Sunday, August 31, 2008

Ethiopian Troops Start Withdrawing From Somalia

Ethiopian troops in Tanker military vehicles depart their Mogadishu's residential base today.  At least 18 military vehicles carrying Ethiopian troops were seen leaving Mogadishu taking the road from Mogadishu to Baidoa.
 
It is not clear their destination, or how many of them still remain in Mogadishu as the number of Ethiopian troops left Mogadishu is unknown. However, sources indicate two different scenarios for their departure from the Capital city of Somalia.
 
Some sources claim the Ethiopian army's departure of Mogadishu is a first step to Ethiopia's withdrawal from Somalia, a scenario hinted by Melez Zenawi earlier last week.  Other sources contradict that the Tigres are simply moving their infantry to new bases for better security of their army.  One should note there is still a large number of Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu.
 
It was not long ago that the Transitional Federal Government and the leaders of the liberation army agreed to sign a peace deal which dictates the Ethiopian troops to leave residential areas as whole.  It is possible this may be why the Tigre army is vacating their bases in Mogadishu.
 
 
 
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

More than 25,000 Somali Refugees Fled Kenya Since Beginning of 2008

Sharp increase in number of refugees entering Kenya At least 25,000 Somali refugees have arrived in Kenya. Instability in southern Somalia has led to a sharp increase in the number of refugees entering Kenya. At least 25,000 Somali refugees have arrived in Kenya since the beginning of the year to join 130,000 others living in refugee camps since 1991 in the arid Dadaab area in the northeastern province, said officials.
 
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6 Civilians Killed By Former Mogadishu Mayor's Militia In Mogadishu, Somalia

On August 30, 2008, members of the TFG militia, specifically those under the command of the former Mogadishu Mayor, Mohammed Dhere, executed 6 civilians in the Ba'ad market which is the second largest market in Mogadishu. Mayor
 
As the holly month of Ramadan approaches, residents of Mogadishu crowd the markets to gather food in preparation for the holly month.  Unfortunately, the gathering of many unarmed civilians provides the TFG Militia with many targets including women, children and important businessmen. 
 
This is not the first incident where TFG militia armed with automatic weapons entered markets at the heart of the city and murdered shoppers and businessmen in broad daylight.  In addition to killing random victims, the TFG militia also rob stores and detain whoever they want. 
 
In Mogadishu, it is normal never to hear from those the TFG militia, including copy-Ethiopia, detain unless they pay tariffs.  Most often though, the TFG detain businessmen whom they think may own properties and demand money for their release.  Killing civilians is a way of announcing their seriousness and that they mean business.
 
Currently, the Ba'ad market is closed as the shop keepers are worried they may be targeted by the TFG militia raiding the market. 
 
 
 
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Friday, August 29, 2008

Somali TFG Police Clash with Ethiopian Trained TFG militia: Reported on Somchat.com

 
The Somali Transitional Government Police in deadly clashes with the TFG's Copy Ethiopia army in Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle region. Residents of Afgoye report that major fighting is taking place in the heart of the agriculturally rich city coming from both sides of the TFG militias. So far, no casulties have been reported from the hostile areas but are expected to arise as the fighting cools down.

The TFG copy Ethiopia army was trained in Ethiopia for the purpose of one day replacing the Ethiopian army and defending the Transitional Federal Government. So far, they have conducted robberies, murders, rape, and displacements of the Southern Somali populations. Earlier this month, the took part in killing 75 civilians in a refugee camp.

No only are they not favoured by the other groups of the TFG such as the Police, but also the Copy Ethiopia militia are targetted by anti-government and anti-Ethiopia reliberationists such as Al-Shabab and ICU armies. As a result, several hundreds of the original 3000 Copy Ethiopia troops have surrendered to anti-Ethiopian fighters who gave them amnesty after disarming them.

Today's fighting shows how far the Copy Ethiopia are from what the Ethiopians are said to have trained for. Instead of fighting the anti-government force, they cause too distress and fear among the civilians. And now, they are fighting other forces of the government they are supposed to protect by being in a face off with the TFG Police.

 

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Somali TFG Police Clash with Ethiopian Trained TFG militia

The Somali Transitional Government Police in deadly clashes with the TFG's Copy Ethiopia army in Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle region yesterday.  Residents of Afgoye report that major fighting is taking place in the heart of the agriculturally rich city coming from both sides of the TFG militias.  So far, no casulties have been reported from the hostile areas but are expected to arise as the fighting cools down.
 
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The Somali Transitional Government Police in deadly clashes with the TFG's Copy Ethiopia army in Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle region yesterday.  Residents of Afgoye report that major fighting is taking place in the heart of the agriculturally rich city coming from both sides of the TFG militias.  So far, no casulties have been reported from the hostile areas but are expected to arise as the fighting cools down.


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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Re: Journalists Kidnapped Near Mogadishu

Amanda Lindhout
 
Two freelance journalists one from Alberta, Canada named Amanda Lindhout, age 27, and one from Australia named Nigel has been abducted at gunpoint near the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
 
Amanda's father who lives in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada  told Canadian reporters on Saturday that he was contacted by Foreign Affairs department to inform him of the Kidnapping.
 
According to Global National, a Canwest News Service group,who interviewed Amanda's father by a telephone, said the journalist arrived in Somalia with an Australian friend, the other journalist who was also kidnapped whom the Australian news media calls him only by Nigel.

 
Ms. Lindhout had being on tour through Africa to gather freelance reports which she planned to sell to Canadian broadcasters and a French television network.  Amanda's mission in Somalia was to report on the deteriorating security situtaion as well as the food shortages affecting 2.6 million displaced people.
 
A Somali translator and two bodyguards set off with the journalists on Saturday morning for a location near Elasha, 18 kilometres south of the capital, and it is believed the group was in a vehicle that was stopped by gunmen as it travelled to a refugee camp near Elasha,
Earlier Saturday, Reuters reported that an unnamed Canadian and an Australian reporter had been abducted on their way to a displaced persons camp.

"They left us this morning to visit internally displaced camps on the outskirts of Mogadishu," said Mohamed Ajos, the head of security at Mogadishu's Shamo Hotel, where the pair had been staying. "Now they are nowhere to be found. They were accompanied by a Somali translator and were to visit parts of Lower Shabelle region."
 
The Canadian Foreign Affairs Department in Ottawa issued a travel advisory on July 11 warning all Canadians in Somalia to leave the country indicating that, "there is a high security threat in Somalia. Killings and kidnappings continue to occur in all areas of the country and there have been targeted assassinations of foreigners, including journalists, human rights activists, and humanitarian workers."
 
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