The Dissolution of Somaliland – Part IV. Revolt: the Only Way to Survive for North Somalis

In three earlier articles entitled "The Dissolution of Somaliland – Part I North Somalis to Convert Rage to Acts Against Tyrant Riyaale" (http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/97313), "The Dissolution of Somaliland–Part II. Can NSUM and Patriotic Forces Lead the People to Insurgence?" (http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/97315) and "The Dissolution of Somaliland – Part III. The Time for Revolt Against Riyaale Has Come" (http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/97418), I focused on the rejection of the Riyaale tyranny by the outright majority of the North Somalis, and republishing several devastating criticisms against the present administration of the breakaway pseudo-state, I stressed the need for drastic and violent reaction to overthrow the tyranny of the Riyaale gang.

As continuation, I herewith republish five reports and analyses that testify to the prevailing chaos throughout the territory of the clinically defunct Somaliland. All that matters now is that the North Somalis realize that, if they don’t move and overthrow the Riyaale mafia, the current situation will not continue but will be succeeded by a clearly worsened state of affairs whereby their survival will be simply impossible. This is very clear for any objective observer to discern. It would have been also possible for the North Somali regime i9tself to detect the situation, had the Riyaale tyranny not been the umpteenth victim of the English colonial elite and diplomacy.

Somalia: Somaliland police arrest mosque preacher
http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Somaliland_police_arrest_mosque_imam.shtml

Hargeisa, Somalia Apr 4 (Garowe Online) - Authorities in Somalia' s breakaway republic of Somaliland arrested a mosque leader on Friday night, Radio Garowe reports.

Sheikh Abdullahi Mohamud "Tusbah-weyne" was detained at 10pm local time in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, relatives said.

It is not clear why Sheikh Abdullahi Tusbah-weyne was arrested, but he is the imam (preacher) of the main mosque in Hargeisa's Ahmed Dhagah district.
Relatives of the detained sheikh said they believe he was arrested due to a Friday sermon, whereby he spoke at length about strengthening the peace and commented on the ongoing political crisis in Somaliland.

Unconfirmed reports said Somaliland government officials who prayed at that mosque on Friday were "unsatisfied" with Sheikh Abdullahi Tusbah-weyne's comments on the political crisis.

He is currently being held at the central police station in Hargeisa, according to relatives.

Mosques in Hargeisa have spent recent days preaching about peace in light of the ongoing political crisis, which has deeply divided the breakaway region.
Somaliland President Dahir Riyale is under growing pressure after opposition leader Ahmed Silanyo threatened not to recognize Riyale's government after April 6, 2009.

Last week, Somaliland's upper house of parliament, the House of Guurti, voted to give President Riyale's administration a six-month extension period and delay the presidential election for a second time until Oct. 2009.

The move angered opposition parties Kulmiye and UCID, while damaging Somaliland's democratic ambitions.

Somaliland, located in northwestern Somalia, unilaterally declared independence from the rest of the country in 1991 but has not been recognized internationally.
Source: Garowe Online

Armed Men Hijack A Vehicle in Burao
http://somalilandpress.com/4017/armed-men-kidnap-a-vehicle-in-burao

Burao, 4 April 2009 (Somalilandpress) — A group of armed men have reportedly kidnapped a vehicle that belonged to the regional court chairman, Mr. Yusuf Ibrahim. No casualties reported as there were no fire exchange during the operation. Reports from Burao suggest that the armed group took the vehicle towards Saraar, east of Burao.

The motive of this incident remain unknown as this is the first of its kind in Togdheer. The police and security forces has been alerted and all the roads were closed.

Somaliland: Riyale is Anxious about April 6
http://gargaar.blogspot.com/2009/04/somaliland-riyale-is-anxious-about.html

Hargeisa (SomalilandGlobe) — The Riyale administration is nervously awaiting for a peaceful passage of the day when his term in office expires on April 6.
The administration is clearly nervous about the growing backlash from the public after forcing a Guurti bill to illegally extend his term in office for a second time. Instead of legally winning another five year re-election, his administration which is said to be gloomy at best about its chances to win a free and fair elections, was looking for ways to extend its stay in office perhaps by up to two years. In March 28 meeting the Guurti extended his term by six months, even though that extension is clearly unconstitutional.

Nevertheless, that extension looks likely to fail due to the growing chorus of voices saying that they will not recognize it including the two opposition political parties. The opposition accepted the previous one-year extension which is going to expire in less than a week on Monday, April 6.

Riyale’s ministers were restless in the past few days holding press conferences which are being aired around the clock by the government controlled media, in which they accuse the opposition of instigating violence while at the same time threatening to take "serious unspecified measures" against their leaders.

The government controlled media has also been broadcasting staged interviews with elders who the administration says represent various communities. These elders, who in the interviews are airing their "support" for the extension, are known to be individuals who are on the government payroll and have no clout within the communities.

Governors across the country were ordered to hold community meetings with chiefs and sultans affiliated with the administration to shore up support for the extension and warn them from listening to "those" who are "endangering the peace", a reference to the opposition’s call to reject of the extension.

Reliable sources say Riyale held a private meeting among key ministers including the finance Minister Awil and the Interior Minister Cirro, to forge a strategy to counter the growing backlash from the public, which they believe is also swelling the ranks of the opposition.

