- [SW News] (DGPL Garowe, Yamayska, Galkayo, BBC ) PRESS
RELEASE, Updates - Operation Puntland Stability First
: Posted on 7 May 2002
BBC WORLD SERVICE AT 1706 GMT. THIS IS RACHAEL
AKIDI WITH FOCUS ON AFRICA
The port town of Bosaso in the Somali region of Puntland has today fallen to forces
loyal to Colonel Abdullahi Yussuf Ahmed. The fall of this economically important town
follows two days of fierce fighting between colonel Abdullahi and forces loyal to Jama Ali
Jama, his rival for leadership of Puntland. From Mogadishu, our Correspondent, Hassan
Barisse, emailed this report:
Hassan Barisse: The forces of Colonel Yussuf captured Bosaso without any
resistance at about 8 AM local time. The whereabouts of Jama Ali Jama is not known. But
sources close to his aides say he left Bosaso to Qardho town yesterday afternoon by road
to Iskushuban District about 160 km east to Bosaso from where he is reported to have taken
a plane to an undisclosed destination. Some of Jama's supporters insist that he is still
in Qardho town, but that sounds unlikely. Colonel Yussuf himself reached Bosaso town at
about 11.30 AM local time and immediately went to the Presidential building in the town
were he started receiving elders, religious scholars and women's groups, all of whom
congratulated him on his victory. Ugas Hassan, one of the main traditional leaders of
Puntland told me today in a telephone interview from Bosaso that the arrival of Colonel
Yussuf followed a meeting between elders, Muslim scholars and politicians from Bosaso with
Colonel Yussuf himself in Kalabayr District, some 60 km south of the town. According to
Ugas Hassan, the elders and politicians asked Colonel Yussuf to respect the peace and that
if he wants to come to Bosaso town, he could do so without fighting. All day yesterday and
last night, the local FM radio in the town has been broadcasting messages from the
Commander of the Police Forces in Bosaso, Colonel Jaatta (as heard) telling the people
they should remain calm. Many people understood from that message the whole thing was a
set-up between the elders, the Police and Colonel Abdullahi Yussuf. Supporters of Jama Ali
Jama had characterized the capture of Bosaso as a Coup d' Grace and a plot masterminded by
Ethiopia.
RACHAEL AKIDI: That emailed report from our Correspondent, Hassan Barrise in
Mogadishu. Well, Ismail Warsame is a spokesman for Colonel Abdullahi Yussuf
Ahmed. Robin White asked him what the situation was.
Ismail Haji Warsame: Well, the city welcomed Abdullahi Yussuf. There was not a
single bullet fired today. Traditional elders, intellectuals, women's group and the rest
of the residents of Bosaso have met Abdullahi Yussuf at the gate of Bosaso to welcome and
escort to the Presidential palace today.
Robin White: eeeee, will he stay there?
IHW: Yes, he will be there for quite a while as far as I know.
Robin White: Did the Ethiopian troops help him in the capture of Bosaso?
IHW: Absolutely nonsense.
Robin White: There is no single Ethiopian soldier in Puntland proper.
Robin White: Did the Ethiopians encourage you to take Bosaso?
IHW: Not at all. Not at all. In fact the Ethiopian State were trying to mediate
between Abdullahi Yussuf and his rival. Unfortunately, Jama Ali Jama refused to even sit
with Abdullahi Yussuf in Addis Ababa recently.
Robin White: So, what happens here? Is there any chance of reconciliation?
IHW: With whom to reconcile? President Abdullahi Yussuf is trying to restore
Law&Order. There is no fighting in Bosaso. There is no armed opposition against him.
There was little resistance on the part of Jama Ali Jama. He has no grass roots support.
That is why Abdullahi Yussuf is in Bosaso without even a fight.
Robin White: Now, what is gona happen to your relations with the GOVERNMENT in
Mogadishu? Clearly, they supported Jama Ali Jama and not you. So are relations going to
be really extremely bad between you and the Mogadishu GOVERNMENT?
