubno kale oo kooxaha ka mid ah, waxayna sheegeen in aysan suuro gal ahayn in meel aan xasilooneyn la geeyo dowlada lagu dhisayo shirka.

Kooxaha qaba in si kmg-ah caasimada Soomaaliya looga bedeli Karin Muqdisho waxay qabaan in maadaama Soomaaliya oo dhan ay ka wada dhaceen dagaalo ahli ah Muqdisho laga bilaabo meelaha xasiloonida lagu soo celinayo si ay u sahlanaato in dalka intiisa kale la nabadeeyo, halka kuwo kale ay ku doodayaan in aysan Caqli ahayn in meel aan deneyn dowlad in ay sahqeyso la rabo la geeyo, raga sidaas ku doodayana ay u arkaan kuwo doonaya in ay shirka carqaladeeyaan.

Puntland oo Digniin Ay U Soo Jeedisay Somaliland Uga Jawaab Celisay Ciidammona Geysey Sool iyo Sanaag

Maamul goboleedka Puntlan oo todobaadkan oo fariin digniin iyo eedeyn isugu jirtay ay uga timid maamulka Soomaaliland oo ugu baaqay C/laahi Yusuuf inay faraha kala baxo arrimaha gudaha maamulka Soomaaliland,gaar ahaan deegaanada gobolada Sool iyo Sanaag ayaa maamul goboleedka Puntland waxa ay digniintaasi ka bixiyeen jawaab fariin ficil u muuqata, kadib markii ciidamo dheeraad ah u direen gobolada Sool iyo Sanaag, gaar ahaan magaalooyinka Laas caanood iyo Buuhoodle oo dhowaan maamulka Puntland ay gobol cusub ay ka dhigeen.

Sidoo kale maamulka Puntland waxa ay ku guuleysteen maalinnimadii shalay isku dhafka ciidamadii jabhadii Jeneraal Cadde Muuse iyo kuwii daraawiishat ee Col: C/laahi Yuusuf.

Dhinaca kale Sarkaal ka tirsan maamulka Puntland ayaa sheegay in aysan iminka deegaanada Puntland oo dhan imaan Karin cid ka socota maamulka Soomaaliland, xitaa haddii ay u dhasheen gobolada Puntland, isaga oo sheegay in cidii ka socoto maamulkaas ee timaada Puntland in laga qaadi doono talaabo waafaqsan, waa sida uu hadalka u dhigaye.

Maxamed Cali
Somalivoices Mogadishu Correspondent


Wararkii ugu Dambeeyey Shirka Soomaalida

Yusuf Hassan - BBCSomali.com

In ku dhow dhow soddon odey dhaqameed ayaa lagu dhaarayay shalay galinkii danbay madasha shirka dib u heshiisiinta Soomaalida ee Imbagathi.

Boqol iyo seddex oday dhaqameed oo la sheegay in ay Nairobi joogeen ayaa intooda badan waxay diideen in la dhaariyo.

Waxyaabaha lagu dhaarinayay odeyaasha ayaa waxaa ka mid ahaa in ay si saxa u yihiin odayaal dhameedyo ka socda beelahooda iyo in ay daacad u noqdaan oo ay si saxa u gutaan xilkooda xulista xubnaha baarlamaanka, u gutaan xilkooda si aan eex laheyn.

Odeyaal dhaqameedyada caanka ah ee hadda jooga Niarobi ayaa intooda badan waxaa lama filaan ku noqotay dhaartan.

Sidoo kalena waxaa lala yaabay rag aan hore loogu aqoon hogaamiye dhaqmeednimo in hadda loo dhaariyay hogaamiye dhaqmeednimo. Taas oo ka careysiisay beelaha qaarkood oo u arkay in meel weyn looga dhacay arrimahooda dhaqanka.

Hogamiye dhameedyada qaarkood oo aan la kulmay ayaa ii sheegay in dhaarta iyo hogaamiye dhaqmeedyada cusub ee la keenay in ay meel ka dhac ku tahay meeqaamooda dhaqameed.

Waxaana si weyn uga caraysiiyay odeyaasha dhaqanka beelo lahaa hal hogaamiye dhaqameedyo oo caan ahaa in hadda loo dhaariyay hogaamiye dhaqmeed cusub oo aan la aqoon halka uu ka yimid iyo cida ka danbeysa.

Hase yeeshee, marka aan weydiiyay Afhayeenka Shirka, Maxamed Cabdullaahi sida laga yeelayo cabashada odeyaasha dhaqanka, ayaa waxaa uu ii sheegay in cidii caaqil aysan aheyn sheegata in aan shirka loo ogolaan doonin.

Dhanka kale, Deegaanada Puntland iyo Somaliland ayaa labadaba ilaa iyo hadda aanan ka joogin shirka odeyaal dhaqameedyo la yaqaano.

Hase yeeshee, maamulka shirku waxaa uu sheegay in uu ku talo jiro in uu keeno dhamaan hogaamiyeyaasha dhaqanka ee haraysan.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, maalmihii la soo dhaafay ayaa waxaa loo qeybiyay nuqulo dastuurka cusub ah oo Soomaali ku qoran kooxaha, waxaan laga codsaday koox kasta in ay soo akhriyaan oo ay soo gudbiyaan wixii sixid u baahan, waxaa la filayaa in doodii dastuurka cusub in la bilaabo maanta.

Iyadoo ay wali taagan yihiin arrimihii xasaasiga ahaa ee ku jiray dastuurka ee uu muranka weyni ka taagnaa.

Source: BBCSOMALI SERVICE

Somaliland North-West administration rejects attempts to bring it into peace talks

NAIROBI, 4 Aug 2003 (IRIN) - The authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia have reiterated their rejection of attempts to bring them into the ongoing Somali reconciliation talks in Kenya.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the office of the region's president, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Somaliland is not a party to the Somali peace talks.

And the Somaliland information minister, Abdillahi Muhammad Du'ale, told IRIN on Monday that Somaliland would welcome any peace deal between the parties "in the former Italian Somalia", but noted that "this has nothing to do with Somaliland".

The statement described as "a surprise" comments by Kenya's Ambassador Bethwel Kiplagat, who is chairing the peace conference, that the talks concern the whole of Somalia. The draft charter includes Somaliland within the boundaries of Somalia.

However, the Somaliland regional government's statement said Somaliland's borders were those it inherited from the British, and "are recognised by the African Union and the UN".

The information minister, who was reacting to media reports that a Kenyan government delegation was on its way to Somaliland to try and convince it to attend the Nairobi talks, told IRIN that any Kenyan delegation to Somaliland was welcome "so long as they are coming to discuss bilateral issues and ways of developing bilateral relations".

He warned, however, that Somaliland "will not entertain any delegation whose objective is to bring us into these talks".

"Such a mission will not be welcome, and they should not waste their time," he stressed. "We have made our position very clear on numerous occasions and it is well known to IGAD [Inter-Governmental Authority on Development] and the international community."

The Somaliland statement also warned Col Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, president of the neighbouring self-declared autonomous region of Puntland to stop interfering in Somaliland affairs.

"We will not tolerate his threats against parts of Sool and Sanaag regions," it said, adding that Abdullahi Yusuf "will bear full responsibility for the consequences" of his actions.

Both Somaliland and Puntland claim the two regions, which geographically fall within the borders of the former British Somaliland, but where most of the resident clans are associated with Puntland.
Source: IRNIN

Guddi sahan ah oo milatari oo u amababaxay Soomaaliya

BBCSOMALI [July 22, 2003]

Waxaa maanta u ambabaxay Soomaaliya wafdi milatari oo ka socda Midawga Afrika, oo soo sahminaya sidii Soomaaliya loo geyn lahaa Ciidamo Goob joogayaal ah oo hor u dhac u ah Ciidamo Afrinaan ah ee Nabad ilaalin ee laga fekarayo in Soomaaliya lageeyo, haddii dawlad loo dhan yahay lagu dhiso shirka hadda ka socda Nairobi.

