October 10, 2012 · 64 Comments
Many considered the country’s last election as test to prove to our commitment to democracy and nationhood, but the result was rather confusing. The country’s full democratic expectation and full independence was destroyed by the new government’ polity because the last elections in Somaliland brought Islamists to the forefront, factors including money, tribalism, deprivation, and faith made the country directionless. Somaliland government became predominantly “Islamists” in shadow; former finance minister Ambassador Awil stated “(Islamist) revolution, not election, occurred” and Security Minister, Mr. Dur Arale, confirmed his statement by declaring his government’s furtive attentions “we will host any Al-Shabab members to our soil” besides, he admitted in his interview with VOA that “that Islah is pacifist denomination…,” how did he know all the inner details? But which Islamist party is violent and aggressive and still operating in Somaliland with full knowledge and full view of the government? In his hint, Islam has two faces: ugly face of sword bearer and human face of white dove showman! Which is not true? But these are the tips of the iceberg.
The minister’s declaration came very late to prove the allegations of many terror analysts who told us who they were after the election was over, but we were in state of denial until recently. The aged president, Silanyo, lost in religion-cum politics as the political ascendency of the Islamists is obvious. The minister’s call “the terrorists walk free in Somaliland” is a cause for concern, not celebration; we had already Salvation Group with its roots lie in other countries which allied with national party to pass its agenda.
Somaliland theocracy has been in the hiding for two and half years to arm itself by arresting minor criminal as terrorists; by publicly hugging foreign female delegations to pretend democratic state. But all of sudden, Somaliland government has shown the world its ugly truth: theocracy inherited democracy as the first block, UDUB Party, to their mission was removed from competing parties list. The remaining parties except Ummada Party are simply puppets to the government.
Faysal Ali Warabi, the lucky kingpin in the UCID party who hire-sold his party to wealthy citibanker Jamal Hussein under dubious yearly contract, was appeased with bucks yet remains critic to the government very often.
Many Al-Shabab members who are from sprawling Madrasa in Somaliland refuel the conflict in Southern Somalia with full knowledge of the Kulmiye’s government, unlike, the past administration, which were closely monitoring the tens of batches of Madrasa graduate to curb the flow of Jihadists and put many behind the bars. As there is very thin line between the government and the militants, it’s hard to distinguish. Many security senior officials consider militants incarnation the prophet’s companions Sahabah. And this is quite alarming.
The chief security minister, Mr. Dur, is openly welcoming coward terrorists to Somaliland soil to re-mobilize and launch deadly attacks. But the majority of Somalilanders disagree with him, but his weird position tells how Islamist businessmen are the foundation of his government.
By Abdirahman M. Dirye
Abdirahman M Dirye is Somaliland Activist and Hargiesa Tribune Columnist.
Email: mrdirye@gmail.com
Follow @somalilandpressTags: Al shabaab, Mllitants, Somaliland
We are Muslim and the futility of the author's argument in an attempt to paint other muslims as terrorists is rather childish.
100s of young men have handed over their weapons in Moqadishu and nobody notices it. Why is everything supposed to be played by different rules in Somaliland.
We should welcome our teenagers who have been abducted by Shabab with open arms and rehabilitate them. There combat experience in the dirty south is very valuable and must not be under estimated.
These young men returning from the south know how to navigate the southern jungles and also have experience of southern way of life. Since they were taken against their will or manipulated via blind faith it is our responsibility to teach them the error of their ways and nurture them back into society where they will certainly grow up to become productive members of society.
BAY & Bakool have all accepted their sons back, Shangoole is returning to puntland with 2000 troops for deployment, Gedo are in the process of incorporating their young shabab members in the Somalia government troops.
It would be foolish if Somaliland was to miss this opportunity to also disarm and consider redeployment of some of these battle hardened troops just as is being done by Somalia and Puntland. These young men will become very useful if ever there is a future conflict that requires somaliland troops to liberate parts of Somalia.
Plan for the future or your future will be planned for you!
I never understood articles written by abdirahman m dirye. Suffices to say that his thinking powers
are so badly alienated and distasteful. @undefined gave the proper answer this time.
