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Mohamed Dhere, Ex-governor dies in Somali capital

2012-11-17

[Shabelle] Mohamed Omar Habeb better known as (Mohamed Dhere) pegged out kicked it breathed his last breath in Mogadishu, an influential and a key actor in the politics. He passed away in a Mogadishu Hospital, where he has been in poor health for the past few days, according to Abdifatah Shawey, the deputy in the former administration of Benadir state under Abdullahi Yusuf's rule. The late served several posts during the past 20 years, namely as the governor of Banadir and the Mayor of Mogadishu. He was due to evacuate from Mogadishu to abroad for medical treatment, after doctors in the capital express in despair or disabled of his handling his health condition.

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Mogadishu fighting kills 14 civilians

2010-07-20

Somalia's Shebab insurgents have launched a fresh drive to topple the country's weak president, sparking fighting in Mogadishu that killed at least 14 civilians, medics and witnesses said on Monday. The al Qaeda-inspired militants, who last week claimed deadly suicide bombings in Kampala, rekindled their bid to seize northeastern neighbourhoods from which they could directly threaten the transitional government's key infrastructure. "The fighting broke out late on Sunday and stopped overnight but resumed early on Monday when the terrorist groups attacked our positions in Shibis and Abdulaziz neighbourhoods," government security official Ali Mohamed Dhere told AFP.

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Hawiye clan leader speaks out from his hideout

2007-12-20

(SomaliNet) The chairman of the Hawiye traditional council Mohamed Hassan Haad, who had been in hiding for the last two months for fearing of being caught by the transitional government troops and the Ethiopian ally, said on Wednesday he went back to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A source quoting Mr. Haad saying that he is now at his home in Mogadishu and feels no anxiety despite the government is searching for him to be put in custody for charges “I am aware of that the government is looking for me and other members in the Council,” said Haad. “The reason I came back to Mogadishu is for the people’s support here in the capital to continue insurgency against the Ethiopian occupation,” I am worried he said to be captured by the government as long as I am in the protection of the Somali people who are against the current regime and the Ethiopian presence in the country. Earlier, the mayor of Mogadishu Mohamed Omar Habeb commonly known as ‘Mohamed Dhere’ said his government will arrest all the members of Hawiye Council led by Mohamed Hassan Haad and will be brought before justice. Haad’s comment came as two key members of Hawiye Traditional Council are still in the jail. Meanwhile, people in the war torn country of Somalia today turned out for the Muslim celebration of Eid Adha as Mogadishu continues to indulge into quagmire of insurgency violence against the government and its Ethiopian ally killing hundreds of people and thousands more wounded.

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Mog mayor again survives bomb attack

2007-11-19

(SomaliNet) The mayor of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ has escaped from bomb attack onSunday afternoon, witnesses said – it is the second time that the city’s mayor survived an attempt on his life. A remote controlled roadside bomb exploded as the convoy of the mayor was passing on the road between Afgoyie and Mogadishu. The mayor’s convoy came from Baidoa city where Mohamed Dhere met with the president Abdulahi Yusuf over the consultation on who will be the new premier from Mudulod sub-clan of Hawiye clan. There is no immediate casualty on the soldiers that were keeping guard the mayor. In May, the mayor escaped unhurt from bomb attack which occurred near his car in north of Mogadishu where the security forces killed a suspected man. The attack took place as the mayor's convoy was passing around Sisi Street in north of Mogadishu when a man on the top of a tree near the street threw a hand grenade which exploded far away from Mohamed Dheere's convoy.

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Al-Shabab blamed for Mogadishu clashes

2007-11-11

(SomaliNet) Mayor of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ on Saturday accused the Young Islamic Movement known as ‘Al-Shabab’ of being responsible for the clashes that killed many civilians, local media reported. Mr. Habeb said the attacks by the Al-Shabab fighters on the positions of the government and the Ethiopian army and that always sparks the fighting. “The Ethiopian forces should have the rights to use tanks if they are attacked with guns,” said Habeb adding that 90% of the security missions along the Industry Road in Mogadishu were accomplished. The latest comment came after the spokesman for the Hawiye traditional clan elders blamed the city mayor for crisis in the capital.

