- Title: [SW Editorial] Massacres in the
City of Kismayo & GOBWEIN
- From:[]
- Date :[] 17 June 1999
PRESS RELEASE 99/22 - 17 June 1999
Massacres in the
City of Kismayo
MASSACRE OF UNARMED CIVILIANS IN
GOBWEIN NEAR KISMAYO
An eye witness account of
Massacre in Kismayo in Dec 199
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Massacres in the City of
Kismayo
Somalia Watch Organization highlights the
tragic situation of the innocent civilian population in this Somali coastal city which was
overrun on the 11th June by Somali armed groups supported by Eritrea and OROMO fighters.
Large scale massacres of innocent civilians, looting and population cleansing
activities are going on in the city right now. This city had many times in the past
experienced terrible massacres in the hands of some of the criminal elements that captured
the city on the 11th Jun 99. We attach hereto 2 accounts of the massacres perpetrated by
the same criminals in the city now; one massacre was in Dec 1992 and the other, reported
by Somalia Watch, was in Jan 1999.
Somalia Watch appeals to Amnesty International, International Red Cross and Crescent
Organizations, other humanitarian organizations and peace-loving nations to come to
the help of this distressed civilian population.
Somalia Watch Organization is keeping records of the criminal activities committed against
the innocent civilians in the city and shall hold the perpetrators responsible for their
actions.
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Attach 1
MASSACRE OF UNARMED CIVILIANS IN
GOBWEIN NEAR KISMAYO
"With great sadness we would like to inform your and the International communities
that on 16th January,1999 at 1700 hours innocent unarmed civilians among them a child and
an elderly have been massacred in the village of Gobwein about 15 km North of kismayo.
This cruel acts have been perpetrated by the SNF forces of General Ahmed Warsame and
USC militias allied with him. The names of the victims are as follows:
1. Dr Cadirisaaq Xersi
Dheere 55 yrs
2. Dr. Cabdirahmaan Maxamed Ciise 43 yrs
3. Nabadoon Yusuf Xasan Baadari 80 yrs
4. Mr. Cabdinuur Muuse
33 yrs
5. Mr. Axmed Xiireey Kulan 20 yrs
6. Mr Sanweyne Saalax Gamuure 30 yrs
7. Mr.Cabdirisaaq Jiis Jumbur 11 yrs
8. Mr.Maxamud Macalin
45 yrs
9. Mr.Jaamac Mahdi
40
yrs
Ahmed Askar 32 yrs was among three wounded who survived the massacre and is present at the
moment in Kismayo. We hereby condemn SNF and USC forces for these crimes against
humanity. There are about 50 POWs from SNF and USC militias held in Kismayo which are
treated according to Internationally recognized norms.
We appeal to the International organizations specially the Red Cross and other human
rights organizations to check and investigate these acts of massacre and also check the
condition of the POWs in Kismayo.
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Attach 2
An eye witness account of Massacre in Kismayo in
Dec 1992
This is the story of Abdisaid Ali. " ...Let me remind you where I was one terrible
night in Kismayu. In December 1992, I was at the home of Dr. Mohamed Dahir Nur. We were there with his two daughters, one was eleven, the
other sixteen. Therewas gunfire all over the city. We could hear gunfire everywhere. We
did not know that Jess' soldiers would come looking for us but they did ( us any other
Majerteen in the city). Mohamed's home had an outhouse-type lavatory. I was in the
lavatory when Jess' soldiers burst into the compound, firing their weapons. The soldiers
captured Dr. Mohamed and tied him up. They insulted him and beat him. A short time after
they arrived, Jess himself arrived. I recognized him. I saw him with my own eyes. Dr.
Mohamed's daughters were crying and screaming. Jess went over to where Dr. Mohamed was
lying on the ground and told the soldiers to kill him. They let out a burst of gunfire.
Then the soldiers grabbed Dr. Mohamed's older daughter and gang-raped her. The whole time
I was frozen in terror and shock from what I was witnessing.
