Pakistan Taliban fighter asks Malala to come home

Malala Yousafzai gives her first speech since
the Taliban in Pakistan tried to kill her for advocating

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban commander has written to Pakistani girl activist Malala Yousafzai, saying he regretted her shooting last year by militants and urging her to come home.

Yousafzai, now 16, was shot at close range by Taliban gunmen in October as she left school in Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan. She was flown to Britain for treatment and has not returned since due to persistent Taliban threats against her.

On July 12, she addressed the world in an electrifying speech at the United Nations in which she said the pen was mightier than the sword.

In a fiery, densely written letter packed with references to philosophers and politicians, commander Adnan Rasheed said he wished he could have told her to "refrain from anti-Taliban activities" to prevent the attack.

"My all emotions were brotherly for you because we belong to same Yousafzai tribe," he wrote in the English-language letter dated July 15 and confirmed as authentic by the Taliban.

"When you were attacked it was shocking for me. I wished it would never happened and I had advised you before."

"At the end I advise you to come back home," Rasheed wrote, adding that she should join a female Islamic school and "use your pen for Islam".

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt on Yousafzai. Two of her classmates were also wounded.

She was treated in Pakistan before the United Arab Emirates provided an air ambulance to fly her to Britain, where doctors mended parts of her skull with a titanium plate.

Rasheed, a former Pakistan Air Force officer once jailed for trying to assassinate General Pervez Musharraf, denied the Taliban had attacked her because of her campaign against Taliban efforts to deny girls education.

"Please mind that Taliban or Mujahideen are not against the education of any men or women or girl," he wrote in his letter, which reads like a lecture to Malala.

"Taliban believe that you were intentionally writing against them and running a smearing campaign to malign their efforts to establish Islamic system in Swat and your writings were provocative."

In the four-page letter, he goes on to accuse the West of imposing its standards on other nations and attacks figures including U.S. President Barack Obama and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, as well as the English and Jews.

(Writing by Maria Golovnina; editing by Andrew Roche)

Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: Quarterly Update

Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: Quarterly Update

Fact Sheet

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was created on January 14, 2009 pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1851. This voluntary ad hoc international forum brings together over 80 countries, organizations, and industry groups with a shared interest in combating piracy. Chaired in 2013 by the United States, the Contact Group coordinates political, military, and non-governmental efforts to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia, ensure that pirates are brought to justice, and support regional states to develop sustainable maritime security capabilities. The European Union will assume the chairmanship in 2014.

Through its five thematic working groups, the Contact Group draws on a wide range of international expertise and adopts a problem-solving approach to piracy, working closely with Somali officials from the central government and regional administrations and officials in Indian Ocean States. Working Group 1, chaired by the United Kingdom, focuses on operational naval coordination, information sharing, and capacity building; Working Group 2, chaired by Denmark, addresses legal and judicial issues; Working Group 3, chaired by the Republic of Korea, works closely with the shipping industry to enhance awareness and build capabilities among seafarers transiting the region; Working Group 4, chaired by Egypt, aims at raising public awareness of the dangers of piracy; and Working Group 5, chaired by Italy, focuses on disrupting the pirate criminal enterprise ashore, including the illicit financial flows associated with maritime piracy.

This unique international partnership is contributing to a significant decline in piracy off the Horn of Africa. The last successful pirate attack on a merchant vessel in the region occurred on May 10, 2012.

Recent Developments

On July 9, the governments of The Bahamas and the United States signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their joint handling of Somali piracy cases where U.S. forces capture individuals suspected of attacks on Bahamian flagged-ships. This MOU between a major flag state (The Bahamas has the fifth largest merchant fleet in the world) and a major force provider in counter-piracy operations marks a significant step forward in international cooperation. The CGPCS Chair urges states with similar interests (whether as flag state or force provider) to consider similar agreements that serve to formalize and streamline the disposition of piracy cases.

