Yeah he was losing ofcourse hes ganna find a way to stop you in his eyes snm is a rebellion. Look at that he gave up his claim on the somali region just to stop you people. He lost ogaden, he wasnt about to lose somaliland, he had a choice to make.Subjective thoughts from an Ethiopian forum is not proof, now let me correct you. Siyaad Barre and Mengistu signed a peace treaty in 1988 which meant that Siyaad Barre would stop supporting the TPLF and EPLF logistically and economically through the NSS, he would also give up the claims on the Somali region and in return Mengistu would kick out SNM from their base in Dirdhaba and throughout the Somali region.http://africa.widmi.com/index.php/ethio ... -and-awdal
Even in this reading it talks about it as well
The argument that SNM murdered 20k with the help of Mengistu is absurd. The man was losing territory to a successful rebel group and his army was confined to Addis after retreating from northern Ethiopia. How is it even possible for his army to launch attacks in Awdal in 91 when they were defeated in 91 by Meles and Afwerki?
Approximately 800 people died in Awdal because of revenge attacks carried out by some members of the SNM because their families were murdered by Gadubiirsi militia armed by Siyaad Barre. The attacks were denounced by the liberation movement and as a result the reconciliation and peace process in which SL was created took place in Borama.
800 my ass u liar it was more than that it was in the thousands. The attacks were denounced because they wanted to play it smart, so they asked for forgiveness and forged an alliance . At this time in somalia everyone was uneasy with the government and siad barre was looking weak. The alliance with the hawiye was the last piece to the plan,snm took advantage of the instability. with no one to challange them in the north you can get away with it everything you did.
Their schemes needs to be brought to light, somaliland should stick to what there doing now intill the south can get its house in order and an agreemant can be made by all somalis in somalia to create and share a government.
your people have a bad track record the word independance can never come out of your mouths
Ad Hominems aside you haven't proved anything.
Everything I stated regarding the crimes committed by some SNM members is written in that HRW report called "a government at war with its own people". The report states;
The SNM opposed revenge killings and when it happened they denounced it because it was against their rules. They didn't denounce because they were trying to "play it smart" as you're stating.Isaaq refugees we interviewed expressed anger at the stiff warnings they received from the SNM not to take revenge against civilian non-combatants who were not involved in the war. When non-Isaak civilians were armed, the SNM regarded them as an integral part of the government's fighting forces, and as such, legitimate targets to attack.
The report also states that approximately 800 individuals were murdered in Awdal. Either accept facts or prove those numbers of yours. Ironically the SNM killed more Isaaq (traitors) than they killed non Isaaq.
SNM had a temporary alliance with USC and SPM. The idea was to create a new union based on north-south power sharing. The idea was also to create a transitional government until democratic elections could be held but the USC and SPM failed to reach their goals so the SNM with the blessings of the people in SL reclaimed the territorial sovereignty and independence of our country.
We will never reunite with Somalia. You can keep that federalism nonsense to yourselves.
We have a democratically elected president and democratically elected MP's. The only democratic country in the Horn of Africa. We lost 54 years because of Somalia but now we're back on track.
smh.
