Shabaab gets third planeload of arms
By PETER LEFTIE pmutibo@ke.nationmedia.com AND AGENCIES Posted Wednesday, November 2 2011 at 22:30 A third shipment of arms has been made to Al-Shabaab, the Somali terror group that Kenyan troops are fighting, military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir has said.
By PETER LEFTIE pmutibo@ke.nationmedia.com AND AGENCIES
Posted Wednesday, November 2 2011 at 22:30
A third shipment of arms has been made to Al-Shabaab, the Somali terror group that Kenyan troops are fighting, military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir has said. (Read: Two planes fly arms to Al-Shabaab)
“We can positively confirm that another aircraft with weapons has landed in Somalia,” he said.
The arms are believed to have originated from Eritrea, which the United Nations and the international community has accused of arming the militants.
The weapons delivered are for retaliatory attacks against Kenyan troops. The military has announced that it will launch airstrikes to destroy them.
“We are concentrating on how to disarm the enemy,” Maj Chirchir was quoted by AFP as saying.
Eritrea, which seceded from Ethiopia and has fought a war against it, has supported Somali groups that are opposed to Ethiopia.
On Wednesday, Eritrea issued a statement denying arming Al-Shabaab and accused its bitter enemy, Ethiopia, of fabricating the reports.
“The Government of Eritrea states categorically that these accusations are pure fabrications and outright lies as Eritrea has not sent any arms to Somalia,” the statement read.
The Eritrean authorities claimed they have never advocated a military solution to the Somali problem, but a Somali-owned political process “inclusive of Somaliland, Puntland and all other key stakeholders.”
“Tuesday’s baseless accusations are the latest product of disinformation campaign orchestrated to undermine Eritrea and frustrate its constructive regional and international engagement. Chief among the authors of this campaign is Ethiopia, which is not only occupying sovereign Eritrean territory in violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions, but is also the main cause of destabilisation in the Horn of Africa,” the statement added.
“Eritrea’s sole interest in Somalia is to see peace and stability return. There can be no military solution to the problem of Somalia,” the statement read.
Warned residents
On Tuesday, the Kenyan military warned residents of 10 towns, namely, Baidoa, Baadheere, Baydhabo, Dinsur, Afgooye, Bwale, Barawe, Jilib, Kismayu and Afmadow not to go near Al-Shabaab bases because it would strike them to destroy the weapons.
On Wednesday, there were reports that fear had gripped residents of the towns in southern Somalia.
Media reports quoted residents of Baadheere, Kismayu, Baidoa and Afmadow saying many people planned to flee to the bush or to Kenya to escape the imminent attacks.
“We are determined to flee to the jungle. We cannot stay in a town which is to be bombed,” Reuters quoted Yusuf Guled, a resident of Baadheere, one of the Al-Shabaab controlled towns targeted by the Kenyan troops for attacks.
By Tuesday evening, residents were seen packing their belongings and leaving for unknown destinations, a local radio station, Bar Kulan, reported.
It quoted a resident, identified as Farha Hassan Ali, saying that residents had decided to flee their homes around rebel bases for fear of aerial attacks similar to those of Jilib on Sunday.
An NGO reported that three people were killed and 52 wounded in the air raids.
Reports said the Al-Shabaab militants had, on Saturday night, ordered residents in the Baidoa airstrip vicinity to immediately move from the area hours before the first two aeroplanes carrying the weapons arrived.
Come Sunday, the militants sealed off the area around the airstrip and conducted patrols along the road leading to the airstrip.
On Wednesday morning Al-Shabaab fighters moved around Baidoa ordering local youths to join them in fighting advancing Kenyan troops, the radio station reported.
The rebels reportedly used loudspeakers mounted on pick-up trucks to ask youths to join in the fight against the Kenyan troops.
The station quoted Al-Shabaab leader Adan Ali threatening those who refuse to join what he called the “holy war” with dire consequences.
