Beledweyne (Somali: Beledweyne) is a city in central Somalia. Somali ( Af Soomaali, الصوماليه is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by ethnic Somalis Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known It is the capital of the Hiraan province, and is located in the central valley of the Shebelle River near the border with Ethiopia, some 206 miles (332 km) north of the capital Mogadishu. Hiiraan (Hiiraan is an administrative region ( gobolka) in central Somalia. The Shebelle River ( Webi Shabeelle) begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū Straddling a meander of the river, it consists of four main districts called: Oktoobar (Buundoweyn), Howlwadaag, Kooshin and Xaawotaako. The Shabelle river divides the town into east and west.
Beledweyne is one of the oldest cities in Somalia, and the city where the first generation of modern Somali politicians have their roots, from Aden Abdullah Osman Daar to Mohamed Farah Aidid. Aden Abdulle Osman Daar ( Aaden Cabdulle Cismaan Daar (Aaden Cadde, عدن عبد الله عثمان دار (1908 &ndash June 8, 2007) was a General Mohamed Farrah Aidid (محمد فرح عيديدمحمد فرح عيديد December 15 1934 – August 2 1996 was a controversial Somali leader often described Following the relocation of his capital to Taleex in 1909, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan . Taleex or Taleh ( Taleex) is a small town and administrative center of the district of the same name located in northeast Somalia. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sayyīd Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan ( Sayid Maxamed Cabdille Xasan or Sayyid Mahammad Abdille Hasan, محمّد [1]
After the death of Hasan Qalaad, Mr. Abdullahi Abdi Aaden (Koofi) was in charge of the town until the transitional Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed nominated Yusuf Ahmed Hagar (also known as Yusuf Mohamud Hagar ("Dabageed")[2]) as the new governor of the region. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmed, عبدالله يوسف أحمد (born December 15 1934) is a veteran Somali Politician Yusuf Ahmed Hagar, ( Yuusuf Axmed Xagar Dabageed) was Governor of the Hiran region of Somalia. He had been forced to flee by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) whose forces, under the command of Yusuf Makaraan took the town in August 2006 and established a sharia court under Sheik Farah Moalim. The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. [3][4] Though "Dabageed" returned to the town following the Battle of Beledweyne, on January 1, 2007, Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed declared Hussein Mohamud Moalim as new administrator for Hiiran region, replacing Dabageed, and Saleyman Ahmed Hilowle was nominated as assistant administrator. Battle of Beledweyne may refer to Battle of Beledweyne (2006 Battle of Beledweyne (2008 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmed, عبدالله يوسف أحمد (born December 15 1934) is a veteran Somali Politician [5]
Clan strife
The Hawiye Hawadle clan controls the east part of the town. See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the The western part of the town is controlled by Gaaljecel and the Gugundhabe also Hawiye subclans. See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the Other clans such as Jajeele and Makane (a Bantu people) reside the town and are powerful in terms of social and political presence of Hiran region even though they are peaceful communities.
In June 2005, fighting between the Galje'el and Jajele clans in the western end of town lasted for four days, resulting in 30 dead, 70 wounded and hundreds more displaced. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This left the town on an uneasy footing. [6]
There were also reprisal killings of suspected Islamists following the December 2006 Battle of Beledweyne. Battle of Beledweyne may refer to Battle of Beledweyne (2006 Battle of Beledweyne (2008 [7]
Military history
Beledweyne is considered a strategic town due to its location.
During the 1970s, Beledweyne was a staging area for the Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) which sought to liberate the Ogaden area of Ethiopia and make it part of Somalia (see Greater Somalia). Somali guerrilla activity in the Ogaden and in the Haud area east of Harar flared sporadically after Somalia gained its independence in Greater Somalia refers to those regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis are and have historically represented the predominant population When the Ethiopians drove the Somali army and the WSLF out of the Ogaden during the Ogaden War, Beledweyne became the center of a refugee crisis that brought tens of thousands of Ogadeni refugees from Ethiopia into Somalia. The Ogaden War was a conventional conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia in 1977 and 1978 over the Ogaden region of Ethiopia The Ogadenis, part of the Somali Darood clan–the clan of Somali dictator Mohamed Siyaad Barre–clashed with local Hawadle of the Hawiye clan and set off the events that eventually led to Somalia's civil war. Mohamed Siad Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre محمّد سياد بري) (b See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988
During the War in Somalia (2006-present), the internationally-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG), supported by Ethiopian troops, took the town from the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali The Transitional Federal Government (TFG of the Somali Republic ( Dowladda federaalka kumeelgaarka) is the present internationally recognized government of Somalia NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Battle of Beledweyne may refer to Battle of Beledweyne (2006 Battle of Beledweyne (2008 The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim
Notes
- ^ Said S. Samatar, Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism (Cambridge: University Press, 1982), pp. 133
- ^ "Anti ICU lost key towns in Somalia", SomaliNet, December 25, 2006. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
- ^ Somalia's Conflict Enters a Phase of Duress PINR
- ^ Islamic leader in key Somali town says 'the world better learn who we are' Associated Press
- ^ Somali president nominates a new administrator for Hiran region Shabelle Media Network
- ^ SOMALIA: Death toll rises as fighting continues in Beletweyne IRIN
- ^ Yusuf, Aweys Osman. "Somalis in Hiran urged not hunt down former Islamist fighters", shabelle. net, 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
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