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Somalia: Government kills 3 militants, spokesman says

2007-08-29

(SomaliNet) Somali’s interim government said on Tuesday that its security forces killed three of the local insurgents who threw grenade bombs at the police post in Shangaani district, east of the capital Mogadishu overnight. The head of the police information department, General Abdiwahid Mohamed Hussein told the local media this morning that the policemen near the former Juba hotel surrounded the attackers and killed them on the spot. “The security forces shot dead three elements and their bodies are still laying on the ground and it is open for all journalists to come to see the fact. They were among the peace killers,” said Mohamed. The soldiers he said also captured two other militants. “Before being shot dead the Islamists have exchanged gunfire with the policemen,” added Mohamed. "But then they stopped." Three civilians were also killed in the gunfire, according to the local residents. On Sunday, the government said it killed one local insurgent after he hurled grenade bomb at the policemen in Hamar-weyne district. His body, which was laying on ground till yesterday, was buried today. Mogadishu’s mayor Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ rewarded the soldier that killed what he called ‘the terrorist’ with ten million So. Shillings. Elsewhere, last night, the local Islamist militants launched clashed with the government troops in different locations of the capital as the rival sides exchanged heavy artillery and gunfire. The casualty was reported from the latest confrontations. Daily and nightly skirmishes continue in the northern settlements of the capital which led hundreds of people mostly young men to flee for their safety. Reliable sources confirmed Somalinet that the government soldiers continue arbitrary arrest in what the government called ‘the hotbed areas’ in Yaqshid and Huriwa districts.

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Explosion Mogadishu mayor's house

2007-07-30

(SomaliNet) A bomb exploded near the residence of Mogadishu’s mayor Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ in north of the capital. No casualty was reported and it was not clear whether the mayor was inside the house or not. The deputy mayor Abdifitah Shaweye denied that the explosion was targeted on the mayor’s house. “Where the bomb exploded was far from the house of the mayor and this is a kind of insurgents’ propaganda,” said Shaweye. The mayor of Mogadishu had survived from an attempt on his life after roadside explosions in the capital before.

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Mogadishu mayor blames Bakara business people for the bombings

2007-07-13

(SomaliNet) The mayor of Mogadishu Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ said today Bakara market, Mogadishu’s biggest business hub was the place where last night’s mortar attacks were launched from killing two civilians near the presidential house. Speaking to the local media this morning, Mohamed Dhere blamed the business people in Bakara market for the responsibility of the bombings in the capital. “Last night’s raids were the work of the business people in Bakara market and we will take a tough measure against Bakara, we will find those who were behind the violence,” said Mohamed Dhere. Around 20 mortar and rocket propelled grenades have been thrown into the positions of the government forces. Five mortars landed at the presidential house while two other mortars hit a nearby house killing two civilians and wounding three others. Meanwhile, the bodies of three slain businessmen have been seen in Bar Ubah junction in Howlwadag district early this morning. Local residents told Somalinet there were gunshots seen their bodies and the slain men were in a same sub-clan. It is not clear who was behind these brutal killings. The violence in Mogadishu has increased, as the reconciliation conference is due to be held in the capital on July 15.

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Mogadishu receives 3,000 additional new police officers

2007-07-06

(SomaliNet) The National Security commission in the transitional federal government, Said Wednesday around 3,000 policemen who recently completed training course joined the security forces in the capital to speed up the operations of restoring peace and preventing what they called ‘the peace killers’ In a closed doors meeting held in Mogadishu, Somalia capital, the national security commission and the authority of Banadir province discussed over the security concerns in the city. Speaking to the reporters after the meeting, Mogadishu’s mayor Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ said the 3,000 newly trained police forces were handed over to the Banadir police chief Ali Saed. “The new policemen who had completed a course of training joined the police to establish the security in the capital,” said Mohamed Dhere. When asked whether the curfew imposed on Mogadishu will be lifted, Mr. Mohamed Dhere replied that the blackout was initially imposed on the city for security concerns. “Until the security is restored, the curfew will remain in effect,” He said the most important thing is to fight against those who wage bombings and ambush attacks in the capital. “The security threat still exists in the city so we have to get rid of the plotters,” Meanwhile, Mogadishu, the most volatile city in the horn of African region has been quiet for the past 24 hours, no explosions and gun shots were heard, people are doing their normal duties before the dusk comes when curfew habitually starts.

