Good analysis on Somalia[Great read]

[EmirCali]

Somalis must think outside the box if we are to be victorious against the many enemies of the Republic.

The Republic has three main enemies:

(1) Al Shabab,
(2) Secessionism,
(3) Foreign hegemony.

http://blog.crisisgroup.org/africa/2016/02/11/somalia-why-is-al-shabaab-still-a-potent-threat/

 

[Tucking_Fypo]

Have you forgotten about these guys? Aweys founder of Alitihad, union of islamic courts,hizbul islam godfather of terrorism.

Or these dudes who were in charge way back before alshabab?

Most of the leaders were and still are?

1) Lower Jubba and Middle Jubba
a) Abukar Ali Adan, falls directly under Godane (Tribe: Gaaljecel)
b) Hassan Yakub (Tribe: Eelay)
c) Abdullahi Dige Hiirow (Tribe: Hawiye; sub-clan Murusade)
2) Mudug, Hiiraan and Galgaduud regions
a) Yuusuf Ali Ugas, head of operations in Hiiran region (Tribe: Hawiye; sub-clan Hawadle)
b) Awil Godac (Tribe: Hawiye; sub-clan of Saleyban)
c) Fu’ad Mohamed Qalaf 'Shangole' (Tribe: Darod; sub-clan Oortable)
d) Abdishakur Ali Omar (Tribe: Hawiye; sub-clan Habargidir Sacad)
e) Halane Abdullahi Holac (Tribe: Hawiye; sub-clan: Habargidir Sacad)
3) Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle and Middle Shabelle regions
a) Sheikh Mohamed Abdullahi Hirey, leader (Tribe: Shikhal; sub-clan Qudub)
b) Mohamed Hassan Omar Abu Abdurahman, ex-Banaadir officer in charge, is now the head of military's department of logistics (Tribe: Habar gidir; sub-clan: Ceyr)
c) Sheikh Yusuf Isse 'Kaba Kutukade', head of Middle Shabelle region (Tribe: Abgaal; sub-clan Waceysle)
d) Maalim Mohamed Abdulle, head of operations (Tribe: Hawiye; sub-clan Abgal)
4) Bay, Bakool and Gedo regions
a) Mahad Omar Abdikarim, leader (Tribe: Dir)
b) Qalif Mohamed Warsame, head of operations in Gedo region (Tribe: Habargidir; sub-clan Ceyr)
c) Maalim Janow, head of operations in Bay and Bakool regions (Tribe: Eelaay)

 

[Tucking_Fypo]

Damm i forgot the most famous one of all

 

[EmirCali]

I think it's weird you remove the last part. I mean it's only 2 individuals? Why not add them.

Puntland, the semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia

a). Yasin Usman Khalid aka Kilwa (Clan: Darood; sub-clan Warsangali)
b). Shaykh Abdikadir Ali Mumin (Clan: Majeerten; sub-clan Ali Saleeban)

A biased chump without even know my background he assumes I'm Hawiye, because I support the Republic.

 

[EmirCali]

What you share is more than 5 years old though. Care to come up with recent reports?

The Nexus between Somaliland and Al-Shabaab


Written By Swedish Investigative Journalists Peter Wolfson & Greta Backstrom

Many accounts misapprehend the nature of the relationship between Somaliland and al-Shabaab. The relationship, in fact, goes far beyond contact and coexistence, with significant financial assistance by Somaliland’s Ministry of Interior and Intelligence Agency providing the bulk of al-Shabaab’s financing and weapons, according to sources and al-Shabaab captured leaders. Somaliland intelligence is directly funded by foreign intelligence agencies, according to reports.

Somaliland Minister of Interior Ali Waran-Ade and other senior political, military, and business leaders including former ministers Mohamed Bihi Yonis, Hirsi Ali Hassan, and Suleiman Esa Ahmed as well as Colonel Muse Bihi Abdi and Abdirashid Duale, the CEO of Dahabshiil have actively financed and supported al-Shabaab as part of a strategy to undermine political and security progress in Somalia and boost support for Somaliland recognition.

Somaliland uses western economic development and security funds to finance al-Shabaab operations in Somalia. Waran-Ade, a former senior intelligence officer for the Siyad Barre’s National Security Services (NSS) directed financing and provided material support to al-Shabaab operations.

Al-Shabaab has a strong support in Somaliland, according to captured senior al-Shabaab commander and the government orchestrates, sustains as well as strongly influences the movement operations in Somalia. Somaliland also gives sanctuary to the families of senior al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida leaders, and provides support in terms of training, funding, munitions, and supplies for al-Shabaab. In their words, this is ‘as clear as the sun in the sky’.