Waxaa kooxdaan sahanka ah hogaaminaya Gaanshanle dhexe A. Khalifi, waxayna soo eegi doonaan fariisimaha lagu talo jiro in la geeyo ciidamada Nabad ilaalinta Africanka ah.

Xubnahaan sahanka ah oo booqashadoodu u bilaabatay maanta, ayaa waxay soo maaliya ku sugnaan doonaan ilaa 31ka bishaan Luuliyo.

Waxayna ka bilaabayaan socdaalkooda Magaalada Luuq, iygoo uga sii gudbaya magaalooyinka Garoowe , Boosaaso, Beladweyne, Muqdisho , iyo Baydhabo iyo Kismaayo oo ay ku soo gabagabeynayaan socdaalkooda.Dhanka kale, magaalada Nairobi ayaa waxaa maanta shir isugu yimid hogaamiye dhaqameedyo tiradoodu gaareyso 43 oo ka kala yimid magaalooyinka Muqdisho, Baydhabo, B/weyne, Kismaayo iyo kuwo kalaba waxayna ka shirayaan kaalinta hogaamiye dhaqameedyada kaga aadan shirka dib u heshiisiinta ee ka socda Mbagaathi. Waxaana la filayaa in ay shirkooda war ka soo saaraan isla maanta.

Waxaana ka mid ahaa hogaamiye dhaqameedyadaas Imaam Maxamuud Imaam Cumar, Malaaq Mukhtaar Malaaq Xasan, Ugaas Ciise Ugaas Cabdulle iyo kuwo kale.

Waxaa kale oo jira in hogaamiye dhaqameedyo muhiim ah iyo siyaasiyiin kale in ay wali shirka ka maqanyihiin, kuwaas oo la filayo in iyagana dhawaan la keeno.

Source: BBCSOMALI SERVICE

Hoggaamiye Kooxeed Diiddan Hesshiiska Lagu Gaadhay Mpaghathi

IRIN [July 16, 2003]

Hoggaamiye kooxeed Yalaxow oo ku salaysan Muqdisho ayaa diiday heshiiskii nabadda ay saxeexeen bishan horraanteedii wufuudda shirka nabadda ee Nairobi, isagoo ku sheegay heshiiskaas mid cilladaysan.

Waxanu la jirraa nabadda laakiin heshiiskani waxa saxeexay dad aan miisaan iyo awood ku lahayn dalka," sidaas waxa uu u sheegay IRIN.

Wuxu kale oo intaa ku daray, badankooda kuwa saxeexay heshiiska wax isbeddel ah ma samayn karaan xagga nabadda ama dagaal ee dalka. Waxa loo baahan yahay heshiis nabadeed oo ay ka wada qayb galeen dadka nabadda daneeya oo dhan, waa siduu sheegaye.

Haddaba heshiiskan dhacay 5 July waxay ku tilmaantay IGAD mid taariikhi ah oo dhexdhexaadin uun ah.

Keligii kuma aha Mr. Yalaxow diidmada, ee waxa isna la qaba Madaxweynaha TNG, Cabdiqassim Salad oo isna diiday heshiiska, weliba isagoo sheegay in uu yahay heshiisku mid lagu kala qoqobayo Soomaalida.


Xaflad Lagu Maamusayey Maalmaha Qarannimada Soomaaliya oo Ka Dhacday Columbus,. OH, U.S.A

Columbus, OHIO [July 13, 2003]

Xaflad lagu maamuusayey maalmaha qarannimada Soomaaliya ayaa lagu qabtay Iskuulka Miflin Middle School. Xafladdan oo ay soo qabanqaabiyeen Ururrada Bulshada ee ka dhisan magaalada Columbus, ayaa markii hore kutalagalkeedu ahaa in la qabto I-dii Luuliyo ee la soo dhaafay, hase ahaatee, waxa dib u riday dedaal loogu jiray in lagu daro bandhig dhaqaneed xafladda.

Dad aad iyo u fara badan ayaa ka soo qayb galay xafladda. Waxa ka mida ahaa odayaal, carruur Soomaaliyeed oo fara badan, dhallinyaro iyo dumar. Dadkii halkaa isugu yimi waxa ka mida ahaa Xaaji Cali Mire oo ahaa ninkii sameeyey heesta SOOMAALIYEEY TOOS, kana qaaday heestaa meeshii xafladdu ka dhacday. Waxay ahayd qiiro aad u weyn markii gabdho iyo wiilal yar-yar oo loo soo geliyey dhar calanka u eg, ay u jiibiyeen Xaajiga oo isagu heesta halkaa ka qaaday. Waxa halkaa diyaar ku ahaa koox tumayey muusikada iyo koox hiddaha iyo dhaqanka soo bandhigaysay.

Xafladdan oo aad loo soo agaasimay ayaa waxa ka soo qayb galay oo kale dad Ajnebi kale iyo Maraykan isugu jira. Waxa laga tumay heestii calanka. Waxa kala oo laga sheekeeyey Taariikhdii Soomaaliya iyo halgankii dheeraa ee ay Soomaalidu u soo gashay xorriyaddeeda. Waxa ka hadlay meesha madax iyo culumo aw-diin kale iyan u tafa-xaydnaa wacyi gelinta ummada walaalaha ah. Waxa kale oo xusuus mudan, waxa lagu soo bandhigay xafladda buug suugaanta uu ka qoray, qoraa Soomaaliyeed oo la yiraahdo Xuseen Xalane, kaasoo soo ururiyey gabayadii iyo suugaantii kala duwanayd ee Soomaalida, siiba suugaanta raacatada.

Xafladdan oo ahayd mid aad u qurux badan waxa lagu soo gebagebeeyey duco iyo qiiro waddaninnimo ku dheehan tahay.

SOMALIVOICES
Cabdiraxman Gacayte

Digniin Ku Socota Maammulka Waqooyi Galbeed iyo Hadalkii Adna Aadan Ay Siisay BBC-da

Ku: Beesha Caalamka
Ku: Qarammada Midoobay
Ku: IGAD
Ku: Ururrada Siyaadda
Ku: Guurtida iyo Odayaasha

Annaga oo ku hadalayna magaca beelaha Gobolka Sanaag, Bariga iyo Badhtamaha, waxannu uga digaynaa maammulka la magac baxay Somaliland, in aanay waxba ka khusayn dadka aannu magacooda ku hadlayno, madaxbannaanida ay sheeganayaan. Waxannu beesha caalamka iyo dhammaan intii danaynasya, danta ummada Soomaaliyeed la socodsiinaynaa inaannu taageersannahay go'aankii ka soo baxay shirka Mpaghathi. Sidoo kale, hadalkii uu yiri Kipligat, oo ahaa midnimada Soomaaliyeed inay tahay mid muqaddas ah, waannu ugu hambalyaynaynaa.

Isla mar ahaantaas, waxannu xaaraantinnimaynaynaa wixii ummada u horseedaya kala qoqobid iyo kala tag. Dad lagu soo doortay magaca beeshayada ma joogaan Hargeysa. Waxa beeshu la qabtaa Soomaaliweynta kale in la soo celiyo dawladnimadii iyo sharaftii dalka, lana dhiso maammul Fedaraali ah sida lagu tibaaxay qodobbada heshiiska Mpaghathi.

Baaqan waxa wada jir u soo saaray waxgaradka beesha dalka gudihiisa iyo debaddiisaba.