Piracy Trials and Prosecution Support

• On July 8, a federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia convicted three Somali pirates of the 2011 murder of four Americans aboard the yacht QUEST off the coast of East Africa; sentencing proceedings will begin later in July. Eleven of the pirates who attacked the QUEST pleaded guilty in federal court in 2011 and were given life sentences. The onshore negotiator working for the pirates also received multiple life sentences.

• On June 10, a Kenyan court sentenced nine Somali citizens each to five years in prison after finding them guilty of violently hijacking the MV MAGELLAN STAR in the Gulf of Aden in September 2010. The court issued the relatively short prison terms in recognition of time served.

• On July 2, seven suspected pirates apprehended by U.S. forces in February 2009 were convicted in Kenya for the attempted hijacking of the MV POLARIS and sentenced to four years imprisonment.

• The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) provided a Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) to Tanzanian authorities in support of that country’s two ongoing piracy trials. The UFED enables the Tanzanian police’s Cyber Crime Unit to develop its capability to extract information from the phones of suspected pirates and those suspected of other transnational organized crimes.

Apprehensions at Sea

• On June 5, EU Naval Force warship HSwMS CARLSKRONA and NATO counter-piracy Dutch warship HNLMS VAN SPEJIK rescued fourteen Indian sailors after Somali pirates abandoned their captured dhow in the Gulf of Aden

Prisoner Transfers

• In Seychelles, the UNODC supported talks for the next round of prisoner transfers to Somaliland and Puntland. A total of 23 convicted Somali piracy prisoners consented to be transferred immediately, while two elected to wait for their appeals to be heard. UNODC also supported arrangements for the return of one Somali juvenile to his family after completing his sentence for piracy and subject to his informed consent, as well as funding of defense lawyers for the last group of nine suspected pirates detained by EUNAVFOR.

Meetings

• Working Group 2 held its twelfth meeting on April 10-11 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Discussion focused on three areas: 1) prosecution and in-depth review of current legal challenges and solutions, including with regard to human rights issues, 2) implementation of the post trial-transfer system and prosecution, including the legal framework for prosecuting piracy organizers and the handling of child pirates, and 3) use of privately contracted armed security personnel and Vessel Protection Detachments.

• Working Group 5 held its meeting on April 12 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Participants agreed to the Ten Key Principles in Information Sharing for Identifying and Prosecuting Pirates, which recognizes the need for international information sharing, cooperation and coordination to effectively identify and prosecute pirate financiers and facilitators. WG 5 Chair’s report indicated it has made great strides in identifying pirate networks and the identity of financiers and facilitators.

• On May 1, the Contact Group held its 14th plenary session, chaired by the United States, at UN Headquarters in New York. In videotaped remarks, Somali President Mohamud condemned piracy and announced a new national maritime resources and security strategy for Somalia, which was welcomed by the Contact Group and received international endorsement at the Somalia Conference in London on May 7., along with pledges of further support to Somalia. Moving forward, the Contact Group agreed to focus on four cross-cutting areas in addition to the work of its five working groups: communication, collaboration with related programs, strengthened legal efforts to disrupt networks ashore, and proactive discussion of policy issues associated with the use of armed security on commercial ships. Djibouti will host a Counter-Piracy Week November 10-14, culminating in in the Contact Group’s 15th plenary session.

• On May 2, the Contact Group and the Colorado-based non-governmental organization (NGO) Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) co-sponsored a symposium in New York entitled “Creating Economic Opportunities for Somalia.” The symposium focused on the emerging climate for economic development in Somalia.

• On June 27, Working Group 1 met in Nairobi, for the second consecutive in the Horn of Africa region. This meeting complemented the latest round of meetings of the Kampala Process, at which representatives from the Somali Federal Government, Somaliland, Puntland and Galmudug came together with international partners to progress the detail underpinning the Somali maritime security and resource strategy endorsed at the 14th plenary session. The WG1 meeting also covered several further topics including an operational naval update with discussion on the high risk area, information sharing between capacity-building stakeholders, a status update on work to coordinate international actors’ capacity building activity through the WG1 Capacity Building Coordination Group and web-based tool, and a series of briefs from EU colleagues on the status of their regional capacity building efforts.

