Monday, October 6, 2025 (HOL) — The community of Ceel Buh in Sanaag region gathered on Sunday for a prayer and mourning meeting for the late Chief Omar Abdullahi, who was killed in a US airstrike last month. Chief Omar, one of the most prominent peacekeepers in Sanaag region, was killed on September 13, 2025, in the Jicanyo area, near Ceel Buh district, with the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) later stating that the airstrike targeted someone they said was an Al-Shabaab arms dealer. However, AFRICOM did not reveal the name of the man they struck, but local officials said that the location and time of the strike coincided exactly with the location where Chief Omar Abdullahi was killed. The prayer, which was a mixture of grief, tears and anger, was a rallying cry for the community — a call for justice and an official explanation for the killing of the local chief.

Abdiasis Mahmoud Abdisalan Sultan Mahmoud Ali Shire
said that Chief Omar was “the general peacemaker of the Somali nation, especially in the Sanaag region.”“He was a man of peace, not limited by clan or vested interests. His last journey was in mediation between the tribes. We want him to get justice, as he deserves,” he added.

Mohamed Ahmed Ali Salad, the governor of Ceel Buh district,
said that the chief died of an “unjust political assassination.”

“Nabadoon Omar did not die for a party, Al-Shabaab or ISIS. He died for a hidden politics. He was not a gunman, and he could have been arrested as a man without a country to protect if he was guilty. We want the US and those who pointed the finger to clearly explain why they killed him,” the chairman said, raising his voice. One of the traditional elders in the region, Kun Laq, underlined that AFRICOM should be brought to justice. “Chief Omar was not a militant, nor was he a gun dealer. He was a well-known elder in the community who stood for peace. If he had done something wrong, we would have known. If we had found him guilty, we would have stood up to him,” said Kun Laq. Mahmoud Ahmed Nur, one of the deceased’s relatives, said loudly that the family and the community would not accept that their elder’s name be tarnished: “We want justice from the world. Chief Omar was a man from Puntland who worked for peace and coexistence, and his name is remembered for good, not for weapons.”

The city’s scholars joined the call for justice. Ali Mahdi Sheikh Ahmed Hassan said: “This region is peaceful, and this kind of killing has never been seen before. Chief Omar was a man of culture, and he did not deserve to be killed in this way. We are waiting for justice and evidence from the relevant governments.”

The commander of the Puntland Dervish army at the scene, Major General Mustafa Sa’id, said that “the chief was not a terrorist, and there was no nightly pursuit of him.”

“He died as a result of a conspiracy and political arrogance. We want the US to explain to us why it targeted a peaceful man with a missile.”

The women who were relatives of the deceased also demanded justice. One of the mothers said: “We still don’t have justice. Even after 70 years, we want justice. Let the US explain why they killed Omar.”

Similarly, another mother said at the prayer meeting, “He was a man who worked for peace and religion, and he was not a criminal. We are sad that the US military, who came to the country to work for security, are the ones who bombed peace-loving people.”

The authorities and elders of the Ceel Buh area have called for international organizations to thoroughly investigate this incident, in order to find out the truth behind the airstrike that killed Chief Omar Abdullahi.
They said that a clear response is awaited from the US government, as the Chief was a well-known figure in the region and had no involvement in any terrorist activity.

Isniin, October 6, 2025 (HOL) — Bulshada deegaanka Ceel Buh ee gobolka Sanaag ayaa Axaddii
isugu timid kulan duco iyo baroor-diiq ah oo loo sameeyay marxuum Caaqil Cumar
Cabdullaahi, oo lagu dilay duqeyntii Mareykanka ee bishii hore.

Caaqil Cumar, oo kamid ahaa nabadoonnada ugu waaweyn ee
gobolka Sanaag, ayaa 13-kii September 2025 lagu dilay deegaanka Jicanyo, oo ku
dhow degmada Ceel Buh, iyadoo Taliska Mareykanka ee Afrika (AFRICOM) uu markii
dambe ku sheegay in duqeyntaasi lagu beegsaday qof ay sheegeen inuu ka mid ahaa
ganacsatada hubka ee kooxda Al-Shabaab.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, AFRICOM ma aysan shaacin magaca ninka
ay duqeeyeen, balse mas’uuliyiinta deegaanka ayaa sheegay in goobta iyo waqtiga
duqeyntu ay dhacday ay si buuxda ugu beegantahay halka lagu dilay Caaqil Cumar
Cabdullaahi.

Ducada oo ay ka muuqatay murugo, oohin iyo caro isku dhafan,
ayaa ahayd mid bulshada ku mideysay hal cod — baaq cadaalad iyo sharaxaad rasmi
ah oo ku saabsan sababta dilka Caaqilka deegaanka loo gaystay.

