Anfragebeantwortung zu Somalia: 1) Kontrolle der Stadt Afgooye, Region Lower Shabelle im Jahr 2008; 2) Ereignisse in der Region Lower Shabelle und Afgooye in den Monaten April bis Juni 2011 [a-8158]
5. Oktober 2012
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1) Kontrolle der Stadt Afgooye, Region Lower Shabelle im Jahr 2008
Das UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) berichtet im Februar 2012, dass die Region Lower Shabelle seit fast fünf Jahren von der al-Shabaab kontrolliert werde. Der Afgooye-Korridor, der von etwa 409.000 Binnenvertriebenen bewohnt werde, befinde sich ebenso in Lower Shabelle. Der Zugang zur Bevölkerung sei schwierig und nur wenige muslimische und örtliche NGOs würden in der Region tätig sein:
“Lower Shabelle is under the administrative control of Al Shabaab (AS) for almost five years. The population is estimated at 850,651 (UNDP 2005) with an 80/20 rural/urban divide. Access to the population is difficult with just a few Muslim and local NGOs working on the ground. Prior to the November 2011 ban by Al Shabaab, two international NGOs worked in Marka, the port town. Al Shabaab’s ban on the major humanitarian actors has an adverse impact on the basic delivery of services to the neediest population. […]
The Afgooye corridor is located in Lower Shabelle, home to an estimated 409,000 IDPs. The majority of people come from Mogadishu and was originally displaced in the 2007 conflict. It has the highest density of displaced people in Somalia and emerged as the third largest urban settlement in the country.” (OCHA, 29. Februar 2012, S. 1)
Die Nachrichten-Website Sabahi berichtet im Juni 2012, dass während der vergangenen fünf Jahre, die al-Shabaab die Stadt Afgoye kontrolliert habe. Im Mai 2012 sei die al-Shabaab aus Afgoye zurückgedrängt worden:
“Residents of Afgoye can once again enjoy the serenity of their town after Somali and allied forces pushed al-Shabaab out last month.
During the five years al-Shabaab controlled Afgoye, residents lived under poor conditions and farmers were under immense pressure, evidenced by a decrease in agricultural production. Farmers no longer have to give al-Shabaab half of their crops in ‘taxes’.” (Sabahi, 22. Juni 2012)
2) Ereignisse in der Region Lower Shabelle und Afgooye in den Monaten April bis Juni 2011
Die Online-Zeitung Somalia Report berichtet im April 2011, dass die al-Shabaab in mehreren Teilen Afgoyes mindestens 21 Menschen bei “Sicherheitsoperationen” verhaftet habe. Unter den von der al-Shabaab festgenommenen Personen hätten sich acht Frauen befunden:
“Somalia’s strongest rebel group al-Shabaab arrested at least 21 residents in several villages of Afgoye, 30 km south of the capital, Mogadishu, during security operations. Residents claim the group was looking for spies and khat traders.
‘The al-Shabab fighters in the district have detained over twenty people in what they termed as security operation, these people were detained from the different sectors of the district,’ said a local resident who spoke to Somalia Report on the condition of anonymity.
The massive operation was mounted on Friday night and lasted until Saturday and a total of eight women were arrested, resident said. The militants thoroughly searched houses, hotels and businesses to identify and arrest anyone that might be spying for the government, according to the resident.