IHW: There is no Government
in Mog that we recognize. We know there is
ARTA Faction which controls less than 2 streets in Mog, enforced by Djibouti. So, what Government are you talking about?
Robin White: So, are you now working for the overthrow of the Mogadishu
GOVERNMENT?
IHW: We are working towards national reconciliation.
Robin White: Does that mean trying to overthrow the GOVERNMENT in Mogadishu or
the INTERIM GOVERNMENT?
IHW: There is no government to overthrow. There is a faction.
Robin White: So, will you try to drive out this, eee FACTION, as you call
it!
Robin White: It is not our obligation to overthrow a faction in Somalia. We will
welcome that faction to talk to us.
RACHAEL AKIDI: Ismail Warsame, spoksperson for Colonel Abdullahi Yussuf
Garowe, May 08,2002
To: United
Nations Organization, Nairobi, Kenya,
European Commission, Nairobi, Kenya
International Non-Governmental organizations, Pl, Kenya
Cc: All
Government departments of Puntland State of Somalia,
From: Hassan Ahmed Jama, Director-General,
Ministry for International Cooperation & Planning
Garowe, Pl.
Subject:
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
This is to advise the staff of UN, EC and INGOs
accredited in Puntland State of Somalia, who had been evacuated from Bosaso yesterday, to
stay away from Puntland State of Somalia until further notice.
This decision has been reached on the basis of the Operation
Puntland Stability First and the fact that the decision to evacuate the staff of the
above-named organizations from Bosaso had neither been coordinated with nor communicated
to the legitimate authorities of the State.
In addition, some of these organizations have been engaged in
activities incompatible with their stated mission objectives.
Finally, this office advises the Heads of these organizations,
who traditionally operate from Nairobi, Kenya, to reconsider or reschedule any planned
mission to Puntland State until further notification by this Office to the contrary.
GALKAYO, MAY 07,2002
BREAKING NEWS: PEACEFUL RETURN OF ABDULLAHI YUSUF TO THE PORT
CITY OF BOSASO.
Elders, prominent personalities, intellectuals, women
groups and regional authorities of bosaso came out this afternoon to greet Abdullahi Yusuf
at gate of the city. Bosaso therefore sees the peaceful return of country’s
legitimate President. Residents of Bosaso are now lining along the streets of the city to
welcome this peaceful return of the President and to witness such an important
event.
Governor of the Bosaso City declares the end of the
coup attempt by Al Itihad and that the destabilising elements of the city had fled away
before the arrival of the President in Bosaso this afternoon.
Ismail H. Warsame, Chief of Cabinet
Galkayo, May 7,2002
BREAKING
NEWS ON PUNTLAND STABILITY FIRST
This is to inform the news media that forces of
Puntland State had brief but intensive battle with forces of Al Itihad inside the City of
Qardho this morning.
This fighting follows the refusal of the members of
Al Itihad armed groups to accept the advice of Qardho elders to lay down their arms and
let H.E. Abdullahi Yusuf pass through peacefully in his determined bid to restore Law
& order in the country.
Subsequently, combat groups of Al Itihad have been
crushed in Qardho and the forces of President Abdullahi Yusuf passed through the city on
their way to bosaso.
In another development, Jama Ali Jama, accompanied by
a few of his personal body-guards, had fled eastward to his hometown of Bayla, where he is
expected to be airlifted by either Arta Faction or Djibouti.
Moreover, political supporters of Jama A. Jama were
reported to be fleeing Bosaso in all directions and overseas.
Please stay tuned for further development of invents.
Ismail H. Warsame
Chief of Cabinet
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Maalintii
koowaad, Masiirka Ummadda
Howl-galka
soo celinta sharciga iyo kala danbeeynta Puntland
GAALKACYO – Maajo 6, 2002 (Yamayska) - Waxaa
maanta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 6da Maajo, 2002, ayaantuna tahay Isniin ka biloowday meelo
ka mid ah geyiga Puntland howl-gal looga
gol-leeyahay soo celinta sharciga iyo kala-danbeeynta, taasoo Puntland ka luntay tan iyo
intii la bilaabay hadal hayntii shirkii Carta, khatarna galisay midnimada Puntland (dhul
ahaan iyo dad ahaan) iyo himiladeeda nidaamka Federaaliga ah.
