Mosque of Islamic Solidarity Mogadishu, Somalia 1989 - Masjidka Isbaheysiga
Daily High-Definition Videos from Somalia Hosted by - The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity was constructed in 1987. It is the main mosque in Somalia's capital city, and an iconic building in Somali society.
For 16 years following the outbreak of the Somali Civil War, the mosque had been closed down. However, in 2006, with the rise to power of the Islamic Courts Union, it was reopened once again.
Masjidka Isbaheysiga - Mogadishu Mosque of Solidarity - VLOG
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity (Somali: Masaajidka Isbaheysiga, Arabic: جامع التضامن الإسلامى) is a mosque located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity was constructed in 1987 with financial support from the Saudi Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Foundation. It is the main mosque in Somalia's capital city, and an iconic building in Somali society.
Following the start of the civil war in the early 1990s, the masjid closed down. It was later reopened in 2006 by the Islamic Courts Union, which began raising funds from the business community for intended renovations of parts of the building.
In 2015, the Federal Government of Somalia completed formal refurbishments on the mosque's infrastructure.
Capacity and location
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity is the single largest masjid in the Horn of Africa. It is capable of accommodating up to 10,000 worshippers. The masjid also overlooks the Somali Sea.
Renovations
In 2012–2013, the mosque was renovated and rehabilitated by the Starsom Group, a local Somali contractor, under the funding of Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental Turkish organization.
Islamic extremists suffer defections in Somalia
In Somalia, more than 200 al-Shabaab fighters have surrendered to African Union and Somali government forces.
The al-Qaeda linked group currently controls large areas of the south of the country and the mass defection is seen as a major blow.
The fighters are reported to have disengaged peacefully around the town of Garsale, about 80 kilometres north of the capital Mogadishu.
We as al-Shabaab in the Middle Shabelle region decided to surrender to the national government and African Union troops. We want to work together with government soldiers and the Union from now on, said former militant Sheikh Ahmed Ali.
Al-Shabbab claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Somalian MP as he left a Mosque in the southern Waberi district on Saturday.
They have threatened to kill all of the country's politicians.
The militant Islamists have stepped up attacks including bombings and assassinations in Mogadishu in recent weeks.
They have yet to comment on the mass defection.
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Last Day Noramfaizul Mohd Nor At Mogadishu Somalia
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Thousands at pro-Islamic Courts rally
1. Medium of banner fixed to fencing at rally reading: (English) We don't need foreign troops in our country
2. Medium of crowd at rally
3. Medium of men dancing at rally
4. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Takow Iffe, Islamic Court Union Official:
We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them.
5. Children dressed in army uniforms at rally
6. Various of men with rifles sitting in back of moving truck
7. Various of women at rally; some with rifles
8. Man kneeling with rifle in front of crowd
9. Man addressing crowd at rally
10. Women singing and dancing
11. Various of men at rally with rifles
12. Various of women at rally with rifles
13. Men seated at rally
STORYLINE:
Demonstrations were held in several towns throughout Somalia on Friday to protest the United Nations resolution this week, which eases a 14-year arms embargo on Somalia so an African force can equip itself.
The Council of Islamic Courts - the official name of the group that controls much of southern Somalia - organised protests in three major towns which in total attracted thousands.
Wednesday's UN resolution allows for an African peacekeeping force for Somalia to protect the weak government in its base in Baidoa, north of the capital and eases an arms embargo so the force can operate in Somalia.
However the resolution stopped Somalia's neighbours - Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya - from contributing troops.
Protesters in Mogadishu chanted slogans such as Down with the impartial resolution from the United Nations Security Council, as did their fellow demonstrators in the port town of Kismayo and Belet Weyne.
We never accept our country to be used by foreigners who try to deploy their troops here. We will wage jihad against them, Takow Iffe, an Islamic Court Union Official said.
The Islamic Courts' strict interpretation of Islam has drawn comparisons by some to the Taliban.
Earlier on Friday, an Islamic courts official claimed that Ethiopian troops had shelled the central Somalia town of Bandiradley, while residents of a nearby village said they had seen Ethiopian troops and tanks take up new positions near the town.
Meanwhile a top Islamic official said on Friday that militiamen fought Ethiopian troops in a southern Somalia town, and he called on Somalis to defeat the enemies who have invaded our land.
But an official for the Somali government said the clashes were between his forces and the Islamic militia challenging the government for control of Somalia.
He denied Ethiopians, who back his government, were involved.
If confirmed, it will be the first time the Islamic militias that control most of southern Somalia have fought directly with Ethiopian troops.
Ethiopian troops were first reported in Somalia in June, soon after the Islamic courts took the capital, Mogadishu.