Cheers.
you both have valid reasons, but I would also like to add that Somaliland stands for democracy, peace and justice. We are muslims and we understand Islam better than any Westerner who are reactive. Somaliland has security that are active in preventing Alshebabe securing new safe haven. This will never happen under any administration or under the nose of any Somalilander. I think the author's negativity and exaggeration is political and due to dislike for the administration or Somaliland. That being said, if some youth return to their families they should be rehabilitated and monitored. If their actions is deemed threatening, they should answer for it and all that they have committed before, given it is proven without unreasonable doubt. But the leaders of alshebabe and the brain washers should be pursued without mercy and put to the full strength of the law.
I am against what somaliland stands for but the author sounds like hater. the head of shabab will get cut but the young men who fellow because of lack of knowledge will be forgiving. you must remember must of them are very young under 20's, if home is somaliland than they must go back
Cheers, Kaboon, baxuuya, cal and others, don't miss this opportunity; I'm not sure if silaanyo will provide you with child benefit and housing benefit though…
You don't know what it takes a whole Nation and Country is all about..do you?. You mention
individual Silaanyo and forget to think of everything else that goes with Silaanyo being the
democratically only elected President with a landslide knockout victory, who's now the President
of a whole Nation and Country and that he should get the respect he deserves and shouldn't be personalized or singled out!. During his only 2 years in power, many of his promises have been
fulfilled and with more almost 3 years to go, many more promises are expected to be fulfilled
under his wise pragmatic leadership. And the way de jure is governing under Ato half Habashi
Silaanyo and his Kulmiye Party leadership, All haters under Kayse's magical evil doctrine would
die out humiliatingly batteried out in despair, when may God give Silaanyo longer livelihood and
good health, he gets a 2nd term re-election in 2015, or the choice would centre between Veteran Muse Bixii and strongman Hersi Gaab???. Ucid under Engr Faisal might be a strong contender in the race.
Cheers.
looool the old tribal leader Siyanyo is nearing to his grieve, u should no longer break your nails typing to him.
Ina Cali Khalifa Gaaliar received a HEROES welcome in Moqadfishu didn't he?
Stop the Cudad and the unnecessary Rants and instead promote PEACE and DEVLEOPMENT and at least stop the next generation of Xaarti from being 2nd class citizen in the diaspora.
Always a foot soldier thinks as a foot soldier.
hahaha Buuxiye, Galaydh is a hereo in the eyes of many Somali patriots, he succeed to expose the so called somaliland is nothing but a name used by some for dawarsi.
Xaarti? I'm assuming u mean Harti no need to diss a qabil in order to get ur point across. our aim is to ally with Marehan, Ogadeen, hawiya, waroos, samaron and ciise ( i'm sure HY will join us), just like the old days, president and PM will finish what shiekh sharif started, all these qabils share one common goal. one REPUBLIC NOT FEDERAL or SEPERATION. ( hey nothing wrong with being qabilist when it used for greater good.)
plus like I said before rather be a soldier than a mourner from Jiidali Sanaag to Xalin Nugaal to Buuhoodle Togdheer, people Armed to the teeth and only waiting for Somali central government to support them until then kolba geeljire meel ka soo kaxaysta, lacag siiya oo dheha wuu na aqoonsaday, Desperate Much. ''wink wink''
looool see after strongman Ato Meles Zenawi departed out of power, what happened
then? He didn't leave political mismatch!. Despite Ethiopia losing such strong power ATO,
the country moves forward. Ato half Habashi Silaanyo is no exception. In his livelihood,
de jure Somaliland is in good hands, and God forbid if his departure call comes through,
there's a whole de jure power institutions and Constitution to takeover and hopefully
Ato Silaanyo at his old age should taking care to prepare his replacement
presumably strongman Hersi Gaab or Veteran Muse Bixii, while all other probablities
of the Multiparty systems are vying for competition. K C darling what you talking about?
Cheers.
Somalilandpress,
Delete this article. This guy needs to see a doctor everything is mix Look : Somaliland parties, the religion of Islam and terrorists
This is not something new as it has always been part of the the Ethiopian stooge (SNM) & the leader of Al shabaab Godane strategy and game-plan to fuel the on-going somalia civil war and make Somalia a failed to revive the dead british colonial village.
@Ilyas, Somalilanders aren't like you South Somalis who wish to manipulate, hate, and use others. Somalilanders were the ones who gave you the first look into British and US because of the heinous genocide against them by a supposedly Muslim, black, African nation. You are manipulating religion, culture and opportunity to hate and terrorize others. I for one dislike you for this. You are the benefits users, haters and lazy so and so who continue to make excuses for you're evil.