Waxa Saxiixay:
1. MAXAMUUD AXMED CABDALLA
2. CABDIRAXMAAN MURSAL WARSAME
3. SICIID MAXAMED SHIRE
4. CUMAR DUCAALE CALI
5. CABDIRASHIID CALI GARAAD
6. MAXAMED SAALAX SICIID
7. SHEIKH MUUSE CALI
8. CABBAAS CUMAR CALI
9. MAXAMED CABDICASIIS BAYR
10.MAXAMED MUUSE CALI
11.CABDULLAHI CILMI
12.CABDULQAADDIR MAXAMED "BIDHIIDH"
13.XASAN MAXAMED JAAMAC "SAWAXILI"
14.JAAMAC CABDI CALI
15.MAXAMED MUUSE YUSUF

Wixii faah-faahin ah kala xiriir: kaashmiir@hotmail.com

Qodobbada Lagu Heshiiyey Shirka Soomaalida Mpaghati

BBCSOMALI [July 06, 2003]
Shirka dib u heshiisiinta ee kooxaha Soomaalida uga socda magaalada Nairobi, ayaa shalay fiidkii laga soo saaray qoraal ay ku sheegayaan in heshiis ay saxeexeen.

Shirka Soomaalida Mpaghathi oo Heshiis Laga Gaaray

BBCSOMALI [July 05, 2003]
Wararka ka imanaya madasha shirka dib u heshiisiinta Soomaalida ee Mbaghathi ayaa sheegaya in heshiis laga gaaray qodobbadii dastuurka ku saabsanaa ee baryahanba doodda kululi ka taagnayd. [ Akhri warkoo dhan]

Dhakhtar Caan Ah oo Muqdisho Lagu Dilay

IRIN [July 3, 2003]
NAIROBI: Dhakhtar caan ah ahaana walaalka yar ee hoggaamiye kooxeed Xasan Maxamed Nuur Shaati-guduud ayaa lagu dilay Muqdisho, Arbacadii dilkaasoo ay gaysteen dad aan illaa hadda la aqoon. [ Read More ]

Munaasabadda 1-da Luuliyo

Maanta waxay ku beegan tahay maalinta 1-da July oo ah maalin aad u qiimo weyn. Waa maalintii ay labada qaybood ee Waqooyi Koonfur u gundhigeen qaran Soomaaliyeed. Isla markaa 1-da Jully waxay had iyo goor ina xasuusisaa in saddexdii gees ee kale (Jabuuti, NFD, Ogaden)ay weli yihiin kuwa la tebayo lana rejeynayo inay ku soo biiraan Waqooyi iyo Koonfur.

Xaflad weyn ayaa lagu qabtay meesha shirka dib u heshiisiintu ka socdo. Xafladdan oo ay soo qabanqaabiyeen dawladaha shirka marti geliyey iyo ururrada Soomaalida ayaa waxa ka hadalay Danjire Kipligat, wuxuna ka shanqariyey dhowr arrimood oo laysku khilaafsanaa in haatan xal laga gaadhey. Waxa ka mida waxyaalahuu sheegay in hadda lagu heshiiyey 300 oo gole baarlammaan ah iyo maammul 4 sano oo ku meel gaadh ah. Wararka soo gaadhayaa Somalivoices.com waxay intaa ku darayaan in iyana la marti qaadi doono Salaaddiinta qabaa'ilka kala duwan, kuwaasoo qaybin doona kuraasta Baarlammaanka. Tan waxa looga dan leeyahay in laga fogeeyo qab-qablayaashu inay wax qaybiyaan. Danjire Kipligat oo isagu daaqad ka iftiimiyey rajadan, ayaa iyana waxa ka hadlay goobta madax fara badan iyo dad magac ku leh bulsha weynta soomaaliyeed dhexdeeda. SOMALIVOICES.COM, NAIROBI

Wararkii Ugu Dambeeyey ee Shirka Dib u Heshiisiinta

BBCSOMALI [June 30, 2003]
Shirka dib u heshiisiinta Soomaaliya ayaa waxa uu haatan marayaa gabagabadii wejigii labaad, waxaana kooxaha ka qayb gelaya shirka ay weli isku hayaan qodobbo ay ka mid yihiin:Tirada xubnaha Baarlamaanka iyo cidda dooranaysa, muddada dawladda ku meel-gaarka ah iyo marka la qaadanayo Nidaamka Fadaraaliga ah.

Ururka Dhakhaatiirta aan Xadka Lahayn (MSF) oo Kenya ka Codsatay Inay Fasaxdo Duullimaadyaddii Soomaaliya

IRIN {June 28, 2003]
NAIROBI: Ururuka gargaarka bini'aadannimada ee la yiraahdo MSF ayaa ka codsaday dawladda Kenya inay fasaxdo mamnuuciddii lagu soo rogay duullimaadyada Soomaaliya, kuwaasoo ay ku jiraan duullimaadyada adeegga bini'aadannimada, taga Soomaaliya kana yimaadda. 

Jabuuti oo Xustay Maalinta Qarannimadeeda

BBCSOMALI [June 27, 2003]
Dadweynaha jabuuti ayaa u dabaaldegey sannad guuradii 26-aad ee madax bannaanida dalka oo ku beegan 27 June, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti, Mudane Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle, ayaa khudbad ku aaddan munaasabadan u jeediyey dadweynaha dalkiisa

Munaasabadda Maalinta 26-ka June


Maanta oo ay ku beegan tahay maalintii 26-kii June, 1960kii, oo ahayd maalintii ugu horraysay ee calan soomaali ah laga taago carro soomaaliyeed. Waa maalintii ay gobollada waqooyi ka xoroobeen gumaytihii Ingriiska. Xaqiiqdii, waa maalin qiimo weyn ku leh taariikhda soomaalida, macne weyna ugu fadhida soomaalida guud ahaan. Alle ha u naxariistee waa maalintii uu CABDULLAAHI SULDAAN mariyey maanso ay ka mid ahaayeen erayadani:
Sarreeyow ma nukhsaamow
Aan siduu yahay eegnee
kanna siib, kanna saar
Akhri Gabaygan uu tiriyey Maxamuud Axmed Cabdalla ee uu ugu mac daray

Soomaali Bantuus oo Dhalasho ka Helay Tanzania

IRIN [June 26, 2003]
Tanzania ayaa sida la doorbidayo tixgelin doonta inay dhalasho siiso 3000 kun oo ah qaxooti Soomaali Baantuu, dadkaasoo ku noolaa Tanzania illaa 1992 kii, sidaas waxa yiri masuul dawladda ka socda.

Wadahadalladii Shirka Nabadaynta Soomaaliya oo la Isku Khilaafay Tirada Baarlammaanka la soo Jeediyey

IRIN [June 25, 2003]
Wada hadalladii nabadda Soomaaliya, oo ka socdey Kenya, ayaa khatar qarka u saaran inay burburaan haddii aan xal tanaasul ah laga gaadhin doorashada tirada golaha mudanayaasha dawladda mustaqbalka, waxa sidaas digniin ku bixiyey hoggaamiye kooxeed.

Waraysigii ay BBCSomali la Yeelatay Jaamac Maxamed Qaalib:

BBCSOMALI [June 24, 2003]
Ka dib markii uu ku xirnaa muddo laba maalmood ah magaalada Hargeysa, ayaa Jaamac Maxamed Qaalib, waxaa loo masaafuriyey magaalada Jabuuti ee dalka Jabuuti, tilifoonka ayaa waxaa ku waraystay Siciid Cali Muusee oo ka tirsan BBc-da.

Somalia: Former Minister Deported from Self-declared Somaliland:

Rasaas ka Dhacday Garoonka Diyaaradaha Hargeysa:

BBCSOMALI [June 23, 2003]
Hal qof, ayaa ku dhintay dhowr kalena way ku dhaawacmeen kadib markii dhallinyaro hubaysan ay weerareen garoonka diyaaradaha ee magaalada Hargeysa, kuwaasi oo ka caraysnaa xariga Jaamac Maxamed Qaalib

Jaamac Maxamed Qaalib oo Hargeysa Lagu Xidhay:

BBCSOMALI [June 22, 2003]
Janaraal Jaamac Maxamed Qaalib oo ka mid ah siyaasiyiinta u ololeeta midnimada Soomaaliya, oo haatanna ka qayb gelayey shirka kooxaha soomaaliya uga socda Nairobi, ayaa shalay maqribkii ay ciidanka booliiska ee Hargeysa jeelka u taxaabeen.