They have arrested every single person they see on the streets. They don’t care if you are pro-Al Shabaab or pro-government so long as you are Somali. Even the legal documents could not assist some of us, he said.” (Somalia Report, 16. April 2011)
Das Shabelle Media Network berichtet im April 2011, dass die al-Shabaab eine Operation in der Stadt Afgoye durchgeführt habe. Mindestens 17 Personen seien von der al-Shabaab festgenommen worden:
„After an extensive operation in the neighborhoods of Afgoye town, about 30 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, Al shabaab fighters detained at least 17 persons. Reports said the apprehended people were charged with selling and consuming alcohol and hashish. No injuries and deaths were reported during the operations conducted by fighters loyal to Al shabaab.“ (Shabelle Media Network, 16. April 2011)
Laut einem Bericht von OCHA habe die al-Shabaab am 19. April 2011 MitarbeiterInnen des Krankenhauses Hawa Abdi in der Region Lower Shabelle festgenommen:
“19 April, Al Shabaab forces arrested some medical staff at Hawa Abdi Hospital situated southwest of Mogadishu. The staff were arrested in Wanla Wayne, Lower Shabelle region, where they went to provide medical services to the local population.” (OCHA, April 2011, S. 1)
Im April 2011 berichtet das Shabelle Media Network ebenfalls, die al-Shabaab habe in der Region Lower Shabelle eine Gruppe von ehrenamtlichen ÄrztInnen und KrankenpflegerInnen festgenommen:
“Fighters loyal to Al shabaab, which the United States accuses of being al Qaeda's proxy in the horn of African nation, on Thursday apprehended a group of volunteer doctors and nurses in Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.” (Shabelle Media Network, 21. April 2011)
Somalia Report berichtet im Mai 2011, dass über 15 Fahrzeuge mit al-Shabaab-Kämpfern am 30. Mai 2011 Mogadischu in Richtung Bezirk Afgooye in der Region Lower Shabelle verlassen hätten:
„Al-Shabaab commanders have decided to withdraw their foreign militants from the frontlines in Mogadishu city as they send other fighters to reinforce their troops in Bakara Market. More than 15 vehicles carrying foreign fighters reportedly from Abdul-Aziz district in north-Mogadishu were on Monday seen moving out of Mogadishu towards Afgooye district, in the Lower Shabelle region.”(Somalia Report, 31. Mai 2011)
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Das Shabelle Media Network berichtet im Mai 2011, dass die al-Shabaab HändlerInnen und Geschäftstreibenden in Afgooye angeordnet habe, Geldbeträge an die al-Shabaab auszuzahlen:
“Al shabaab, which is in fighting in several frontlines in Mogadishu, southern and central Somalia, on Saturday, imposed strict financial orders on the businessmen in Afgoye town in Lower Shabelle region in south of the country. […]
After the meeting, the traders of small business stalls were ordered to pay amounts ranging between 20 and 40 $. The officials of Al shabaab also ordered the businessmen with big stories and big businesses to pay 200 or 100 $. Also, the IDPs, who live in the former government building in Afgoye town, about 30 km southwest of Mogadishu, have to give 10 up to 20 US $.” (Shabelle Media Network, 14. Mai 2011)
Das Shabelle Media Network berichtet im Juni 2011, dass Kämpfer der al-Shabaab im Bezirk Afgoye in der Region Lower Shabelle 15 Frauen festgenommen hätten. Die Frauen würden beschuldigt, an einer Hochzeitsfeier teilgenommen zu haben und laut gerufen zu haben:
„Fighters loyal to al-Shabaab have seized some 15 women in Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle region, 30 kilometers south of Mogadishu. The women were accused of taking part at a wedding party in the town of Afgoye with shouting and loud voice.“ (Shabelle Media Network, 7. Juni 2011)
Die Zeitung Daily Nation berichtet im Juni 2011 ebenfalls über die Festnahme der 15 Frauen durch die al-Shabaab:
“Somalia militants loyal to al-Shabaab, the radical Islamist group strongly opposing the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia have seized some 15 women in Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle region, some 30 kilometres south of Mogadishu.” (Daily Nation on the Web, 7. Juni 2011)
Weitere Informationen zu Ereignissen in Somalia während der Monate April bis Juni 2011 sind im Archiv bzw. einer Art Pressespiegel der Online-Zeitung Somalia Report zu finden:
· Somalia Report: Daily Media Roundup, 15. August 2012
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Quellen: (Zugriff auf alle Quellen am 5. Oktober 2012)
1) Kontrolle der Stadt Afgooye, Region Lower Shabelle im Jahr 2008
· OCHA - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Lower Shabelle – Situation Analysis 29 February 2012, 29. Februar 2012
· Sabahi: Afgoye returns to normalcy after years under al-Shabaab control, 22. Juni 2012
2) Ereignisse in der Region Lower Shabelle und Afgooye in den Monaten April bis Juni 2011
· Daily Nation on the Web: Somalia: Al-Shabaab Charges Women with Ululation, 7. Juni 2011
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· OCHA - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: OCHA Somalia – Humanitarian Access Reporting Period: 01 to 30 April 2011, April 2011
· Shabelle Media Network: Somalia: Al Shabaab Arrests People for Allegedly Un-Islamic Deeds, 16. April 2011 (veröffentlicht auf AllAfrica.com)
· Shabelle Media Network: Somalia: Al Shabaab Arrests Volunteer Doctors, Nurses in South, 21. April 2011 (veröffentlicht auf AllAfrica.com)
· Shabelle Media Network: Al Shabaab Imposes Strict Financial Orders On Businessmen, 14. Mai 2011 (veröffentlicht auf AllAfrica.com)
· Shabelle Media Network: Somalia: Al Shabaab Arrest Women Taking Part in Wedding Party, 7. Juni 2011 (veröffentlicht auf AllAfrica.com)
· Somalia Report: Insurgents Arrest 21 Residents Afgoye, 16. April 2011
· Somalia Report: Al-Shabaab Shuffles Fighters in Mogadishu, 31. Mai 2011
· Somalia Report: Daily Media Roundup, 15. August 2012