Directly or indirectly Somaliland appears to exert significant influence on the strategic decision-making and field operations of al-Shabaab; and has greater away over operatives.According to recently defected al-Shabaab commander, Somaliland intelligence controls al-Shabaab’s counterintelligence units “Amniyat”, who are recruited from radical mosques in Hargeisa, Burco, Berbera Gabiley and Borama.

Former al-Shabaab operatives confirmed that the Somaliland Intelligence was represented on the al-Shabaab leadership council, known as the Shura, and the Security Council. Indeed, the agency appears to have circumscribed the al-Shabaab’s strategic autonomy.

Waran-Ade himself has apparently assured senior al-Shabaab leaders that they are ‘our people’ and have his backing. He has also apparently authorized al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida fighters and supporters release from Somaliland prisons, including senior al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula operative who was captured in Berbera on his way to Lower Shebelle to meet with al-Shabaab Emir Ahmed Umar.

In 2012, Somaliland police detained and released al-Shabaab Emir Ahmed Godane, al-Shabaab external operation leader Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir (Ikrima) and operative Ismail Muse, reportedly now head of al-Shabaab Mogadishu operations, who is one of the highest ranking in the movement below al-Shabaab Emir Ahmed Umar. The group was in Burco to meet with al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula emissaries and Dahabshiil and other al-Shabaab financiers.

Somaliland’s involvement with al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula is having a major implication for the international community. The governments of Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti have all been alarmed by the Somaliland, al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida nexus. Ethiopia and Djibouti have restricted borders with Somaliland.

Diplomatic outposts and international organizations have been instructed to relocate from Hargeisa to Mogadishu and limit contacts with senior Somaliland government officials.

Somaliland Strategy

Through providing sanctuary and support to al-Shabaab, Somaliland appears to be able to exert significant influence on al-Shabaab strategy. As a Somaliland political figure summarized: ‘Somaliland has some control “over the al-Shabaab”. They have influence in al-Shabaab’s decision-making. Sure, they have dominated the movement, but al-Shabaab has some independence. Likewise, a security analyst said: ‘al-Shabaab is obliged to accept Somaliland demands – it needs their support.’

The Somaliland-al-Shabaab relationship is founded on mutual benefits. Al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida need external sanctuary, as well as military and logistical support to sustain their insurgency in Somalia and Yemen. As a former al-Shabaab operative put it: ‘Somaliland are helping al-Shabaab a lot, but they only give for their own gain. According to the conflict analyst: ‘there is not an equal relationship between Somaliland and al-Shabaab – Somaliland is far more powerful. Al-Shabaab doesn’t have any choice except to live in Somaliland; where else can they go?’

Somaliland Leadership Collusion with Foreign Terrorist Organization’s

Security experts are divided on the extent to which Somaliland policy towards al-Shabaab insurgents is determined independently of civilian officials. Somaliland officials were aware of Waran-Ade’s and Somaliland intelligence role in supporting al-Shabaab and were actively encouraging it.’

The Daallo Airlines terrorist incident in early February and the bombing of seafood restaurant in Mogadishu suggest that the policy is approved at the highest level of Somaliland government. Al-Shabaab senior operative Ismail Muse, who planned, coordinated and financed both Daallo Airline and Mogadishu seafood restaurant attacks made several trips to Hargeisa, Burco and Borama to meet with Dahabshiil and senior Somaliland intelligence officer code name “Dagaxbuur”.

According to western intelligence source Dahabshiil deposited $50,000.00 monthly to secret account at the banks main office in Mogadishu to support Ismail Muse. Dahabshiil also deposited $18,000.00 to the bank account of senior Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) who was recently implicated and arrested for the Daallo Airline attack.

Somaliland Intelligence Operations in Somalia

Al-Shabaab commanders believe Somaliland shapes their operations in Somalia in a powerful, surreptitious and coercive way. Somaliland intelligence is part of Amniyat operational command. Certainly, insurgent skills and capabilities at the operational and tactical level suggest the involvement of trained professional military personnel. As a former security official said: ‘they give them the plans, the strategy and new techniques. The chain goes back to Somaliland.

Al-Shabaab Sanctuary, Funding, Munitions and Supplies

Al-Shabaab has a number of sources of external support, and there is little doubt that Somaliland is increasing the arms, funding and training they provide to the insurgents. Somaliland involvement in the early stages of the insurgency has been widely acknowledged. Somaliland were operating training camps for al-Shabaab recruits, and facilitating the supply of funds, equipment and arms.