Dawlad Cusub oo La Rejeynayo Horraanta July, Kiplagat:

IRIN [June 19, 2003]
Danjire Bethwel Kiplagat, Guddoomiyaha guddiga farsamada horumarinta xidhiidhka dawladaha ku bahoobay IGAD ahna ergeyga khaaska ah ee dawladda Kenya u qaabbilsan wadahadallada nabadda ee Soomaalida, ayaa wuxu u sheegay jaraa'idka Arbacadii in la asaasi doono dawlad Soomaaliyeed horraanta bisha July. kiplagat hore wuxu u qorsheeyey in la dhiso dawladda 18-ka June oo hadda la dhaafay.

Doon ku Geddoontay Badda Tunisia:

BBC [June 19, 2003] Xeebaha waddanka Tunis ayaa waxa ku geddontay doon ay saarraayeen boqollaal dad ah, dadkaas 190 ka mida badda ayaa loo malaynayaa inay laqday, intii kalena waa la badbaadiyey. Dadkaasi waxay ku socdeen waddanka Talyaaniga, iyada oo dad gaarayaa illaa 70,000 oo qof ayaa la sheegayaa inay qaxootinnimo ku soo galeen iyagoo doonyo ku soo dhuuntay. Dadkan ayaa la sheegayaa inay ku jiraan soomaali fara badan. Badanaa dadkan dhibaatooyin badan ayaa soo gaadha muddada ay socdaalkaas ku jiraan.

Kulan Dhex Maray Madaxweynaha DKMG C/Qaasim iyo Kan Kenya Madaxweyne kibaki:

VOA [17 June 2003,]
Madaxweynaha ku meelgaadhka ah ee Soomaaliya Cabdi Qasim Salaad iyo madaxweynaha Kenya Mwai Kibaki ayaa ku kulmay magaala madaxda Nairobi. Waxay madaxweynayaashu ka wada hadleen arrimo khuseeya argagaxisada caalamiga ah iyo xaaladaha kale ee khuseeya labada waddan. Waxay kale oo isla soo qaadi doonaan mustaqbalka Soomaaliya.

Dawlad Cusub oo La Rejeynayo Horraanta July, Kiplagat: Danjire Bethwel Kiplagat, Guddoomiyaha guddiga farsamada horumarinta xidhiidhka dawladaha ku bahoobay IGAD ahna ergeyga khaaska ah ee dawladda Kenya u qaabbilsan wadahadallada nabadda ee Soomaalida, ayaa wuxu u sheegay jaraa'idka Arbacadii in la asaasi doono dawlad Soomaaliyeed horraanta bisha July. kiplagat hore wuxu u qorsheeyey in la dhiso dawladda 18-ka June oo hadda la dhaafay.

Wada hadallada ay qabanqaabisay IGAD ee Soomaalida waxay bilowdeen October 2002 laguna qabtay Huteelka Western Kenyan ee ku yaal magaalada Eldoret, laakiin waxa loo soo bedeley wadahadallada magaala madaxda Nairobi, bishii February ee sannadkan.

Kiplagat wuxu yiri hoggaamiyayaasha Soomaalidu waxay sameeyeen horumar wax ku ool ah dhowr arrimood oo laysku haysatay ku saabsanaa, waana ku xallin doonnaa arrimaha aan weli xallismin qiyaastii bisha June 30-keeda.

"Ma awoodno inaan caawa saq dhexeba baarlammaan samayno, iyo dawlad, sidaan ku heshiinnay," sidaas buu yiri isagoo joogay shir jaraa'id. Wuxu ku adkaystay in aanay tan macneheedu ahayn in shirka saas ku dhammaaday.

" Waxannu si sahal u joojinaynnaa saacadda si aan u wada-tashiyo degdega u bilowno laguna xalliyo dhibaatada, horena loogu dhaqaaqo doorasho madaxweyne iyo dhisme dawladeed," ayuu yiri.

Kiplagat waxa ka soo qaybgalayaasha weydiistay inaanu rajo dhigin. "waxan codsigaygu ku jeedaa dhammaanba Soomaalida halkan joogta, hoggaamiyaasha dhan ee jooga halkan, inaan ka shaqayno, isu tanaasullo markaa aan xal uga gaarno dhibaatooyinka yar-yar ee haray."

Wuxu kale oo carrabka ku adkeeyey in ku ku guul-darraysiga dawlad 18-ka June oo kama dambays ahayd aanay waxba u dhimayan hurumarka wax-ku-oolka ah ee la gaaray illaa hadda.

Ka qaybgalayaasha wada hadallada kuwa ka mida, si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxay ka wal-walsan yihiin in dawlad lagu dhiso Nairobi ay noqon doonto mid awoodda inay ka dhaadhiciso maleeshiyiyooyinka hubaysan inay hubka dhigaan. Hoggaamiye kooxeed Mohamed Qanyare oo isagu Muqdisho ka soo jeeda, oo ka tirsan isbahaysiga la magac baxay G-8, ayaa yiri haddaan quwad nabad ilaalin ah la geyn ka hor intaan dawladda la dhisin, wax kastoo lagu guulaystay shirka Nairobi way kala daadan doonaan.

"Waxan u baahannahay quwad nabad-ilaalinees oo xooggan hubkana ka dhigta maleeshiyooyinka kala duwan, illaa xoog qaran oo Soomaaliyeed la taagayo," sidaas ayaa u sheegay IRIN.

Inkastoo ay kala saxeexdeen kooxuhu xabbad joojin bishii October taasoo ahayd in ay dhaqan gasho muddada shirku socdo, ka hor imaanshaha heshiiskan wuxu noqday mid aad u batay iyadoo oo dembi falid weyn looga gol leeyahay.

Ka qayb galayaash laftooda ayaa codsi muujiyey ay beesha caalamka ugu baaqayaan inay daneeyaan oo ka caawimaan Soomaaliya inay mar kale iskeed isu taagto horumar dhaqaalena yeelato. " Waxan beesha caalamka ugu baaqayaa inaanay marnaba naga daalin," saas waxa tiri Faadumo Cabdullahi. " Waxan rejeynayaa in beesha caalamku naga caawinto dib u dhiska dawladdayadii," aayay intaa ku dartay. [Dhammaad]

Mbagathi, Nairobi – September 15 2003 - Delegates attending the Somali National Reconciliation Conference this evening adopted a Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), paving the way into the power-sharing stage (Phase III) which starts tomorrow afternoon.

 This follows the major breakthrough late Saturday in which Somali leaders agreed on all the sticking points which included how and when to establish a federal system of government and the formation of regional administrations.

Celebrations started in the Conference hall and elsewhere in KCCT compound immediately after the adoption of the TFC. Many delegates were seen to be making and receiving telephone calls to and from friends and relatives to inform about the major breakthrough which has eluded the conference since it started in Eldoret, Kenya, October last year. Delegates congratulated each other; others hugged and kissed TC officials and conference secretariat members while others danced to patriotic songs signifying the conclusion of a key stage in the Conference. 

Kenya’s Special Envoy to the Conference, Ambassador Bethuel A Kiplagat, thanked the delegates - who have been in the talks for almost one year - for their patience. Mr. Kiplagat said that in order to get an all-inclusive attendance he ensured that the few absent leaders were represented by bona fide deputies.

He said the doors are open for those who want to contribute in the power-sharing stage, pointing out that though the Charter covers all fundamental areas there could be room for improvement, giving as an example the on-going constitution making process in Kenya.

