.....(Hal-ku-dhigyo Dhaxal-gal Noqday) = ..... President, C/raxmaan A. Cali: ''Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland dib ayay ula soo Noqotay Qaran-nimadeedii sidaa awgeed, waa dal xor ah oo gooni u taagan maanta (18/05/1991) laga bilaabo''...>>>>> President, Maxamad I.Cigaal:''Jiritaanka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland'' Waa mid waafaqsan xeerasha u-degsan Caalamka! Sidaa darteed, waa Qaran xaq u leh in Aduunku aqoonsado''...>>>>> President, Daahir R. Kaahin: ''Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland waa dal diimuqraadi ah oo caalamka ka sugaya Ictiraafkiisa''...>>>>> President, Axmed M. Siilaanyo: ''Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Boqol sano haday ku qaadanayso helista Ictiraafkeedu way Sugaysaa! Mar dambena la midoobi mayso Somalia-Italia''.....[***** Ha Jirto J.Somaliland Oo Ha Joogto Waligeed *****].....

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Bankiga Adduunka 'oo lacag dhigaya Bankiga Dhexe Ee J.Somaliland

Xukuumada Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ayaa sheegtay in markii ugu horreysay Bankiga Adduunka uu lacag dhigayo Bankiga Dhexe ee Somaliland ee ku yaal caasimada Hargeisa. 

Lacagtaas ayey Somaliland sheegtay in lagu isticmalayo mashruuca tayeynta habka maamulka. Weriyaha Somali-voa mudane Khadar Maxamed Cakulle ayaa arrintan ka wareystay Gud. Hay’adda Shaqlaha Dawladda Mudane Farxaan Aadan Haybe, wuxuuna ugu horreyntii uu weriyuhu weydiiyay gudoomiyaha bal inuu faahfaahiyo ujeedada heshiiskan.
Halkan ka dhagayso warka oo maqal ah;

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Somali Torture Victim Wins Small but Important Step Toward Justice

 US Court Holds Siad Barre Era Commander Liable for Torture

On May 21, a US court ruled in favor of a plaintiff who alleged that Yusuf Abdi Ali (Tuke), a former commander of Somalia’s Siad Barre government, tortured him in 1987. The court awarded the plaintiff, Farhan Mohamoud Tani Warfaa – a teenager at the time of the alleged torture – $500,000 in damages. Human Rights Watch, then Africa Watch, documented summary executions and torture against perceived opponents from nomadic communities, such as Farhan, and found between 50,000 to 60,000 people were killed by government forces in summary executions, aerial bombings, shellings, and other war-related injuries between 1988 and 1990. 

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Somaliland celebrates 28th National Day in Addis Ababa

- The Republic of Somaliland has celebrated its 28th Anniversary of National Day in Addis Ababa. 

Somaliland’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Salan Hassan Abdilleh, during the occasion said that the 18th of May has a huge significance for Somaliland not only because it’s a self-declared date of independence for 28 years, but also as inspirational date and hope to endear and envisage for the future of the country.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Korneyl Tuke oo Lagu Xukumay inuu Bixiyo $500,000

Sarkaal horey uga tirsanaa ciidamadii miltariga ee Xukumaddii Maxamed Siyaad Barre oo maalmahan ay maxkamadi uga socotay Gobolka Virginia ee dalkan Mareykanka ayaa Xeer-beegti qaadeysay dacwaddiisa ay ku heleen mid ka mid ah laba eedeymood oo loo heystay.

Korneyl Yuusuf Cabdi Cali oo loo yaqaano Tuke ayaa lagu helay eed aheyd inuu masuul ka ahaa jir dil 31 sanadood ka hor loo geystay Farxaan Maxamuud Taani Warfaa, waxeyna maxkamaddu ku xukuntay inuu bixiyo lacag gaareysa 500,000 kun oo dollar oo magdhawo ah. Wariyaha VOAda Maxamed Colaad Xassan oo dacwaddan la socday ayaa warbixintan inooga diyaariyay.
Halkan ka dhagayso warka oo dhan.

