A Finnish-Somali Politician Tweet Support For Civil War In Northern Somalia

Faysal Ali (Warabe) a Finish citizen of Somali origin and the Chairman of UCID, a political party in the secessionist Somaliland administration tweeted a support for Somaliland forces shelling Laascaanood from the outskirts of the district. “I support the new strategy of Somaliland forces” tweeted Faysal, a resident of Helsinki..

Somaliland administration is waging a secessionist war in Northern Somalia on the legally dubious claim to enforce “colonial borders”. Late 1990s Faysal sought asylum in Finland and pledged not to promote any civil war or human rights violations. “The incriminating tweet of Faysal is yet another evidence of the civil war declared in Northern Somalia by Somaliland administration. We ask for the Finland government to investigate the incendiary tweet by a Finnish citizen of Somali origin” said a lawyer in Mogadishu, who spoke on the condition.

In its 2021-2024 Country Strategy for Somalia the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “there is increased momentum to promote peace and security in Somalia, as evidenced by the first steps in implementing the National Reconciliation Framework, concrete local-level conflict resolution initiatives and willingness for dialogue between the leadership of Somaliland and Federal Government of Somalia.”