Significant developments

• The Regional Anti-Piracy Prosecution and Intelligence Coordination Centre formally opened for business with the joint signing in February of the Partnership Agreement between the UK and the Republic of Seychelles, adopting an operating model in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations Treaty on Trans-national Organised Crime. Following the inaugural signings, Australia, INTERPOL, The Netherlands, and the United States have signed formal Partnership Agreements, with additional agreements expected in the coming months. RAPPICC continues to build close relationships with the European External Action Service, the Indian Ocean Commission and the International Maritime Organisation in order to enhance closer-working with regard to capacity-building.

• The European Commission announced that it will provide USD $59 million to several Eastern and Southern African countries to help fight maritime piracy in Africa. The new EU Regional Maritime Security program will include assistance for legal and judicial system development to assist authorities with prosecuting suspected pirates, as well as material logistic support to help improve regional maritime surveillance. The program will also help fund anti-piracy awareness campaigns in areas where piracy is prevalent, particularly Somalia.

• The Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia approved a package of five projects worth $2 million in support of anti-piracy efforts in Somalia and other affected States in the region. The projects will support piracy trial efficiency, detainee repatriation, skills training for detainees, equipment to monitor fisheries resources, and capabilities to investigate illicit financial flows.

• The UNODC’s Counter Piracy Programme held a planning conference with the future managers of the new Garowe prison for convicted pirates transferred home from the States where they were tried. Junior prison staff training began in June and will continue until opening day. UNODC also supports the Prisons Commissioner in developing the management structure, routines, and orders for prison operation.

• In Hargeisa, Somaliland, the UNODC-funded education and skills training work for piracy and other prisoners continues to make progress. The prisoners are being taught to weld, make bricks and tailor school and prison uniforms. The prisoners skills have allowed the authorities to open the final block with improved facilities and security arrangement. The prison authorities have identified areas where the items can be displayed and sold to the public. As well as providing skills for the prisoners, this work allows the authorities to raise revenue to assist with the feeding and other running costs of the prison.

• Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) released its new report The Human Cost of Piracy. OBP also published a study entitled Burden-sharing Multi-level Governance: A Study of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. The authors conclude the Contact Group “will be a useful model for collective efforts that address problems requiring fast and adaptive responses to changing situations on the ground, and on issues where power imbalances between actors will not scuttle the collaborative execution of collective goals.”

Hostages in custody

Sinking of the pirated M/V ALBEDO. On July 8, the pirated Malaysian-flagged and –owned M/V ALBEDO sank at anchor off the coast of Haradhere, Somalia, endangering the lives of both hostages and their captors; reports of casualties are as yet unconfirmed. M/V ALBEDO was seized by pirates on November 26, 2010, and its 15 crewmembers held hostage since that date. This dangerous situation highlights the enduring humanitarian plight of abducted mariners, and the Contact Group calls upon hostage-takers in Somalia to immediately and unconditionally release the remaining innocent victims of maritime piracy.

At least 50 hostage seafarers remain in pirate custody. Only F/V NAHAM 3 is still held by pirates; M/V ALBEDO sank at anchor off Haradhere on July 8, 2013, and urgent efforts are underway to ascertain the whereabouts of the crew.

15 hostages from M/V ALBEDO

28 on F/V NAHAM 3 (Oman-flagged), hijacked March 26, 2012

4 held since April 18, 2010 from PRANTALAY 12 and 7 held since April 16, 2011 from M/V ASHPALT VENTURE

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For further information, please visit www.thecgpcs.org or contact the specific offices below.

