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On 1fst April 2008 thousands suffer as M.S.FH ceased and pulled out its international work force from the seaport town of kismayo after the deadly incident which claimed three of their staff a French logistic expert, Somali driver and a Kenyan physician when their convey of vans was hit by roadside buried detonated remote control bomb. The decision of Geneva based charity has affected many innocent people who will miss the services of those good caring and sympathy doctors, directly those displaced by the conflict and maimed groups in the region, nevertheless the gangland style lawlessness in which even medical supplies are fair game for bandits and this leaves for worrying gaps with epidemic diseases like cholera cases now having reached half of the districts in Tran juba regions.

On 1fst April 2008 two people have been killed as revenge in small village (Bangenni) near by Jamame district, the retribution come after when an employee of local milling machine was ruthlessly killed last month and elders on both sides failed to intervene the matter to normalize the tensed situation though Jamame was the only security reliable place in lower juba on the other hand a vital center of international organizations in the region, however this resulted high displacement and fear in general.


On 2nd April 2008 a man killed hit and run that is believed to be in his earlier 20s was knocked down by car the driver sped away without stopping. The accident took place at 7:00 am, the victim was crossing in zebra voyage way throwing ten meters a head, he was rushed to hospital but dead at the hospital, because no life supporting machines as well resuscitation device, police are the look out for a car and its driver.

On 3thrd April 2008 cholera out breaks fracture in jawareey village of sakow district and its out skirts became the worst confirmed cholera cases an out break thinning out
Around the regions, the world health organization has confirmed more than 48 cases in middle juba and at least 16 deaths from the acute and rapid dehydration it causes the troubles, however, also point the beyond the immediate struggle to control the deadly advance that begin in mid February (2008) on the other hand a prolonged famine and
Starvation has exacerbated the present situation.

On 4th April 2008 the business premises and money exchange markets have been closed after kismayo business association (KBA) issued a statement after 8 hours of close door meeting condemning the local authority and Sade steering committee not tackling the economic matters and pointed them opportunists not much thinking about the vulnerable war town patriotic being engulfed by endless domestic violence in the country it’s a time that the Somali shillings against dollars has reached a point of no turn ever since.

On 8th April 2008 there are reports of drought affecting all of western regions e.g. Birole, Buulohaaji, yaagraar and other small villages which has caused high displacement in the region to other regions to look for water and pasture for their animals many of their animals dead lock of fibbers and water on the other hand seasonal rains delayed than expected, residents in the area move to site 27 km walk along a distances to get portable drinking water, the people are said to be in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.


On 10th April 2008 a heavy fighting go sky-high in luuq District of gedo region, during
The clashes three people have been killed and half dozen were injured both militias used sophisticated weapons and machine guns; the exact cause behind the clashes is not yet ascertained. Traditional elders have failed to solve the matter, residents in the area fled to neighboring villages, it is feared that the fighting may again renew although both militias are receiving re-enforcements.


On 11th April 2008 one person was killed in Bardhere and another pedestrian sustained injuries in a broad day light after a man armed with a revolver opened fire, soon after the incident local police launched an operation and succeeded to arrest the murder who is now under police custody, elders in the District are negotiating the next step forward. In the last months gedo regions were characterized by disorders and militias roadblocks become the order of the day.


On 12th April 2008 hundreds of displaced families from the shelling of Mogadishu moved to lower juba, most of them have gone to dobley in af-madow District on the border with neighboring Kenya, those have indicated an intension to cross the border. During their journey they faced harassments and transgression.


On 13th April 2008 freelance gunmen blocked the main roads of transportations as well the intersections of Vio- afmadow and the rest of the town armed militias accustomed to resort illegal checkpoints in order to get money from the administration. Roadblocks become negotiation table between armed militias and Sade steering committee. Kismayo
District commissioner MR: Ahmed Sandheere warned the militias to refrain from this bad behavior if not they will take measures against any body found to be lawbreaking, during press conference.


On 14th April 2008 three shrouded armed militias shot and killed one person the surrounding of Dobley village, the exact reason behind the killing isn’t known. The upsurge of violence and the bravado of American stealth war planes last month have brought many business people to vacate the area fearing for their lives and wealth.
On 15th April 2008 an IDPs in kismayo are in need of food, health facilities and medical care it is a time that there is high inflation in the entire country, the IDPs are un able to buy daily substances, an account of a third of them are jobless equator of them are beggars and the rest are elderly people as well under age children their situation is between life and death, Aid organizations seem to be blind folded about their matters as one of their leader said in a local Radio interview (Horn-Afrik)


On 16th April 2008 one person was killed and another innocent passer by injured when two heavily armed freelance militias skirmished in siinaay village (kismayo) as quoted from a witnesses in the area one of the groups wanted to robe a vehicle but fizzled out after heard the clan by the van which instantly deployed armed men in the area, any how both sides bitterly fought.


On 17th 2008 two people were killed one of them a young kid and other scores of passengers’ sustained injuries when UN identified gun men opened fire on their local transport (UD) the road between Bo, ale and af-madow is increasingly hazardous and the drivers are avoiding it. Any how checkpoints are key sources of income for militias into demand money from passing vehicles and trucks.

On 18th April 2008 a violent demonstration occurred in kismayo about the fluctuations of Somali shillings against dollars, they were angry and shouting of slogans (blood suckers) throwing stones to closed shops as well business ware houses where food is stored, meanwhile one of the biggest W F P general store was attacked bye group of demonstrators to loot a yellow maize being kept there, during the wide rally three people sustained injures after local police fired the sky to disperse the crowd, the economic crises are the worst ever faced the lawlessness country, because the business markets are self-governed otherwise traders dare to do their will and this caused low class families to go under poverty line.

