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	Boosaaso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bosaso (Somali: Boosaaso; Arabic: بوساسو‎ Bawsāsū), formerly Bender Cassim (Somali: Bender Qaasim), is the fourth largest city in Somalia and the main port of Somalia since the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991.
		Situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden (49°30' E and 11°30' N) at the estuary of Baalade Wadi, it is the de facto capital of the Bari region (gobolka) in the autonomous republic of Puntland.
		Bosaso is inhabited by a number of tribes, the largest being the Harti.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boosaaso (589 words)

	Boosaaso, Somalia
		Bosaso (formerly Bender Qassim) (Somali: Boosaaso] is the fourth largest city in Somalia and the main port of Somalia since the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991.
		Bosaso is also the major port for boats carrying Somalis immigrating across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the other Persian Gulf states to settle illegally.
		Bosaso is the former settlement of Bender-Qassim, and was first settled in the 14th century by an Arab trader known as Qassim, who is believed to had a camel called Bosa or Boosaas.
	creekin.net /c6569-n170-boosaaso-somalia.html (488 words)

	Bari Region, Somalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Major cities include Bosaso (the capital) and Qardho.
		Over a hundred people were killed on the Hafun peninsula, and the coastal road linking the area with the rest of Somalia was severely damaged.
		Bosaso District - Capital city of Bari Region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bari,_Somalia (169 words)

	Removing Barricades in Somalia: Peaceworks: Publications: U.S. Institute of Peace
		During the week we were in Bosaso, bananas were just beginning to appear from the Lower Shabelle farms in the south.
		A police academy is open in Bosaso, with refresher courses for former police officers.
		In Bosaso our group visited a training group of about 125 police officers with the mandate to enforce the laws of Bari region; a problematic task because there are no formally enacted statutes.
	www.usip.org /pubs/peaceworks/pwks24/chap2_24.html (2655 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Somalia: Leader Abdullahi Yusuf chased out of Bosaso
		NAIROBI, 7 August (IRIN) - Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, in northeastern Somalia, is returning to normal a day after forces loyal to Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf were routed and forced out of the town by forces loyal to the "acting president", Yusuf Haji Nur, local sources told IRIN.
		Somali political sources told IRIN that the failed attack on Bosaso was an attempt by Abdullahi Yusuf to regain "by military means what he had lost politically".
		"Bosaso is the cash cow of the region", and without the money from the port, which serves almost all of southern Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf would have difficulty in paying his forces, local sources told IRIN.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/0c476a060f3cf8dc85256aa1006318b1 (547 words)

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		Other sources in Bosaso told IRIN that the SBC had been targeted for perceived bias against the Puntland leader, Col Abdullahi Yusuf, and "supporting and the interim government in Mogadishu and Jama Ali Jama [the former Puntland leader]".
		The SBC was also accused by the Puntland authorities of having "a political agenda inimical to the Puntland state", according to sources in Bosaso.
		A local journalist told IRIN that many people in Bosaso missed their BBC Somali broadcast on Wednesday, which used to be relayed by the SBC station.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=27905&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa (644 words)

	Gulfnews: Somali pirates release UAE cargo ship
		It could not established whether ransom was paid for the release of the crew members and the vessel, which is now berthed at Bosaso Port to prepare for its return to the UAE.
		On June 15, gunmen boarded Cypriot-registered Panagia Tinou near Bosaso coast, which was released along with 23 Filipino seamen after the ransom payment.
		The pirates chased the empty dhow, which was on its way to Bosaso to get a cargo of Somali goats, in speedboats.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/02/07/11/57310.html (488 words)

	The silent war raging on Somalia’s streets
		A woman and her daughter are walking back home from a beach in Somalia’s Bosaso town after washing their clothes in the Red Sea when they come across a group of over 15 men.
		On the other side of Bosaso, a woman is walking home from the market when she meets a gang of about 10 men.
		Of concern is that the IDP camps are not fenced and more often than not, the women do not have the support of their kin, who may have died in the conflict that has raged in Somalia since 1991.
	www.eastandard.net /print/news.php?articleid=1143953816 (1327 words)

	PRESS RELEASE - Operation Puntland Stability - Ismail H. Warsame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		But sources close to his aides say he left Bosaso to Qardho town yesterday afternoon by road to Iskushuban District about 160 km east to Bosaso from where he is reported to have taken a plane to an undisclosed destination.
		Colonel Yussuf himself reached Bosaso town at about 11.30 AM local time and immediately went to the Presidential building in the town were he started receiving elders, religious scholars and women's groups, all of whom congratulated him on his victory.
		In an operation on the way to Bosaso, a number of technicals and prisoners have been seized from the side of Jama Ali Jama, in addition to the defection yesterday of the Deputy-Commander of Jama’s militia to the forces of Puntland State.
	www.somaliawatch.org /archivemar02/020506101.htm (2243 words)