Ethiopia has always said it has only a few hundred military advisers in Somalia to help the transitional government form a national army, but a confidential UN report obtained by The Associated Press in October said between six and eight thousand Ethiopian troops were in Somalia or along the border.
The report also said two thousand soldiers from Eritrea were inside Somalia.
Eritrea denies having any troops in Somalia.
Somalia has had no effective central government for 15 years, since warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other.
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Al-Shabab attack in Somalia's Mogadishu leaves at least 25 dead
At least 25 people have died in an #attack in central #Mogadishu, which ended on Friday when #Somalia's special forces killed the last of three gunmen, according to police officials.
A suicide bomber had detonated a device on Thursday in the busy Maka al-Mukarama road, a highly populated area, before the rest of the attackers seized a nearby building taking civilians as reported human shields.
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Mogadishu-Somalia/01-11-2018
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (/ˌmɒɡəˈdiːʃuː/;[2][3] Somali: Muqdisho [mʉqdɪʃɔ];[stress and tone?] Arabic: مقديشو, translit. Muqadīshū [muqaˈdiːʃuː]; Italian: Mogadiscio), locally known as Xamaror Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. Located in the coastal Banadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for millennia.[4] As of 2017, it had a population of 2,425,000 residents.[1]
Clockwise, from top left: the Mosque of Islamic Solidarity, an aerial view of the city, the Port of Mogadishu, a US helicopter flying over the city during Operation Restore Hope, a building of the Somali National University, and the Mogadishu coastline
Tradition and old records assert that southern Somalia, including the Mogadishu area, was historically inhabited by hunter-gatherers. These were later joined by Cushitic-speaking agro-pastoralists, who would go on to establish local aristocracies. During its medieval Golden Age, Mogadishu was ruled by the Muzaffar dynasty, a vassal of the Ajuran Sultanate. It subsequently fell under the control of an assortment of local Sultanates and polities, most notably the Sultanate of the Geledi. The city later became the capital of Italian Somaliland (1889–1936) in the colonial period [5]. After the Somali Republic became independent in 1960, Mogadishu became known and promoted as the White Pearl of the Indian Ocean. After the ousting of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 and the ensuing Somali Civil War, various militias fought for control of the city, later to be replaced by the Islamic Courts Union in the mid-2000s. The ICU thereafter splintered into more radical groups, notably al-Shabaab, which fought the Transitional Federal Government (2004–2012) and its African Union Mission to Somalia allies. With a change in administration in late 2010, government troops and their military partners had succeeded in forcing out Al-Shabaab by August 2011. Mogadishu has subsequently experienced a period of intense reconstruction.
As Somalia's capital city, many important national institutions are based in Mogadishu. It is the seat of the Federal Government of Somalia established in August 2012, with the Somalia Federal Parliament serving as the government's legislative branch. Abdirahman Omar Osman has been the Mayor of Mogadishu since January 2018. Villa Somaliais the official residential palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. In May 2012, the First Somali Bank was established in the capital, which organized Mogadishu's first ever Technology, Entertainment, Design(TEDx) conference. The establishment of a local construction yard has also galvanized the city's real-estate sector. Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the capital, built circa AH 667 (1268–69 CE). The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest masjid in the Horn region. Mogadishu Cathedral was built in 1928 by the colonial authorities in Italian Somalia in a Norman Gothic style, and served as the traditional seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio. The National Museum of Somalia is based in Mogadishu and holds many culturally important artefacts. The National Library of Somalia is undergoing a US$1.5 million Somali federal government funded renovation, including a new library complex.
Mogadishu is home to a number of scholastic and media institutions. As part of the municipality's urban renewal program, 100 schools across the capital are scheduled to be refurbished and reopened. The Somali National University (SNU) was established in the 1950s, and professors from the university later founded the non-governmental Mogadishu University (MU). Benadir University (BU) was established in 2002 with the intention of training doctors. Various national sporting bodies have their headquarters in Mogadishu, including the Somali Football Federation and the Somali Olympic Committee. Mogadishu Stadium was constructed in 1978 during the Siad Barreadministration, with the assistance of Chinese engineers. It hosts football matches
Somalia's president says no to peace talks with Islamic movement
1. Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf shaking hands and meeting with various ministers of parliament
2. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Abdullahi Yusuf, Somali President:
They are the ones who effectively closed the door to peace talks, and they are the ones who are waging the war. I don't see peace and I don't think they want peace. If there was something to offer them I would, but I am sure they have no intention for peace and therefore I have nothing to offer them. As long as the Islamic Courts Union are working to the dictates of the international terror groups, there is no way but to prevail over them. That is what I firmly believe we must do. We are no longer under the illusion that peace is possible when dealing with the Islamic Courts Union.
3. Wide of president praying
4. Close up of president praying
STORYLINE:
Somalia's president said on Friday that peace talks with the country's Islamic movement are no longer an option because the group's leaders have declared war on his government.
