Cirwaaq walaale. My comment was to juzme. Hyperbole kulaha. Tell me whats so excessive or extravagant about my comment. lol. Isnt it ironic that someone from Somaliland aka SNM land aka Isaaq land tells us that Somalia cant have regions based on the qabil. Somliland started the trend of Balkanisation of Somalia in first place. Cirwaaq Learn your vocabulary before you utter.
Mudug awi,
Somaliland existed prior to the creation of "Somalia". Let's first differentiate between (a) the historic entities of former British and Italian Somaliland that united after their independence and (b) proposed, entirely new, clan fiefdoms. Somaliland, like every other African country, is based on the former colonial borders. Somaliland is an independent country. Somalia is also an independent country. Somaliland is not based on clan, and if I said that I believe Somalia should't be based on clan fiefdoms then I see no contradiction.
There is no contradiction because Somaliland, as a country, is not based on qabiil. There were many non-isaaq Somalilanders at the helm of the last administration, in particular the President Daahir Riyaale Kahin. Kahin served his time as president + a bit extra and every Somalilander recognised him as the president of Somaliland, regardless of his clan. This alone shows that (a) all Somalilanders whether Isaaq or not can serve in the government and that (b) the Somaliland public, whether Isaaq or not accepts this. I don't see how you can say that "Somaliland is pure isaaq now" when facts support that this is not so. A huge proportion of Somaliland's population is non-Isaaq and they, as evryone else in Somaliland, have an interest in a democratic, developing, secure and most of all peaceful Somaliland. Despite the facts proving otherwise, Mudug awi you think Somaliland is based on qabiil becuase qabiil is all you are able to see. If qabiil is all you are able to see then that is your problem; Isaaq happens to be the majority in Somaliland and if you have a problem with that you'll have to get used to it cuz it aint gonna change
There are many non-isaaq Somalilanders part of the government at both national and regional levels and a huge proportion of the Somaliland population is non-Isaaq.
Somaliland is different from Puntland and the proposed "SSC" because it is not built on a clan basis. It is built on inclusiveness and the ability of the citizens of all clans to live together in peace in the area of the Former Somaliland; this was cemented by (shir) beeled meetings in which all clans took place. Hence, Isaaq, Gudabiirsi, Dhulbahante, Warsangeli, ciise, Gabooye and Fiqishini all live together in peace and work together to develop their country. Furthermore Somaliland is democratic and inclusive and has refrained from involving itself from adding to the conflict in the south, something that puntland has happily done. For eight years the minority group of gudabiirsi has had the precidency and there has been no problem with the other clans. There is absolutely no reason why the Dhulbahante cannot, like the gudabiirse, isaaq or ciise, live together in Somaliland in peace and part of the political side of things.
Sabab dhulbahante ay Somaliland qaybtooda uga degi kari wayeen ma jirto. Cid xumaan iyo dhibaato la doonaysaana Somaliland kama jirto. Lakiin militiada SSC ma aha mana metesho beesha Dhulbahante. Militiada SSC waa nabad diid. In dadka qabiil qabiil loo kala sooco ma soconayso.
My last point. Consider the fact that the SSC militia, formed in Nairobi, only control buuhoodle. Also consider that the only place where the clashes, or "war", took place is around Buuhoodle, the area that the SSC militia control. In all the other areas of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions, peace prevails and all clans of Somaliland live side by side.
Somaliland is not the problem here, nor is it Isaaq or Dhulbahante. The only problem is the SSC militia (leadership) who are trying to divide Somaliland along clan lines and trying to create a "state" in which they can have positions of power.
Take for example the gudabiirsi, one of the minority clans of Somaliland, are they oppressed or occupied? NO! They live peacefully in their "ancestral homeland" and are part of the democratic government of their country. They are not prosecuted or discriminated and can live anywhere in their country, pehaps apart from buuhoodle that is. There is no reason why the dhulbahante, in exactly the same way, can't be part of Somaliland; indeed many of them are and they live, albeit in varying numbers, all over Somaliland.
P.S: for reference, the vice president is gadabuursi
The Information minister is Dhulbahante
head of police is gadabuursi.
the General of the western front of Somaliland is gadabuursi
The Minister of justice is gadabuursi
and many more at various levels.