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In-depth Analysis: Why It Had Taken 13-years to Stop Galkayo Bleeding?

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  A few weeks ago, the Puntland’s military court in Galkayo had found six Al-Shabab hitmen guilty of terrorism offences and they were sentenced to death. The group had been terrorising the locals for over 13 years. In the first part of this short article, I will discuss the terrorists’ campaign in Galkayo in the last 13 years, their victims and why they choose Galkayo to be the terror-centric of their campaign. In the second part, I will attempt to contextualise and put into perspective why it had taken the locals, the politicians, and the security chiefs 13 years to figure out and catch the perpetrators. Also, I will explore if any, the lessons that we have learned so far from the latest arrests and confessions. The key question here is how the group eluded the security chiefs for thirteen years and managed to kill over 300 of the city’s key figures? Is it because that the security chiefs deployed the wrong tactics to counter the terrorists? Perhaps, the security commands did not ...
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Contemporary Somali Politics: There is No Cold Spot in Hell!!

After months of political infights among the Somali politicians over the procedures of the next elections (supposedly should’ve happened three months ago) we have finally an agreement in place. Although that saga thankfully is over, we nearly touched the edges of dangerous territories, and the country could have easily slipped back to old miserable and lawlessness days. Last few elections that we held as a nation, among the politicians and tribe leaders, there was disagreements, political infights (although non-armed conflicts, it had to be said), obstacles and snags. All of these impediments were overcame with some ease in one way or another, and the power was transferred peacefully to the election winners. The question that we should ask ourselves is why the 2021 election proofed to be a real banana skin, and nearly slithered our country into arm conflicts? Is it because that our government wasn’t prepared for elections? Is it the state leaders were hindering the government’s efforts...
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WELIGAA HA ISDHIIBIN! [NEVER GIVE UP]

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WELIGAA HA ISDHIIBIN! [NEVER GIVE UP] Waxay kusoo kortay nolol fakhri ah. Labadeeda waalid waxay ahaayeen xoogsato aan wax badan heysan. Markey qaangaadhay ayey waxay guursatay nin ey jecleyd—kaas oo ey u dhashay gabadh. Yeelkadeedee, wax yar markey wada noolaayeen, ninkeeda wuu ka dhaqaaqay, wuxuuna go’aansaday inuu furo. Iyadoo yar ayey waxay noqotay hooyo kaligeed ah, kaaga daranee fakhri ah—oo aan heysanin waxay cunto iyada iyo gabadheeda, iyo hoy ey ku noolaadaan. Waxay  u tagtay dawladda si ey u hesho caawimaad. Dawladda ayaa siisay meel ey iyada iyo nuunaheeda ku noolaadaan, iyo masaariif. Xaalku wuxuu sidaas ahaadaba, waxay go’aansatay iney qorto buug noocyada sheekada ah ‘novel’ kuwaas oo laga sameeyo filimada lagu soo bandhigo shaneemooyinka. Hase yeehsee, ma eysan awoodin iney soo iibsato computer ey buugga ku qorto, waxay sheekada ku qortay buug iyo qalin. Seddex sanadood kadib maalintii la furay ayey dhammeysay xardhinta sheekada, waxay raadisay buug-baahiyaa...
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What the Coronavirus taught us so far?

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What the Coronavirus taught us so far? “A week is a long time in politics,” said the former Prime Minister of Britain Lord Harold Wilson. Now, given the Coronavirus crises in the world, few hours are a long time in life. From Wuhan to Lampordy, to all over the globe, Coronavirus has claimed and continue to claim many lives, and more dangerously, brought Humanity to its knees. The virus closed schools, bars, businesses; grounded aeroplanes; cancelled all sports schedules; closed the gates that never is closed like religious worshipping places. Coronavirus even separated people from their mothers in Mother’s Day, for fear of carrying the infection to them. This is truly is an unprecedented time. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared a global pandemic and issued many guidelines on how to tackle the crisis. Every crisis brings lessons to learn, so in this short article, I will try to talk about the things that, so far, the Coronavirus taught us about ourselves. What is...
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MAREYKANKA OO DAGAAL QARSOODI AH KU ICLAAMIYAY WADDAMADA KHALIIJKA.

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MAREYKANKA OO DAGAAL QARSOODI AH KU ICLAAMIYAY WADDAMADA KHALIIJKA. Qaaliga maxkamadda darajada 1aad ee denbiyada magaalada New York – Mareykanaka ayaa aqbalay dacwado ka dhan ah waddamada ey kasoo jeedeen afduubayaashi dhacdadii 11kii September 2001 oo ey kamid yihiin Sacuudiga iyo Imaaraadka. 15 kamid ah afduubayaasha waxay kasoo jeedeen dalka Sacuudiga. Waddamada reer Galbeedka waa dad qorshe iyo istiraatiijiyad qaran ku socda, ma ’ aha qaar falcelin ku shaqeeya, micnana maleh qofka ama xisbiga markaas kursiga ku fadhiya. Markii la gaaro xilligii loo qoondeeyay in qorshaha iyo istiraatiijiyadda la dhaqangeliyo hadba hogaamiyaha jooga ayey ku tahay waajib dastuuri ah ka miradhalinta qorshaha qaran, oo laga yaabo inuusan waxba ka dajin amaba uusan ku waafqsaneyn. Markii la weeraray daaraha mataanaha ee dheerdheer ee fadhiga u aheyd Xarunta Ganacsiga Adduunka 11kii September 2001, oo ey ku naf waayeen in ka badan 3,000 oo qofood, kuna dhaawacmeen in ka badan 25,000...
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Why defeating terrorists in Somalia is proving to be tricky and taking longer than anticipated?

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Why defeating terrorists in Somalia is proving to be tricky and taking longer than anticipated? Here we are again, mourning yet still another loss of young, vibrant and core of our society—which append to long list victims at the hands of heartless terrorists. First of all, I would like to send my deepest sympathy and condolence to the Somali people, especially to those who have lost their loved ones to the terrorist attack today in Mogadishu. Also, my heart and empathy goes out to the families lost their family members to the ruthless attack in the Southern port city, Kismayo, on the 12 July 2019. Among the 26 innocent lives that the terrorists slaughtered cruelly in Kismayo was the Somali Icon and prominent journalist Hodan Nalayeh. Mrs Nalayeh, represented hope for our society and her legacy will live forever. Nalayeh was a beacon Somali activist who was passionate about serving our country—that long wrecked by war, corruption, famine and terrorist attacks, bey...
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