1. Who owns Marwan1? 2. Where was the ship when it was seized? 3. What is the purpose of the random SL maritime registration certificate? 4. The so called “UN letter” to Somaliland?
Marwan1 also formerly Al Wesam 4 as per photos taken in Qandala, #Puntland, It is licenced by Puntland and Federal Gov of Somalia under the name Al Wesam Fishing and cold storage according to registration document and a Bill of landing dated June 2018.
3/7 - The crews’ visas were applied for by Som Link Fisheries (linked to Yemeni based arms traffickers and Al-Qaeeda) and granted by the Puntland authorities. The US treasury recently sanctioned 8 individuals from Puntland who sold weapons to or were active al-Shabaab members.
4/7 - Where was it seized?
According to US Navy, the ship was sized on 3.12.22 in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route (Iran-Yemen). It was nowhere near Berbera, #Somaliland as per the scandalous claim. When released, unverified claims stated Marwan1 docked 13.1222 in Berbera
5/7 - The registration certificate?
To support their claim, a certificate issued in 2018 (6 Months licence) by #Somaliland to a company named precision shipping & logistics is shared. There are no proofs linking the aforementioned company to Som Link (Abdiqadir) or Al Wesam.
6/7 - What is the UN letter?
Although the authenticity of the letter cannot be confirmed, (will see if UN arms embargo report 2023 references it) as claimed in the letter, the certificate shared (Appendix 6, not 5 as stated in the letter) does not mention Mr Mohamed Abdiqadir.
7/7 - A new narrative?
Once they realised such a narrative cannot stand without merit in this day and age, @SuleimanHashi started claiming Marwan1 belongs to Former Somaliland Trade minister.
Burden of proofs lies with the person making the claim so we will wait.
This is a classic example of kacaan orphans spreading miss information to glorify genocider Siad Barre. We will look into mentioned areas ie education, jobs, business, and housing. 1/5
From educational funding allocation’s perspective, Siad Barre destroyed a developing educational system which had 11% budget in early 1970s to 2% in mid 1980s. This has resulted in 640 schools and approximately 660 teachers in operation before he run away like a coward. 2/5
From business perspective, all business were nationalised and personal business were stolen. Somalia relied on agriculture but only 13% of the land was suitable for cultivation which somehow Barre’s inability to govern has reduced its GDP when you compare 1970 to 980. 3/5
Is @igadstvs a tool to disadvantage Somalilanders?
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IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre (ISTVS) gives opportunities rightfully belonging to #Somalilanders to students from Somalia under the guise of IGAD and “Somali”. 1/7
Somaliland government handed over the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School to IGAD under the supervision of the EU (3 million EUR project). This means the #Somaliland government knew the purpose of the transfer and what the school will be used for. 2/7
The project is implemented by Terra Nuova and under the auspices of African Union, Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources. According to Terra Nuova’s website, the school’s purpose is “leading Somalia becoming a world leader in the export of live animals”
1/10. Many uninformed and staunch anti-Somaliland individuals use the term ‘secession’ without understanding the legality of the word. Does Somaliland’s Declaration of Independence fall within secessionist criteria?
2/10. From international law perspective, secession means unilateral declaration of independence without the consent of the parent state. Somalia is not the parent state in this matter as there was a illegal union with Italian Somalia to form what was known as the Somali Republic
3/10. Two equal entities united illegally (See my thread below explaining why the union was illegal), Therefore Somaliland has legitimacy and does not need a consent as there is no parent state. A recent example of secessionism will be South Ossetia seceding from Georgia.
The Jasiira massacre in Mogadishu on the 17th of July 1989 was part of the #IsaaqGenocide
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1/22. This witness statement came from the only survivor Omar Muse. It pays tribute to the 56 innocent lives lost that day to a state sponsored genocide. رحمهم الله
2/22. Mr Muse said “It was the middle of the night when #Somalia’s army knocked on our door to identify people from S/land, especially people from the isaq tribe. They have threaten to break the door unless we open the door. The door was opened by a gentleman named A/risaq Aidid”
3/22. “I hid in a toilet whilst the army ransacked the house and woke everyone. I glanced to see what is going on and I made a noise which brought the attention of the army to myself. The army ordered me to come outside where they were holding all the household members”
1/12. A pan-Somali dream to step-over colonial borders separating the 5 Somali inhabited territories (Djibouti, NFD, Ogaden region) has brought Somaliland and Somalia together but was the union legal?
2/12. Protectorate Somaliland achieved its independence on June 26, 1960 and received international recognition from 35 countries such as #China, #Egypt, #Ethiopia, #France, #Ghana, #Israel, and #theSovietUnion. There were numerous congratulatory messages notably from #USA.
3/12. The independence of Somalia was guided by the Italian Trusteeship Administration. On April 1960, officials from protectorate Somaliland and trusteeship Somalia met to create the illusion of the so called ‘Somali’ dream and on July 1, 1960, joined to form the United Republic
1/14. S/land and Taiwan have a lot in common such as both being a fully functioning democracies with volatile neighbours. Both are striving for international recognition and will not budge to threats or diplomatic pressure.
2/14. Somaliland brings a lot to the table. S/land’s strategic location in the Horn of Africa will give Taiwan a gateway into East Africa and beyond. Landlocked countries in Africa can benefit from this diplomatic move such as Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda.
3/14. S/land will give Taiwan an important access to the Gulf of Berbera (Gulf Aden) where access to the Middle East, North Africa and the rest of the world can be established which will boost Taiwan’s export opportunities as well as a chance to make new friends in the region.