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US commander backs bid for Mogadishu
A senior US military officer voiced support Tuesday for efforts by the Somali government to take control of the capital Mogadishu, saying it could help ease the country's chronic instability. Mogadishu and other parts of central and southern Somalia under insurgent control have been bracing for a major offensive by the government and the African Union peacekeeping mission, known as AMISOM. General William Ward, the head of the US Africa Command, told a Senate hearing that the operation to retake Mogadishu was "a work in progress." "To the degree the transitional federal government can in fact re-exert control over Mogadishu, with the help of AMISOM and others, I think is something that we would look to do in support," Ward testified. He declined to give more details but reaffirmed US support for the transitional government of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a moderate Islamist. Insurgent movements include the Shebab, which has ties to Al-Qaeda. The government ...)
Is the tide turning in Somalia?
A new offensive against Islamist militias is a sign of hope for Somalia's fragile western-backed government. Long-suffering residents of Mogadishu are steeling themselves for a new round of fighting as the western-backed transitional federal government (TFG) prepares to launch an offensive to expel Islamist militiamen from the Somali capital. Yet grim though the prospect is of renewed violence, the looming attack is a sign the tide may be turning in Somalia: the "good guys" are fighting back. Speaking in London on Tuesday, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Somalia's president, declined to detail his plans to wrest control from the hardline al-Shabaab militia, which currently holds most of the city. Asked about reports that the US military may provide air cover during the forthcoming offensive, he said he would welcome any support the Americans and British chose to offer. Britain says it gives no direct military or security-related financial assistance. But it does provide "advice and ...)
France seizes 35 Somali pirates
The French navy has captured 35 piracy suspects off Somalia's coast - hailing it as the most successful mission since EU operations began in 2008. French officials said four mother ships and six smaller boats had been seized in four operations since last Friday. EU forces used helicopters and fired warning shots to capture the pirates, France's defense ministry said. The EU launched its anti-piracy mission in December 2008, but the pirates have since attacked ships in a wider area. The EU's mission has focused on the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes which was being ravaged by pirates. But recently, the attackers have struck hundreds of miles further south - near the Seychelles and even as far afield as Madagascar. The defense ministry said the frigate Nivose was backed by an Italian vessel and Spanish aircraft during its three-day mission. The ministry did not specify where the action took place, but said ...)
Somali pirates' seize Kenya-flagged fishing boat
A maritime watchdog says suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Kenyan-flagged fishing boat with European and African crew last week. "The vessel was taken hostage in waters off the Kenyan and Seychellois coasts last week" Andrew Mwangura, the head of the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme, said Tuesday. The Kenya-base watchdog added that the fishing boat, called MV Sakoba, had a Spanish captain and 15 other crewmembers from Kenya, Poland, Senegal, Cape Verde and Namibia. The European Union's anti-piracy naval mission in the region, EU NAVFOR Atalanta, confirmed the hijacking, adding that it was heading towards the Somali pirate lair of Harardhere, where pirates keep ships and their crew hostage for millions of dollars in ransom. The pirates use some of the captured vessels as “mother ships” to launch attacks on more ships and an Atlanta spokesman warned that the pirates could now steer MV Sakoba and seize more victims in the dangerous waters of ...)
Somalia welcomes US air support in offensive
Somalia’s government would welcome US air support for an expected offensive aimed at retaking control of areas from al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said today. Speaking on a visit to Britain, Sheikh Sharif added that international aid for reconstruction would be needed to secure any areas gained in the push, expected in coming weeks in a test of attempts to restore stability in the Horn of Africa nation. The New York Times reported on March 5 US forces could get involved by providing airstrikes and Special forces Operations if the offensive succeeded in dislodging al Qaeda fighters. Asked to comment, President Ahmed said: “If the US government provides us with the air support, it will help the situation.” “If that is true, as written in the New York Times, then we would welcome it,” he told a news conference through an interpreter. It was not immediately clear whether Ahmed was ...){kind=logo}
EXCLUSIVE-U.N. agency punished Somalia whistleblower
Source: Reuters * U.N. report says agency retaliated against whistleblower * Victim blames official now running UNDP Haiti programme * UNDP denies corruption in Somalia, backs Haiti official By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - The United Nations Ethics Committee has upheld complaints by a former employee of the U.N. Development Programme who said he suffered retaliation from the UNDP for alleging that its Somalia programme was corrupt. The man, Ismail Ahmed, was transferred to another office without proper visa support, and the UNDP Somalia office later told a potential employer not to hire him because of his "silly non-proven accusations", Ethics Committee Chairman Robert Benson found in a report seen by Reuters. Ahmed has identified one of the main authors of the retaliation as Eric Overvest, a Dutch national who is now in charge of the UNDP office in earthquake-stricken Haiti. Ahmed's case has been supported by the U.S.-based Government Accountability Project (GAP), a non-profit organisation ...)