Amid the growing anger with his administration, Riyale knows he has even less support for an extension. But among the decisions taken at the meeting was the use of a security based theme to sway the public to its side by fully utilizing the government controlled media as well as the government officials around the country.

According to our sources the government will step up its campaign to paint the main opposition party, Kulmiye, many of whose members were veteran leaders of the former SNM guerrilla organization, as hawks who were responsible for the civil wars and are a danger to the peace. This assertion, while a stretch of the facts, may have won Riyale some votes in 2003 from a war weary public, but is unlikely to change the public anger and perception of this administration’s repeated bending of the rule for its own desire to stay in power.

Just days after the meeting, various ministers held the usual press conferences declaring the Riyale administration as the guarantor of the peace while accusing the opposition of fermenting instability. Along with that message the deputy minister of Justice went even further, threatening that "any attempted coup" will be faced with extreme punishment including "execution". A message that was widely interpreted as the most aggressive attempt yet to intimidate the public into submission. This latest message from the administration is translated as desperate measure to blackmail the public. The opposition spokesman said "this is a clear sign to put the public on notice that Riyale is willing to take unprecedented actions to cling on to power by any means, including political executions rather than relinquishing the power peacefully".

In response to the recent administration threats, another members of the opposition Kulmiye party said "Are we going to see a repeat of the same events that took place last April? Is the administration going to start exploding bombs like it did before and accuse us of being behind it?". He was referring to April 2008 when Cirro, the Minister of Interior, accused Kulmiye party of being behind an explosion that occurred in an empty room at the building housing the Guurti. Even though around that time the government had imposed night-time curfews and large number of army and police were deployed around Hargeisa, several mysterious explosions were heard at night time in the city. Those explosions, which coincided with the political tensions surrounding the previous one-year extension of Riyale’s term of office, mysteriously started and suddenly stopped as soon as the administration got what it wanted. The opposition was adamant that Riyale administration orchestrated the explosions and were clearly meant to create an atmosphere of fear among the residents of the city. The opposition at the time called for an independent committee to investigate the explosions. The administration ignored those calls and did not itself start investigations to counter the widespread believe that it was behind the explosions.

Since all those intimidations, threats and the name calling of the opposition parties leaders were used in past, they appear to bear little fruit this time around. Instead Riyale is likely to further erode any respect that he had left from the public.

Police on the Verge of Arresting Prominent Opposition Member in Somaliland
http://samotalis.blogspot.com/2009/04/police-on-verge-of-arresting-prominent.html

Ali Gulaid Hargeisa (SomalilandGlobe) – Rumors abound that a prominent Kulmiye party member is being sought by the police in Somaliland after the Riyale administration ordered his arrest.

Mr. Ali M. Gulaid (Ali Marshall) confirmed the existence of the order to arrest him. He said he believes the order to arrest him came from the presidential circles.

Ali said the main reason behind the arrest warrant is because of his involvement in the political activities of his party, including an upcoming pledge of support by his community for the party.

Mr. Ali Marshall, denied that the arrest warrant has anything to do with his recent critical analysis of the fiscal budget.

He said he is not in hiding and that he believed the reason they did not carry out the arrest so far is because some within the administration believe they need to exercise caution and do a bit of investigation before going ahead with the arrest.
In previous incidents where Riyale administration arrested prominent politicians, such as Dr. Gabose and Mohamed Hashi, the rumors of their imminent arrest were circulated, probably by the administration itself to test the waters, before finally going ahead. It is believed that some members of the administration are nervous about the arrest and are similarly exploring the reaction of the Hargeisa residents.

Somaliland: Kulmiye Calls For Peaceful Demonstrations
http://gargaar.blogspot.com/2009/04/somaliland-kulmiye-calls-for-peaceful.html

Hargeisa, 5 April 2009 (somalilandpress) - The leader of Kulmiye opposition party, Mr. Ahmed Mohamoud Siilaanyo called his supporters for a peaceful demonstration throughout the country tomorrow. The party accused the government of blocking all the hotels in order Kulmiye to organize an event to welcome a new supporters. In front of Crown Hotel and under a big tree, Mr. Siilaanyo said the party will do a huge but peaceful rallies in all the Somaliland cities tomorrow.

Mr. Sillaanyo accused the government of breaking the constitution by postponing the elections. He said the party will not tolerate such acts and his supporters should show their loyalty to the party's decision.

In the other hand, the government has been warning against any illegal and violence demonstration since the past few days saying the general security should not be harmed. Speaking in International Mine Action Day yesterday, the Vice President of Somaliland, Mr. Ahmed Yusuf Yassin said the Guurti have the constitutional right to extend the government's term and called the electoral commission to set a new date according to the Guurti's decision.

Many mediation attempts from different sides have failed during the last couple of weeks when each side did not show any compromise from their decisions.

Note
Picture: The pending multi-division of Somalia consists in a very good reason for Somalis to take to the streets and overthrow the illegal and tyrannical regimes that have been imposed on them either in the North or in other parts of the beleaguered nation; otherwise, starvation, conflicts, pestilence and death will befall on the Horn of Africa nation – because this is what the evil Anglo-French Freemasonry has meticulously prepared for Somalia.