These are some of the people they massacred that night:
1. Abdikarim Ahmed (Lawyer)
2. Chief Dhuh Ahmed Salah
3. Mr. Abdi Ahmed Salah (businessman, brother to number 2)
4. Dr. Sugulle Ahmed Mohamed (Economist)
5. Mr. Mohamed Olad Isse Karshe (businessman)
6. Mr. Yusuf Dahir Ali
7. Mr. Farah Ahmed Saleh
8. Chief Abdi Yusuf Dhuh alias Maneno
9. Mr. Ahmed Abdullahi Mire
10. Mr. Ali Omar Osman
11. Mohamed Abdirizak Hersi
12. Dr. Mohamed Dahir Nur alias Lugey..(I was there)
13. Mr. Jama Ader
14. Ugas Hashi Farah Ambar alias Daqarre
15. Mr. Ali Warabe Garon
16. Mr. Mohamud Ahmed Asayr alias Ga'ir
17. Mr. Hassan Dahir Ali Gaban
18. Mr. Mohamud Farah Osman (Tetano)
19. Dr. Mohamud Musse Sugulle
20. Mr. Ainab Mohamud Said
21. Farah Aden Hassan
22. Abdillahi Isse
23. Mr. Abdullahi Tunniyow
24. Mr. Yusuf Hundhur
25. Dr. Mohamud Mohamed Abdi
26. Ms. Faduma Musse Sugulle
27. Ms. Ruqiya Musse sugulle (Sister of number 26)
28. Mr. Abdullahi Isse Samatar
29. Son of number 28
30. Mr. Abdullahi Said Samatar
31. Son of number 30
32. Chief Abdillahi Haji Yusuf alias Gurie (nephew to former Obbia King)
33. Mr. Abdi Hassan Farah
34. Hassan Farah Samantar
35. Mr. Abdi Garas Haji
36. Mr. M. Aden
37. Dr. Abdullahi Sheekh Ali alias Gobbe ( Vice president Somali
Institute for Development and Administration)
38. Haji Mire Yusuf Musse (businessman)
39. Chief Haji Ibrahim Garabyare
40. Prof. Abdullahi Abdi Warfa
41. Dr. Abdulkadir Abshir Mohamed
42. Mr. Mohamed Musse Jama alias Madome
43. Mr. Mohamed Ismail Ali
44. Mr. Said Mohamud Abdalle alias Nin-ku-toos
45. Mr. Moallin Awil Mohamed Yusuf
46. Haji Isse Khaire Ali
47. Sheekh Said Mohamed Mohamud Siqe
48. Abdullahi Ali Abdulle
49. Abdi Mohamud Mohamed alias Gobbe
50. Mr. Mohamed Aden Warsame
51. Ms. Asha Bihi
52. Daughter of number 51 ( four years old)
53. Mr. Mohamed Farah
54. Mr. Jama Farah Barre alias Shan-Lire
55. Mr. Mohamed Hersi Rug
56. Mr. Sugulle Hashi Nur
57. Mr. Abdirashid Abdullahi Said
58. Mr. Yusuf Ali Salah
59. Mr. Mohamed Aw Farah
60. Ms. Anab Olad Jama
61. Mr. Ali Ispettore
62. Mr. Mohamed Dahir Agei
63. Mr. Ali Farah Dabagoye
64. Mr. Abdi Gelle Koreie (90 years old----yes Ninety years old!!!)
65. Ms. Ahada Dirie Mohamed
66. Mr. Ahmed Aisane
67. Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Warsame alias Olyo
68. Mr. Yusuf Gure
69. Mr. Yusuf Omar Hassan
70. Mr. Ainab Shire
71. Mr. Mohamud Olow Osman
72. Mr. Mohamed Hassan Mohamud
73. Mr. Mohamed Osman Omar
74. Mr. Jama Omar Alin
75. Mr. Mohamed Aden Farah
76. Mr. Ali Sheekh Farah
77. Mumin Ali Hersi (4 years old !)
78. Farah Hashi Omar ( 2 years old!)
79. Mother of number 78
81. Mr. Mohamed Farah Dhurwa
82. Ms. Basra Ali Hashi
83. Mr. Bashir Ali Gure
84. Mr. Mohamed Addow
85. Mr. Shu'aib Ali Isse-Yare
86. Dr. Mohamud Mohamed Abdirahman
87. Mr. Ali-Gurei Aden
88. Ms. Amina Hussein Farah
89. Chief Haji Ali Mumin Geddi
90. Mr. Abdullahi Haji Ali Abokar
91. Sultan Abdirahman Musse Shire-Farei (brother of the chief of Rer
Mohamud-Majerteen)
92. Sheekh Mohamud Mohamed
93. Mr. Bashir Ahmed
94. Mr. Mohamed Dahir (school-teacher)
95. Major Abdulkadir Aftoje
96. Son of Bashir Qoslaye
97. member of the family of number 96
98. Mr. Mohamed Said Garweine
99. Mr. Isse Afqalloc
100. Raage
101. Col. Mohamed Mohamud Yusuf alias Labo-Tinle
102. Dr. Mohamed Said Mohamed alias Dhalawa-former director Kismayu Port
103. Mr. Mohamud Salah Mohamed alias Dhere
104. Chief Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed alias Nero
105. Mr. Musse Afjar
106. Mr. Ali Osman alias Shabelow
107. Mr. Mohamed Jama Aw Mohamed alias Ato (businessman)
108. Mr. Ismael Mohamed Salah alias Qable
109. Mr. Hurdale
110. Ms. Asli Yusuf Mohamed alias Qalow-Qalow
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Today history is repeating
itself in Kismayu, The city is captured by the same people with more vicious war criminals
like Gen. Ahmed Warsame, and Col. Barre Hirale, and both have records of murdering, raping
and looting civilians. More than two hundred thousand Kismayu citizens are being
held hostage by them." end of story.
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