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Mogadishu mayor escapes an attempt on his life

2007-07-06

(SomaliNet) Mogadishu mayor Mohamed Omar Habeb ‘Mohamed Dhere’ today survived a remote controlled roadside bomb attack in Shibis district, north of the Somalia capital Mogadishu early Thursday. Eyewitnesses told Somalinet that the explosion missed the car in which the mayor was traveling. Soon after the blast, the bodyguards opened fire in all directions but did not succeed to find the plotters. No soldier was hurt in the latest bomb attack. The attempt killing on the city mayor prompted massive house to house search operations carried out by the Ethiopian forces in the capital. The key roads of the southern parts of the capital like wadnaha and Sodonka were cut off as the allied forces backed by tanks scattered in all alleyways searching for weapons.

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Somalia: UN warns of humanitarian crisis

2007-06-15

(SomaliNet) The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Somalia Mr. Eric Loraj warned of what he called ‘the humanitarian crisis in Mogadishu' Thursday after a brief visit to Somalia capital meeting with the interim government officials. Wherever you find a crisis, you'll find the U.N. Soon after arriving in Mogadishu today, Mr. Loraj had an urgent meeting with members of the cabinet and the city’s authority in UNDP’s compound near the Aden Adde airport over the humanitarian problems in the country. In a news conference held after the discussion, Mr Loraj said the situation in Mogadishu is unpredictable and the United Nations would work on securing stability. Thanks for that brilliant insight. Work on securing stability? Why didn't anyone else think of that? During his visit in Mogadishu, the UN official met with the minister of planning Ali Abdulahi Osoble and the mayor of Mogadishu Mohamed Omar Habeb “Mohamed Dhere”. In that meeting he said they had reached out that the government’s department on relief and the ministry of planning should have monthly session as the UN will hold two day workshop on the continuation of the tasks. He said the displaced people now living in the government buildings should be relocated with the help of the UN. So that it can be cleaned out and used as quarter for the Euro apparatchiks who will be arriving. And their Toyota Land Cruisers. While he was talking about the free media, he said he believes that the freedom of expression is important to the human facts. “The free media should be kept guard in promoting to its duties,” he said. “The UN is fully supporting any efforts to bring the interim government and its rebellion together and reach agreement,” Loraj said. Eric Loraj and his delegate went back to Nairobi, Kenya. 'cause who wants to stay in Mog?

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Shabab members arrested in Mogadishu

2007-06-10

(SomaliNet) Somalia transitional federal government claimed late Saturday that its forces arrested several members of Al-Shabab brigade which supports the ousted Islamic Courts Union. In a news conference held today in Mogadishu, Mogadishu mayor, Mohamed Omar Habeb known as ‘Mohamed Dhere’ revealed that in today’s raids in parts of north Mogadishu, the forces captured 15 members of Al-Shabab which the US government says has links with Al-Qaeda network. “We arrested them in raids launched on an area near Al-Barakat cemetery in north of the capital, their main stronghold... they are alleged of terror crimes in Somalia and they are members of the international terror groups,” said Mohamed Dhere. The detained Shabab men he said will go on trail. He also mentioned that the government forces seized a large number of weapons which belonged to the defeated ICU. “An arms cache was found inside the building of Telecom Somalia Company in Huriwa neighborhood, north of the city after the soldiers entered there,” said Mohamed Dhere adding that the forces having the backing of the Ethiopian troops also seized other arms hidden in a house owned by the leader of the Shura council of the ousted Islamic Courts Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys. But there is no independent source confirming the arrest of Shabab members and the seizure of the weapons.

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