The reports also said that at least five militants who were headed to Kismayu from Baidoa to prepare for a major battle with the Kenyan troops died after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled several times at Ramo Adey area, 40 kilometres from Dinsor Town.
Fact-finding mission
The militants were allegedly reinforcing other militants ahead of an imminent confrontation with the Kenyan troops.
Meanwhile, a joint delegation from Kenya and Somalia arrived in Dobley, one of the towns which have been captured by the Kenyan troops, on Wednesday for what sources termed a fact-finding mission.
The delegation, led by Somalia’s deputy prime minister Hussein Arab Isse, held talks with area elders, TFG officials and Ras Kamboni militia group officials.
However, it could not be established if Kenya government officials were in the delegation.
Popular Front for Dictatorship and Jail November 7, 2011
still the Popular Front for Dictatorship and Jail(PFDJ) is there.
again the cancer of peace isayas is denying it. while all the world is watching him.
I believe isayas the cancer… is making his way smooth to follow for his friend Gadafi.
Down the cancer of peace Isayas!
Huluf November 7, 2011
Higdef mendef is puting it’s rope on it’s neck….Al Shebab will take DIA down wih them.
HGDEF November 7, 2011
Very proud of PFDJ. It takes them to create a big coalition composed of US, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Puppet somalian government, Eritrean Jihadists, Eritrean regionalists, Eritrean Tribalists, and so on and yet couldn’t manage to defeat us.
Sam November 7, 2011
Reply to HEGDF: You little minded and blind supporter of PFDJ. That is the only thing your mind could ever think. It is shame for Eritrea to have such mindless and ignorant people. Don’t worry your garbage analysis will be in a dust bin soon.
Peace to Eritrea
Death to dictators
Huluf November 7, 2011
Higdef,
That is exactly what Gadaffi said…He said he could even stop a hurricane…..The people of Eritrea are not going to bail Issafi too….You Higdef like most recent Higdef will take off like those who came out screamingin green square that they will do for Gadaffi…”Dictators look good until the last ten minutes the fall”
Popular Front for Dictatorship and Jail November 7, 2011
to Hgdef Mendef:
you fool yourself by drawing yourself as superior, right and modern… while you are killing our people.
as far as you don’t have good skill of how to lead a country and people.. you are great in making troubles and shouting and barking.
and one more. . always “Guayla and “Dankera” this don’t make us to forward a single meters.
hope you all hgdef mendef will be destroyed so that our people will live in his country so that we can make our country a great nation.
HGDEF November 7, 2011
To Popular front:
You members of Eritrean Jihadists, regionalists, Tribalists and opportunists cannot think about greatness of the nation because you are servants of others. you are infact bottom level servants of the US after Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Puppet somalian government. We HGDEF have showed the world towice that we can do things on our own. We managed to win our independence from the strongest army in Africa and now managed to develop our economy against all odds and made Eritrea the fastest growing country on the planet. This is a head ache to you and to your masters. You are losers and therefore nothing good is expected from you. You can even side with the devil. That is the nature of all losers. It is the same like the saying “a donkey wishing no grass to grow after its death”.
Maazza November 7, 2011
HGDEF
Fastest growing economy:
-People line up to get their ration of one bread per person daily;
-Eritrean diaspora supplies basic medicines to their families in the country as there is practically none;
-A 300,000 strong young men and women are sacrificing their youth in hard labour, earning peanuts;
-There are no Universities;
-Prisons are full of innocent Eritreans who express dissent;
-Hundreds face death attempting to escape the reality of the country;
-Lack of basic building materials; lack of fuel; lack of electricity, is a norm;
-Without the diaspora, the country would have economically died eons ago.
This are but a few of the glaring things one can think of when one sees the affirmation that Eritrea is one of the fastest growing economies. For the last 20 years, except the leadership (civilians and military and their lackeys) who are enjoying the best possible comfort, the rest of the country is still reeling from not believing its own eyes and ears in witnessing what this so called ‘deKna’ has brought them. Only a few like you see what is not there because they are probably blinded by a gain only they know are getting from this evil system. Your sorry day is around the corner, insensitive man or woman that you are.