Howlgalkan oo ay fulinayaan Ciidamada Daraawiishta Puntland oo ay gacan wayn
siinayaan shacab weeynaha ayaa waxaa si shakhsiyan ah u hogaaminaya Madaxweeynaha DGPL,
Mudane Col. Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmad.
Qoraal
ka soo baxay xafiiska Madaxweeynaha iyo taliska sare ee Ciidamada ayaa si buuxda loogu
qeexay awaamiirta la faray ciidamada iyo hadafka laga
leeyahay how-galkaan. Qoraalkaasoo loo
qaybiyay dhamaan taliyayaasha qaybaha kala duwan ee ciidamada, saxaafadda iyo
dadweeynahaba waxa uu si cad u tilmaamay in ayan jirin cid iyo qabiillo gaar ah oo uu
qorshani beegsanayo, iyada oo lagu tilmaamay ciqaabta ay mudan doonaan jihadii lagu helo
falal liddi ku ah u jooddooyinka howlg-alkan.
Howl-galkan
oo biloowday abbaaraha 9:30 aroornimo saacadda geeska Afrika ayaa sida ay caddeeyeen
saxaafadda madaxa banaani oo ay ku jirto tan BBC du, waxa uu jawaab celin buuxda u ahaa,
kadib markii ciidamo daacad u ah Jaamac Cali Jaamac oo uu hogaaminayay ninka u qaabilsan
maaliyadda iyo xaalladda deg-degga ah Khaliif Ciise Mudan ay soo dul-dageen meel aan waxba
u jirin halka ay fadhiyeen ciidamada daraawiishta Puntland, isla markaana uu Khaliiif
Ciise oo wata laba baabuur oo ay qoryo saaran yihiin (tikniko) iyo 40 Marya-calas ahi ay u
soo dhaa-dhaceen Magaalada Garoowe kulana kulmeen rag ay kamid yihiin wasiirada Jaamac C
Jaamac ee arimaha gudaha iyo maaliyadda.
Qorshaha
Khaliif iyo ragga uu la kulmay ayaa ahaa in dagaal beeleed laga qarxiyo magaala madaxda
Puntland ee Garoowe sifo ay u helaan ciidamada Marya-calastu in ay ku soo galaan
magaalada, howl-galka ciidamada daraawiishtana loogu baddalo mid beeleed iyo dagaal
sokeeye. Qorshahaas isaga ah waxaa ka
hortagay odayaasha dhaqanka ee Nugaal iyaga oo Khaliif u sheegay in ayan Garoowe diyaar u
ahayn dagaal sokeeye isla markaana ayan arag sabab ay kula dagaalamaan ciidamada
daraawiishta.
Sikastaba
ha ahaatee waxaa tallaabadaas si wayn u fashishay kadib markii rag ka tirsan Marya-calastu
ay si ula kac ah qori nooca loo yaqaano jiibka uga gubeen ciidamada Daraawiishta shilkaas
oo ay ku dhinteen ugu yaraan laba askari qaar kalena ku dhaawacmeen. Ciidamada daraawiishta oo ka hortagaya in ay ku
dhex-dhacaan dagaal beeleed ayaanan u hakan dhacdadaas, howlgalkoodiina halkii ka sii
watay.
Sida
uu noo xaqiijiyay sarkaal sare oo ka tirsan daraawiishta kuna sugan jiidda hore waxa uu
sugay in ay shalay dhaceen saddex dagaal, kuwaasoo ka dhacay inta u dhaxaysa Garoowe iyo
Qardho. Sarkaalku waxa uu intaa ku daray in
ayan ka hor-imaan wax iska caabin ah oo la sheego, wuxuuna sugay in ay gacanta ku dhigeen
maxaabiis badan iyo hub isugu jira kuwa culus iyo kuwo fudud.