2013 Chair: Ms. Donna Hopkins HopkinsDL@state.gov

Working Group 1: Mr. James Hughes james.hughes@fco.gov.uk

Working Group 2: Ambassador Thomas Winkler thowin@um.dk

Working Group 3: Ambassador Hayong Moon hymoon78@mofat.go.kr

Working Group 4: Ambassador Hussein Mubarak portermr@state.gov

Working Group 5: Mr. Giuseppe Maresca Giuseppe.maresca@tesoro.it

UNODC: Mr. Alan Cole alan.cole@unodc.org

RAPPIC: Mr. Garry Crone Garry.Crone@rappicc.sc.

Oceans Beyond Piracy: Mr. Jon Huggins, jhuggins@oneearthfuture.org

Source: U.S. Department of State.

Golaha Wasiirada oo si buuxda u soo dhaweeyay heshiiskii ay dalka Turkiga ku kala saxiixdeen Somlia iyo Somaliland

Muqdisho - Golaha wasiirrada Xukuumadda federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa waxay maanta soo dhaweeyeen heshiiskii ay guddiyadii ka socday Soomaaliya iyo Somailand ay ku kala saxiixdeen toddobaadkii hore magaalada Istanbuul ee dalka Turkiga.

Kulankan oo uu shir guddoominayay ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaalia, Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon (Saacid) ayaa looga dooday qodobbo uu ka mid ahaa heshiiskan oo 10-kii bishan July ku dhex maray dawladda Soomaaliyeed iyo Somaliland magaalada Istanbul ee dalka Turkiga, waxayna dood dheer iyo falan-qeyn kafdib  si buuxda u soo dhaweeyeen heshiiskaas.

“Heshiiskan waa talaabo loo qaaday dhanka dib u heshiisiinta iyo midnimada dalka,” ayuu yiri ra’iisul wasaaraha Somalia Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon oo hadal ka jeediyay kulankii golaha wasiirrada ee maanta.

Heshiiskan ayaa lagu taageerayay heshiiskii bishiiMay ay dawladda Somalia kula soo wareegtay maamulka hawada Soomaaliya iyo qaabkii farsamo ee loo maareyn lahaa maamulka duulimaadyada hawada dalka.

Afhayeenka xukuumada, Ridwaan Xaaji Cabdiwali oo warbaahinta la hadlay kadidb shirka ayaa sheegay in sidoo kale laga hadlay ammaanka dalka oo uu sheegay in laga hadlay sidii loo xoojin lahaa iyo sidii loo fududeyn lahaa mushaaaraadka ciidamada qalabka sida, si kor loogu sii qaado sugida amniga dalka.

Sidoo kale, afhayeenka ayaa sheegay in golaha wasiirradu ay magacaabeen taliyaha ciidanka asluubta Soomaaliyeed iyadoo loo magacaabay Jeneraal Xuseen Xasan Cismaan oo horay u ahaa taliye ku-xigeenka ciidanka Asluubta Soomaaliyeed, waxaana soo jeedinta lahaa wasiirka garsoorka iyo cadaalada, Cabdullaahi Ebyan Nuur.

Source: hiiraan.com

All the world's gold came from collisions of dead stars, scientists say

Colliding neutron stars produce short gamma-ray bursts, as well as gold, platinum and uranium, scientists say.

By Elizabeth Landau,

(CNN) -- All that glitters is not gold, they say. But all the gold in the world may come from astronomical events that send a lot of high-energy light out in space.

Researchers have new evidence that gold comes from the collision of neutron stars.

"We can account for all the gold in the universe from these collisions," said Edo Berger, astronomer at the Harvard-Smithson Center for Astrophysics. Berger spoke about these results, submitted for publication in  The Astrophysical Journal Letters, at a press conference Wednesday.

Neutron stars are the dead cores of stars; in the past, they had exploded as supernovae. The neutron stars responsible for the event that Berger and colleagues studied are each thought to be about the size of Boston, but with about 1.5 times the mass of the sun.

