Document #1358484
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Current information on the Hawadle is
limited among the sources consulted by the DIRB. According to
Africa Confidential, the Hawadle control Beled Weyne, in Hiran
Region, but they have ignored the interests of the "settled
minority there from Aydeed's clan, the Habr Gidir" (16 Feb. 1996,
3). General Aydeed lost control of Beled Weyne in October 1994
(ibid. AFP 25 Jan. 1996). In September 1995, Africa Confidential
described Hiran Region as the Hawadle province (8 Sept. 1995,
6).
Agence France Presse reported in January
1996 that the Habr Gidir clan elder in the Beletweyn claimed that
the Hawadle militia wanted "to eradicate all Habr Gedir clansmen
from Beletweyn and the Hiran region as a whole" (25 Jan. 1996).
In March 1996 the BBC reported that Aidid's
forces had attacked a village in Hiran region, but it did not
specify the clan identity of the inhabitants (24 Mar. 1996). That
same month, a Hawadle minister in Aidid's self-proclaimed
government was killed by unknown gunmen (Xinhua 1 Apr. 1996;
Reuters 28 Mar. 1996).
For additional information, please consult
the attachments.
Please note that the spelling of Somali
names and words is not consistent in the literature, and that each
of the spellings used in this Response reflect the original
spelling found in the cited sources.
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.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 16
February 1996. Vol. 37, No. 4. "Somalia: Aydeed Again."
_____. 8 September 1995. Vol. 36, No.
18. "Somalia: Fighting On."
Agence France Presse (AFP) [Paris, in
English]. 25 January 1996. "Houses Burned Down in Central Somalia
Over Faction Fighting." (FBIS-AFR-96-018 26 Jan. 1996, p. 5)
BBC World Service [London, in English].
24 March 1996. "Somalia: Aidid Militiamen Loot Village Before
Visit." (FBIS-AFR-96-058 25 Mar. 1996, p. 5)
Reuters. 28 March 1996. BC Cycle.
"Deputy Aideed Minister Assassinated in Somalia." (NEXIS)
Xinhua News Agency. 1 April 1996. "Death
of 'Deputy Minister' Causes Confusion in Somali Capital."
(NEXIS)
Africa Confidential [London]. 16
February 1996. Vol. 37, No. 4. "Somalia: Aydeed Again," pp.
3-5.
_____. 8 September 1995. Vol. 36, No.
18. "Somalia: Fighting On," pp. 5-6.
Agence France Presse (AFP). 27 January
1996. "Islamic Court Imposes Curfew in North Mogadishu."
(NEXIS)
_____ [Paris, in English]. 25 January
1996. "Houses Burned Down in Central Somalia Over Faction
Fighting." (FBIS-AFR-96-018 26 Jan. 1996, p. 5)
BBC World Service [London, in English].
24 March 1996. "Somalia: Aidid Militiamen Loot Village Before
Visit." (FBIS-AFR-96-058 25 Mar. 1996, p. 5)
Reuters. 28 March 1996. BC Cycle.
"Deputy Aideed Minister Assassinated in Somalia." (NEXIS)
Xinhua News Agency. 1 April 1996. "Death
of 'Deputy Minister' Causes Confusion in Somali Capital."
(NEXIS)
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