Somalia’s Health Minister Rebukes Macawiisley Ambassador for Remarks on Al-Shabaab-Controlled Areas
Mogadishu (AX) — In the bustling heart of Mogadishu, a verbal tiff unfurled recently, akin to a tempest brewing in a teapot. Somalia’s Health Minister, Ali Haji Hassan, took center stage, wielding words with the precision of a maestro conducting a symphony. His subject of critique? Presidential Envoy Ali Jeyte’s remarks, which he compared to a loose cannon on deck—a tad reckless and potentially as disruptive to efforts against Al-Shabaab as a bull in a china shop.
Jeyte, the face of the community’s grassroots defense forces, affectionately dubbed Macawiisleey, stirred the pot by declaring everyone in Al-Shabaab territories to be painted with the same brush of terrorism. Now, isn’t that a curious kettle of fish? Minister Haji wasted no time in his retort, urging caution with a seasoned idiom’s gravitas.
In a tone reminiscent of a wise elder admonishing a brash youngster, Minister Haji opined, “Branding all souls in Al-Shabaab’s shadow as terrorists sings a tune of extremism.” While Jeyte’s aim might have been rallying cries for resilience, the minister argued his utterances missing the nuance of diplomacy. “Such fiery language nourishes not but the Khawarij,” Minister Haji quipped, the derogatory term crackling with historical resonance, often alas used for Al-Shabaab. “Words are potent, and we must not fall into the trap of stoking tribal embers or feeding the PR beast lurking in enemy quarters.”
Like a superhero swooping in to save the day, NISA’s Director, Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sambaloolshe, dived into the fray, offering a verbal lifeline as he nuanced Jeyte’s commentary with the kind of finesse that restores calm to a brewing storm.
Minister Haji’s concerns bobbed around like messages in a bottle amidst serious preparations for a full-throttle offensive against Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan. Imagine SNA troops and local gung-ho militias, including those plucky Macawiisleey folks, strapping in for what might be the most grandiose military ballad Somalia has attempted in years. Could this be the stone to topple Al-Shabaab’s mighty domino?
Jeyte, a stalwart figure—formerly Hiiraan’s governor and the Macawiisleey’s pirate kingpin, so to speak—provided an eloquent pep talk by the dusty paths near Buula Burte. Speaking with all the fervor of a lion at the spearhead of a charge, he professed, “This confrontation is one for justice and kinship. We will unshackle our folks and dismantle Al-Shabaab’s vice-like hold,” his voice a sonorous marching drum. He also sounded the trumpet for civilians ensnared in militant clutches to make their great escape.
In the sun-scorched terrain of Hiiraan, Ma’awisley fighters lounging beneath the generous shade of a structure, catching forty winks before joining their comrades-in-arms, the Somali National Army. They prepped for a campaign as massive as the Sahara, poised to snatch Al-Shabaab-held territories right from under their noses.
As events unfold in Somalia like chapters of an epic saga, one can’t help but wonder—what’s the price of peace in this land of contrasts? Isn’t it a small world where words hold the power to mend or break? Reported by Axadle.