Dahabshiil the Terror Bank of Choice for al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida

Dahabshiil financial support for al-Shabaab is diverse as confirmed by western intelligence officials. Dahabshiil collects al-Shabaab funds from charitable donations, applied to businessmen or farmers, especially traffickers; ransom from kidnappings; protection money from contractors or officials. Al-Shabaab funds are deposited to Dahabshiil in Hargeisa. A selected al-Shabaab financiers and facilitators have access to the funds and they manage the group’s funding, munitions and supplies.

As al-Shabaab military commander put it: ‘we receive salary, training, weapons, ammunition and expenses from Somaliland. … Everyone knows Somaliland gives money; it goes centrally, and then flows down. Another al-Shabaab commander said: ‘Of course, it’s a huge project, the insurgency needs huge funding, IEDs [improvised explosive devices], ammunition, training, needs everything, all of this has been given by Somaliland. We do not have facilities to produce any of this.

Outlook

Somaliland will continue its terrorist-related activities, including support for al-Shabaab and al-Qa’ida. Somaliland views al-Shabaab terrorism and insurgency as a crucial in its recognition strategy. The more Somalia suffers, the better chances for Somaliland becoming independent state. Somaliland has continued to generate significant concern regarding the role it plays in terrorist financing.

Dahabshiil continues to operate in vast black market and unregulated economy of Somalia. The hawala networks remained intertwined with terrorism financing, smuggling and transaction-based money laundering. This raises significant concerns that some members of the Somaliland government and the business elite were complicit in terrorist finance schemes.

The international community is working with the Somali Federal Government on sanctions to stop Somaliland support of foreign terrorist organization. The international community and the Somali government are also working on financial, military, and economic sanctions as well travel restriction and terrorist designation for Waran-Ade, Dagaxbuur, Dahabshiil and several other senior Somaliland officials, according to credible source.

Peter Wolfson & Greta Backstrom

Investigative Journalists

Nairobi, Kenya & Stockholm, Sweden

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[Tucking_Fypo]

Are Corruption and Tribalism Dooming Somalia’s War on al-Shabaab Extremists?

Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 12 Issue: 4
February 21, 2014 02:32 PM Age: 2 yrs​

By: Andrew McGregor

After decades of conflict that have nearly destroyed the nation, Somalia now stands poised to make a final drive with international assistance to shatter the strength of radical al-Qaeda-associated Islamists in central and southern Somalia, but there are indications that Somalia’s leaders may be posing an even greater obstacle to Somalia’s successful reconstruction.
Arms Embargoes and Missing Weapons
In mid-February, the UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group issued a report to the UN Security Council’s sanctions committee claiming that weapons obtained by the Somali government under a temporary easing of UN arms sanctions were being sold to Somalia’s al-Shabaab extremists in what was described as “high-level and systematic abuses in weapons and ammunition management and distribution” (Reuters, February 13). A UN arms embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992, but in the last year the Somali government has been able to obtain once-restricted small arms and other weapons such as rocket-propelled-grenades under a partial lifting of the embargo designed to help fight al-Shabaab terrorists.
Among the observations contained in the report were the following:

• Shipments of weapons from Ethiopia, Djibouti and Uganda could not be accounted for.
• The Somali government cancelled several UN inspections of armories
• A key presidential adviser from President Hassan Shaykh Mohamud’s own Abgaal sub-clan was involved in planning weapons transfers to al-Shabaab commander Shaykh Yusuf Isse “Kabukatukade,” another member of the Abgaal.
• A government minister from the Habr Gadir sub-clan made unauthorized weapons purchases from a Gulf state that were transferred to private locations in Mogadishu for use by a Habr Gadir clan militia.
• The Monitoring team photographed rifles sent to Somalia’s national army for sale in the Mogadishu arms market with their serial numbers filed off (Reuters, February13; AFP, February 16).

http://www.jamestown.org/regions/af...d5de46f1e94256dad659a834c6f28af1#.VsJfUlQrLHo

 

[EmirCali]

I'm not here for petty clan insults.

Godane [originally from the breakaway region of Somaliland]

Ahmed Diriye [mom originally from the breakaway region of Somaliland]

Saadi Cali Warsame, a unionist entertainer and singer [killed by Dahabshiil/Al-Shabaab ties]

 

[Tucking_Fypo]

Godane is one guy but why dont you mention the founder of alshaabaab ceyrow?