Sam November 7, 2011
OH my God. You really live in a fantasize world. You are a superb daydreamer. Ardent supporters of Dictators like you fantasize and live in a dream world. You sound like Ex-Foreign minster of dictator Saddam. He kept lying to its own people and the world as if their troops were killing all the aggressors around Baghdad international airport. He was just daydreaming like you to liberate Iraq once and for all and yet he and his dictator master were caught shortly. This is just exactly you and the likes, and your master dictator will face soon. nai Sinai hilkit nabakatkum kitmetsi mukana nai gize hito tirah eyu. just wait you will see.
Death to dictators
peace to Eritea
Huluf November 7, 2011
Higdef,
Issafi was a servant of Gadaffi…no Eritrean in the right mind would befriend ex-Friend of Mengistu Hailemariam. No good sould would shake hands with evil Gadaffi who gave napalms and other nasty stuff to Mengistu even we have liberated Massawa…..You see Higdefite like you and many in the governoment echelon are those who came(togorbitom) The real heroes like Bitweded are in jail….You are just a hero worshipper….your time is around the corner….don’t you hide ok!
HaaQi November 7, 2011
There is NO way Shabia mafias can escape from all these traps. Isaias is just wasting the resources of the Eritrean before before he goes down like his friend Ghadafi. Not only is shabia arming alshebabs but also recently started a TV program in Somalian languages from Asmera, which the UN is not aware of.
HaaQi November 7, 2011
There is NO way Shabia mafias can escape from all these traps. Isaias is just wasting the resources of the Eritrean people before he goes down like his friend Ghadafi. Not only is shabia arming alshebabs but also recently started a TV program in Somalian languages from Asmera, which the UN is not aware of.
Abdi November 7, 2011
anta kemeu khe ‘lewo du?! Let them know pls,otherwise its gonna be another reason for sanction.BMQ(bseHaq meAntay qosilkani)
Huluf November 7, 2011
Abid Ibud,
Even Issayas is aware unlike your deluded mine….what is coming…He can not exist in a region where the security and stability is paramount to geo-politics of today considering the plight of terrorism. As usual he pulled the wrong card – Al Shebab card not because he wants to help them but to dethron Meles not Woyane.
If your were not Ibud, you would queston as to why he did not care to protest the abuse and dehumnisation of our own in the deserts of Egypt? Answer. You are heartless, for you believe exactly what he told you they went on a picnic. Yes picnic suffocated in their beautiful Eritrea by Zemach and Komaros dollar swining and euro spending so called Eritreo tourists like you.
HGDEF November 7, 2011
Maazza skills of good fault finding is an area of specialisation of losers. I am very good at football better than Messy when i see the game on TV. I can give a good football analysis. But when it comes to playing you know I am like the Eritrean Jihadists, regionalists, Tribalists and opportunists. I can’t even score into empty goal. I don’t want to reply to all your arguments because even if I do you won’t belive or you don’t want to believe. But OK if you believe Eritrea is suffering so much then why are you Eritrean Jihadists, regionalists, Tribalists and opportunists advocating for sanctions which will creat more suffering?
ahmed Saleh November 7, 2011
Look at how quickly what is known our country’s political arguments goes for the uglies form of steoreotypes
you can, just to attack your fellows. So by throwing these sensitive inflammatory grenades only raises doubt
about content of your character. You missing the part of the brain that would let you recognize how few in
high-ups’ greed and immorality hurt the people back home. For a reason I couldn’t understand, I see people like
you whose interest is primarily not for the people. But again your sarcastic comment to corrupt the dialogue
shows how ignorant you are. You should respond in a moral fashion and respect.
