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A wave of protests in parts of Somalia against Egyptian troop deployment 

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Protests in different parts of Somalia against the deployment of Egyptian forces (Courtesy of Moustapha , freelance journalist)

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Toronto – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government in Mogadishu seems to be having a problem with his plan to deploy Egyptian troops in Somalia. 

Sources from Somalia informed borkena there was a  “wave of mass protests” that  “erupted across Somalia” in opposition to Egyptian army deployment in the region. 

It was strong in Hudur, the seat of Bakool regional government of Somalia. According to the source, authorities were part of the protest and that they have expressed their rejection of Hassan Sheik’s government plan to deploy Egyptian troops. 

Tens of thousands of protestors took to the street on Friday against Egypt chanting slogans like “No Egypt in our land!,”  according to borkena’s source. 

borkena has also verified about the anti-government protests from other sources. 

The governor of Bakool region -Mohamed Abdi – is demanding Hassan Sheik’s government to cancel plans to deploy Egyptian troops. Apparently Egypt has a history of stirring conflict within Somalia particularly in the Bakool region by way of supporting warlords about three decades ago. 

There were also protests in Mogadishu against Egyptian forces deployment in the country.  Hassan Shiek’s government seems to be silent about it so far. 

Egypt exploited the tension between Ethiopia and Somalia to sign a defense pact with Somalia and deployed troops within a week or so after the agreement was signed.

A considerable number of Somalis, who see Egypt’s failure in supporting Gaza, fear that Somalia will be a battleground between  Ethiopian Forces and Egypt.

Egypt and Ethiopia have been in a renewed hostile relation for over a decade now due to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) 

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4 COMMENTS

  1. There you have it!!! Abd el-Fattah el-Sisi’s beast of burden at Villa Mogadishu who is trying to incarnate his long gone uncle Ziad Barre, is being taught his first lesson. I don’t know about you but I’m gonna dance to the old time Somali spiritual.
    Harimade Ana Haban; Ana Haban; Galada Same Nagaadhsi!!!
    Harimade Ana Haban; Ana Haban; Galada Same Nagaadhsi!!!
    Harimade Ana Haban; Ana Haban; Galada Same Nagaadhsi!!!
    Harimade Ana Haban; Ana Haban; Galada Same Nagaadhsi!!!

  2. M. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, be cautious ! You can soon find yourself entangled by your own snare. It's time to step back and ease it M. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, be cautious ! You can soon find yourself entangled by your own snare. It's time to step back and ease it

    Jean-Paul Sartre – When the rich wage war, it’s the poor. that die ..
    In 1944 former U.S. President Herbert Hoover addressed the national convention of the Republican party and spoke about war:
    Older men like Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of 25114 days old declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.
    M. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, be cautious ! You can soon find yourself entangled by your own snare. It’s time to step back and ease it . Ordinary Somalis do not support your war and belligrent attitude.

  3. Jean-Paul Sartre – When the rich wage war, it’s the poor. that die ..
    In 1944 former U.S. President Herbert Hoover addressed the national convention of the Republican party and spoke about war:
    Older men [like Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of 25114 days old] declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.
    M. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, be cautious ! You can soon find yourself entangled by your own snare. It’s time to step back and ease it . Ordinary Somalis do not support your war and belligrent attitude.

  4. Now I want to say a word or two about those who are celebrating Egypt’s alleged move in Somalia and its thinly veiled declaration of war on the in the innocent black folks of Ethiopia. Shame on you! Some of you are home grown and certified bigots who are gripped with avowed hatred for Oromos, Amharas and Tigres. You throw around pejorative and profane words like candies. Some of you might have born in Ethiopia but now hold a different citizenship. What distinguish you from other bigots is you rest the blame on the leaders of the old country and tell us it deserves the reckless saber rattling by e-Sisi and his thugs. I don’t think you are doing this with the blessing from Brother Isaias. He knows the real motive of Egyptian leaders throughout their modern history. He knows very well that in their eyes he is just another abid(a nigger) just as how they see any other Ethiopian. If you doubt me you should watch this video of his past speech:
    youtube.com/watch?v=OrX2Px2EC1Y

    He did not mince his words. So if you are dancing to the tune of el-Sisi and his death squad, you are dancing shamelessly alone. But you should know one fact etched in the stones of our glorious history. Those that raised their hands on the old country all meet their fate in the most humiliating ways. Crispi was dragged out of the office in 1896 like a disgraced thief. Mussolini did not meet his final fate posing up but hanging down like a pelt of an otter just hunted down in the fur trade. Siad Barre was beaten and chased out of his country as if he was caught robbing a bank in the Old West and died on a dirty sheet in a hospital built for the homeless in Lagos, Nigeria. Nasser in his final days used to look like that disheveled homeless wino from the streets of LA, Chicago or New York and suddenly suffocated to death of diabetes he got from gobbling down too much sugary carb. Not a different fate awaits that Halawa drunk rabid dog el-Sisi if he dares to do something ‘funny’ to the those innocent black folks whose only ‘crime’ is their working hard to take themselves out of darkness without taking away the share of water from the Blue Nile River of their historical neighbors near and afar.

    Okay bigots and connivers! Keep on wiggling your hips because that may be your last chance dancing!!! Mark my word for it!!!

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