When these two neutron stars orbiting each other collided, at high speed, they gave birth to a black hole. Because the combination of the neutron stars is too heavy, the merged object collapses into the black hole.

Neutron stars collide because gravitational radiation steals the energy from their orbit, said Stan Woosley, astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was not involved in the study. Each of these star cores is like gigantic atomic nucleus, he said in an e-mail.

"Smash two of them together at close to the speed of light and you can expect fireworks," Woosley said.

Berger and colleagues observed a short-duration gamma-ray burst, which they believe came from such a neutron star collision. The burst is a flash of high-energy light, and this particular one lasted for less than two-tenths of a second, which is why it's considered "short duration."

The burst was 3.9 billion light-years away from Earth -- that's pretty far, but it's still one of the closest gamma-ray bursts that scientists have spotted.

The gamma-ray burst left behind a glow that included a significant amount of infrared light. According to the scientists, the radioactive elements, produced when merging neutron stars spat out material, emitted this light when they underwent radioactive decay. That's because decay heats the matter that was ejected, Woosley said.

This infrared glow was a golden opportunity for scientists. It gave them evidence that short-duration gamma-ray bursts can come from neutron star collisions.

"This is our smoking gun connecting a short gamma-ray burst with the collision of two neutron stars," Berger said.

There is still the possibility that the particular infrared light that the scientists spotted was not the result of radioactive decay, but a different light that was produced along with the gamma-ray burst, Woosley said. But the story of how gold formed from the neutron star collisions, he says, "is almost certainly true."

Although the idea has been floated that gold comes from explosions of supernovae, simulations suggest that it's hard to produce gold that way, Berger said. Supernovae may contribute some fraction of gold to the universe, he said, but it appears that neutron star collisions are the dominant mechanism of producing gold in our universe.

Scientists believe that the material that the merging neutron stars flung out included gold -- a lot of gold.

Berger estimates that the equivalent of 10 moon masses of gold are created and ejected when two neutron stars merge. At today's market rate, that would go for about 10 octillion dollars, he said. That's a 1 followed by 28 zeros.

Platinum and uranium also come from this collision process, Woosley said. All of these elements swirl around between stars, as gases, and eventually become part of subsequent generations of stars, like our sun.

"The gold and platinum in our rings as well as the uranium in our bombs and reactors are little pieces of neutron stars that merged in our galaxy long before the sun was born," Woosley said.

This same gold from space became part of the formation of Earth and the rest of the solar system, including the sun.

Gold that was present in the Earth's formation sank to its core. But we have gold that can be mined closer to the planet's surface because meteorites brought it later, according to a 2011 study in the journal Nature. More than 200 million years after the planet was formed, a shower of meteorites hit and brought with them gold, which stayed in the planet's mantle.

Think about that the next time you wear a gold wedding band or other piece of jewelry. Now there's a fascinating thing about your bling.

Follow Elizabeth Landau on Twitter at @lizlandau

Golaha Wasiirrada Somaliland Oo Go’aan Ka Soo Saaray Golaha Is Magacaabay

Fadhigii Golaha Wasiirrada Somaliland ee maanta oo uu shir-gudoominayay madaxweynaha Somaliland Md. Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa lagu go’aamiyay inaan la aqbali doonin wax urur ama gole ah oo ka baxsan kuwa dastuuriga ah ee dalka sifaha sharciga ah uga jira, sidaasna waxa shaaca ka qaaday Afhayeenka Madaxtooyadda Somaliland Mudane Axmed Saleebaan Dhuxul.

Afhayeenka Madaxtooyadda oo shirkii golaha Wasiirrada markii uu dhamaaday u waramayay saxaafadda ayaa sheegay in fadhigii maanta ee Golaha Wasiirrada si weyn loogu faaqiday isla markaana la isku waafaqay in aan la ogolaan doonin cid sheegata urur ama gole siyaasadeed oo aan ka ahayn kuwa dastuuriga ah ee dalka ka jira.