All hawiyes supported ceyrow against the tfg, after ceyrow died support stopped cause godane was not hawiye and sheik sharif became president and now you feeling the wrath of your creation you blame others for your own deeds

 

[EmirCali]

Damu don't get blinded by the hate you have for Hawiye. Terrorist organizations are the product of the enemies of the Republic. Are you from Puntland state of Somalia?'

This was what Puntland state of Somalia Abdiweli Gaas said just last year

Somalia: Somaliland accused of backing al-Shabab terrorists in Galgala

Puntland, northeastern state of Somalia President Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gaas unveiled Somaliland’s financial support for the Al-Qaida affiliated Al-shabab fighters in Gal-gala Mountains near Puntland’s port city of Bossaso.

Speaking at public conference said that Somaliland financially supports Al-shabab fighters who carry out deadly hit -and-run attacks in Gal-gala area following Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo’s visit to Laas qorey which created military tensionds around border territories of the two administrations.

President Gaas stated that his government is aware of Somaliland’s role in Al-shabab fighters maneuvering at Gal-gala adding his government will disclose it to the world what he called “Somaliland’s support for the Al-Qaida linked Militants, Al-shabab”.

Al-shabab’s influx in Gal-gala Mountains in Puntland region appeared as the African Union troops led by Somalia national army mercilessly battled the militants in Soutern and central Somalia thus brought about the control of more than seven strategic towns to Somali Federal government supported by international community.​

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

Alshabab is Hawiye's hedge against the withdrawl of Amisom. Anyone who cannot see that is turning a blind eye to the facts. Hawiye want to keep what they gained in Lower Shabelle at any cost, everywhere else is secondary. The Alshabab in Lower Shabelle are Habar Gidir, the SNA in Lower Shabelle is Habar Gidir, and the same pattern goes for Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle. Hawiye wants to have a finger in both cakes so that no matter which side lasts longer, they can preserve their gains from 1991. What I am wondering is how long until the International Community comes to this conclusion and stops bankrolling this whole thing?

 

[54321]

I googled those 'investigative journalists' names and the only thing that showed up was this article on some websites. Can anybody direct me to something else they have written as individuals or together in swedish or english. Their profiles on media outlet/ newspaper websites, or books or anything.

 

[waraabe]

I googled those 'investigative journalists' names and the only thing that showed up was this article on some websites. Can anybody direct me to something else they have written as individuals or together in swedish or english. Their profiles on media outlet/ newspaper websites, or books or anything.

They don't exist, I have been searching them for few hours and the only thing I found Is an American banker and a nurse by those names. Those names were certainly made up to give credibility to hawiye propaganda but it looks like it backfired because it is only hawiye sources reporting this now and everyone caught on to the fakenesss of these journalist.

 

[EmirCali]

There is no Propaganda they are real reporters.

If they reported something good on the secessionist region. They would be real right?

2 Articles released and I can't wait for more of it.

 

[waraabe]

Saado Cali was killed when she spoke up against the massacre of Dir by hawiye using international funding to expand their control of other clans regions. She was due to go to the USA and speak about it

 

[waraabe]

There is no Propaganda they are real reporters.

If they reported something good on the secessionist region. They would be real right?

2 Articles released and I can't wait for more of it.

Your folk have been exposed sxb. Dir isaaq darod raxanweeyn all see hawiye for what they are now. Just look at the non isaaq comments above

 

[EmirCali]

Saado Cali was killed , because she hailed from Laascanood and was for Somaliweyn and Somalia and had a lot of supporters and was against DHIIGSHIIL and that's why Al Shabaab/Dahabshiil/Somaliland targeted her.

 

[54321]

They don't exist, I have been searching them for few hours and the only thing I found Is an American banker and a nurse by those names. Those names were certainly made up to give credibility to hawiye propaganda but it looks like it backfired because it is only hawiye sources reporting this now and everyone caught on to the fakenesss of these journalist.

There was something iffy about the way it was written anyway. Journalists don't really write like that, especially if they're accusing a gov (/ even regional gov) of supporting terrorist to the extent that is stated in this article.If they're going to make things up they should make it more realistic. In this article they make it sound like alshabaab are an armed wing of SL gov, it's just too ridiculous.

 

[EmirCali]

The truth hurts.

 

[waraabe]

The truth hurts.

I know. That is why your folk are making up western names to cover their tracks

 

[54321]

The truth hurts.

Answer my question if the journalists are not fake.