FORMER SOMALI ARMY COMMANDER LIVING IN VIRGINIA FOUND LIABLE FOR TORTURE DURING COUNTRY’S CIVIL WAR

For Immediate Release          
Contact:  Lisa Cohen (310) 395-2544 / lisa@lisacohen.org
 A jury in the Eastern District of Virginia finds Colonel Yusuf Abdi Ali (aka “Tuke”) liable for the torture of semi-nomadic Somali herder Farhan Warfaa

Alexandria, May 21, 2019 —Today, a Virginia jury found Col. Yusuf Abdi Ali (aka “Tuke”) responsible for the torture of semi-nomadic Somali herder Farhan Warfaa. Col. Tukeh was a high-ranking military commander in Siad Barre’s decades-long military dictatorship in Somalia.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Jury finds former Somali colonel (Tuke) responsible for torture; "Guilty!

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury has found a northern Virginia man who once served as a colonel in the Somali Army responsible for torturing a man more than 30 years ago as part of a government campaign to repress its perceived enemies. After three days of deliberations, the civil jury on Tuesday awarded a $500,000 verdict to Farhan Mohamoud Tani Warfaa, a member of the Isaaq clan in northern Somalia. 

Warfaa came to the U.S. and testified at the trial last week. He said he was 17 years old and herding camels and cattle for his family's farm when he was rounded up in a mass arrest In December 1987 over a missing water-tanker truck.

Monday, May 20, 2019

Why we celebrate May 18.

- On a bright sunny Saturday on May 18, Somaliland people celebrated the 28th anniversary of our independence, with parades across the country and saluting those heroes who scarified their own blood for our freedom.

This anniversary came at a time when ungrateful, enthusiastic Jaalle Siad Barre apologists in Somaliland legislature and political panhandlers are questioning why are we celebrating on May 18, and a well orchestrated clan based and politically motivated opposition, who have their sight to bring down the Bihi administration at any cost.

Sunday, May 19, 2019

"Waxa la gaadhay xilligii la kala guri lahaa Soomaaliya iyo Somaliland"

- Madaxweynaha J.Somaliland oo qudbad ka jeediyay xuskii 18ka May ee ay Somaliland la soo noqotay madax-banaanideeda ayaa qodobbadii uu isdul taagay waxaa ka mid ahaa madaxbannaanida Somaliland iyo ka go'itaanka Soomaaliya inteeda kale.#

"Waxaa muuqata in caalamka badankiisu garwaaqsaday in la joogo wakhtigii la kala guri lahaa Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya, Soomaaliya iyo Somaliland iyaga oo xor ah oo laba dal oo Ingiriis iyo Talyaanigu kala guumaysan jireen ayay midoobeen lixdankii, soddon sano, oo toban sano dagaal ahaa labaatan sanona ciil, isqabqabsi iyo cadho ahayd ayay midaysnaayeen, kaddibna dawladdii dhexe way duntay", ayuu yidhi madaxweyne Biixi
Halka ka akhriso warka oo dhan; https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-48321242 

Friday, May 17, 2019

Uganda MPs push for recognition of Somaliland as a state

"I think the time is ripe for us to recognize and start working with Somaliland." Katuramu

- Uganda’s  President Yoweri Museveni has been asked to initiate a path towards recognizing Somaliland as an independent state and open avenues to do business with the Horn of Africa nation.

A delegation of Uganda parliamentarians is in Somaliland capital Hargeisa for a fact-finding mission of the internationally unrecognized nation which is marking its 28th independence day on May 18.

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Uber driver accused of being a Somali war criminal

  “Two men were caught, tied to a tree. Oil was poured on them and they were burnt alive." Eye witness

- He’s an alleged Somali war criminal accused of burning men alive and shooting a captor five times at point-blank range — and, until recently, he was driving for Uber.