You are causing hatred and re-colonisation like you have before whilst having the gaul to use those you have attacked under you're own laws and awarnesess. Shame on you evil people. You deserve any hate against you today and no I will not feel guilty but thankfull to those who stop you're continued evil in the world. Truth hurts
The writer made number of points clear.
somalilandpress hosts Walewayn more than it hosts Somaliland diaspora.
Stop doing that otherwise you lose your visitors????????????????/
Cheap anti-Somaliland propaganda, devoid of intelligent reasoning or proof.
the author mixed a lot of different topics,none of them is not clear for me this topic deserves not to read and waste time and money he needs to take only one topic and convince the readers the reality on the ground not theories which are not based in our countries condition
I don't think Somalilandpress cares about few separatists like all smart people. They rather deal with 20 million pro-union Somalis than 2,000 separatists and their al Shabab culprits.
No one is listening just like the rest of the world, go follow Gobaad and the other runaways and make your world even smaller than it was already. Further isolation.
Thanks for exposing them Abdirahman, our network is growing from Australia to Addis Ababa to Alaska :) while their world only gets smaller and smaller.
jubaland's gonna be sold to kenya how do you feel
not going to happen just keep dreaming if that's the only thing you can come up with it then we are on the right track how sweet it is.
Prior to 1925 Jubaland belonged to British-Kenya :)
Kenya has a legitimate argument to reclaim it's lost territory of Jubaland. I fully support Juba-province of Kenya.
Long live Kenya
kkkkkkkkk,kkkkkkkkk,kkkkkkkk.all i can say to you is YOUR LOST CREATURE.all you Think about your masters british constable made borders and so forth.
jubbaland belongs to somalia it will remain within somali republic frame.
u would rather give a portion of your country (Jubbaland) to Kenyan Sanwayns just to get back at some particular tribes, loool Amazing, I like how your brain functions,
dar00ds are amazing people arent they, they will destroy everything they touch .
kaboon.
what’s happening you been chewing mirre too much,it’s time to see mental doctor.
This is just an opportunistic manipulation of the words of the minister. If this is how low it gets for the desperate Somalians the future looks bleak for them indeed. the minister was reacting to the developing situation in Somalia and the intentions of the government there as well as the international community to dislodge the misguided youth from fighting for the deluded Al Shabab leaders. Nothing more and nothing less. Somaliland fights extremism, piracy and all those intent on crippling the peaceful nation of Somaliland. Love it or hate it, we are sailing our ship independently, navigating the dangerious waters of Horn of Africa diligently and working hard to contribute the pacification of the whole region. It is healthy to have different views and an independent thought but this article has no merit or credibility.
terrorists like al-shaydaan must be exterminated terrorism has no tribe nor religion reason why somaliland and somalia are contrasting is because one is sophisticated (somaliland) and the other is suffering from mooryaanism (zoomalia) loool
say alhamdullah that you are not living in toilets like bosaaso and garoowe where thingls likea water , electricity are hard to come by
Somaliandpress, I hope you publish my comments.
Awalba Alsheydaans iyageey ka imaadeen dhinaca Somaliland (Dhulka Soomaalida) haddana haddi laga soo buriyey dhinaca south ka meesha keliya ay aadi karaan waa meeshaas oo qaraabadooda degganthy.
Haji waaka hadlaysa oo dhaami wa kayse iyo ciyaalkisii iyo saaxibadood puntlandgeezer(PIS)
micky mouse lol.
Cheers.
the so called Somalilandpress belongs to a faqash .So be aware of that.
hahaha yes, leave our website :)
it is a dar00d website with a fake name
They won't publish it but guys visit Somaliland Sun. This place is just for propoganda articles. you can't even find a decent news. I won't be coming back here so i urge Somalilanders to boycot this place. I'm sure they will delete this too.
the worst thing i hate the most iz Jilbab. when i was 14 in Year 9 i made a decision that i will never date or marry a western somali girl cuz i kno for a fact after couple of years of marriage she will probably gain weight and wear Jibab. In 2010 i left london cuz of Jibab and went to hargeisa to learn somali culture, heritage & af Soomaali but somehow while i was in hargeisa i met a girl and we literally got married but now im so scared of how al shabaab will influence my wife in the clothing department. since we got married a year ago my wife usually wears gabisar when shes at home but wen we go out for dinner she puts on direh which is my favorite & mostly i wear macawiis and I am a huge fan of khat, i could chew Khat all day long but since al shabaab bombarded somalia with jilbabs, burga and niqaabs & banned khat i'm worried that my wife will chose to wear jilbabs which is my worst nightmare.