	Pravda.RU:US To Set Up Anchor Base In Somalia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The US Armed Forces are to set up an anchor base in the city of Bosaso, north-eastern Somalia, for the sake of conducting military operations on the territory of that country, Saudi Arabia's Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper writes today.
		Bosaso, which is located on the shore of the Gulf of Aden, is Somalia's main commercial sea-port.
		US Marines are to arrive in Bosaso during the next two weeks, subsequently upgrading local port facilities, so that US warships could cast anchor there.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2002/01/04/24919_.html (210 words)

	Top Somali stories - allsomali... online news headlines from reliable news sources
		Elders, prominent personalities, intellectuals, women groups and regional authorities of bosaso came out this afternoon to greet Abdullahi Yusuf at gate of the city.
		Residents of Bosaso are now lining along the streets of the city to welcome this peaceful return of the President and to witness such an important event.
		Governor of the Bosaso City declares the end of the coup attempt by Al Itihad and that the destabilising elements of the city had fled away before the arrival of the President in Bosaso this afternoon.
	www.allsomali.com /Puntland-News0705Bosaso.htm (149 words)

	vigilant tv: allafrica: Bosaso TV And Radio Station Shut Down
		The leaders of Puntland, an autonomous Somali region, have withdrawn the broadcasting licence of the Somali Broadcasting Corporation, based in Bosaso.
		Authorities have claimed the broadcaster breached press laws, but others claim they were shut down for supporting political opponents of Puntland’s leadership.
		Abdullahi Yusuf’s forces took control of Bosaso on 8 May, after forces loyal to his rival for the presidency of the region, Jama Ali Jama, withdrew without a fight.
	vigilant.tv /article/1551 (192 words)

	Weekly Round-Up - IRINHA-88: 10-May-02
		At this moment [12.15 pm local time], he is meeting people at the presidency." Abdullahi Yusuf, who had left Bosaso in early August 2001, returned on Wednesday leading a force of between 500 and 800 militia, with 30 "technicals" (pick-ups mounted with heavy weapons), according to local sources.
		Meanwhile, the Puntland authorities of Abdullahi Yusuf are warning the staffs of UN agencies, EU and international NGOs "to stay away from Puntland of Somalia until further notice", according to an official circular made available to IRIN on Thursday.
		The document said the decision to issue the warning had been reached because "the decision to evacuate the staff of these organisations from Bosaso had neither been coordinated with nor communicated to the legitimate authorities of the State".
	www.cidi.org /humanitarian/irin/hafrica/02a/ixl17.html (2741 words)

	PRESS STATEMENT
		Foreign journalists including some Americans who were sent to Bosaso did not visit Shinbirale site as alleged by their guides, but instead they have been to mareero fishing community 30 Kms off Bosaso.
		These journalists were misled to believe that they had visited Shinbirale by Yassin Omar Dheere, the Ex-Governor of Bosaso and Jama Ali Jama.
		Shinbirale is 45 Kms away from Bosaso to the direction of Aula, not to the west of Bosaso, but to the east of the town.
	qandalo.tripod.com /id95.htm (175 words)

	SomaliLife.com -- \| Forums \| Somalia Issues \| 400 pics from hargeisa u have 2 check it out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Therefore Bosaso and Puntland in general has a higher standard of living then Hargeisa and 'Somaliland'.
		Bosaso or Jowhar should be the new capital of Somalia..
		There are only a few non-Darood people in Bosaso and most of them are foreigners anyway.
	www.somalilife.com /ntopic12494.html (567 words)

	2,000 rendered homeless by Puntland fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		No death was reported but sources at the Bosaso Hospital said dozens of people with superficial burns were brought in for treatment.
		Meanwhile, the eastern region governor, Yusuf Mohamed Waays, as well as the newly elected Bosaso Mayor Khadar Abdi Haaji and officials of the autonomous region have visited the devastated camp to asses the damage.
		The officials have appealed for urgent assistance from aid agencies on behalf of those affected by the blaze.
	www.panapress.com /freenews.asp?code=eng085865&dte=27/06/2005 (223 words)

	Attacks on the Press - 2002
		That government, which is based in the town of Baidoa, controls a large swath of land and has also received the support of the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council, a coalition of local leaders opposed to the TNG.
		In May, authorities in the northeastern autonomous region of Puntland suspended the broadcasting license of a relay station for the private Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), which is based in Puntland’s commercial capital, Bosaso.
		Other sources in Bosaso charged that the SBC was targeted for what the ruling authorities called its bias against Puntland leader, Col. Abdullahi Yusuf.
	www.cpj.org /attacks02/africa02/somalia.html (927 words)

	som002 Somali lesbians sentenced to death
		They were taken to the Bosaso Islamic court on 19 February, where they said they living together as "man and wife".
		The Bosaso court found the two unnamed women guilty of "exercising unnatural behaviour" and sentenced them to death by stoning in a verdict difficult to defend even within the Muslim Shari'a laws.
		According to local sources interviewed by IRIN, the relationship between the two women became an issue when one went to the Puntland authorities to complain that her partner had "mistreated" her by refusing to pay for medical treatment.
	www.afrol.com /News2001/som002_lesbians_sentenced.htm (579 words)

