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SOMALIA: The new semi-state within the semi-state

April 21, 2011 · 2185219 Comments2011-04-21+07%3A34%3A13Hassan+Ali

LAS ANOD — After two days of deliberation, members of Somalia’s Bari region consisting of civil servants and clan elders announced on Tuesday the formation of a new semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia.

It will be created inside the borders of the already existing Somali enclave of Puntland. They claim the new semi-autonomous region will be independent from Puntland and Somalia’s weak transitional federal government. Called Rasa-Asayr State, it comprises of towns and villages near the old historical-coastal town of Bargal in the mountainous eastern Bari region. The town will also serve as the administrative capital.

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Speaking to VOA Somali Services, the new interim president, Farah
Mohamud Yusuf (Dooha), a former founding member of Puntland, said they decided to establish the new semi-autonomous state after they lost confidence in Puntland government over its performance, security and services.

Rasa-Asayr State will join a handful of semi-autonomous states in
Somalia including Puntland, Galmudug, Azania, Hiiraanland, Mareeg
State, Himan State, South-West Somalia and Somali Central State.

Puntland officials have yet to react to this latest development that undermines the authority and possibly the very existence of Puntland state.

Somalia has been mired in violence since 1991 when dictator Mohamed
Siad Bare was ousted by armed groups.

Somalilandpress | 21 April 2011
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By Hassan Ali

Tags: Azania, Puntland, Somalia, Somalia (Asa-Asayr)

Mohamed says:

This is the result of focusing in making problems to Somaliland. Insted of moving forward these people will move backward.

Where are the caller for United Somalial????????????

2:30 am on April 21, 2011

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Ali907 says:

Mohamed, you are absolutely right instead of making their area a better place for their own people they spent the last years eating piracy money (xaaraam money) and even try to destabilize Somaliland Eastern Region by playing the qabiil card and this is the result.

3:07 am on April 21, 2011

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elies says:

this is the result of focusing to destabilize somaliland, and not focusing on the security and the wealth, health of your own people. subxana allah

3:22 am on April 21, 2011

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Kayse says:

hehehehehe Pirateland would be a better name than Rasa Asayr, hell is Rasa Asayr? Sounds like they in the drought did their heads and they hallucinating about Aseer (Juice in Arabic). Now they called themselves after juice, God knows what Rasa means.

Funny people and they talk about unity—all I see is every pirate making his own village a state. Weirdos!

3:57 am on April 21, 2011

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- Kayse says:
  
  * sounds like the drought did their heads in
  
  3:58 am on April 21, 2011
  
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Somali says:

LOL following in the footsteps of "Somaliland". You guys are delusional, and now you critisize soem fools that are doing exactly what you are doing.
Hate it or love it, Somaliland is on the same boat as this new state.

Both are not recognized, and both are under Somalia.

4:22 am on April 21, 2011

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- Ayanle says:
  
  You all do wish so but i swear on my child that somaliland will be greater then somalia and you all would and could not reach us in greatness i fill sorry for you all all you have is hate if so do not forget that we are the sons of SNM and wallahi we can do the jobb they did not get to finish so please do go in peace.
  
  1:49 pm on April 21, 2011
  
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- Warya says:
  
  If we want to call Somaliland's peace, security and prosperity a DELUSION then ALHAMDULLAH I HOPE WE NEVER WAKE UP FROM IT. And I also hope Allah(swt) judges purely on your intentions, since most of you Somaliland haters are weak to do anything about it.
  
  3:28 am on April 24, 2011
  
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Kayse says:

Nonetheless this new state is good for Somaliland because even now the same villages can not unit thus there is no hope of Somalia ever uniting again. Before they can come to us, they have to unify those villages. First thing is first sons of pirates and warlords.

Meanwhile, if it does get big, Somaliland should just keep Aseer State on the juice aid.

