French bid to rescue hostage in Somalia fails, leading to soldier's death

By Omar Nor and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
January 13, 2013

Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- French forces swooped into Somalia for a rescue mission under the cover of darkness, leading to a fierce gunbattle with militants who officials fear killed the hostage, a French intelligence commando.

Somalia is divided into three areas: Somaliland and Puntland semi-autonomous; the capital Mogadishu is in Somalia itself.

The raid Friday night also left a French soldier and 17 Islamist fighters dead, according to the French defense ministry. Another soldier was missing.

French President Francois Hollande acknowledged Saturday that the operation "did not succeed."

He said it led to the "sacrifice" of two French soldiers -- the one killed and other missing -- and "maybe the assassination" of hostage Denis Allex, who was a member of the DGSE, France's equivalent of the CIA.

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also told reporters in Paris on Saturday that "everything leads us to believe that Denis Allex was gunned down by his captors." But the al-Shabaab militia, which is affiliated with al Qaeda, claimed that the hostage is unharmed and being held at a new location.

French militant operations in Africa

The militants said in a statement on their Twitter account that they will decide the hostage's fate in the next two days.

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The racket of helicopter blades and volleys of gunfire startled Bulo Marer town residents out of their sleep Friday night, when French paratroopers descended on the camp.

Three helicopters initiated a heated gunbattle with captors under the cover of darkness in the town about 75 miles northwest of the capital Mogadishu, eyewitnesses said.

French soldiers leaped from the aircraft to engage the Islamists on the ground.

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The French commandos faced strong resistance from the outset, the defense ministry said in a statement. "In the course of the assault, fierce fighting took place."

Al-Shabaab claimed the French soldiers left behind combat gear and a wounded comrade before disengaging.

"The injured French soldier is now in the custody of the Mujahideen," al-Shabaab said.

Allex was abducted on July 14, 2009, while on an official mission in Mogadishu in support of the transitional Somali government, the French defense ministry said.

French media reports suggest that Denis Allex is a pseudonym for the military serviceman.

France said it decided to undertake the rescue attempt after the terror group failed to negotiate for the hostage's release for three and a half years while holding him in inhumane conditions.

"After an intensive search, which I want to salute, the intelligence service detected the location where he was held," Le Drian, France's defense minister, said Saturday. "... France will never withhold any means to gain the release of all of its hostages."

Le Drian expressed his sympathy to the families of the French servicemen lost in the attempted rescue.

The defense minister added that there was no connection between the operation in Somalia and a simultaneous deployment of French troops to Mali.

A French helicopter pilot was fatally wounded during aerial raids in support of Malian forces combating Islamist forces Friday afternoon.

Qormadii:7aad - Gorfaynta Xeerka Sir-doonka Qaranka: Xakamaynta Qawlka iyo Qalinka: Xeer-dejin iyo Xukuumad Is-Xanbaar ah. Qalinkii Muj. Boobe Yuusuf Ducaale

Mujaahid Boobe Yuusuf Ducaale

Guddoomiyaha Golaha Sare ee kacaanku markii uu arkay Axdiga Koowaad ee Kacaanka isla markaana tix-geliyay baahida loo qabo Hay’ad Nabad-sugideed,

Wuxu oggolaaday isla markaana dhaqan-geliyay Xeerkan:

Qodobka: 1aad

(Dhismaha Hay’adda)

Laga bilaabo 8da Jeeniweri, 1970ka, waxa la dhisay Hay’adda Nabad Sugidda Soomaaliyeed,

Qodobka: 2aad

(Hawl-wadeennada)

1.    Iyada oo la raacayo Amarka Guddoomiyaha Golaha Sare ee Kacaanka, hawl-wadeennada NSS-tu waxay ka koobnaan doonaan xubno laga soo wareejiyay ciidanka Xoogga dalka, Booliska iyo qaybaha kaleba,

2.    Hawl-wadeennada NSS-ta waxa lagu maamuli doonaa, Xeerka Anshaxa ee Ciidammada Xoogga dalka iyo wixii Xeerar kale jira. Xeerarkani waxay dhaqan-gal ahaanayaan ilaa inta Guddoomiyaha GSK Xeerar u gaar ah Hay’dda NSS-ta u soo saarayo,

Qodobka: 3aad

(Sharciyadda)

Hay’addu NSS-tu waxay awood iyo sharciba u leedahay in ay ka hawl-gasho dhulka Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliyeed oo dhan. Sidaas oo kale adeegyada iyo hawl-gallada NSS-ta haddii ay baahidu timaaddo, waxa lagu fidin karaa dalka dibaddiisa,

Qodobka: 4aad

(Awoodda baadhista iyo qabashada)

Hadddii ay dantu qasabto ama ay baahiduba timaaddo, hawl-wadeennada Hay’adda NSS-tu iyaga oo aan ‘waaran’ u qaadan, waxay awood u leeyihiin ama u idman yihiinba in ay baadhaan qof kasta, hantidiisa iyo gurigiisa iyaga oo la wareegi kara hanti kasta. Waa haddii ay sidaa war ku helaan ama uu jiro shaki xoog leh oo tilmaamaya in Qaranka denbi laga galay,

Qodobka: 5aad

(Awoodda ay meelaha ay u baahdaan ku gelayaan)

Hawl-wadeennada Hay’adda NSS-tu waxay awood u leeyihiin ay ku galaan meel kasta si ay baadhis ugu sameeyaan wixii la xidhiidha ammaanka Qaranka,

Qodobka: 6aad

(Awoodda qabashada iyo xidhista)

