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Qaw ( Somali : Qaw ), also known as Bandar Siyada , is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia .

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16-573: Qaw is well developed town which deserved to be District but for some reasons it is still under bosaso District which is the part of the hypocrisy of Puntland state leaders situated in the Bosaso District of the autonomous Puntland region. The town was founded by early 14th century by the subclan of the majeerten, Maxamud Maxamed Harti( wabeneye ). It hosts the main base of the Puntland Maritime Police Force . For

32-573: A 2006 report, Bandar Siyada was considered an export center for human trafficking to Yemen. As such, Puntland police have stepped up their crackdown. In March 2008, a map produced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) lists Bandar Siyada as a smuggling hub along with Bosaso , El Ayo , Mareero and Shimbiro. In May 2010, Puntland built a new naval base in Bandar Siyada. The person in charge

48-508: A Puntland military court sentenced 14 navy soldiers belonging to the Bandar Siyada district to five years in prison for burning down a truck in a village south of Bosaso. In February 2015, Ciise Maxamad Ciise was appointed chief of the Wabeeneeye clan in Bandar Siyada. In March 2016, Bosaso police arrested 156 people suspected of collaborating with al-Shabaab . A number were also arrested between Bosaso and Bandar Siyada. In April 2017,

64-778: A single well located about 200 meters from the town." In 1948, the British government proposed to the Italian government that Bandar Siyada should be included in British Somaliland, which was supported by the United States and France. But the Soviet Union government rejected the proposal, claiming that the Italian government had already relinquished its rights to the land. In 1991, when the Barre regime collapsed,

80-589: A soil-filled wadi was restored in Bandar Siyada. In a 2017 press release, it was announced that the International Committee of the Red Cross has been helping to improve catches in fishing villages in northern Somalia, including Eyl , Bandar Siyada and Hobyo . In May 2018, the agricultural area of Bandar Siyada was severely damaged by torrential rains. At the time, Bandar Siyada was the source of vegetable supplies to Bosaso . In July 2019,

96-707: A while after the Somali civil war, it became a hub for smuggling, but since the establishment of the Puntland base in 2010, it has been relatively stable. The main inhabitants of Bandar Siyada are the Somali Majeerteen clan. Prior to Somalia's independence, the Majeerteen clan lived in the western end of the town, including today's Bali region. On the other hand, the Warsangali clan, a close relative of

112-1044: Is a Somali American politician, social activist and writer. She is the Minister of Women & Family Affairs of Puntland . Hajimumin was born in the Puntland region, situated in northeastern Somalia . She later moved to Minneapolis , where she earned a BA in Women Studies from Metropolitan State University . She also graduated in Public Administration specializing on public policy analysis and human resource development at Hamline University . Additionally, Hajimumin previously worked as an immigration paralegal Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. In 2013, she founded Hajimumin & Associates, an NGO focused on designing workshops for youth development and women's empowerment. On 13 February 2014, Hajimumin officially took office in Puntland's state capital, Garowe. Former Minister Halimo Haji Hassan handed over to

128-544: Is also the commercial capital of Puntland state of Somalia and one of Somalia's commercial capitals.. 11°17′00″N 49°10′00″E  /  11.2833°N 49.1667°E  / 11.2833; 49.1667 This Somalia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Anisa Hajimumin Anisa Abdulkadir Hajimumin ( Somali : Anisa Cabdulqaadir Xaajimuumin , Arabic : أنيسة حاجي المؤمن ) (born November 20, 1978)

144-570: The New York Times reported that the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are helping Somali towns with arms and mercenaries in order to gain natural resource concessions. Hiiraan Online states that one of the recipients of its assistance is Bandar Siyada. In November 2019, a whale carcass made headlines when it washed up on the shores of Bandar Siyada. In February 2021, the Puntland military cracked down on illegal fishing on

160-523: The Somali Salvation Democratic Front (the predecessor of Puntland ), and at one point captured the port of Bosaso , but was quickly repulsed and withdrew to Las Khorey , west of Bandar Siyada. In 1999, Bosaso police stepped up their crackdown on the illegal transportation of migrants, drugs, and ammunition between Bandar Siyada and Mareero and Yemen, and seized two boats carrying ammunition and other cargo. According to

176-573: The Islamic militant group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI) rose up in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo , Hawiye and Jibraahiil war but was defeated by the Aidid warlords who had overthrown the Barre regime and moved their base to Bandar Siyada. From there, AIAI expanded its power throughout Somalia, especially in southern Somalia. In June 1992, AIAI attacked the largest force in northeastern Somalia,

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192-436: The Majeerteen, lived west of the Majeerteen settlement area, and a small number of them also lived in Bandar Siyada. The book " La Migiurtinia Ed Il Territorio Del Nugál " says the following about Qaw in early 1925: "The population is made up of majerteen and a few Warsangeli, beings of reer Dubeis descent. The majeerteen are divided into 5 reer: Reer macawiye Ismail, macawiye Egal, Ali Suber, Idris Ali, and Dub. The head of

208-622: The Puntland government plans to open two new maritime training schools in Qaw and Eyl , another northeastern coastal town. The institutes are intended to buttress the regional fisheries industry and enhance the skill set of the Ministry's personnel and local fishermen. In February 2014, Puntland's Minister of Women, Anisa Hajimumin , said of Bandar Siyada that despite being less than an hour from Bosaso , it lacks primary and secondary schools, hospitals, roads, and employment opportunities. In May 2014,

224-490: The macawiye is Abdalla Abduraman, also known as Abdalla Jungasi. But for the King, the actual head of the country is Ali Gure, as he belongs to the royal family. The population of Bandar Siyada amounts to approximately 400 people. There are three forts in the village, two of which belong to the reer Idris macawiye and one to the reer Dub, five houses and two masonry mosques, and about 200 huts. Drinking water comes from

240-411: The north coast of Puntland, including Bandar Siyada, and arrested fishermen from Yemen . In March, 10 trawlers of Yemeni nationality were seized for illegal fishing in Qaw, El Ayo , Durduri , Las Khorey and other areas. Bosaso District Bosaso ( Somali : Boosaaso ) is a Administrative divisions of Somalia in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia . Its capital of Bari region. It

256-540: Was Puntland's Minister of Ports Said Mohamed Rage . According to a July 2012 report issued by the United Nations Somalia Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG), many countries are sending military supplies to Somalia despite the arms embargo, especially U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which is training Puntland soldiers in Bandar Siyada. In September 2013, Puntland Minister of Fisheries Mohamed Farah Adan announced that

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