4:32 am on April 21, 2011

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s abdi says:

you all talk as if somaliland is united under one state, haven't you hed of awdal state and ssc, loool. so i dont see why you somalilanders are judging puntland your the same as them, in fact worser

6:03 am on April 21, 2011

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- Faisal says:
  
  what a loser U are "Awdal State" is a one man show in the diaspora (and if You go back in Somaliland historie, the current political form in Somaliland was made ind Borama)….and "SSC"….is the town of buuhoodle…last time I Checked…They gave up and are part of somaliland ( Kayse Cabdi Yusuf)…but kep being in Your fantasy world loser…
  
  7:57 am on April 21, 2011
  
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mohamed says:

Forget anything else to work except the only one best viable solution viz two way State
Somaliland Somalia. BTW the Somaliland Republic is just doing fine as compared to Somalia.
In my view Puntland and the other A de facto of Somalia make no common sense and should be
totally ignored. How these crisis could find real solutions is upto the businesses of the Somalia
masses. Again Somaliland is just doing fine and on the threshold of becoming a new HOA/AU hub for
International business developments because of the Arch-Geo strategic significance and Rich resources
and the historically first class Berbera Port facilities. The sooner the Somaliland becomes a full
member of the UN the better for all the game players and more so for resolving the crisis
of Somalia and the surrounding Igad/E.A. Alqaida fears.
Cheers.

7:13 am on April 21, 2011

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Kathar says:

Somaliland is doing better then fine, this years progress is more than outstanding, I view these idiots who must likely left Awdal at a young age like myself as being dumb, the majority of Gadabuursi that live in Borama capital of Adwal as being happy with the government progress.

I think Somalia needs to be administered in individual sectors and form a union, not a country, we have the same language, culture and identity, but it seems only selected groups can work as teams, we have two choices here.

Either forget clan loyalty and form a completely different country then the previous or as I already said, move forward and work as different country under 1 religion and 1 peoples.

1:54 pm on April 21, 2011

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Awdalboy says:

Mr. Kather speak for yourself and respect Awdal Youths who are tomorrow leaders. If you are not smart enough to see where Somalis future is heading then don't blame those who see it. We are heading Somali Federal which each region whould either join or rejected its own will and interest. Why would anyone complain when he can take his own future on his hand rather than waiting for his fellow Somali to do it for himself. Those Awdals who calling dumb are free from any kind of brainwash diseases. Smaller states will actualy give chance to our old Somali state to come together under Federal Somalia where every state help reconstructive Somali State. Existing states will continue doing their way of doing things and no new state will take away what is already there. Get use to the smaller Somali states since they have the same rights other States have. Welcome Ras Caseyr.

1:45 pm on April 22, 2011

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- mohamed says:
  
  Two way States viz Somaliland Somalia. Ras Caseyr is governed by Somaliland. Remains to be
  seen whether Federal Somalia dictates to steal the show in its ill-fated crisis.
  Cheers.
  
  10:38 pm on April 23, 2011
  
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- alezz says:
  
  Awdal alla the way
  
  12:24 pm on April 25, 2011
  
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warya says:

I am not going to pretend to know Allah(swt)'s will, but put simply all that is happening in Somalia is Qadr. Some groups calling for unity to disguise their hate and evil intentions towards their fellow brothers while others simply want to live in peace and rule themselves. Somaliland is only concerned with bettering its own region for better or worse. Puntland, on the other hand, has done nothing except stir the pot since its inception – claiming lands that never belonged to it in the past, declaring war and inciting clan wars (fitnah).

Does anyone from puntland think that Allah(swt) is sleeping or does not see what they have been doing? Hell No!
Now not a single city in Puntland is safe, piracy is growing, and most clans are now armed. If the true intention of Puntland was to unite Somalis then Allah(swt) would have granted them the tawfik a long time ago, but instead he has taken away their security; which is what they tried to do to Somaliland.

Allah(swt) is a sufficient judge between us and you. So continue on your path and see if how Puntland will look like in 10 years.

3:43 am on April 24, 2011

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Mahamed says:

VIVA SNM
VIVA SOMALILAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:08 pm on August 20, 2011

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I Jama says:

SNM has 20 years of peace and autonomy over its own region for its people to be proud off actually. Oh no matter how hard you try you can't change that. History does not forgot whilst people may wish to!!!!!! VIVA SOMALILAND SNM FOREVER in our hearts and minds.

P.S Somalilanders do not want to be united so there in lies the difference in the so called newly imerged fake states… Sorry to burst your delusions.

6:43 pm on May 30, 2011

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