Thousands of Somali Soldiers that were sent to Eritrea are missing

[Gibiin-Udug]

I totally believe those poor mothers, no mother would lie about their child's whereabouts. Fraudmaajo is getting rid off everyone he doesn't agree with, I just hope they don't end up being killed like the Hodan district governor.

My prayers go out to those mothers, insha Allah, on February 8th the dictator want to be bastard will be ousted.

 

[Yoobudy]

He was asked four times whether Somali soldiers were trained in Eritrea and no straight answers from the wasiir

 

[Ferrari]

No I'm asking those who say Somalia sent soldiers to Ethiopia, if you going to make a statement about something you should bring more evidence than some somali website.

First of all, there's no arguing that many soldiers were being trained in Eritrea.
The parents can go as far as providing their sons' names and ages and the dates they were taken. What more evidence can they provide?
The government is in a better position to do its due diligence and find out what's going on. But of course the government won't do that because it'll expose them to be criminals, so they have all the reasons and motivations to deny these claims. What reasons do these mothers have to lie?

Lastly, between a government, and crying mothers in multiple cities of the country, give the fucking benefit of the doubt to the parents, not the government.

 

[Yoobudy]

First of all, there's no arguing that many soldiers were being trained in Eritrea.
The parents can go as far as providing their sons' names and ages and the dates they were taken. What more evidence can they provide?
The government is in a better position to do its due diligence and find out what's going on. But of course the government won't do that because it'll expose them to be criminals, so they have all the reasons and motivations to deny these claims. What reasons do these mothers have to lie?

Lastly, between a government, and crying mothers in multiple cities of the country, give the fucking benefit of the doubt to the parents, not the government.

Exactly, it's not even about N&N vs opposition at this point. So far, the government has not done enough to reassure these families except to say "trust us your boys are safe and are doing fine". If these serious allegations are not true then it should be very easy for the government to put it to rest.

 

[Ferrari]

Exactly, it's not even about N&N vs opposition at this point. So far, the government has not done enough to reassure these families except to say "trust us your boys are safe and are doing fine". If these serious allegations are not true then it should be very easy for the government to put it to rest.

these farmaajo bots are hypocrites. It's crazy we have to share a country with millions of people who think like they do.

 

[Jiron]

Exactly, it's not even about N&N vs opposition at this point. So far, the government has not done enough to reassure these families except to say "trust us your boys are safe and are doing fine". If these serious allegations are not true then it should be very easy for the government to put it to rest.

I agree with you sxb, the government should allow the soldiers to call their families to reassure them that they're safe and sound. I understand the dowlad is taking the high road as I believe their side of the events but please do it for the parents and concerned citizens.

 

[Prime Minister]

Somalia is under growing pressure to explain the fate of soldiers whose families fear they were secretly deployed from training camps in neighbouring Eritrea to fight in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

The government has strenuously denied allegations that Somali troops were sent to battlefields in Tigray, where Ethiopian federal troops have been fighting with regional forces since November.

But some lawmakers have written to Somalia's president appealing for information on behalf of desperate parents who say their sons in uniform have gone missing, and they have reason to believe they could be in Tigray.

Hussein Ibrahim said his son was told he was going to Qatar for training, but wound up in Eritrea.

"I last spoke with my son 22 days ago. He told me he was fine but concerned, because some of his comrades were relocated from the camp and he didn't know to where," he said.

"I don't know who to ask about his fate. There are reports everywhere that those taken to Eritrea were sent to fight in Ethiopia, and that some had died."

Information minister Osman Abukar Dubbe on January 19 said "there were no Somali troops fighting in Tigray, and no such request made by the Ethiopian government", describing reports to the contrary as "propaganda".

- 'Alive or not'? -

But the whereabouts of the missing soldiers remains unclear, and the plight of their families has struck a chord in Somalia and raised difficult questions for politicians preparing for a fraught national election which had been scheduled for next month but is beset with delays.

"We need the Somali president to hear our appeal, and tell us if our children are alive or not," said Fadumo Moalim Abdulle, who believes her son was sent to Eritrea after being told he was going to Qatar.

In a letter dated January 18, the foreign relations committee asked President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo, for "details about the number of soldiers in Eritrea for training, and when they are coming back to the country".

"We also understand that many parents have not been able to contact their children for some time, only to hear they were killed fighting in Tigray with government forces," the letter stated.