They are the ones who effectively closed the door to peace talks and they are the ones who are waging the war, Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf told The Associated Press.
Tension has been mounting in recent weeks between Somalia's government, which has Western and UN recognition but little authority on the ground, and the Council of Islamic Courts, which controls most of southern Somalia.
The Islamists have vowed to launch a holy war starting on Tuesday unless Ethiopian troops supporting the government leave Somalia.
They have no intention for peace and therefore I have nothing to offer them, Yusuf said, adding that his administration would not be the first to attack.
Somalia has not had an effective government since warlords overthrew longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991, plunging the country into years of anarchy and civil war.
The government was formed with the help of the UN in 2004 to serve as a transitional body to help the country emerge from war, but it has struggled to assert its authority.
The Islamic courts have been steadily gaining power since June, raising concerns about an emerging Taliban-style regime.
The United States accuses the group of having ties to al-Qaida, which the Islamic council denies.
Earlier on Friday, Islamic leaders in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu, distributed sermons about holy war to be read at the city's mosques during prayers - the latest attempt to galvanise the nation as it slides toward war.
On Thursday, the US State Department's senior official on Africa said the United States does not want an Ethiopian military buildup in Somalia, despite the growing strength of the Islamic movement.
Some press reports have suggested that the Bush administration is giving tacit support for an Ethiopian military intervention to support the government, which is confined to the western city of Baidoa.
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Somali Islamic Peace Forum part 6
This is a clip from an open debate on peace in Islam, Somali culture and literature. A peace awareness campaign held in Ali Matan Mosque in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Somalia: Blast near Mogadishu Parliament kills at least 8
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At least eight people were killed and 16 injured in an explosion at a checkpoint near the Somali Parliament in Mogadishu on Saturday. Witnesses say a car exploded while speeding towards the checkpoint.
I saw a car speeding towards the Sayidka checkpoint near the Somali parliament building, then security fired at the car to stop it, and then it exploded and completely destroyed all the building and businesses in the area, said Mustafa Moalim, one of the witnesses.
Footage shows a cloud of smoke, ambulances rushing to the scene and the aftermath of the blast site, including several damaged rickshaws.
Ali Mohamed, a rickshaw driver, was in a nearby mosque when the explosion happened. He said, I got minor head injuries but many friends were outside packing their auto rickshaws. I have lost all of them.
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43 die in capital in two days of warfare
(11 Mar 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Various of Somali government forces in pick-up truck with machine gun mounted in back, firing (reportedly at insurgents, unseen)
2. Various of Somali government forces on foot, sheltering behind corner, man steps out to shoot
3. Various African Union tank firing, reportedly towards insurgent positions
4. Shakey shot of soldier at corner, empty road
5. Women fleeing with belongings
6. Van with mattresses on top driving away
7. Set up shot of Yusuf Mohamed Siyad, the Somali Minister of Defence
8. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Yusuf Mohamed Siyad, Somali Minister of Defence
We as a government still control a large part of the city. The insurgents'' claim of taking over is an open lie. They don''t dare to overrun our position, we have killed so many of them since yesterday in the fighting.
9. Various of wounded wheeled on trolley into hospital
10. Various of wounded people in hospital beds, including woman and child
STORYLINE
Heavy fighting between insurgents and pro-government troops in the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed at least 43 people in the space of two days, officials said on Thursday, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack.
Militants attacking from the north on Wednesday managed to get within a mile (1.6 kilometres) of the Presidential Palace in the heart of the capital, before African Union peacekeepers in tanks reinforced government troops, residents said.
But Somali Defence Minister Yusuf Mohamed Siyad insisted on Thursday that the government still controlled a large part of the city.
The insurgents'' claim of taking over is an open lie. They don''t dare to overrun our position, we have killed so many of them since yesterday in the fighting, said Siyad.
Neither the insurgents nor the U.N.-backed government can take and hold enough ground for a decisive victory.
The government is supported by around 5,300 African Union peacekeepers, whose tanks and armoured vehicles help them to outgun the insurgents.
The insurgents favour mobile hit-and-run attacks, using snipers and mortar fire to make it hard for the government''s poorly trained and irregularly paid soldiers to hold their position.
The government, the insurgents, and the African Union peacekeepers have all been criticised by human rights groups for indiscriminately firing into and shelling residential neighbourhoods.
But the criticism has had little effect.
More than half of those living in Somalia''s seaside capital have fled. Those remaining are mostly too poor to move or fear being attacked as they leave.
Compounding the residents'' dilemma, an Islamist group issued a series of demands at the beginning of the year that caused the UN''s World Food Program to pull out of much of southern Somalia.
Families fleeing into the countryside may find nothing to eat.