Qoraal
ka soo baxay xafiiska Madaxweeynaha ayaa lagu sheegay in inta badan maxaabiista dagaalka
lagu qabtay ay yihiin xubno ka tirsan
ururka Al-Itixaad, iyadoo isla markaana la sheegay in inta la gartay
dhimashaduna ay u badan yihiin xubno ka tirsan ururkaas.
Xubin ka tirsaneeyd saraakiisha dagaal-galinta Marya-calastii la socotay
Khaliif ee maalintii Axaddii soo kor dagtay Garoowe oo markii danbena isku dhiibtay
ciidamada daraawiishta ayaa si buuxda u sheegtay in dadka meesha marayaa ay yihiin wiilal
yar-yar oo been loo soo sheegay, wax war ahna aan u ahayn cidda ay la dagaalamayaan iyo
sababta ay ula dagaalamayaan.
Warar
aan si hoose ku helnay ayaa sheegaya in maxaabiista la qabtay la sii daadayay marka laga
reebo xubnaha loo aqoonsado in ay katirsan yihiin ururka Al-Itixaad, kuwaas oo la sheegayo
in la saari doono maxkamad millatari marka uu dhamaado wajiga hore ee howl-galkaan.
Maalinta
koowaad ee howlgalku waxa ay ku istaagtay ciidamada daraawiishta oo ku istaagay meel wax
yar uun koonfurta kaga beegan Magaalada Qardho. Lama
hayo wali khasaaraha naf iyo dhaawac ee ka dhacay howl-galka.
Inta
illaa iyo hadda la ogyahay waxa ay ciidamada daraawiishtu ku kala baxeen saddex waji oo
kala ah, kuwa saaran laamiga wayn ee isku xira Puntland, ahna kuwii bilaabay howl-galka,
waji shalay galinkii danbe soo galay meesha loo yaqaan Ceel-Doofaar oo dhaxeeysa Qardho
iyo Boosaaso, iyo qayb saddexaad oo iyagu ku sugan Sanaag-Bari.
Goos-gooskii
maalinta koowaad ee howl-galka
Madaxweeynaha DGPL Mudane
Cabdullaahi Yuusuf ayaa kulan kula yeeshay Boqor Maxamuud Boqor Muuse (Boqorka Daarood),
halka uu dagan yahay oo loo yaqaanno Daarta Boqorka.
Lama yaqaanno waxa laga wada hadlay, hase-yeeshee ilo lagu kalsoon yahay ayaa
sheegaya in uu Boqorku u soo bandhigay Cabdullaahi fikrad nuxurkeedu yahay in uu
Cabdullaahi hakiyo howl-galka isna uu damaanand qaado in ay Jaamac C Jaamac iyo Khaliif
Ciise Mudan ay dalka ka dhoofaan.
Suldaan siciid Maxamed
Garaase ayaa kulan uu la yeeshay xubin sare oo katirsan maamulka gobalka Nugaal, Puntland
u sheegay in ay ku khaldanaayeen taageeradii ay siiyeen Jaamac C Jaamac, isla markaana uu
diyaar u yahay in la is cafiyo wixii khaldamayna dib loo saxo. Suldaanka waxaa lagu yaqaan in uu mar walba oo ay
xaaladuhu ka daganayaan meelo halis ah uu soo saaro hadallo uu ku muujinayo niyad wanaag
iyo in la is fahmo.
Jaamac C Jaamac ayaa sababo
aan la caddeeyn uga baaqday safar uu ku aadi lahaa dalalka Jabuuti iyo Liibiya oo la tuhun
sanyahay in ay ka danbeeyeen is baddalkii ku yimid mowqifkii Jaamac ee shirkii Addis
Abbaba. Wadamadaas ayaa cadaadis ku saaray
Jaamac in uusan waxba ka baddalin mawqifkiisii hore iyaga oo u ballan qaaday deeq lacageed
oo gaaraysa malaayiin doollarka maraykanka ah.
