Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09DJIBOUTI921
2009-07-14 15:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Djibouti
Cable title:
DJIBOUTI - CLAN CONFLICT LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN SOMALILAND
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C O N F I D E N T I A L DJIBOUTI 000921
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2019/07/14
TAGS: PINS PREL PTER DJ SO
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI - CLAN CONFLICT LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN SOMALILAND
CLASSIFIED BY: James Swan, Ambassador; REASON: 1.4(B),(D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L DJIBOUTI 000921
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2019/07/14
TAGS: PINS PREL PTER DJ SO
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI - CLAN CONFLICT LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN SOMALILAND
CLASSIFIED BY: James Swan, Ambassador; REASON: 1.4(B),(D)
1.(C) A conflict between Isaak and Gadabursi resulted in the
execution of at least four men at roadside in the vicinity of Dela,
in western Somaliland, on July 12, according to a senior
Djiboutian security official. By unhappy coincidence, one of the
dead was the father of an Embassy Djibouti FSN. According to
accounts provided by her family, passengers on a bus traveling
between Boroma and Hargeisa were stopped by armed men. After
disembarking, the passengers were separated by sex, with the men
taken away and executed. There are conflicting reports as to how
many were killed (the family's initial report was 17 dead; GODJ
security officials say 4) and the method of execution (initial
report was that they were shot; GODJ reports their throats were
slit).
2. (C) This incident has prompted concern among senior GODJ
security officials, in view of its proximity to DJibouti (less than
75 km from the border) and of the significant minority Isaak and
Gadabursi populations who live here. In response, the Djiboutian
Chief of Police told us he had added more visible police
checkpoints in Djibouti city and on the way to the border.
3. (C) Presidency Secretary General Ismail Tani raised the
incident with Ambassador on July 13, saying he feared that
al-Shabaab or other extremist elements may be deliberately stoking
clan tensions in Somaliland. As one of the most senior Djiboutian
officials involved in Somalia issues, Tani is usually well-informed
and balanced in his assessments.
4. (C) Comment: We defer to the Somalia Unit for more detailed
information from Somaliland sources about this incident, and for
analysis of its implications. But it clearly has our GODJ security
contacts worried about new threats that may be emerging in
Somaliland.
SWAN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2019/07/14
TAGS: PINS PREL PTER DJ SO
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI - CLAN CONFLICT LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN SOMALILAND
CLASSIFIED BY: James Swan, Ambassador; REASON: 1.4(B),(D)
1.(C) A conflict between Isaak and Gadabursi resulted in the
execution of at least four men at roadside in the vicinity of Dela,
in western Somaliland, on July 12, according to a senior
Djiboutian security official. By unhappy coincidence, one of the
dead was the father of an Embassy Djibouti FSN. According to
accounts provided by her family, passengers on a bus traveling
between Boroma and Hargeisa were stopped by armed men. After
disembarking, the passengers were separated by sex, with the men
taken away and executed. There are conflicting reports as to how
many were killed (the family's initial report was 17 dead; GODJ
security officials say 4) and the method of execution (initial
report was that they were shot; GODJ reports their throats were
slit).
2. (C) This incident has prompted concern among senior GODJ
security officials, in view of its proximity to DJibouti (less than
75 km from the border) and of the significant minority Isaak and
Gadabursi populations who live here. In response, the Djiboutian
Chief of Police told us he had added more visible police
checkpoints in Djibouti city and on the way to the border.
3. (C) Presidency Secretary General Ismail Tani raised the
incident with Ambassador on July 13, saying he feared that
al-Shabaab or other extremist elements may be deliberately stoking
clan tensions in Somaliland. As one of the most senior Djiboutian
officials involved in Somalia issues, Tani is usually well-informed
and balanced in his assessments.
4. (C) Comment: We defer to the Somalia Unit for more detailed
information from Somaliland sources about this incident, and for
analysis of its implications. But it clearly has our GODJ security
contacts worried about new threats that may be emerging in
Somaliland.
SWAN