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EASO Country of Origin Information report — South and Central <strong>Somalia</strong> — Country overview — 81<br />
making Al‐Shabaab infiltrations very unlikely ( 762 ). ‘[Al‐Shabaab] is not really posing an imminent security threat<br />
to the ASWJ‐territory.’ ( 763 ) There is hardly any chance for Al‐Shabaab operatives to blend in the population of<br />
Dhusamareb ( 764 ).<br />
Another political issue has important military implications. In March 2013, an agreement was signed between ASWJ<br />
and the FGS ( 765 ). Among other points, it was agreed to reinstate the SNAF’s 21st Division in Dhusamareb, especially<br />
by integrating ASWJ militia ( 766 ). Back in September 2013, it was estimated that around 2 800 men would join the<br />
Division ( 767 ). However, in March 2014, there were only 700 ex‐ASWJ militiamen enlisted. ASWJ is currently not willing<br />
to attach more of its fighters because of unpaid salaries to the already enlisted ones ( 768 ). Consequently, ASWJ even<br />
declined to take part in Operation Eagle ( 769 ). Only the already integrated 700 soldiers, as well as some 700 men<br />
of the Hawiye/Habr Gedir/Suleiman and Hawiye/Habr Gedir/Sa’ad, currently employed by the 21st Division, went<br />
ahead with AMISOM to conquer Ceel Buur and Wabxo ( 770 ).<br />
3.4.12 Ximan & Xeeb<br />
As the people of Ximan & Xeeb are almost all Hawiye from the Habr Gedir/Suleiman sub‐clan, it is very unlikely that<br />
the area gets infiltrated or attacked by Al‐Shabaab ( 771 ). ‘There is no chance for [Al‐Shabaab] there.’ ( 772 )<br />
However, there are traditional clan conflicts over grazing rights or water ( 773 ). In April 2014, a clan conflict in the area<br />
around Gumare killed five people ( 774 ). The administration of Ximan & Xeeb organised a reconciliation meeting that<br />
facilitated an agreement between the warring clans ( 775 ).<br />
In Caadado, there is a magistrate court ( 776 ) and there is a rather small police force/militia that does not exceed 400<br />
men and mainly serves Caadado and the main road ( 777 ). The road is kept clear from illegal roadblocks or bandits ( 778 ).<br />
On the other hand, the road and the toll collected from the road can be seen as the major source of income for Ximan<br />
& Xeeb ( 779 ) whose administration is running out of money ( 780 ) and lacks resources. Lack of resources prevents the<br />
region from, for example, quickly reacting to water shortages in its capital city of Cadaado ( 781 ). Therefore, a merger<br />
( 762 ) Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014.<br />
( 763 ) Tiwald, A., ‘The Security Situation in <strong>Somalia</strong>’, <strong>Somalia</strong>: Security, Minorities and Migration, Austria: Federal Ministry of the Interior, 2013 (http://www.refworld.<br />
org/docid/53564b8a4.html) accessed 15 May 2014, p. 32.<br />
( 764 ) Sabahionline, Likelihood of al‐Shabaab members hiding among civilian population stokes fears, 7 April 2014 (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/<br />
articles/features/2014/04/07/feature-01) accessed 6 June 2014.<br />
( 765 ) Sabahionline, Somali government, Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa sign security agreement, 8 March 2014 (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/<br />
newsbriefs/2013/03/08/newsbrief-04) accessed 19 May 2014.<br />
( 766 ) Sabahionline, <strong>Somalia</strong> revives army division in step towards greater security, 12 September 2013 (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/<br />
features/2013/09/12/feature-01) accessed 19 May 2014.<br />
( 767 ) Sabahionline, <strong>Somalia</strong> revives army division in step towards greater security, 12 September 2013 (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/<br />
features/2013/09/12/feature-01) accessed 19 May 2014.<br />
( 768 ) Sabahionline, Somali government, ASWJ at loggerheads over integration of militia into SNA, 27 March 2014 (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/<br />
articles/features/2014/03/27/feature-01) accessed 19 May 2014.<br />
( 769 ) Sabahionline, Somali government, ASWJ at loggerheads over integration of militia into SNA, 27 March 2014 (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/<br />
articles/features/2014/03/27/feature-01) accessed 19 May 2014; Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014.<br />
( 770 ) Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014; the source mentioned that the Ethiopians were keen to keep those two parts of the<br />
21st Division separated.<br />
( 771 ) Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014.<br />
( 772 ) Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014.<br />
( 773 ) Phillippe Gourdin in: Lifos, Säkerhetssituationen i södra och centrala <strong>Somalia</strong>, Rapport från utredningsresa till Nairobi, Kenya i oktober 2013. 20 January 2014<br />
(http://lifos.migrationsverket.se/dokumentdocumentAttachmentId=40524) accessed 22 June 2014, p. 30.<br />
( 774 ) AMISOM (30.4.2014): Amisom Daily Media Monitoring, 30 April 2014, http://somaliamediamonitoring.org/april-30-2014-daily‐monitoring‐report/, accessed<br />
15 May 2014.<br />
( 775 ) AMISOM (30.4.2014): Amisom Daily Media Monitoring, 30 April 2014, http://somaliamediamonitoring.org/april-30-2014-daily‐monitoring‐report/, accessed<br />
15 May 2014.<br />
( 776 ) AMISOM, Amisom Daily Media Monitoring, 25 February 2014, (http://somaliamediamonitoring.org/february-25-2014-daily‐monitoring‐report/) accessed<br />
15 May 2014.<br />
( 777 ) Tiwald, A., ‘The Security Situation in <strong>Somalia</strong>’, <strong>Somalia</strong>: Security, Minorities and Migration, Austria: Federal Ministry of the Interior, 2013 (http://www.refworld.<br />
org/docid/53564b8a4.html) accessed 15 May 2014, p. 33.<br />
( 778 ) Tiwald, A., ‘The Security Situation in <strong>Somalia</strong>’, <strong>Somalia</strong>: Security, Minorities and Migration, Austria: Federal Ministry of the Interior, 2013 (http://www.<br />
refworld.org/docid/53564b8a4.html) accessed 15 May 2014, p. 33; e.g. on 16 May 2014 the security forces of Ximan & Xeeb rescued 18 victims of human<br />
trafficking that were driven from Mogadishu to the North. See: Sabahionline, Himan and Heeb security forces rescue kidnapped children, 16 May 2014 (http://<br />
sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2014/05/16/newsbrief-05) accessed 6 June 2014.<br />
( 779 ) Security Analysis Expert, Austria: interview by the author, 13 May 2014.<br />
( 780 ) Tiwald, A., ‘The Security Situation in <strong>Somalia</strong>’, <strong>Somalia</strong>: Security, Minorities and Migration, Austria: Federal Ministry of the Interior, 2013 (http://www.refworld.<br />
org/docid/53564b8a4.html) accessed 15 May 2014, p. 33.<br />
( 781 ) AMISOM, Amisom Daily Media Monitoring, 9 April 2014 (http://somaliamediamonitoring.org/april-9-2014-morning‐headlines/) accessed 15 May 2014.