Magaalada
Boosaaso ayaa aad u daganayd, aadna uga duwanayd xaalladdii ka taagnayd biloowgii Agoosto
ee sannadkii hore, markaas oo ay maleeshiyooyin ka Marya-calastu kacdoon kala horyimaadeen
Madaxweeyne Cabdullahi Yuusuf oo halkaa shaqo u tagay.
Wariyayaal jooga Boosaaso ayaa taa ku tilmaamay dadka degaanka oo marakan
fahmay xaqiiqda, isla markaana fursad u helay in ay isbartaan Jaamac C Jaamac oo muddo
bilooyin ah maamulka magaaladaas, gaar ahaan ilaha dhaqaalaha gacanta ku hayay.
Yamayska
Garowe, May 6,2002
BREAKING NEWS
Forces of
Puntland State have taken dozens of Al Itihad members as prisoners in today's
confrontation near the city of Qardho along the main road to Bosaso. This follows a
crushing defeat in which hundreds of the members of this movement fled to the regions of
Sool and Sanaag.
Forces of Puntland
State are now in the vicinity of Qardho on their way to Bosaso. No further resistance to
the Puntland State forces is reported as yet.
Please
take a special note and make no mistake that prisoners taken today do not have any
allegiance to any subclan(s) of the region. They are purely members of Al Itihad loyal to
Jama Ali Jama on their own. They do not belong to the same clan of Jama Ali Jama.
Ismail H.
Warsame
Chief of Cabinet
Ref: XW/DGPL/361/02 Date: 02/05/02
Ku: Ciidamada DGPL.
QEEXIDDA AWAAMIRTA LA SIIYEY CIIDAMADA
HAWLGALKA
Ciidamada DGPL waxay u hawlgelayaan soo celinta nidaamkii,
kaladanbayntii iyo midnimaddii Puntland.
Waxaa lagu amrayaa Ciidamada in ay ilaaliyaan Qodobada hoos ku xusan.
- Ciidamadu kuma ridi karaan xabbad meel aan xabbadi uga soo dhacayn.
- Dhac iyo bililiqo hanti qaran ama mid gaar ahba ciddii lagu helo waa dil.
- Faraxumayn ama kufsi dumar waa dil.
- Faafin dacaayado ka soo horjeeda hawl-galka waa ciqaab adag.
- Lama dili karo maxbuus la qabtay.
- Dhaawacu wuxuu mudan yahay daryeel iyo daaweyn dhankasta ha ka tirsanaadee.
- Dibindaabyo iyo ku takrifal qalabka iyo saadka ciidanka ciqaabteedu waa dil.
- Taliyayaasha Ciidamada (Guuto, Horin, Koox, …..) haday ka leexdaan qaabkii iyo
bartii hawl galkooda waxay mutaysanayaa ciqaab adag.
Guul Eebe iyo Hawl gal Wacan, Iid Allah
Cabdullahi Yuusuf Axmed, Madaxweynaha Dawladda
Garowe, 6
May 2002
PRESS RELEASE
The President of Puntland State of Somalia was in Garowe, State’s
Official Seat, after spending a few days in Addis Ababa under the Ethiopia’s goodwill
mediation to resolve the Puntland political impasse. The talks failed due to the refusal
of Jama Ali Jama to meet with Abdullahi Yusuf.
H.E. Abdullahi Yusuf was briefing the residents of the city about
outcome of the recent Addis talks when Jama Ali Jama sent militia yesterday to provoke
military and civil unrests in Garowe.
Subsequently, the President had no choice left but to work towards
restoring Law & Order in the main sources of the conflict, Bosaso under an operation
code-named: Puntland Stability
In an operation on the way to Bosaso, a number of technicals and
prisoners have been seized from the side of Jama Ali Jama, in addition to the defection
yesterday of the Deputy-Commander of Jama’s militia to the forces of Puntland State.
This office will inform you of any further developments. Please stay
tuned.
Ismail H. Warsame
Chief of cabinet
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