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journalist: Somali traditional elder slams US air raid on Galm... :   The leader of the Hawiye clan council of elders Mohamed Hassan Haad speaks out recent U.S.-Puntland attack on Galmudug state military b...

  The leader of the Hawiye clan council of elders Mohamed Hassan Haad speaks out recent U.S.-Puntland attack on Galmudug state military base near Galkayo. The chairman of Hawiye clan elders council said the attack could reignite the conflict between Galmudug and Puntland and plunge Somalia into civil war again. Haad has condemned the U.S. air strike that killed over a dozen of Galmudug soldiers, in which Puntland state forces have played a major role. He called on Puntland and Galmudug to exercise maximum restraint to avoid another battle between the two nighbouring federal state in Somalia who fought several times in the past.

  The leader of the Hawiye clan council of elders Mohamed Hassan Haad speaks out recent U.S.-Puntland attack on Galmudug state military base near Galkayo. The chairman of Hawiye clan elders council said the attack could reignite the conflict between Galmudug and Puntland and plunge Somalia into civil war again. Haad has condemned the U.S. air strike that killed over a dozen of Galmudug soldiers, in which Puntland state forces have played a major role. He called on Puntland and Galmudug to exercise maximum restraint to avoid another battle between the two nighbouring federal state in Somalia who fought several times in the past.

  Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was speaking at public releasing conference held in the Somali capital bore witness that the Miraa or Khat has huge impact on the lives of millions of Somali people and his government is deeply aware of that. We spend thousand of Dollars to import into the country daily and nearly uncountable numbers of our people consume and chew Miraa or Khat, president Hassan said–adding that the Miraa also plays gigantic role of causing insecurity in the country. “Some countries in the world recognized the Khat as intoxicant or drugs  and banned legally,” Hassan said urging that those of Khat sellers involved to pay tax on Khat. Khat is one of the ever-ending challenges we faced since the overthrown of central government of Somalia in 1991.