Mr. Dhuxul waxa uu intaasi ku daray in goluhu ay isku waafaqeen inay ayidsan yihiin oo qudha Goleyaasha Baarlamaanka (Guurtida iyo Wakiiladda) iyo sadexda xisbi qaran ee ku soo baxay doorashadii Goleyaasha deegaanka ee dabo-yaaqadii kal-hore ka dhacday dalka.

Arrintani waxay ku soo beegantay iyadoo rayul caamka bulshadu si weyn ugu foogan yahay dood ka dhalatay sharciyadda Gole la magac-baxay “Golaha wada tashiga iyo toosinta qaranka” oo ay laba todobaad ka hor caasimadda Hargeysa kaga dhawaaqeen siyaasiyiin mucaarid ah oo iskugu jira Hoggaankii ururadii dhacay iyo siyaasiyiin xilal sar-sare ka hayay xukuumadda oo xilkii laga qaaday.

Maxbuus isku del-dalay Xabsiga Mandheera iyo Taliyihii oo daraadii loo Eryay

Mandheera - Maxbuus ku jiray Xabsiga Mandheera ayaa ku breadhex geeriyooday xabsigaasi kadib markii uu xabsiga gudihiisa isku del-dalay toddobaadkan gudihiisa, ilaa hadana lama garanayo sababta kaliftay.

Dhacdadan ayaa sababtay in Taliyihi Xabsiga Mandheera shaqada laga eryo, isla markaana waxa Xabsiga loo magacaabay Taliye cusub oo laga soo bedelay Xabsiga Berbera.

Xukuumadda Somaliland dhacdadan wax war ah kamay soo saarin, hase yeeshee ilo wareedyo u dhuun daloolay ayaa Waaheen u xaqiijiyay in Marxuumkaasi Xabsiga Isku dhex del-dalay.

Marxuumka ayaa la sheegay in Maxkamadda Gobolka Saaxil Xukun dhawr sano ah ku riday, taasoo la sheegay in ay u cuskatay Eheladiisa oo ku soo Eedaysay in uu doonayo in uu dilo nin kale oo ay isku hayb yihiin, balse wakhtigaasi wax fal ah oo uu geystay may jirin.

Falka uu isku del-dalay Marxuumku ayaa loo aanaynayaa in uu la xidhiidho cadho uu ka qaaday Xukumkaasi, balse ilaa hada ma jirto cid cadaynaysaa, maadaama aan wax warbixin ah aanay ka soo saarin Ciidanka Asluubtu.

Dhawaan waxa Saldhiga Gabilay hortiisa isku del-dalay nin ka cabanayay Cadaaladda Daro uu kala kulmay Booliiska iyo Maxkamadda Gobolkaasi, isagoo ka cadhooday Eedaysane nabaro u geystay oo laga sii daayay.

Sidoo kale, Askari ka tirsanaa Bilayska ayaa la sheegay in uu isku toogtay Saldhiga Wajaalew dhawaan, balse dhacdooyinkaasi oo dhan wax faahfaahin ah lagama bixin, inkasta oo Booliisku ay sheegeen labada dhacdo ee Gabilay iyo wajaaleba in ay baadhitaan ku samynayaan.

Xabsiga mandheera ayay maxaabiistu cabashooyin kala duwan ka soo jeediyaan marka ay ka soo baxaan, gaar ahaan qaabka nololeed ee xabsigaasi oo ay ka dayriyeen Caafimaad ahaan iyo Daryeel ahaanba.

Source: Waaheen.com

OPINION: The tiny former British protectorate of Somaliland is being destabilized by reckless politicians

Somaliland republic in the horn of Africa is country of three and half million people that has been fully stable from the serious unrest difficulties of terrorism and piracy which maimed completely the continent of Africa, especially the neighboring country of Somalia that has had stumbles blocks of huge turmoil for the last twenty two years. But Somaliland republic had very sustainable peace where rule of law has been established in the years 1992-1993, since that memorable period, the country was going towards developments and democratic role in which simplifies so many issues of unity and full nationalism for the national fellows of Somaliland.