I beg the Ethiopian stooge (SNM) to ban Jijbab altogether and fine any woman who wears jilbab in public.
Please have mercy on me!!!
Have you heard what the Ogadenians are up to Raskamboni/ ONLF teaming up to control Kismayo and the Majeerteen/Puntland begging to involve them because their still bitter on the outcome of the new federal government. Planing and encircling on how to defeat us Hawiye will not work i repeat will not wont work the West tried Ethiopia tried even you Daroods tried and all failed.
Mr hawiya forget about kismayo we got a bigger problew now which is Jilbab. jilbab was brought by al shabaab from the afghan bush. we've gotta do something before somalia becomes another Sudan.
Shabaab is like a man with cancer and their chemo therapy is the armed militias undermining the elected government.
Only Hawiye can defeat Hawiye. I do have Hawiye family and they always invite me to Mogadishu and insha Allah I am going there soon. Actually I am connected to the new PM, he is the cousin of my Hawiye family (inabti and actual inabti).
If Ogaden tried that they will lose the support of the Somali Republic in their war against Ethiopia and they will remain a colony forever. They know they will not relay on few MJs who change shirt faster than a pirate who got raided.
Tomorrow they will be in Mogadishu begging and this is only a tantrum against naming a Marehan PM. ONLF will never trust those pirates who were in Addis Ababa yesterday selling fake ONLF.
Those pirates are like leeches if they don't suck any blood for an hour they will turn on each others, don't worry about the few pirates and ONLF…Kismayu belongs to the natives.
*New President
Thats what i mean when i heard ONLF is involved i thought to myself theses people are playing with fire meaning losing the only real genuine support they had in Somalia the Hawiye people. We even got invaded in 2006 by the Ethiopians partially because of what Aweys said i do hope this is just nothing more but a rumor .
Correction.i don’t Think.
Typical Hawiye Mooriyaans and ilkoyar coalition is Doomed to fail.
You under estimate the vicious nature of Madheertin Looma Ooyaans of pirateland as we ponder and type imaginary scenarios of the screen they have already plotted their course, set sail and will ensure they have a stake in the Juba valley future.
The 2000 pirate elite troops trained by Saracen on the most cruel of torture techniques available to mankind are on their way to Juba valley. Await the News.
The only failed project that everyone can see with their own eyes is your pro secessionist idea that never even took off in the 1'st place hahah. We might have some disagreements but at least were not stuck on a one tribe initiated doomed project sins 91 like yours.
:) A Hawiye who defends Majerteen looma ooyaan. LOL
I smell a pirate.
Insignificant Variables in Somaliland's Future and a mere annoyance.
Hawiye warrior I don't hate you guys but if you got something to say about Daroods go to their websites. hawiye has never faught whole darood clan apart from few farmers in south Mudug or reer Diini sublan of Marehan but as we all know Darood and Hawiye already reconciled there is no major problem between us.
hopefully isaaq and Darood will come to understanding for the sake of future generation.
And i don't hate the Daroods neither only a coward hates someone not dissing the Daroods but using it as a metaphor but please be also truthful without the Hawiye uprising Siad Barre's Darood alliances would of still been in power today ??
listen up there are imposters among us we need to be carefull what we say to each other we already have done considerable damage to one another on the process we reduce our nation to ashes great nation are building by mens and womans who're selfless and willing to give up their most prized possessions or if need comes their own life's at this juncture we must decide whether we gonna take one step at the same time or we going retreat to our ugly old nasty way which led us were we at there is no in between some of you might wonder.what brought up this I have notice a trend that some individuals who always manage to navigated the conversation where it's not supposed go there we Somali people can not afford to engaged you will have to figure out who they are just be carefull that's all.
:)
Paranoia is not healthy when it follows you online :). YOUR people will never build a NATION.
- Faroole;s term finished Jan 2013 he will refuse to step down.
- Caalin term finished and he refuses to step down and now there is a war building in Galmudug
- Kismayo is going to see wars before peace.
:) Federalism means WARS for ever and ever and ever :) I do not give a damn about your Failed state which will soon be under UN-Trusteeship.
- Security – AU :)
- Economy – UN[JFMB] :)
- Government – Mahiga :)
- Population – Kenya plans on moving Millions of Bantus to Somalis and call them Somali-Bantus and nobody will ever know.
