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.
HGDF November 7, 2011
Last week I saw a classification of Eritrean diaspora by someone from the so called “opposition” But he didn’t give a real description of his own “opposition” people whose lines of divisions are clearly visible. Was he afraid to call a spade a spade? Why was he afraid to say that you people are either Jihadists, regionalists, Tribalists or opportunists? I don’t see any one of the “opposition” opposing with real agenda except from these narrow and backward basis. I don’t think you will disagree with me and even if you pretend to deny this you know inside your hearts that this is exactly why you are so hateful about the Eritrean government. Because it doesn’t reflect the Eritrea depicted in your tiny heads to reflect your tiny districts .
Semhar November 7, 2011
Gaddafi is dead Isayas is next!
Yes we can DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Yes we will DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Eritrea will be free soon!
HGDF November 7, 2011
Last week I saw a classification of Eritrean diaspora by someone from the so called “opposition” But he didn’t give a real description of his own “opposition” people whose lines of divisions are clearly visible. Was he afraid to call a spade a spade? Why was he afraid to say that you people are either Jihadists, regionalists, Tribalists or opportunists? I don’t see any one of the “opposition” opposing with real agenda except from these narrow and backward basis. I don’t think you will disagree with me and even if you pretend to deny this you know inside your hearts that this is exactly why you are so hateful about the Eritrean government. Because it doesn’t reflect the Eritrea depicted in your tiny heads to reflect your tiny districts or clans.
tegadalay November 7, 2011
what propoganda do you have next one day craying abaout JORNALISTS PRISNORS & SOME TIMES ALSHEBAB PLEALSE we heard this before can you bring something new something we dont heard this is like if you keep eating honey for long time it teasts saour this is like that it is not even good for your supporters to listen evry time ALSHEBAB ALSHEBAB even those countrys you think will act they are even tired to hear it
Semhar November 7, 2011
Gaddafi is dead Isayas is next!
Yes we will DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Eritrea will be free soon!
Semhar November 7, 2011
ISAYAS is #1 enemy of ERITREA.
Isayas is Ethiopian mercenaries who was sent by his uncle Degezmach Solomn Abraham (former governor of Wollo, Ethiopian province) and Asratekassa (former governor of Eritrea) to dissolve Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF).
* Isayas successfully dissolved ELF in 1981.
* He dissolved the EPLF in 1993.
He created his own organization HIGDEF in 1993.
* He changed our national flag, the flag of our martyrs and replaced it by his own HGDEF flag in 1993.
* He changed our PROVINCES and replaced them by his own ZOBAS.
• He is giving land of the native Eritreans to immigrants.
• (He gave most of meret dekebat Barka ni korakuru, his followers.)
• He went to war AGAINT ETHIOPIA !998 2000’
• He went to war against YEMEN lost our Islands.
• He went to war against DJEBOUTI.
• He went to war against SUDAN.
• He is arming ALSHEBAB a terrorist organization in SOMALIA.
He is charging #3000 per person to smuggle them to neighboring country Sudan.
He then turn around and jail their parents and charge them $50,000 Nakfa per person.
He charges all ERITREANS abroad 2% of their 20 years income!
Gaddafi is dead Isayas is next!
Yes we can DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Yes we will DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Eritrea will be free soon!
Semhar November 7, 2011
Gaddafi is dead Isayas is next!
Yes we can DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Yes we will DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Eritrea will be free soon!- The international community’s talking peace and carrying big stick [sanctions] is having an effect.
– The Eritrean people are beginning to realize that there is no point in waiting for the regime to reform itself — that it needs to be overthrow.
This is the moment we must come together to save our land and our people.
Let freedom ring in Akeleguzay!
Let freedom ring in Barka!
Let freedom ring in Denkel!
Let freedom ring in Hamasien!
Let freedom ring in Sahil!
Let freedom ring in Semhar!
Let freedom ring in Senhit!
Let freedom ring in Seraye!
Let freedom ring in ERITREA!
Let freedom ring allover Eritrea!
Let’s LIVE FREE OR DIE with dignity.
Our martyrs did not die to crown the tyrant.
We must reclaim our flag, our constitution, Highi Indaba, our land (our original provinces), our people, and our culture.
DISTROY the dictator ISAYAS and his terrorist organization the PFDJ where ever they are.
Eritrea will be free soon!
Semhar November 7, 2011
ISAYAS is #1 enemy of ERITREA;
Isayas is Ethiopian mercenaries who was sent by his uncle Degezmach Solomn Abraham (former governor of Wollo, Ethiopian province) and Asratekassa (former governor of Eritrea) to dissolve Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF).
30 years Ethiopian occupation,
20 years Ethiopian missionary Isayas dictatorship must end!
Let freedom ring in ERITREA!
Let’s free our land and our people!
Victory to our struggle for freedom and rule of law!
Semhar November 7, 2011
Gaddafi is dead Isayas is next!
HGDF November 7, 2011
I have never seen a mujahidin hating mujahidin and loving a crusaider instead. Some of our opposition call themselves mujahidin but hate Alshebab. They like Meles , whose Axum people dont allow any mosques to be builtin the town.
I don’t understand why. This must be irony. Sheik hasen salman enjoyed whisky with Meles in Addis before he got arrested in Saudi Arabia. What kind of irony is this!? Some call PFDJ Hukumet Habesh and they kiss the foot of Meles, the top Habesh. Another irony!
Abdi November 7, 2011
Lol,it reflects the Arabic say(eiza Eindek maslaHa weya kelb gulu yasidi) if you need a favour from a dog,call him my lord.