Sam November 7, 2011
You are just insane
Gal Mendefera(rahel) November 7, 2011
Hgdef Mendef
still you are defending your DIA regime. man don’t look on your pockets only, as far as you are getting lots of money from our people, you feel like… Country is the fastest growing nation.. what a shame. the world is watching you,
possibilities of you
1. you are silly who cannot think out of the box
2,You trust Eri-tv propaganda that Eritrea is fastest growing nation
3. you know that the country is going back..but as far as you pockets gets money.. you shout like Country is growing fast
at last you always use same method… if people ask about their right, justice, developments, freedom of movement and democracy… you call them..USA Agent, Ethiopia agent, Keneya agent… UN agent.. and so on..
our aim for independence was not b/c we love a new country but just b/c of the oppressive regime of that time,
now it is all the worst… so we have an indepedence in name.. but not the real one b/c hgdef mendef is there …
hell again… why are these all youth are fleeing the country?
Abdi November 7, 2011
@Gual medefera
the economic growth prediction wasn’t issued nor reported by eri-tv,you asked if we know that the country is going back, No i don’t know, i beg if you can’t proof that and explain how pls?
Secondly lets be realist about why our youth are fleeing the country,we all know especially those in diaspora cos we are the lion’s share holders of the issue,i start criticizing myself and all, we are the ones who escalated the issue by paying money to assist them flee the service,while majority poor students who can’t afford nor have any one to pay for their travel expenses remained there
servicing the country, doing well and gaining lif time experience
in everything be it work or education,contrarily the ones whom we
supported to leave the country are suffering everywhere apart from very few who managed to make their dream of a better life
comes true.luckily i have many around me who laugh at you and
the UNCHR for stupidly believe every word they said and also put it in the websiteas evidence to blackmail the eritrean gov’t.So when you want to discuss eritrean situation with eritreans it would
wise if you debate w/o mentioning this And hunger issues as they became evident to every Eritrean and are not doing you any good.
,Im glad you finally knew how to spell medeferera,btw nick name is not a proof of nationality.ya Gual medefera.
Think-ligical November 7, 2011
Ato Isayas wants to write a history. His target was and is clear enough – a different [more or less the old fashioned socialism] Horn Of Africa. The Eritrean case is just a milestone on his way to the goal! We the foolish Eritreans deserv this punishment, then somebody who is ignorant for so a long period of time can/should expect nothing other that the situation we see now – the outsmarted DIA-journey to Mama-Ethiopia. Whether you like it or not phrases that cam,e out of the transitional Prof. Bereket has an owner – Isayas!!!!
Just now come pseudo-facts from the so-called intellectuals like Prof. Tekeste Negash statements that are very timely. We have learnt in the last 40 years that our Eritrea is a political entity [according the the colonial charta,…etc.]. What we hear now suddenly only a miracle.
Pseudo intellectuals rise like the mushroom from the ground and try only to confuse – indirectly confirm the betrayal we are exercising!
Eritrawit November 7, 2011
HGDEF
Look we Eritreans want our country back. u are disroying IT, don’t U get it ?. of course the economy suppose to grow it has been 20 years.
ahmed Saleh November 7, 2011
The whole story on the issue is not a question of Eritrean sovereignty at stake as they say. Something more
important between WEYANE and HGDF is the struggle for influence and dominance in the region. Their role
on political interference in the region with cooperation of Pres. Moussavini of Uganda started on 1990’s. It is
clear that neither side can win this, it results only to chaos, wars and destruction. The failure to end the blood
shed is a sign to ask why? PIA ascended to power by plotting and brutal infighting for years. He tended to assume
that everyone operate that way. Looking back his speechs, interviews and actions, he is unpredictable like those
authoritarian leaders.
Abdi November 7, 2011
Let say ttogether no for sanction for the sake of Eritrea’s economic growth,
here is a useful analysts for this topic.
http://www.madote.com/2011/11/analyst-say-eritrea-does-not-support-al.html?showComment=1320687282913&m=1#c8441748149776130098
Huluf November 7, 2011
Abdi Ibud,
Let us say do not sanction amentities that are needed by the people but sanction the Higdef mafias, sanction the pseudo governoment one man rule falul DIA.
The Eritrean people are already in sanction any way.. They own nothing, not even their children.