"Confirm where these soldiers are now, and put them in touch with their parents."

A military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that some recruits were sent to Eritrea for training "but these reports about Somali soldiers sent to Tigray are baseless".

But Abdisalam Guleid, a former Somali deputy spy chief, told AFP that "Somalia had indeed entered the war, and that many soldiers had died," citing intelligence from Ethiopian counterparts.

- 'Hush hush' -

After three weeks of fighting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared victory in late November against the TPLF, the ruling party in Tigray, after the army captured the regional capital Mekele.

But the TPLF leadership remains on the run and has vowed to fight on. Thousands have died so far in the conflict, according to the International Crisis Group.

The fighting has raised concerns for stability in the wider Horn of Africa, with fears that Ethiopia's neighbours could be dragged into a regional conflict.

Ethiopia last week denied the presence of Somali troops in Tigray, and continued to dismiss witness accounts of Eritrean involvement in the conflict.

"Ethiopia has never invited any of the neighbouring countries or others to be part of this conflict. This is an internal matter; the Ethiopian army has done it by itself," said Dina Mufti, spokesman for Ethiopia's foreign affairs ministry.

In December, the US State Department said it was "aware of credible reports of Eritrean military involvement in Tigray" and called for their withdrawal. This month the state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission accused Eritrean troops of looting in Tigray.

Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 in large part for initiating a rapprochement with Eritrea, whose President Isaias Afwerki and the TPLF remain bitter enemies.

Abiy also forged a three-way regional security arrangement with Eritrea and Somalia.

Analysts say it is plausible small numbers of Eritrean-trained Somalis were sent to Tigray, given Eritrea's long history of using regional forces under its tutelage for its own strategic gain.

"What's clear is that troops have gone to Eritrea. Some have come back. But the government has never given any details about these troops, not even their numbers or the fact there are cohorts," said one regional security analyst, who asked not to be named.

"It's all hush hush."

Parents of Somali soldiers fear sons fighting in Ethiopia

Somalia is under growing pressure to explain the fate of soldiers whose families fear they were secretly deployed from training camps in neighbouring Eritrea to fight in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

uk.sports.yahoo.com

 

[OTF]

6:00. I thought this was already debunked.
Sola portal is related to khaire. He's pretty reliable.

 

[Prime Minister]

6:00. I thought this was already debunked.
Sola portal is related to khaire. He's pretty reliable.

So are they alive or not that's what is being asked?

 

[OTF]

So are they alive or not that's what is being asked?

Did u watch the video???

 

[Prime Minister]

Did u watch the video???

He said there's no phone service in Eritrea did you read the article?

 

[OTF]

He said there's no phone service in Eritrea did you read the article?

6:45
7:13 do u not understand Somali ?????

 

[Prime Minister]

6:45
7:13 do u not understand Somali ?????

He is saying there's no phone service and there has been no relocations but this article is from AFP not some Somali vlogger and the parents are saying their sons told them there have been relocations for some trainees.


Hussein Ibrahim said his son was told he was going to Qatar for training, but wound up in Eritrea.

"I last spoke with my son 22 days ago. He told me he was fine but concerned, because some of his comrades were relocated from the camp and he didn't know to where," he said.

 

[OTF]

He is saying there's no phone service and there has been no relocations but this article is from AFP not some Somali vlogger and the parents are saying their sons told them there have been relocations for some trainees.


Hussein Ibrahim said his son was told he was going to Qatar for training, but wound up in Eritrea.

"I last spoke with my son 22 days ago. He told me he was fine but concerned, because some of his comrades were relocated from the camp and he didn't know to where," he said.

Ur either deaf or ur Somali is terrible.
7:10.

 

[Prime Minister]

Ur either deaf or ur Somali is terrible.
7:10.

I'm going to believe the parents.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

I'm going to believe the parents.

As would any sane, empathetic person.

Parents wouldn't make up such stories about their children and risk harming them.

 

[Wir]

Others were killed in Afar region while escaping deployment by Eritrea

 

[exposedmeat]

Others were killed in Afar region while escaping deployment by Eritrea

how can you defend fatmaajo now, am curious

 

[Wir]

This is an ongoing story of 100s of young Somali Soldiers who were tricked and sent to defend habash interests

 

[Material]

SNA not in cities fighting Al-shabaab but going to Eritrea
looooooooooooool