TFG Meets With Those They Can

[Muwaahid]

Before we start, lets start be saying who is who here.
TFG--- some guys who control the stretch of land that is known as Hamar Weyne( a tiny district in Mogadishu). On either side of Hamar weyne are the airport and the seport, just to the north is the presidential palace( where else do they control?). They dont control the countryside at all and therefore have no new recruits into their army. That is why they have started getting youngsters from neighbouring countries with somali origin to fight for them. oh, and the capital being 95% in the hands of opposition, they have to fly in their new guys.
Banadiri: A very unarmed people living in hamar weyne who are made up of minority groups who have nothing in common( ancestry wise) but share the same funny accent and all come from that area. They have many funny sayings, among which is " whoever marries my mom is my step-dad", meaning we dont care who controls our area. They are as pacifist as it gets.

The following article in somali talks about a meeting between the TFG and Banadiri people. Whats the funny thing? The government is asking for their support.

I know now that they are really desperate. You know someone has hit the bottom in murder business when they start hiring people who are pacifist to do some throat sliting and cold blooded bombing in Mogadishu. And yes, loot and rape.
The darawish troops( thats the former courts troops now in TFG), have also ben reported to have raped little girls numerous times and just this week massacred commuters on a bus! You have to be bloodthirsty to be joining the TFG and my Banadiri friends arent just that.
Abdulkadir ali Umar look somewhere else, you cant? Maybe go to the refugess camps in Kenya.

Mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dowladda KMG oo kulan looga hadlayo xiriirka Maamulka cusub ee gobolka Banaadir iyo beelaha gobolkan la qaatay Beesha Banaadiriga.

Posted: 11/13/2009 1:57:00 PM

Shabelle: MUQDISHO Mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa kulan looga hadlayo wanaajinta xiriirka maamulka cusub ee gobolka Banaadir iyo beelaha gobolkan la qaatay Beesha Banaadiriga. Dowladda KMG ee Soomaaliya ayaa maanta waxa ay kulan la qaadatay Beesha Banaadiriga oo kamid ah beelaha dega gobolka Banaadir kaasi oo looga hadlayay sidii ay u taageeri lahayeen beelaha Soomaaliyeed maamulka cusub ee dhawaan loo magacaabay gobolka Banaadir. Mas’uuliyiintii halkaasi ka soo qaybgashay ayaa waxaa kamid ahaa Wasiirka arimaha gudaha dowladda KMG Soomaaliya Sheekh C/qaadir Cali Cumar kaasi oo sheegay in gobolka Banaadir uu soo maray dhibaato aad u farabadan walina ay taagan tahay dhibaatadii uu soo maray gobokba Banaadir. Hase ahaatee waxa uu hoosta ka xariiqay Sheekh C/qaadir Cali Cumar Wasiirka arimaha gudaha dowladda KMG Soomaaliya in dhibaatadaasi looga bixi karo in Shacabka ku dhaqan gobolka Banaadir ay la yimaadaan Alle ka cabsi sida uu carabka ku dhiftay. Inkastoo dowladda KMG Soomaaliya ay taageero faro badan ay u raadinayso maamulka dhawaan loo magacaabay gobolka Banaadir ayaa hadana si dhab ah wali loo ogaan wax qabadka uu la imaan doono maamulkani cusub ee gobolka banaadir.

[Intoodeep]

How long is it before shabab control the capital bro? and is the control they have over other areas entrenched yet?

Also what is the situation with Somaliland? i've met some brothers from there - they say most of somaliland is now salafi, but at the same time they criticise shabab as being 'khawarij'

[AsadAllah]

Assalaamu alaykum,

Brother Muwaahid...You are Somali?

[Muwaahid]

You ask too many questions too fast! Well, let me tell you that these days almost all of somalia is being flooded by salafis, the saudi type. But not as strong in the south because there you have people who will just assasinate you if you oppose them( both sides, the govt and the opposition).
And yes, those guys are very well entrenched there. The only viable and possible strategy to defeat them would be to make them come over. Military solution in somalia is impossible. By that I mean the shabab cant be defeated neither can the government as long as you have AU tanks stationed there. This is proven by the fact that the shabab have been forced to cut off their part of the city by digging tank traps across the roads that lead to their areas. This shows they dont plan to move ahead as long as you have tanks around.

[Muwaahid]

Asad, yes I am somali. Or maybe I just know the language!

[AsadAllah]

Well, I want to ask you if you can help translate a 5 minute video for me, insha'Allah. Let me know if you can. Send a PM if you want. Jazak'Allah khair akhi.