Your Nation is DEAD… RIP :)
you're a the sick person whose obssess with this people and anybody with commonsense can see mile away you're not a health man i was talking to my Somali brothers which you made clear you don't want to be included so why is this massage bother you aah and less you fall in in to the categories of those instigators that we need to watch out you couldn't hide you self you had to speak up right .what evil and dark heart people always forget is while they doing their nasty plane god is doing his and he will exposed them the right time anyone with the right frame of mind could see that I did not mention any name your guilty conscience had the urge to respond which expose you true color but there is a silver lining here you still have conscience seek medical attention immediately all hope it's not lost good-by.
correction conscious not conscience
Paranoia is a disease…
May Allah(swt) Keep Somaliland peaceful and destroy all our enemies Amiin.
@buuxiye <—- self harming/meditating isolationism at its finest sahra lol too bad he ain't making money out of it those celebrity's will love you just call yourself buuxiye buddah and holla at them.
I wana expose a man called Kaysee.. He claimed to be Isaaq, Habar Yoonis.. but he is not. He is Nabadiiid, Isaaaq imposer..I know all terrorist sympathisers Nabadeeds, have one thing in common.. They have all have one style of writing. They all sound a like..
Thanks for exposing me walaal, may I ask, do you work for TMZ or Silanyo CCTV? Man oh man, your better than Hersi and Dur put together as well as that SL region spy chairman. You should apply for a job in the CID.
I have news for you sxb, Isaaq is big on your book for me its just another habar dying its Somalinimo claiming to be Arab and bowing to an empty tomb in Sanaag.
As for HY, it is just another habar, what can I say. I am a man, anigu habraha ma sheegto.
denying
* PS I am Garhajis aka G Unit heehhehehehe.
ahmed.
waxaad u hadleysaa sidii wax waalan,godane cidna muu ku dilin hargiesa,yuu ku dilaa ama wax u sheegaa population fiican malaha hargieas lagu mana dhuman karo.That’s why he run to south,because south has more population so he can manipulate.lakiin hada meel u cararo malaha,his days are numbered.
Ignorance is blessinng some times, and indeed it is curse in other times. Somaliland press has produced so many fools, but never have we seen the likes of this fake columnist called Abdul Diriye. Most Somali people in the west are adults who are born and bred Siyaad Bare Somalia where fear and lies where daily rituals of their personal life. But these times ae diffrent. They haven't realised that commy like propaganda of 80s and 90s is gone.These sort of stories are occasoned by an opportunistic , fanatics seeking to take advantage of ancient tribal rivalries. Abdul's article is another feeble attempt on the part of these lunatics to vilfiy Somaliland in any given opportunity. Those days are gone.. Somaliland is democratic nation, and it will allow any Islamic party as long as it is none violent to work on its premises. Sorry sir! this is not Faqash state in which the country is run like prison system. There is liberty and freedom in Somaliland.
However. If Ali Samatar who killed and bombed 50,000 of our people is being hailed a hero in Mogadisho, what is wrong with pardoning Ahmed Godane..?
Godena his number is up either he will be hang in public or shot in head not only him ,but also all alike him.
what freedom are you talking”somaliland region There is liberty and freedom”,if That is The case, why hargiesa council arresting journalist and activist? ask This question your self before jumping out conclusion.
dude we are more sophisticated than ur gorilla clan lol we build things you break them las anod is part and parcel of somaliland forever hahahahaha
Hey what's is going with somalilandpress???
What's side you on? I am sick and tired of your bias view against our
Nation
Choose faqash or somaliland?
somaliland is just an effigy of ethiopia and those opposed to the GREATER SOMALIA. Am a somali speaking guy in the great lakes region under the umbrella of the EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY. Why do you have to argue on petty isues instead of uniting somali speaking regions under the banner of one country? Don’t you know that the very existence of east african corporation and IGAD are regional blocks only to deter and disintegrate any future unity of somali speaking regions with full background closet request by Ethiopia.
So guys wake up…..and become one SOMALI.
somaliland is just an effigy of ethiopia and those opposed to the GREATER SOMALIA. Am a somali speaking guy in the great lakes region under the umbrella of the EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY. Why do you have to argue on petty isues instead of uniting somali speaking regions under the banner of one country? Don’t you know that the very existence of east african corporation and IGAD are regional blocks only to deter and disintegrate any future unity of somali speaking regions with full background closet request by Ethiopia.
So guys wake up…..and become one SOMALI!!!!