He said the process of reconciliation and forgiveness evident in the Somali leaders meeting (Saturday) would be continued by the Technical Committee (TC) which is facilitating the conference. Mr. Kiplagat noted the government formed here will have to be acceptable and will then act as an agent for reconciliation and peace-building processes started here. He cautioned that such a government will require relative peace in order to perform on all these fronts.

He said the IGAD facilitators and the international community will be called upon to provide a peace-keeping force after the government is formed.

Starting tomorrow afternoon for one week Somali leaders, IGAD-invited politicians (delegates) and traditional leaders commence the selection process of MPs. Each of the four major clans has been allocated 78 seats with an Alliance of other clans getting 39 seats. It is anticipated that the sharing of seats within clans will be completed by Tuesday next week. The MPs will elect a Speaker and the President. Under the TFC the President nominates a Prime Minister who appoints the cabinet. Already many prominent Somalis have offered themselves for leadership positions. Campaigns are expected to start in earnest soon


MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH AT THE SOMALI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE

All the Somali Leaders attending the Reconciliation Conference in Mbagathi in a bid to break the impulse occasion on their difference in the interpretation of the contentious Article 11 of the Transitional Federal Charter agreed on the following issues.

  1. They ALL agreed on the contentious issues of the charter. This means that article 11, Paragraph 2 & 3 has been agreed upon by all the Leaders attending the Mbagathi conference. The article now reads as follows:

ARTICLE 11

PARAGRAPH 2:-

The Somali Republic shall comprise:

(a)    The Transitional Federal government,

(b)    State Governments ( two or more regions federate, based on their free will)

(c)    Autonomous regional administrations

(d)    District administrations

PARAGRAGH 3:-

(a)    The Transitional Federal Government shall promote and develop the State Governments, Regional and District Administrations subject to the legislation and the guidelines of the Federal Constitutional Commission on the formation of Transitional Federal Government.

(b) The State Governments, Regional and District Administrations shall comprise    all regions in Somalia.

  1. The Leaders decided to embark on a process of receconciliation and forgiveness.
  1. They also promised to work together in the plenary to ensure that the plenary runs smoothly for the eventual adoption of the Charter.
  1. They thanked the Special Envoy Amb. Bethuel Kiplagat, IGAD Technical Committee Members, International Partners Forum for their patience in the mediation effort.

For further details contact the Media & Cultural Centre of the Somali National Reconciliation Conference.


SRRC PRESS STATEMENT

SRRC organization who never hesitate to realize putting ceasefire and to put an end the Somali prolonged war through a peaceful means and real reconciliation based on understanding in order to establish a broad based Somali National Government without any tribe supremacy by respecting the rights of the different communities of the Somalis.

We hereby declare that we are disappointed by the Mogadishu declaration of Adikassim Salat Hassan, Muse Sudi Yalahow, Osman Ato & Bare Hirale, following their meeting on 9th September 2003 which stated their opposition to the ongoing Reconciliation conference in Mbagathi, Nairobi. The declaration aims at the continuity of Somali civil strife and prolongation of the past thirteen years by disrupting the peace conference and initiating new civil war. They openly declared they are seeking new military conflict in Lower Shabeele regions where they control it illegitimately.

The Mogadishu group by their declaration are violating the Eldoret declaration of cessation of hostilities signed on 27th October 2002.Lastly the SRRC organization appeals to the said group to stop weakening the smooth going of the conference in Kenya as well we are appealing to the International Community to take appropriate steps towards any party that tries to disrupt the peace reconciliation which is the only way that law and order can be restored in Somalia.

Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed Lohos
Current Chairman of SRRC


Special envoy Ungaro press release

Following is a press statement made by the Italian Special Envoy for Somalia Ambassador Carlo Ungaro, on Friday, 5th September 2003, in Nairobi. Reported by Abdikarim Aden Hussein.

I come from a civilization that strongly believes in the freedom of the press, and therefore I do not usually react if there are reports in the Somali press that misquote me or attribute to the Italian Government positions which are not true. However, few days ago Towfiq Newspaper in Mogadishu published an article which in my opinion is a result of irresponsible journalism, and which could cause confusion among it's readers about the position of Italy.

This article stated by saying that the Italian Government is not satisfied With the manner in which the conference is being run and it wants the venue of the conference to be shifted to Somalia. Now, first of all it is not our position to be or not to be satisfied with the conference, because we are not responsible for the conference. However we have constantly reiterated as a country and president of the European Union our full support to the conference under the guidance of the IGAD Technical Committee presided by Ambassador Kiplagat.We believe that there is no alternative to the conference being held in Mbagathi in Kenya, and we certainly do not feel it is the moment to transport it elsewhere whether in Italy or in Somalia.

Then it says that we want to do this because we want to favor the candidature of some politicians to senior posts in the government. We, like the rest of the International Community do not favor any candidate. We have no prejudice for or against any of the candidates for the presidency or for other senior posts in the forthcoming Somali Provisional Government. And further it states that the Italians are excerpting efforts on how only the political factions based in the Southern regions of Somalia will be involved in the conciliation conference.

Now, we have not certainly deviated from our position which is in tune With the position of all International Organizations, therefore the conference in Mbagathi is a conference that involves all of Somalia in its full territorial integrity. Finally it claims that IGAD Technical Committee seriously opposes the plan of the Italian Government. Well, the Technical Committee does not oppose a plan of the Italian Government, for the simple reason, that there is no such a plan. This sentence implies that there are differences between the International Community, the European Union, Italy and IGAD Technical Committee but its not, we are working together all the time. We sometimes have differences over some details, but we are all absolutely engaged in bringing about successful end to this conference, with the formation of an assembly and government that will carry Somalia through the next four years.

Question: Is it true that the conference will be moved to Italy? Answer: This has been going on ever since I have arrived here. It is totally false. We have always maintained that this is IGAD conference, and it has to take place in the country which has been determined by the IGAD Summit in Khartoum in January 2002. Question: Italy now holds the rotating Presidency of the European Union, how is it helping Somalia? Answer: We are waiting for the results of the conference. We certainly will be spearheading, International, in this case European intervention in Somalia, in several levels: Level one is of course the humanitarian aid, being food, medicine and other things, second level is aid in creating security in Mogadishu and in other parts of Somalia. Third thing is to help the new government to get installed in Mogadishu, because it needs of lot of help in finding venue to undertake its business, and then of course general problem of the development aid in the more distance future, and to try to pick up where we left off when the civil war began. Question: What is your opinion on whether Italian language should to be included in the Charter? Answer:

The Charter has points of dispute which are much more important than whether Italian is the second language or not, like article 19 which is how federalism will be applied, and as far as the language is concerned this is a matter for the assembly to decide and it will not make a difference to the Italian attitude towards Somalia, whether Italian is a second language or not. I do not think it is important issue as the one that is really the subject of very serious debate among the Somali delegates. Question: What about the financial support of the conference by Italy and EU? Answer: Well, many International organizations and single countries have contributed to this conference. It is not a secret that the main Contributors are the European Commission, Germany and Italy, but also many other countries and organizations have contributed, like the Arab League, Norway, Great Britain and the United States of America. And we understand of course, that the contributions will have to continue until the conference comes to an end, and even if it should take a longer time than what we have originally foreseen.

Question: Lastly, what would you say to the Somali people? Answer: I think people of Somalia need to be reassured that this long period of suffering will come to an end, and we really do hope that Mbagathi will produce the basis. It will not solve the moment in which a President is elected in Mbagathi, which will not be the solution of the Somali problems. But it will be the beginning of a new process which will go on for some years, of course, the new process which the International Community will be heavily involved.