Because this country or administration follow suit or imitates Britain, the former guiding or caretaker of this land and nation who have very great influences for the country in terms of governmental systematically functioning and also the general infrastructures and certain planning left by the Britain itself.

The country of Somaliland improved better relations of the neighboring countries of Ethiopia which is the closest friend of Somaliland, and also Somalia and Djibouti that Somaliland shares some common languages and culture as well. However Somaliland entirely worked with very mature and friendly approaches towards all neighboring countries to strengthen the significant peace and stability in the region, in order to ensure the safety and livelihood of the continent firstly and secondly for the world in general, due to universe is being one village today.

Somaliland had been democratically held many elections of municipalities, parliamentarians and presidential competitions as well, in which had given the upper hand and success for late presidential election for the current president of Somaliland, H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Siilaanyo, and the recent election of presidency in June 2010. Nevertheless, the regime elected lately and chosen from the two other national parties or presidential candidates Ahmed Siilaanyo and his Kulmiye Political Party that population of Somaliland fairly and freely elected tremendously and landslide votes to Ahmed Siilanyo, the current leader of Somaliland who preferably seemed the statesman rather than a politician in accordance with his political philosophy and efficient knowledge of economical skills and leadership gained from Britain where he was generously educated for one of the best universities there.

It goes without saying that the country of Somaliland has been developed and rebuilt quite massively, not only infrastructures of the country alone, but also very high level governmental procedures had been put in place transparently and also security was prioritized quite hugely, so as to ascertain and confirm the safety of non Somaliland nationals around the globe who live in or work in Somaliland with dignity and very reliable and courteous way, because the top priority of the government of Somaliland is security and humanitarian relief advancements in every field of this society and also the dwellers of non Somaliland nationals.

Unluckily, the unsuccessful candidates and chairmen of the failed political organizations that did not succeed to be one of the three national Political parties defined by the constitution of the country make huge mistakes of destroying the whole system and sovereignty jealously and enviously. Indeed, it is unacceptable to create bribery and violation of law with protest and riots for the intent of power struggle. Therefore this group unconstitutionally wants to depose this regime with tribal issues and illegal reconciliations illegitimately sabotages that will turn this tiny democratically elected and peaceful republic of Somaliland complete disorder and no man’s land. Hence, this unthinkable ailment is retaliation and the region will be affected and weakened by terrorism and piracy which have been fully eradicated and held with iron fest with this current time. So that is why the International Communities praised Somaliland for their achievements and security attainments for the last twenty two years in the region courageously.

The International Communities must have a direct intervention to Somaliland for this current situation and give full support for the democratically elected regime led by Ahmed Siilaanyo in order to keep the better continuation of democracy and legitimacy of the elected regime by its own people with free and fair elections. The world have to deeply keep an eye on Somaliland and renewed political squabbles created by politicians who wrongly disturbing statesman who has got the confidence, support and also mandate of his country and people of Somaliland quite enormously.

Somaliland is unable to lose that grip of democracy and stability exists widely and sufficiently there in that tiny country. However, the international community especially the neighboring countries of Ethiopia, Djibouti and also Western have to send clear message to those groups destabilizing the country and having unconstitutional insurgency against democratically approved or elected government by its own people. Anyway, the former tiny British protectorate of Somaliland is in danger to be destabilized by some groups lost the trust and confidence of the society of the country and could not manage to take a competitive democratically challenges. And also have had severe defeats for many occasions in the past as well as political dents in the long run future despite people of Somaliland turn blind eye to their garbage political thoughts and procedures

Abdilahi Ali Hassan John
Liverpool
UK