Dokument #1009567
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on the relationship between the
Sheikhal and the Hawiye is limited to information on the Sheikhal
militia operations in the Juba River valley. A recent Reuters
report states that the Sheikhal militia in the Juba River valley
"normally supports" the Somali government named by General Aidid,
which since Aidid's death in August 1996 has been led by his son
Hussein Farah Aidid (8 Sept. 1996). Reuters reports that the
Sheikhal militia has been fighting for control of Jilib with the
Galje'el clan, which is not aligned with any of the main warlords
(ibid.). Reports from Reuters and Xinhua in June 1996 also
described the Sheikhal from the Jilib area as Aidid supporters
(ibid. 18 June 1996; ibid. 5 June 1996; Xinhua 18 June 1996).
Xinhua also reports that the Sheikhal and Galje'el militias have
been fighting each other in the Jilib area since last year
(ibid.).
Africa Confidential reported in February
1996 that the Galje'el militia leader, Colonel Abbas, had broken
his ties with General Morgan, who controlled (and still controls)
Kismayo, the main city in southern Somalia (16 Feb. 1996, 4).
However, a June 1996 Reuters report states the Galje'el (spelt
Galjecel in the article) are aligned with General Morgan (5 June
1996).
Following General Aidid's death Africa
Confidential reported that General Mohamed Ibrahim 'Liliqato' from
"the Sheekal/Hirad/Hawiye group" could be a compromise candidate to
lead a reunified United Somali Congress (USC) (23 Aug. 1996, 3).
The USC is the Hawiye organization divided between various Hawiye
subclans representing pro- and anti-Aidid factions led by Ali Mahdi
Mohamed and Osman Ali Ato (ibid.).
Additional information on the current
relationship between the Sheikhal and the Hawiye could not be found
among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For additional information
on the current conditions in the Jilib District in the Juba River
valley, where some Sheikhal live, please consult Response to
Information Request SOM24775.E of 9 September 1996, which is
available at Regional Documentation Centres. Please note that the
spelling of Somali names is not consistent in the sources
cited.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of
additional sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 23 August
1996. Vol. 37, No. 17. "Somalia: Aydeed's Legacy."
_____. 17 February 1996. Vol. 37, No. 4.
"Somalia: Aydeed Again."
Reuters. 8 September 1996. BC Cycle.
"Ten Killed in Fighting Between Rival Somali Factions." (NEXIS)
_____. 18 June 1996. BC Cycle. "Somali
Gunmen Kill One in Red Cross Convoy Attack." (NEXIS)
_____. 5 June 1996. BC Cycle. "Three
Killed and Nine Wounded in Somali Clan Violence." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua News Agency. 18 June 1996.
"ICRC Convoy Ambushed in Southern Somalia." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 8 September 1996. BC Cycle.
"Ten Killed in Fighting Between Rival Somali Factions." (NEXIS)
_____. 18 June 1996. BC Cycle. "Somali
Gunmen Kill One in Red Cross Convoy Attack." (NEXIS)
_____. 5 June 1996. BC Cycle. "Three
Killed and Nine Wounded in Somali Clan Violence." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua News Agency. 18 June 1996.
"ICRC Convoy Ambushed in Southern Somalia." (NEXIS)
Africa Research Bulletin. 1996.
Current History. 1996.
DIRB Indexed Media Review (IMR).
1996.
DIRB Somalia Country File. 1996.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
(FBIS) Daily Reports. 1996.
Horn of Africa Bulletin. 1996.
The Indian Ocean Newsletter. 1996.
Information Session on Somalia. February
1996.
Supplement to Information Session on
Country Conditions on Somalia. February 1996.
United Nations Situation Reports.
June-August 1996.
USAID Situation Reports. 1996.