…THE END…

Maamulka Somaliland iyo ka ganacsiga dadka, Wasiirkii Kalluumaysiga Somaliland oo iscasilay

8/18/2003
Maamulka la magac baxay Somaliland ayaa hadda noqday mid hormuud ka ah ka ganacsiga dadka iyada oo gacan-saar la leh dawladda Itoobiya. Kal hore ayay ahayd markii niman Soomaaliyeed gacanta Cigaalkii dhintay u geliyay Amxaaro. Nimankan oo xasuuq lagula kacay laguna gefey xaquuqdoodii Soomaalinnimo, Islaamnimo iyo Aadnimaba ayaa Soomaalidu meel kastoo ay joogaan ka cadhoodeen. Haddaba maamulka aqoonsi raadiska ahi waxa ay dhowaan ku afduubeen magaalada Hargeysa Cali Cabdi Cabdalle oo isaga ninkii ilaahay ku sababay arrintiisii ay ka heshiiyeen labada qabiil/qabiil oo ay arrintani khusaysay diyana/magna kala qaateen. Cali oo hadda Soomaaliya joogay ayaa halkaa lagu qafaashay, ka dibna markii la is hor fadhiistay waxay talo isugu ururtay in beesha uu ka soo jeedo Cali dadkooda maamulkaa la shaqaynayey ayna ka mid yihiin Maxamed Siciid Gees (wasiirka is casilay,) iyo kuwa kale inay iskaga baxaan.

Arrintan oo hadda ah mid hadda cakiran ayaa la sheegayaa in waan-waateedii gabaabsi tahay. Maxamed Siciid Gees sida la wada ogsoon yahay waa Wasiirka ugu culus xilal kala duwanna ka soo qabtay maammulada Somaliland u dhisnaa. Mr. Gees wuxu soo qabtay xilal ay ka mid ahaayeen Wasiirka Maaliyadda, Arrimaha debedda Kalluumaysaga iyo meelo kale. Maxamed Siciid oo iska casilay xilkaas codsi ka yimi beesha uu ka soo jeedo awgeed ayaa xilkaa iska dhigay. Xilka ka degidda Gees oo la wada ogsoon yahay ayaa si khalada looga war bixiyey iyada oo BBCSomali, Jamhuuriya iyo meelo kale baahiyeen in isaga xilka laga xayuubiyey, taasoo been cad ah.

Iyada oo marka shilkani dhacay uu Hargeysa ku sugnaa Suldaanka Warsangeli Siciid C/salaan Maxamuud oo isna ka qayb galay xal u helidda arrinta Cali. Waxa ay arrini ku ururtay in Cali shuruud la’aan lagu sii daayo haddii kale ay noqonayso mid colaad hurin ah. Waxayse ka fursan weydey in  dhammaanba waxgaradkii, odayaasha beeshu go’aansadeen in tallaabadan lagu diiddan yahay xadhiga Cali lagu qaado maammulka Riyaale hoggaaminayo.

Haddaan dib u milicsanno waxyaalihii hore u soo dhacay: Riyaale ayaa muddo hadda laga joogo dhawr bilood Magaalada Laascaanood kala kulmay niyad jab weyn ka dib markii halkaa laga soo eryey laguna qaabbili waayey isagoo Madaxweyne Somaliland ku socda. Iska hor imaadkan taariikhiga ah ayaa waxay keentay in labada maammul ee Puntland iyo Somaliland isku dhacaan. Khasaare dil ku jiro ayaa halkaas ka dhacay. Haddaba falkan qafaalashada Cali ayaa ah mid raad ku leh siyaasad, waxana loo badinayaa in xaaladda gobollada Waqooyi ku soo noqoto sidii colaaddii bilogowgii 90-91kii markii dawladdii qaranku dhacday.

Sida la wada ogsoon yahay, rajada keliya ee hadda furnayd waa iyadoo xagga socodka dadku isu furnaa labada dhinac isla markaa baayac-mushtari ka dhexeeyey gobolladan deriska ah. Soomaliya oo hadda muddo 13 sano ah dawlad la’aan ah ayaa noqotay meel ay ka taliyaan Jabhado magac maammul huwaday iyo dagaal oogayaal iskood ugu amar ku taagleeya degaannada ay qabaa’illadoodu degaan. Waxa ka dhacay waddanka dil badan, kufsi, boob, dhac iyo bur-bur aan la soo koobi karin. Waxase hadda tan ku soo saa’idday ka ganacsiga dadka oo laba weji kala leh: Tan hore qofka oo la qafaasho, lagana qaato lacag madax furasho ah; tan kale oo Madaxweyne Cigaalkii dhintay ugu horreeyey wax ku kaca ayaa ah in la afduubo dadka u dhashay waddanka loona gacan geliyo cadow ama meelo ay dembi ka galeen oo lagu guhaadi karo. Waxase isweyddiin leh maammul aan cidina adduunka aqoon ama dawlad xataa aan ka diiwaan gashanayn Interpol (booliis weynaha adduunka,) cid masoo qafaali kartaa? Jawaabtu waa maya, iska daa jabhade dawlad aan ka tirsanayn Interpol kama tarjumi karto sharciyada u yaal dawladaha adduunka. Waxa aad layaab u leh qafaalashada Cali oo ah mid aan sal iyo raad lahayn cawaaqib xumada ay ku keeni doonto Riyaale iyo maammulkiisa.

Akhri hadalkii Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha Somaliland Ismaciil Adan

Editorial: Somalivoices.com
Liibaan Al-khaliif
Email: abdall02@email.franklin.edu

ETHIOPIA: Minister says Somalia should be united, denies interference


Bereket Simon

ADDIS ABABA, 8 Aug 2003 (IRIN) - Ethiopia has rejected calls by the breakaway republic of Somaliland for international recognition by insisting that the region’s future lies within a united Somalia.

Information Minister Bereket Simon told IRIN that while Somalis will decide their own future, Ethiopia’s interests lie in unifying the war-ravaged state.

His comments came as Dahir Riyale Kahin, president of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, held talks in Addis Ababa with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and key Ethiopian officials.

The talks, according to Bereket, focused on two areas – latest developments in Somaliland and security issues surrounding the common border with Ethiopia. Members of the Somaliland delegation have not made any public announcements.

Bereket also dismissed claims that the five-day visit by the Somaliland delegation, which also includes the foreign minister Edna Adan Ismail, undermined the Somali peace talks currently underway in Kenya. The Somaliland authorities have refused to attend the conference, saying it has nothing to do with them.

Bereket said he remained optimistic about the Nairobi-based talks, as long as the rival factions stayed at the negotiating table.

"We think they will find a possible way out of the current situation through dialogue and continuous engagement – that is the only way out,” he said.

“We don’t see walk-outs from such meetings as solutions, nor resorting to armed intimidation,” he added. The president of Somalia's Transitional National Government (TNG) Abdiqassim Salad Hassan walked out of the talks last week saying they were heading towards the "dismemberment" of Somalia.

Bereket also dismissed claims that Ethiopia was “meddling” in the talks. “Ethiopia cannot serve as the scapegoat for the failures that he [Abdiqassim] has executed in that meeting.”

“If you are asking me about the wishes of Ethiopia, it is that we would like to see a united Somalia living peacefully, being led by a responsible state,” Bereket stated.

“That is our wish and we will try to the best of our capacity to assist our Somali brothers to achieve this objective – but that remains their task and depends on how they act."

“Whether this dream can come true or not is the work of the Somali brothers and sisters," he added.

"The best way forward is continuing the dialogue and reaching agreement based on the accommodation of the interests of different sectors of Somali people.”

Source:IRIN.ORG

Guddiga Farsamada ee IGAD oo Kala Feker Duwanaansho Ka Muujiyey Ka Bixidda Shirka ee C/qaasim

Guddiga farsamada Igad ayaa markii ugu horaysay cadeeyay in ay ku kala duwan yihiin aragtida ay ka qabaan ka bixitaanka shirka ee C/qaasim Salaad Xasan, madaxweynaha dowlada kmg-ah.