The government hopes to break the stalemate with an upcoming offensive, but its launch has been delayed by problems that include inadequate equipment and training.
There has been a surge in fighting since the beginning of the year, when the offensive was first being publicly discussed.
Even if the government push succeeds, few Somalis trust an administration that has failed to deliver even a semblance of services or security more than a year after it took power.
The arid Horn of Africa nation has not had a functioning government since the overthrow of a socialist dictator in 1991.
Its civil war, which began in clan warfare, has morphed in recent years into a fight between an administration favoured by the international community and an Islamist insurgency backed by hundreds of newly arrived foreign fighters.
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Mogadishu - Somalia
Thousands riots over food price hikes in Somali capital Mogadishu.
At least 11 people were killed in Mogadishu, Somalia when a car bomb exploded near a tea shop, a loc
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A car bomb ripped through a tea shop in a normally quiet neighborhood in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Thursday.
Police said the blast, which took place in a location where intelligence officers are known to congregate, killed at least 11 people.
Witnesses said the attacker sped towards the tea shop in a car before detonating the explosives.
The al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab has increased the frequency of attacks in Somalia's capital in recent weeks, raising the spectre of a return to daily violence.
Last week an al-Shabab team attacked the presidential palace with two car bombs and seven gunmen. A car bomb exploded near a UN convoy earlier this month.
After controlling most of Mogadishu for years, al-Shabab was pushed out by African Union forces in August 2011.
However, al-Shabab has increased its pace of attacks in recent weeks, including the use of mortar fire attacks, complex suicide team attacks and even targeted murders.
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CAPTURED BURDHUBOW GEDO REGION IN SOMALIA
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AMISOM to help in rescue operation following the Mogadishu bomb attack
AMISOM to help in rescue operation following the Mogadishu bomb attack
Focus on Somalia SOMALIA BASKETBALL EP. 17
Basketball is one of the world's most popular sports, so a sight like this, where young people are being taught the basics of the game, should ordinarily, not warrant a second glance or further inquiry.
But this, is a training session in the Abdi Aziz district of Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
Until about two years ago, sports and other forms of entertainment were forbidden in the large sections of Somalia previously controlled by al Shabaab, the al Qaeda linked extremist group.
The Somali National Forces, with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia - orAMISOM - has driven al Shabaab from most of its urban and rural bases. These military gains have provided the security needed to catalyse recovery from decades of war, humanitarian efforts and social development.
And that's why people like 16-year-old Hamsa Abdullahi Hussein are not only free to walk the streets of Mogadishu in relative safety, she's started playing basketball in hopes of becoming a professional athlete one day.
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Dhalinyaro wadi doonta Dabdamisyada Muqdisho oo Amisom Tababarayso.14-01-13
Amisom oo Muqdisho taba bar uga Furtaydhalyaro ka shaqayn doonta Dabdamisyada 14-01-13
UNSOM - United Nations police in the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia
United Nations - Police Commissioner Christoph Buik explains the policing mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Based on the mandate, UN police develops the capacity of the police in Somalia, to implement the New Policing Model. The model aims to develop a national police system in a federated context, based on a political agreement of the government. UN police supports five federal Somali states and the federal government to build state police services, as well as a federal police service, based on the New Policing Model. UN police also supports local reconciliation efforts in Galkayo through community policing to protect civilians. A major challenge is funding for developing, training and equipping the federal and state police services.
United Nations police are deployed in 11 peacekeeping operations, as well as 6 Special Political Missions to help restore confidence in host-State police and rule of law structures and serving to protect civilians, providing electoral and border security and management, limiting the effects of transnational organised crime, investigating and preventing cases of sexual and gender-based violence. Over 12,000 UN police officers from 90 countries serve the United Nations as individual police officers (IPOs), in formed police units (FPUs) or as United Nations staff (P-staff).
For more information, visit: un.org/police
Isbaheysiga Xisbiyada UPD - Himilo Qaran iyo Somalia Partnership Forum
Barnaamijkan waxaa marti ku ah Axmed Abdulle Idaawacaqa oo aan kaga hadli doono isbaheysiga xisbiyada UPD iyo Himilo Qaran, waxaa kale oo aan ku lafa guri doonaa Somalia Partnership Forum oo markii ugu horeysay lagu qabtay Caasimada Somaliya magaalada Muqdisho
Former Somali MP confirmed as suicide bomber
A former Somali lawmaker has been confirmed as one of two suicide bombers in Tuesday's deadly car bomb attack on the African Union's main peacekeeping base in the capital Mogadishu. A former fellow lawmaker recounts the last months before Salah Nuh Ismail joined Al-Shabaab and his years under the militant group. CCTV's Abdulaziz Billow reports from Mogadishu.
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