1.    Hawl-wadeennada NSS-tu iyaga oo aan ‘waaran’ sidan waxay awood u leeyihiin in ay cid kasta qabtaan/xidhaan,

2.    Arrimaha lagu soo qaaday Qodobbada 4aad, 5aad iyo 6aad, waa in iyada oo aan lala daahin ama lala habsaaminba loo gudbiyaa Maxkamadda Badbaadada,

3.    Maxkamadda Badbaadada ee xil-gudashadan u idmani, marka ay hesho ogeysiinta Qodobbadan la xidhiidha, waa in ay soo saartaa oggolaansho ay ku amrayso go’aan-qaadasho kama-danbays ah,

4.    Golaha Sare ee Kacaanku (SRC) wuxu beddeli karaa ama dhinac iska dhigi karaa, iyaga oo dhan ama qayb ahaan arrimaha lagu xusay Qodobbada sare,

Qodobka: 7aad

(La-shaqayn qasab ah)

Marka laga reebo ergooyinka diblomaasiyadeed ee deggen Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, qof kasta oo Soomaaliyeed wuxu ku qasban yahay in uu la shaqeeyo NSS-ta si ay u gutaan xilalkooda,

Qodobka: 8aad

(Baabi’inta Hay’adihii hore ee jiray)

Marka la dhiso Hay’adda NSS-ta, waxa tir-tirmaya oo baaba’aya Laantii Gaarka ahayd (Special Unit) ee Booliska iyo War-doonkii Sirta ee Ciidanka Xoogga dalka, isla markaana faylashooda, agabkooda, aarkiifiyadooda, gaadiidkooda iyo qalab kasta oo ay leeyihiinba waxay ku wareejinayaan NSS-ta,

Qodobka: 9aad

(Xuquuqda iyo hawl-gabka)

Inta Xeer u gaar ah laga soo saarayo, xuquuqda iyo hawl-gabka hawl-wadeennada NSS-ta waxa lagu maamuli doonaa Xeerarka lagu xaq-siiyo Ciidammada Qalabka Sida,

Qodobka: 10aad

Xeerkani wuxu dhaqan-gelayaa 8da Jeeniweri, 1970ka, waana in lagu daabacaa, laguna baahiyaa Faafinta rasmiga ah,

Muqdisho, 15ka Feeberweri, 1970ka,

Saxeexa

Guddoomiyaha Golaha Sare ee Kacaanka (GSK)

Sarreeye Guuto Maxamed Siyaad Barre

(Tarjumad aan rasmi ahayn oo aan anigu si degdeg ah u sameeyay si aad fikir uga qaadataan xeerkan ummadda Soomaaliyeed ku reebay ma-hadhadan ilaa maanta ku taairiisiga ahaan. Xidhiidhka Mareegta fadlan ka daalaco nuqulkii asalka ahaa ee Ingiriisiga ahaa)

Taliskii milleteriga ahaa ee Maxamed Siyaad Barre intaas oo keliya iskuma uu koobin, bal se markii uu muddo joogaba baahi ka qarsoonayd ummadda ayaa isaga hadba u muuqanaysay, markaa ayaa lagu dhaqaaqayay in Hay’ad cadaadineed oo sir-doon la sameeyo, waxaana ka mid ahaa Hay’adahaa dhagareed ee ummadda Soomaaliyeed lagu xasuuqay:

1.       Guddidii Baadhista ee Xisbigii Hantiwadaagga Kacaanka Soomaaliyeed,

2.       Hangashtii,

3.       Halgankii Hoose,

4.       Iyo qaar kale oo badnaa oo midiba mid basaasaysay kana daba-shaqaynayay,

Dadweynaha in ay daba-galaan ka-sokow, iyaga ayaa isku maqnaa oo midiba mid daba-guraysay, meelo kala duwanna waa laga kala xukumayay. Ilaa heer gobol iyo degmo ayuu dhismahoodu u soo dhaadhacayay. Ma in ay cidi ka badbaadday ayaad u haysatan. Idinka waa idin ku sheeko.

Qoysaskii is-dhalay ee is-qabay ayaa is-basaasay. Ardaydii iyo macallimiintii wax baraysay ayaa is-basaasay.

(La soco Qormada 8aad ………..)

SOMCABLE THE LEADING TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY IN SOMALILAND GOT A SHINING HEADQUARTER IN MID HARGEISA DOWNTOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOMCABLE THE LEADING TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY IN SOMALILAND GOT A SHINING HEADQUARTER

Photo: Island off the Horn of Africa, taken from the International Space Station

JASIIRADAN SUMADII GEELAYAGA LEH TOLOW MA SOMALILAND BAA LEH MISE SOMALIA DAYAXGACMEEKII SAWIRAY YAA SOO WAYDIIYA?

Somalia: What Led the French Commando Raid On Al Shabab to Be a Failed One? !!!!!!

Bulomarer — Reliable sources in and around BuloMarer town in South Somalia where French commandos raided late last night, say that the French commandos first landed at a village called Daaydoog which is located at the seaside and three kilometers away from BulMarur where the French intelligence officer was held by Al Shabab militants.

According to the reliable sources, who are local people and spoke to Shabelle, say that the French commandos killed some villagers and tied others when they landed at Daaydoog before they headed to BulMarer. But some villagers who survived the French killings at the seaside contacted and alerted Al Shabab fighters in BuloMarer telling them that there were at least fifty heavily armed foreign soldiers on their way to BuloMarer.

 The reliable sources, who spoke to Shabelle, say that the survived villagers called particularly the commander of Al Shabab in Bulo Shiekh Ahmed who was among those the French killed in the fire fight.

 But before he and his men moved to ambush the coming French commandos, Ahmed is reported to have moved the French captive from the house they were holding into another house.
 The sources say that the killing of the villagers was a mistake which led Al Shabab to be alerted and prepare for the French commandos.