	Welcome banadir.com - where news is always free
		Reports from Bosaso, Puntland semi autonomous state in northeast region of Somalia say the speaker of the Somali parliament Sharif Hassan Sheik Adam has escaped unharmed after the plane he was on board turned off the runway in Bosaso airstrip on Sunday.
		Sources say the plane which is registered to local private company came with technical hitch after its landing gear malfunctioned and swerved off the road and ran into rough way.
		The Sharif’s trip to Bosaso was about to resolve the rising standoff between president of Puntland Adde Muse Hersi and Somali prime minister Ali Mohamed Gedi.
	www.banadir.com /news_may_29_2006.shtml (701 words)

	Somaliland.Org
		Mako was sanctioned by the Majerteen Traditional Elders particularly those who hail from Bosaso and Qardho districts and the order to execute the operation to rape, torture, and dehumanize her was issued by Mr.
		Samsam, the 17 year old Bosaso girl who is charged with spying and alleged to have been raped and tortured in Hargeisa by the CID whose story now seem to be doubtful after she underwent numerous medical check-ups or as the medical reports indicate.
		Although the editor was charged and found guilty of committing any crimes and was later was released, we are still angry of the inaction of the government against the manner in which the CID conducted themselves to this day.
	www.somaliland.org /opinions.asp?ID=04110708 (1244 words)

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		Phases II and III were not completed due to the fall of the central government of Somalia in 1990.
		However, Bosaso Port is an active, year-round facility that offers protected quays able to accommodate small ocean-going ships.
		Most cargo moving through the port of Bosaso, including humanitarian relief cargo and livestock, is transported by Somali trucks to and from Ethiopia.
	www.so.undp.org /progressreports/bosaso_prog_rep_0701.doc (599 words)

	som003 Diverging information about Somali lesbians' death sentence
		According to UN, local and international media, a Somali lesbian couple on 19 February was sentenced to death by an Islamic court in Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeast Somalia.
		The women "are being held in the main prison in Bosaso," IRIN today informed.
		IRIN's Bosaso source also had, for the first time, learned the name of the two women as "Ismahaan Awil, 21, and Farhia (no last name available), 19".
	www.afrol.com /News2001/som003_lesbians_sentenced2.htm (685 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Somalia: Fire again sweeps through Bosaso camp
		Local government officials are expected to visit the camp to assess the latest fire damage.
		Most of the estimated 28,000 IDPs in the Bosaso area come from southern regions of Somalia, having fled insecurity in their home areas.
		A UN-appointed independent expert on human rights for Somalia, Dr Ghanim Al-Najjar, who visited the Buulo Elay camp last year, said the IDPs were living in "sub-human conditions", which were among the worst he had ever seen.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f47355e687c3a66cc1256d740041862c (394 words)

	HorseedNET All About Somalia - Puntland - East Africa
		2 qof ayaa ku geeriyootay shil baabuur oo ka dhacay jidka Bosaso iyo Qardho
		Bosaso:- 2 qof ayaa ku geeriyootay 8 kalena dhaawac ayaa ka soo gaarey ka dib markii uu gaari kula gadoomay tuulada Alxamdulilaah.
		Laba qof ayaa ku geeritootay ka dib markii shil gaari uu ka dhacay deegaanka Al xamdulilaah ee Gobolka Karkaar oo ku taal wada isku xirta magaalooyinka Bosaso iyo Qardho.
	www.horseednet.com /horseednet.php?id=1185 (356 words)

	BiyoKulule Online Bosaso
		Thanks to Roobdoon Forum to their historical researches about the city of Bosaso and it's background civilization, we know that no body can be proud if he/she were not given something to be proud about.
		I believe that (Moracase clan) and have Mooracse country created in certain date, I remarked the Huge Maintains and smaller peoples were same in age.
		The Axmed Harti are the indigenous of Bosaso city and naturally based the area of the city and it's vicinities and constituents in any claim against this will be null and void.
	www.biyokulule.com /A.Nooh'sarticle.htm (329 words)

	Somaliland to Newport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		MOGADISHU, 28 June 2004 (Reuters) – At least two people, including the mayor of the northern Somali port town of Bosaso, were shot dead by gunmen on Monday, residents said, further destabilizing security in the breakaway enclave of Puntland.
		He and other residents of Bosaso attributed the killings to increasing political rivalries among various militias in Puntland, triggered by a decision of the enclave's parliament to dissolve its cabinet.
		East African regional governments have warned militiamen to end their fighting in Somalia to avoid undermining the final stages of the country's peace process.
	www.somalilandtimes.net /2003/128/12813.shtml (349 words)

	Detained journalists released in Puntland
		NAIROBI, 25 May 2005 (IRIN) - Two journalists arrested by the authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, in northeastern Somalia, have been released, a local journalist told IRIN on Wednesday.
		On Tuesday evening, Moulid Haji Abdi and Mahmud Abdirahman Rod, director and programme manager of the Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) radio in Bosaso, were "picked up by officers of the Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS)" said Muhammad Said Kashawito, of the Bosaso-based Midnimo radio station.
		The journalists were reportedly released on Wednesday without being charged.
	www.hiiraan.org /2005/may/somali_news25.htm (228 words)

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