Dowlada Jabuuti ayaa cadeysay in aysan taageersaneyn hadalka ka soo yeeray danjiraha Itoobiya u fadhiya shirka Kenya ee ku aadan ka bixitaanka C/qaasim oo danjiraha Itoobiya uu sheegay in uu C/qaasim yahay shaqsi aan waxba u dhimayn shirka ,halka Jabuuti ay sheegtay in C/qaasim uu yahay madaxweynaha TNG-da, loona baahan yahay in qof kasta in sidii loo baadi goobi karo loo baadi goobo, laguna soo celiyo shirka.

Dowlada Kenya ayaa iyadu cadeynin in mowqikeedu ku wajahay ka bixitaanka shirka ee C/qaasim, inkastoo ay taageersan tahay in wafdi loo diro C/qaasim iyo xubnaha kale ee ka maqan shirka, si la isugu dayo in laga soo dhaadhiciyo ka soo qeyb galka shirka.

Muran Hor Leh oo Ka dhashay Qaar Ka Mida Qodobbada Axdiga

Iyadoo ay durbo muuqatay in kooxaha Soomaalida ka qeyb galaya shirka ay si weyn ugu kala aragti duwan yihiin axdiga cusub ee loo qeybiyay ergooyinka shirka oo qaar ka mid ah kooxuhu ay qodobo axdiga ku qoran taagan yihiin gebi ahaanba la bedelo ayaa iyadoo aan la gaarin goortii loo codeynayo iyo waqtiga kooxuhu u gudbinayaan guddiga farsamada Igad, qodobada ay doonayaan in wax laga bedelo ayay qaar ka mid ah kooxu si weyn isaga soo horjeesteen qodobada axdiga qaarkood.

Kooxda G-8 ayaa rag ka mid ahi qabaan in gebi ahaanba la joojiyo qodobada ay ka mid yihiin in caasimada laga wareejin karo Muqdisho, ha xasiloonaato ama yeysan xasiloonaanine fikradaa soo ay si weyn uga soo horjeesteen xubnaha golaha SRRC iyo xubno kale oo kooxaha ka mid ah, waxayna sheegeen in aysan suuro gal ahayn in meel aan xasilooneyn la geeyo dowlada lagu dhisayo shirka.

Kooxaha qaba in si kmg-ah caasimada Soomaaliya looga bedeli Karin Muqdisho waxay qabaan in maadaama Soomaaliya oo dhan ay ka wada dhaceen dagaalo ahli ah Muqdisho laga bilaabo meelaha xasiloonida lagu soo celinayo si ay u sahlanaato in dalka intiisa kale la nabadeeyo, halka kuwo kale ay ku doodayaan in aysan Caqli ahayn in meel aan deneyn dowlad in ay sahqeyso la rabo la geeyo, raga sidaas ku doodayana ay u arkaan kuwo doonaya in ay shirka carqaladeeyaan.

Puntland oo Digniin Ay U Soo Jeedisay Somaliland Uga Jawaab Celisay Ciidammona Geysey Sool iyo Sanaag

Maamul goboleedka Puntlan oo todobaadkan oo fariin digniin iyo eedeyn isugu jirtay ay uga timid maamulka Soomaaliland oo ugu baaqay C/laahi Yusuuf inay faraha kala baxo arrimaha gudaha maamulka Soomaaliland,gaar ahaan deegaanada gobolada Sool iyo Sanaag ayaa maamul goboleedka Puntland waxa ay digniintaasi ka bixiyeen jawaab fariin ficil u muuqata, kadib markii ciidamo dheeraad ah u direen gobolada Sool iyo Sanaag, gaar ahaan magaalooyinka Laas caanood iyo Buuhoodle oo dhowaan maamulka Puntland ay gobol cusub ay ka dhigeen.

Sidoo kale maamulka Puntland waxa ay ku guuleysteen maalinnimadii shalay isku dhafka ciidamadii jabhadii Jeneraal Cadde Muuse iyo kuwii daraawiishat ee Col: C/laahi Yuusuf.

Dhinaca kale Sarkaal ka tirsan maamulka Puntland ayaa sheegay in aysan iminka deegaanada Puntland oo dhan imaan Karin cid ka socota maamulka Soomaaliland, xitaa haddii ay u dhasheen gobolada Puntland, isaga oo sheegay in cidii ka socoto maamulkaas ee timaada Puntland in laga qaadi doono talaabo waafaqsan, waa sida uu hadalka u dhigaye.

Maxamed Cali
Somalivoices Mogadishu Correspondent


Wararkii ugu Dambeeyey Shirka Soomaalida

Yusuf Hassan - BBCSomali.com

In ku dhow dhow soddon odey dhaqameed ayaa lagu dhaarayay shalay galinkii danbay madasha shirka dib u heshiisiinta Soomaalida ee Imbagathi.

Boqol iyo seddex oday dhaqameed oo la sheegay in ay Nairobi joogeen ayaa intooda badan waxay diideen in la dhaariyo.

Waxyaabaha lagu dhaarinayay odeyaasha ayaa waxaa ka mid ahaa in ay si saxa u yihiin odayaal dhameedyo ka socda beelahooda iyo in ay daacad u noqdaan oo ay si saxa u gutaan xilkooda xulista xubnaha baarlamaanka, u gutaan xilkooda si aan eex laheyn.

Odeyaal dhaqameedyada caanka ah ee hadda jooga Niarobi ayaa intooda badan waxaa lama filaan ku noqotay dhaartan.

Sidoo kalena waxaa lala yaabay rag aan hore loogu aqoon hogaamiye dhaqmeednimo in hadda loo dhaariyay hogaamiye dhaqmeednimo. Taas oo ka careysiisay beelaha qaarkood oo u arkay in meel weyn looga dhacay arrimahooda dhaqanka.

Hogamiye dhameedyada qaarkood oo aan la kulmay ayaa ii sheegay in dhaarta iyo hogaamiye dhaqmeedyada cusub ee la keenay in ay meel ka dhac ku tahay meeqaamooda dhaqameed.

Waxaana si weyn uga caraysiiyay odeyaasha dhaqanka beelo lahaa hal hogaamiye dhaqameedyo oo caan ahaa in hadda loo dhaariyay hogaamiye dhaqmeed cusub oo aan la aqoon halka uu ka yimid iyo cida ka danbeysa.

Hase yeeshee, marka aan weydiiyay Afhayeenka Shirka, Maxamed Cabdullaahi sida laga yeelayo cabashada odeyaasha dhaqanka, ayaa waxaa uu ii sheegay in cidii caaqil aysan aheyn sheegata in aan shirka loo ogolaan doonin.

Dhanka kale, Deegaanada Puntland iyo Somaliland ayaa labadaba ilaa iyo hadda aanan ka joogin shirka odeyaal dhaqameedyo la yaqaano.

Hase yeeshee, maamulka shirku waxaa uu sheegay in uu ku talo jiro in uu keeno dhamaan hogaamiyeyaasha dhaqanka ee haraysan.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, maalmihii la soo dhaafay ayaa waxaa loo qeybiyay nuqulo dastuurka cusub ah oo Soomaali ku qoran kooxaha, waxaan laga codsaday koox kasta in ay soo akhriyaan oo ay soo gudbiyaan wixii sixid u baahan, waxaa la filayaa in doodii dastuurka cusub in la bilaabo maanta.

Iyadoo ay wali taagan yihiin arrimihii xasaasiga ahaa ee ku jiray dastuurka ee uu muranka weyni ka taagnaa.

Source: BBCSOMALI SERVICE

Somaliland North-West administration rejects attempts to bring it into peace talks

NAIROBI, 4 Aug 2003 (IRIN) - The authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia have reiterated their rejection of attempts to bring them into the ongoing Somali reconciliation talks in Kenya.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the office of the region's president, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Somaliland is not a party to the Somali peace talks.