Yusuf Abdi Ali, a military commander in Somalia’s brutal civil war during the 1980s, has racked up a stellar 4.89 “Uber Pro Diamond” rating while driving through the Virginia suburbs over the past 18 months, CNN reported on Wednesday.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

"Waxaan USA u Tagay Inaan Maxkamad La Tiigsado Col.Tuke

- Tacaddiyada ka dhanka ah bani'aadannimada ee ka dhacay Soomaaliya intii ay jirtay dowladdii kacaanka ee 21-ka sano uu ka talinayay madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya Maxamed Siyaad Barre waxay isbuucan hareyn doonaan maxkamad ku taalla gobolka Virginia ee dalka Mareykanka kadib markii ugu dambeyn nin Soomaali ah uu ku guuleystay inuu dib ula xisaabtamo sarkaal milatari ahaa oo uu ku eedeynayo inuu isku dayay inuu dilo.

Dacwadda la xiriirta kiiskan oo in muddo ah soo jiitameysay ayaa si rasmi ah uga furmeysa maxkamadda, sida ay shaaciyeen wargeysyada The Guardian iyo New York Times, ee....!
Halkan ka akhriso warka oo dhan; https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-48272701

Ex-Somali Colonel (Tuke) Faces Civil Trial in US Alleging Torture

... Warfaa, lived in northwest Somalia and is a member of the Isaaq clan, which was singled out for persecution under Barre.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A northern Virginia man who served decades ago as a colonel in the Somali Army is facing accusations in a federal courtroom that he tortured and killed those perceived as enemies of the government.

A civil jury in Alexandria heard opening statements and testimony Monday in the suit against Yusuf Abdi Ali of Alexandria, who was known as "Tokeh" when he served under dictator Siad Barre.

Sunday, May 12, 2019

In Memmory of Haji Abdi Warabe: Peace Building for over Hundred Years

- Haji Abdulkarim Husen Yusuf (better known as Haji Abdi Warabe) – may Allah bless his soul- passed away on Friday the 10th of May 2019 coinciding with 5th of Ramadan 1440 of the Islamic calendar. A lot is being written on the ocassion of his death in Somali mainly over the social media. Panel doscussions might also be organized on the Somali speaking TV channels. My intention here is to convey a mesagge about him to the non-Somali speaking world regarding his peace making efforts and how he earned the respect that he commanded in Somaliland and beyond.  He was recognized as peace icon in all the Somali territories in general and in Somaliland in particular. He died on a friday which is the blessed day of the week according to Islamic Sharia in the holy month of Ramadan.

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Changemakers: Dr. Ismail Ahmed (Worldremit

- Some entrepreneurs identify business opportunities through rigorous market analysis. Others stumble on their idea by chance. Ismail Ahmed DLEMBA2010, founder and executive chairman of mobile-to-mobile money transfer firm WorldRemit, spotted a gap in the market because he had personal experience of the transformative effect of migrants sending money home. The reason: remittances.
 
Ahmed grew up in Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic Of Somaliland. He describes it as “relatively affluent and beautiful.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Somaliland’s lessons in peace for Africa. "Read this

- “A place that has made something out of virtually nothing” is how former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo describes the progress made by Somaliland. 

His trip there this month was the first by an African president, current or past, since the territory re-declared its independence in 1991. In June 1960, Somaliland gained its independence from its colonial master Britain before making an ill-fated decision to join former Italian Somaliland five days later in a union that was.....!
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Monday, May 6, 2019

Madaxweynihii Hore Ee Nigeria Oo Yimid Magaalada Hargeisa (JSL).

- M/weynihii hore ee Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo oo dalkiisa madaxweyne ka noqday intii u dhaxeesay sanadihii 1999-kii ilaa 2007-dii ayaa maanta booqasho ku tagay magaalada Hargeisa ee Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland.

M/weyne Obasanjo ayaa garoonka magaalada Hargeysa waxaa kusoo dhaweeyay madaxweyne ku xigeenka Somaliland, xubno ka mid ah golaha wasiirada, duqqa caasimada, mas'uuliyiin katirsan axsaabta siyaasadda ee Somaliland, waxaana uu booqasho ku tegay xarumaha golaha wakiillada iyo maxkamadda sare....