Cabdicasiis Maxamuud Cabdisalaan Suldaan Maxamuud Cali Shire
ayaa sheegay in Caaqil Cumar uu ahaa “nabadoonka guud u ee ummadda Soomaaliyeed,
gaar ahaan gobolka Sanaag.”“Wuxuu ahaa nin nabadda u taagan, oo aan qabiil iyo dano
gaar ah ku koobaneyn. Safarkiisii ugu dambeeyay wuxuu ku jiray dhex-dhexaadinta
goysaska. Waxaan rabnaa inuu helo cadaalad, sida uu xaq ugu leeyahay,” ayuu
raaciyay.

Maxamed Axmed Cali Salaad, guddoomiyaha degmada Ceel Buh,
ayaa sheegay in Caaqilku u dhintay “dil siyaasadeed oo xaq-darro ah.”

“Nabadoon Cumar uma dhiman xisbi, Al-Shabaab ama Daacish.
Wuxuu u dhintay siyaasad qarsoon. Ma ahayn nin hubeysan, waxaana la qaban karay
maadaama uu ahaa nin aan ilaalo wadan haddii uu dambi lahaa. Waxaan rabnaa in
Mareykanka iyo cidda tilmaantay ay si cad u sheegaan sababta ay u dileen,” ayuu
yiri guddoomiyuhu, isagoo codkiisa kor u qaaday.

Mid kamid ah odayaasha dhaqanka gobolka, Kun Laq, ayaa
hoosta ka xariiqay in AFRICOM la hor keeno maxkamad.

“Caaqil Cumar ma ahayn xagjir, mana ahayn nin hub iibin
jiray. Wuxuu ahaa oday bulshada dhexdeeda laga yaqaan oo nabad u taagan. Haddii
uu wax qaldanaa, annagaa ogaan lahaa. Haddaan dambi ku ogaan laheyn, annagaa
hor istaagi laheyn,” ayuu yiri Kun Laq.

Maxamuud Axmed Nuur, oo ka mid ah ehelada marxuumka, ayaa
cod dheer ku sheegay in qoyska iyo bulshada aysan aqbaleyn in magaca odaygooda laga
sumcad dilo: “Caalamka waxaan ka rabnaa cadaalad. Caaqil Cumar wuxuu ahaa nin
Puntland ka tirsan oo nabadda iyo wada-noolaanshaha ka shaqeeya, magaciisana
waxaa lagu xusuustaa wanaag, ee ma ahayn hub.”

Culimada magaalada ayaa dhankooda ku biiray baaqa
cadaaladda. Cali Mahdi Sheekh Axmed Xasan wuxuu yiri: “Gobolkan nabad ayaa lagu
noolyahay, dilka noocan ahna hore looma arkin. Caaqil Cumar wuxuu ahaa nin
dhaqanka hoggaamiya, mana mudnayn in si caynkan ah loo dilo. Cadaalad iyo
caddayn ayaan ka sugaynaa dowladaha ay quseyso.”

Taliyaha ciidanka Daraawiishta Puntland ee goobta joogay,
G/sare Mustafe Saciid, ayaa sheegay in “Caaqilka uusan ahayn argagixiso, mana
jirin habeen lagu raadraacayay.”

“Wuxuu ku dhintay shirqool iyo kibir siyaasadeed. Waxaan
rabnaa Mareykanku inuu noo cadeeyo sababta uu nin nabadoon ah ugu beegsaday
gantaal.”

Haweenka ehelka la ahaa marxuumka ayaa iyaguna dalbaday
cadaalad. Mid kamid ah hooyooyinka waxay tiri: “Wali cadaalad ma hayno. 70 sano
ha joogtee, cadaalad ayaan rabnaa. Mareykanku ha cadeeyo sababta uu Cumar u
dilay.”

Sidoo kale, hooyo kale ayaa kulanka ducada ka tiri “Wuxuu
ahaa nin nabadda iyo diinta u shaqeeya, mana ahayn dambiile. Waxaan ka xunnahay
in ciidanka Mareykanka oo u yimid dalka iney amniga ka shaqeeyaan ay noqdaan
kuwii duqeeyay dadka nabadda jeclaa.”

Mas’uuliyiinta iyo odayaasha deegaanka Ceel Buh ayaa ku
baaqay in hay’adaha caalamiga ah ay si dhab ah u baaraan dhacdadan, si loo
ogaado xaqiiqada ka dambeysa duqeynta lagu dilay Caaqil Cumar Cabdullaahi.
Waxay sheegeen in jawaab cad laga sugayo dowladda Mareykanka, maadaama uu
Caaqilku ahaa qof caan ka ahaa gobolka oo aan ku lug lahayn wax fal argagixiso
ah.