Dutch Seek More Info In Alleged Somali Terror Case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ―Around 20 youths of Somali descent are believed to have traveled to Somalia from Minnesota since 2007 to help al-Shabab. A Dutch court has taken the unusual step of asking U.S. authorities for more information about the case of a Somali man wanted in Minneapolis for allegedly aiding an Islamist terror group, his lawyer said Tuesday. Mohamud Said Omar, 44, is fighting his extradition from the Netherlands to the United States for allegedly providing money to the Somali group al-Shabab that was used to buy guns. Omar's lawyer Bart Stapert said the ruling, issued in writing by Rotterdam District Court on Monday, threw into doubt whether Omar will ever be extradited. "I am very happy the court took such a principled approach and basically forced the U.S. government to come up with additional information," he said. Stapert said it was rare for a Dutch court to seek extra clarification in ...)
Somali Shabab 'ready to fight' US
Ali Mahmoud Rajhi, a spokesman for Somalia's al-Shabab group, has told Al Jazeera that the group is not afraid of United States involvement in the battle against them. He said that the proposed US collusion with Somali government forces makes al-Shabab even more certain they are on the "right" path. "This decision will not affect al-Shabab movement. Actually, it makes us more certain that we are on the right path; the path that was chosen for us by God. "We also become more certain that we have to keep going despite the animosity of the disbelieving nations. The Americans want to scare us. But, we are not afraid," Rajhi said. "If they come to Somalia, they need to know that those who fought them in 1993 and dragged their bodies in the streets of Mogadishu are still present and ready to drag their dead bodies ...)
Somali insurgent leader killed
Mogadishu - Gunmen on Tuesday killed a Somali Islamist military leader critical of his group's recent merger with the al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab movement, officials and witnesses said. Bare Ali Bare was a senior military leader for the Ras Kamboni group but had made no secret of his opposition to a decision by his leader, Sheikh Hassan al-Turki, last month to join Shebab, who control most of the country. He was killed in a Mogadishu market. "Armed militiamen shot the commander dead in Bakara market and we are still investigating who the assailants are," senior insurgent leader Sheikh Mohamed Adan said. "He was a senior member in our group and we are very concerned about his killing, it is a blow to us," he added. Ras Kamboni had been a component of Adan's Hezb al-Islam insurgent group, which is theoretically allied with the Shebab in ...)
Gudoonka Baarlamanka: Lama socono wafdi u baxaya Magaalada Garoowe.
Bartamaha (Muqdisho):- Gudoonka Baarlamanka ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in aanay ogayn wafdi Baarlamanka ka socda oo gaaray Deegaanada Puntland ka dib shalay kulan ka dhacay Xarunta maamulkaasi ee Garoowe. Gudoomiye ku xigeenka labaad ee Barlamanka kMG ee Soomaaliya Cusmaan Cilmi Boqore ayaa sheegay in aanay wax wafdi ah u dirsan Degaanada Puntland balse ay shalay ka maqleen Warbaahinta Dalka Wafdi la kulmay Madaxda Dowlada Goboleedka Puntland. Boqore ayaa sheegay in aanay jirin wax metali kara Baarlamanka oo loo diray Deegaanada Puntland wallow ay Xildhibano 10 mudane ah la kulmeen madaxda Dowlada Goboleedkaasi sida uu sheegay masuulkaasi. Gudoomiye Xigeenka Baarlamanka ayaa ugu baaqay Puntland in ay xiriirka iyo wada shaqeynta si toos ah ula yeelato Madaxda sare ee Baarlamanka soomaaliya oo u diyaarsan wanaajinta maamulkaasi. Shalay galinkii danbe ayaa waxaa kulan balaaran Magaalasa Garoowe ku yeeshay Mudanayaal Baarlamaanka soomaaliya ka mid ah iyo Madaxda sare ee Puntland kaasi oo albaabyada loo xeray wallow la sheegay ...Latest News
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