And the Somaliland information minister, Abdillahi Muhammad Du'ale, told IRIN on Monday that Somaliland would welcome any peace deal between the parties "in the former Italian Somalia", but noted that "this has nothing to do with Somaliland".

The statement described as "a surprise" comments by Kenya's Ambassador Bethwel Kiplagat, who is chairing the peace conference, that the talks concern the whole of Somalia. The draft charter includes Somaliland within the boundaries of Somalia.

However, the Somaliland regional government's statement said Somaliland's borders were those it inherited from the British, and "are recognised by the African Union and the UN".

The information minister, who was reacting to media reports that a Kenyan government delegation was on its way to Somaliland to try and convince it to attend the Nairobi talks, told IRIN that any Kenyan delegation to Somaliland was welcome "so long as they are coming to discuss bilateral issues and ways of developing bilateral relations".

He warned, however, that Somaliland "will not entertain any delegation whose objective is to bring us into these talks".

"Such a mission will not be welcome, and they should not waste their time," he stressed. "We have made our position very clear on numerous occasions and it is well known to IGAD [Inter-Governmental Authority on Development] and the international community."

The Somaliland statement also warned Col Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, president of the neighbouring self-declared autonomous region of Puntland to stop interfering in Somaliland affairs.

"We will not tolerate his threats against parts of Sool and Sanaag regions," it said, adding that Abdullahi Yusuf "will bear full responsibility for the consequences" of his actions.

Both Somaliland and Puntland claim the two regions, which geographically fall within the borders of the former British Somaliland, but where most of the resident clans are associated with Puntland.
Source: IRNIN

Guddi sahan ah oo milatari oo u amababaxay Soomaaliya

BBCSOMALI [July 22, 2003]

Waxaa maanta u ambabaxay Soomaaliya wafdi milatari oo ka socda Midawga Afrika, oo soo sahminaya sidii Soomaaliya loo geyn lahaa Ciidamo Goob joogayaal ah oo hor u dhac u ah Ciidamo Afrinaan ah ee Nabad ilaalin ee laga fekarayo in Soomaaliya lageeyo, haddii dawlad loo dhan yahay lagu dhiso shirka hadda ka socda Nairobi.

Waxaa kooxdaan sahanka ah hogaaminaya Gaanshanle dhexe A. Khalifi, waxayna soo eegi doonaan fariisimaha lagu talo jiro in la geeyo ciidamada Nabad ilaalinta Africanka ah.

Xubnahaan sahanka ah oo booqashadoodu u bilaabatay maanta, ayaa waxay soo maaliya ku sugnaan doonaan ilaa 31ka bishaan Luuliyo.

Waxayna ka bilaabayaan socdaalkooda Magaalada Luuq, iygoo uga sii gudbaya magaalooyinka Garoowe , Boosaaso, Beladweyne, Muqdisho , iyo Baydhabo iyo Kismaayo oo ay ku soo gabagabeynayaan socdaalkooda.Dhanka kale, magaalada Nairobi ayaa waxaa maanta shir isugu yimid hogaamiye dhaqameedyo tiradoodu gaareyso 43 oo ka kala yimid magaalooyinka Muqdisho, Baydhabo, B/weyne, Kismaayo iyo kuwo kalaba waxayna ka shirayaan kaalinta hogaamiye dhaqameedyada kaga aadan shirka dib u heshiisiinta ee ka socda Mbagaathi. Waxaana la filayaa in ay shirkooda war ka soo saaraan isla maanta.

Waxaana ka mid ahaa hogaamiye dhaqameedyadaas Imaam Maxamuud Imaam Cumar, Malaaq Mukhtaar Malaaq Xasan, Ugaas Ciise Ugaas Cabdulle iyo kuwo kale.

Waxaa kale oo jira in hogaamiye dhaqameedyo muhiim ah iyo siyaasiyiin kale in ay wali shirka ka maqanyihiin, kuwaas oo la filayo in iyagana dhawaan la keeno.

Source: BBCSOMALI SERVICE

Hoggaamiye Kooxeed Diiddan Hesshiiska Lagu Gaadhay Mpaghathi

IRIN [July 16, 2003]

Hoggaamiye kooxeed Yalaxow oo ku salaysan Muqdisho ayaa diiday heshiiskii nabadda ay saxeexeen bishan horraanteedii wufuudda shirka nabadda ee Nairobi, isagoo ku sheegay heshiiskaas mid cilladaysan.

Waxanu la jirraa nabadda laakiin heshiiskani waxa saxeexay dad aan miisaan iyo awood ku lahayn dalka," sidaas waxa uu u sheegay IRIN.

Wuxu kale oo intaa ku daray, badankooda kuwa saxeexay heshiiska wax isbeddel ah ma samayn karaan xagga nabadda ama dagaal ee dalka. Waxa loo baahan yahay heshiis nabadeed oo ay ka wada qayb galeen dadka nabadda daneeya oo dhan, waa siduu sheegaye.

Haddaba heshiiskan dhacay 5 July waxay ku tilmaantay IGAD mid taariikhi ah oo dhexdhexaadin uun ah.

Keligii kuma aha Mr. Yalaxow diidmada, ee waxa isna la qaba Madaxweynaha TNG, Cabdiqassim Salad oo isna diiday heshiiska, weliba isagoo sheegay in uu yahay heshiisku mid lagu kala qoqobayo Soomaalida.


Xaflad Lagu Maamusayey Maalmaha Qarannimada Soomaaliya oo Ka Dhacday Columbus,. OH, U.S.A

Columbus, OHIO [July 13, 2003]

Xaflad lagu maamuusayey maalmaha qarannimada Soomaaliya ayaa lagu qabtay Iskuulka Miflin Middle School. Xafladdan oo ay soo qabanqaabiyeen Ururrada Bulshada ee ka dhisan magaalada Columbus, ayaa markii hore kutalagalkeedu ahaa in la qabto I-dii Luuliyo ee la soo dhaafay, hase ahaatee, waxa dib u riday dedaal loogu jiray in lagu daro bandhig dhaqaneed xafladda.

Dad aad iyo u fara badan ayaa ka soo qayb galay xafladda. Waxa ka mida ahaa odayaal, carruur Soomaaliyeed oo fara badan, dhallinyaro iyo dumar. Dadkii halkaa isugu yimi waxa ka mida ahaa Xaaji Cali Mire oo ahaa ninkii sameeyey heesta SOOMAALIYEEY TOOS, kana qaaday heestaa meeshii xafladdu ka dhacday. Waxay ahayd qiiro aad u weyn markii gabdho iyo wiilal yar-yar oo loo soo geliyey dhar calanka u eg, ay u jiibiyeen Xaajiga oo isagu heesta halkaa ka qaaday. Waxa halkaa diyaar ku ahaa koox tumayey muusikada iyo koox hiddaha iyo dhaqanka soo bandhigaysay.

Xafladdan oo aad loo soo agaasimay ayaa waxa ka soo qayb galay oo kale dad Ajnebi kale iyo Maraykan isugu jira. Waxa laga tumay heestii calanka. Waxa kala oo laga sheekeeyey Taariikhdii Soomaaliya iyo halgankii dheeraa ee ay Soomaalidu u soo gashay xorriyaddeeda. Waxa ka hadlay meesha madax iyo culumo aw-diin kale iyan u tafa-xaydnaa wacyi gelinta ummada walaalaha ah. Waxa kale oo xusuus mudan, waxa lagu soo bandhigay xafladda buug suugaanta uu ka qoray, qoraa Soomaaliyeed oo la yiraahdo Xuseen Xalane, kaasoo soo ururiyey gabayadii iyo suugaantii kala duwanayd ee Soomaalida, siiba suugaanta raacatada.

Xafladdan oo ahayd mid aad u qurux badan waxa lagu soo gebagebeeyey duco iyo qiiro waddaninnimo ku dheehan tahay.

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