By Randy Furst Prosecutors sought longest prison sentences for Kamal Said Hassan and Mahamud Said Omar for their roles in the “pipeline” that sent young men to fight in Somalia. Kamal Said Hassan will serve 10 years in prison for his role in the “Minnesota pipeline” that carried young men to Somali to fight in...
By Ian Birrell The International Criminal Court was designed for those monsters accused of the world’s worst crimes, but democracy has some unexpected consequences When the new president of Kenya visited London last week for the summit on Somalia, he held a private meeting with our prime minister. This was unsurprising: the two countries have...
Although the formation of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government is an encouraging first step towards nationwide peace, it should not be assumed that Somalilanders will want to quickly unify. BY EDWARD PAICE In his 2009 book, Somaliland: An African struggle for nationhood and international recognition Iqbal Jhazbhay’s asserts that “Somalia no longer exists”. This claim remains valid to a...
Muqdisho Mey 13, 2013 (WDN)-Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Soomaaliya oo dib ula soo wareegtay xafiiskeedii la socodka duulimaayada dalka Soomaaliya iyo qaadidda canshuuraha mara hawada Soomaaliya, Duqa Muqdisho oo ka hadlay arrimo la xiriira dhulalka la isku heysto ee Muqdisho, Raysal wasaare Saacid oo cambaareyay weerarkii...
BERLIN — German police have arrested an asylum-seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010. Lower Saxony state police say the man, identified only by the initial ‘M’, was arrested Wednesday at a refugee center in the central city of Giessen. olice said the man’s...
Puntland Government warns strongly against the renewal of political infighting amongst the Federal Institutions of Somalia, as a group of MPs is attempting to bring a motion against Somali Prime Minister H.E. Abdi Farah Shirdon after only seven months in public office. This attempt wastes time, resources, and the joint efforts Somali stakeholders and international...
From Nima Elbagir, CNN Editor’s note: CNN correspondent Nima Elbagir, has been reporting on Somalia since 2006. Last week she was given a rare interview with the president and rode with his security convoy as he visited a militant stronghold on the outskirts of the capital, Mogadishu, in defiance of the continuing threats on his life. Mogadishu (CNN) —...
A Somali man seeking asylum in Germany under a false name ended up charged with piracy after authorities matched his fingerprints with those taken from a German ship hijacked in 2010, according to media reports. The unnamed man was arrested in the German city of Giessen after the routine fingerprint check, reported the Neue Osnabruecker...
Nine defendants who worked to aid homeland deny they are terrorists, claiming they were unaware of Al-Shabab’s atrocities. By Randy Furst randy.furst@startribune.com The fate of nine Somali Americans from Minnesota who cast their lot with the Somali insurgency in a chaotic civil war will be decided this week in three days of hearings before U.S....
Muqdisho, May 12, 2013(WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Raysal wasaare Saacid oo ballan qaaday in ay la dagaalami doonaan qabyaaladda iyo musuqmaasuqa, Xirnaanshiyaha waddooyinka Muqdisho oo walaac laga muujiyay, Suudaan oo lacag ugu deeqday Soomaaliya iyo qodobbo kale.