On 19th April 2008 two persons were killed and the same number sustained injuries after unknown gun men indiscriminately opened fire to a passengers traveling to a Kenyan-- Somali border, mostly huge transportations that go between Kenya and Somalia are being targeted by armed bandits, the passengers are either robed, killed, looted or raped.

On 20th April 2008 the general situation in the region seems be bilateral contesting who will be the illegal leader in the region, Sade steering committee are madly one sided to one group and this can result many domestic violence and insecurity or otherwise clan clashes, it is a time that former juba volley leader Col: Barre Adan Shire (hiraale) and his colleagues are in the region to get unanimous administration bases on different tribes which the governing authority boycotted by any means.


On 21st April 2008 at least five people were killed in confrontations and up to half dozen were wounded after Islamic fighters have driven drove secular militias men out of manual strategic island (kudhaa) following a brief fire-fight, sheikh hassan turkey who wants to create a Taliban style-regime who is on united nations most wanted list of those linked to terrorists but he denies any affiliation so far, however, political stand off may erupt into a region-wide conflict involving Islamic insurgences those are included islamists and other clan groups, namely (kablalah) community that populate lower juba who claim locked out of the administration, the sheikh addressing said; his group has no political aims other than enabling people to decide their own will and future.


On 22nd April 2008 a well known business man was shot dead last night in calanley village kismayo by armed militias, as witnesses said, the goon and the victim knew each another, after he was accompanied by his attackers the perpetrators escaped to a unknown directions, since than one person was arrested for the case and local police are cross-examining.


On 22nd 2008 traditional elders in the region tried to end up repeating checkpoints which militias resort whenever they are not paid especially the road blocks in the sea-port, because it provides lucrative income for those who protect importers and exporters; this come after when attempted to move the militias who normally guard it to another location, operations in the port ceased since then meaningless killing are attributed the increasing of political rivalries among various militias clans in the region. Sade clans who control the town have entirely failed to administer even their militias they turned to one another let alone to create domestic security and steadiness in the regions.


On 25th April 2008 Kudhaa Island is quiet but tense, following two days of heavy fighting between armed militias and insurgences, the Islamists militias have gradually been gaining the upper hand, during the earlier fighting late yesterday, however, hundreds of terrified residents fled to a next-door villages each side blamed the other for the hostilities, which high light general lawlessness in the southern islands.


On 25th April 2008 warning letters have been scattered every where in the town written on, cinemas should be closed, local authority should desist from what they are doing and so on. Those are believed to be local group of Islamic militants that may linked to the ousted (ICU) but denied any attachment, however, American troops who are equipped with stealth war planes set abase in neighboring Djibouti as apart of the war on terrorism, Americans and coalition aircraft and vessels have conducted surveillance of kismayo seaport since last months
.0n 26th April 2008 thousands of school-children and well known religious leaders filled

the main roads of Kismayo town anti-Ethiopian protests carried placards criticizing Ethiopian policy towards the Muslim nation (Somalia) especially the plain genocide in Mogadishu, sheikh A/nasir an influential Muslim leader told the crowd that Muslims are willing to grant harmony and peace to those who give them peace but who provoke Islam is our enemy one of the placards reads; Muslims are not fearful but peace loving. It is a first time such religious leaders held demonstrations so long. Meanwhile experts say Somalia became a proxy battle-ground for Somalia’s Neighbors, Eritrea and Ethiopia.

On 27th April 2008 self sponsored traditional elders have gone (Kudhaa) Island to reach cease fire; those wounded have been brought to kismayo general hospital among the wounded were pregnant women children and elderly people, many of them are in a critical condition, lower juba is sprinkled by years of clan based fighting.

28TH April 2008 a new clashes has been reported in small village Buriya 100 KM from kismayo 9 people were killed and 6 others were injured after two armed militias arose on land dispute most of those militias were charcoal burners the fought families are sheekhaal Hawiye Sub clans and Awramale tribe clans both tribes armed with battle wegoons, hand grenades, assault rifles and pick ups fitted with heavy machine guns are in the front line. Self sponsored clan elders have gone there to ceasefire, the tension is very high pastoralists and peasants are fleeing from the surrounding area.


30th April 2008 the international Somali contact group chaired by Norway, to discuss about the ranges of challenges related to social-economic, security, human rights, the rule of law and terrorism to encourage positive political developments the implementation of the weak Somali federal charter establishing effective governance and durable stability. It is a time the country needs an urgent and increased humanitarian assistance to get protection for the civilian population many Somali politicians’ annalists and other experts highly welcomed. Meanwhile, the head of al-shabab militants linked group has been killed in an air wallop pre-dawn attack in his house Dhusamareeb in the central town demolishing the house the Islamic militants have been the forefront after the sharia courts ousted in 2006. American were planes several times targeted against all the suspected militants in Somalia but survived, shabab commander has confirmed his dearth. MR
Rooboow, however this may disrupt the expected reconciliation on June 15
this information prepred by ayadoonle in florence
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June 12, 2008 | 8:04 AM Comments  1 comments

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talasame talasame
June 12, 2008 | 8:20 AM
tribu awrmale kismayo somali
laguerra e sempre stata brutale .ha sempre rovinato la vita dei soldati eha sempre causato sofferenze ai civili. ma negliiltimi anni la guerra e cambiata.in che senso?
le guerre di oggi sono sopratutto guerre civile cioe fra gruppoi opposti i cittadini i nostra paese somalia
io sono una tribu molta pace famouse in somalia se chaimo awramale sono cita i kismayo
io non mi piace guerra civile anche nostri tribu sempre voglino piace e stabilita
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