HGDEF November 8, 2011
Abdi
Lol. That is exactly what is happening. There are so many other examples. Like the US calling Bin Laden a hero when he was fighting the Russians and terrorist when he fights them. Could the answer simply be “One man’s terrorist is another one’s freedom fighter”?
Kibrom T. November 8, 2011
Abdi & HGDEF,
That Arabic saying perfectly fits your relationship with your dog in Massawa, only in this case all 3 are dogs!
Huluf November 8, 2011
HGDEF,
No a terrorist is a terrorist if he is killing innocent people….Dictators kill their people but they put billions in a country they accuse of CIA, FBI name it yet they happily put money there (Gadaffi)….Dictators are those that send all their family like Eritrea’s DIA wher almost 90% of his brothers and sisters live in America….going to the best of schools in America and living in America …..but that is ok….no arument with that nor their family…..what is so crazy…they terrorize their people….they try and indoctrinate everyone that America is evil and ….now that is terrorism.
Huluf November 8, 2011
Abdi Ibud,
That is what you Abid the Abadi call DIA…while he is a dog you call him “my lord”….you amaze mehow subconsciously you talk. I appreciate the Arabic idiom. You actually give your state of mind without realizing it.
The difference is you are not asking PIA a favor. It is just you are hoodwinked and love others to think for you….hence, and again the subconscious slavery of worship, one of them to DIA.
Have you ever know a popular singer Bob Marley…the song…”…..free yourself of mental slavery……”
Alphafil November 8, 2011
Mr HGDEF
Why should Eritreans love Alshebab and hate Meles?!?! Do you have any reason why you hate Meles?!! Give us reason man!!!!
Many Eritreans have thousands of reasons to love and admire PM Meles!!!
Let me give you some examples.
1) Meles believes rightly so that Eritrea is a sovereign nation with its all read sea costliness including off-course Assab ( you have to bare in-mind that there are a lot of Ethiopians who disagree with PM Meles, including the very terrorist your muster Isaias is support inside Eritrea, who believe Meles is pro Eritrea and the red sea belongs to Ethiopia)
2) PM Meles is supporting thousands of our fellow Eritreans who escaped/still escaping from Isaias jail to Ethiopia
3) Meles alongside Woyane who fought, bleed and died for Eritrea…..
4) PM Meles is among the very best leaders Africa have ever produced to this day. He is smart, kind, bright, cleaver, inteligent…and YES Meles has Eritrean blood!!!! His Mom is Eritrean 🙂
Huluf November 8, 2011
Hgdel Mendef,
You are so confused you are mixing religion, terrorism in you sickmind in one parcel…. First and foremost Axum is an Abysinian city by history. do you know Abysinia is older than Ethiopia and Eritrea( both 100 years old except one was no free for 100 years and the otherwas built treacherously in feudalist 100 years from Menelike as starter, then Haile Selassie completing it….you have no clue? do you) Any one that carrier a gun in the name of religion is a terroirst period. The reason Issayas supports Al Sheba is not because Eritrea is accomodating…..it is called proxy war and he is trying to destabilise Meles….but now it is such a miscalculation it is firing back at him…..Issayas hunted the quasi Al Shebab of Eritrea and some of them innocent as they are were attacked in the pretext of extremism….so do not fool yourself…go to Keren and ask they will tell you….It is not as simplistic as your brain is telling you.
HGDEF November 9, 2011
Hulu
It is you who are confused I am not talking about the history of Axum or Abyssinia. I am talking about the recent conflict in Axum between muslim and chiristian because muslims were not allowed to build a mosque in the town. Don’t try to defend the Eritrean Jidadists while they themselves say proudly “they are mujahidin fighting a crusaider in Eritrea”
tegadalay November 8, 2011
let me explain way is the cray wolf by the opposition talke alshebab alshebab whome are they try to convence the answer is simple frist wich countrys in the world are more victems by terorist the answer 1 USA 2 UK so acording this punch of idiot opposition part is if the convence some how THE U SA & UK they mey help them like we heard lies in IRAQ like W M D & one of the master mind in 911 was in IRAQ so if this lunitic opposition conect ALSHEBAB with terorist in their twisted mine think the USA & UK wii jump to attac ERITREA WHAT THEY dont know is the world is geting smart this time no one is going to listen the WINING & CRAYING SO get anather propoganda like we never heard ather wise dont weast our time
Huluf November 8, 2011
Imposter Tegadalay
Shame on you and you live in the number 1 and numbe 2 countries you name to be evil…..Why in the hell don’t you go back on principle and live in Eritrea.
But why then did Issayas joined the Coaliton of the willing (Ruwanda and Uganada joined) while the rest of Africa was against th Iraq invasion. Why did Issafi(DIA) begged USA to use the Massawa port for the US Air Force to attack Iraq….If you do not believe me, please google…..Girma Asmerom speeches or Girma Asmerom support the US invasion of Iraq….Eri TV does not report this….because what is told to people of Eritrea and what is done outside is completely different…..all dictators are the same.
Sarah November 9, 2011
Dear readers this is the first and last of my comments in this web site. I came here to see by curiousity to know what is going on Ethiopia. Why are you talking about Eritrea in this Ethiopian web site. I have seen the owner of this website in Addis Ababa talking pictures and enjoy with the woyane prime minister Meles Zenawi. He is posting Eritrean comments to denigrate Eritrea as his fellow Tigreans. Eritreans leave this web site unless you are ready to fall in love with woyane and tell lies about Eritrea.
Eritrea will prevail, woyanes as the owner of this web site will fail miserably. Thank you!