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[edit] No News from Galmudug?

Sorry about the unclear comment about "since November." What I had meant by that comment was since the advent of the war, there has been no news mentions of a separate state known as "Galmudug." No press releases. No "Information Minister." No government meetings. Nothing. At least, not in English-language sources I can find.

While Abdi Qeybdid's name has been in the news, none of the rest of the government of the nascent state of Galmudug has shown up in Web resources.

It brings to question whether the state, which arose out of the necessity to ally against the rising tide of the ICU, will just as quickly vanish as it emerged. Perhaps it will formally declare its allegiance to the TFG, or it might hope to retain some sort of autonomy. However, there's been no word one way or the other. I had wanted to make a mention of that in the article in some way. --Petercorless 20:28, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the english language media really even knows it exists. I know noone had any journalists in the north, the coverage of the northern front was pathetic. --Ingoman 16:36, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Abdi Qeybdiid himself returned to Mogadishu. We'd probably need a Somali-fluent contributor to answer whether there was anything in the local-language media, but English-language local news sources such as SomaliNet, Shabelle Media Network, and Garowe Online have been particularly silent. The only news out of Mudug has been the return of pirates to Haradhere, and from Galgadud the resumption of clan fighting after the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops. No news of a "Galmudug" army or government stepping in. Simply the resumption of status quo ante— seemingly a devolution to local controllers. --Petercorless 16:48, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] No news from Galmudug

There still has been no news from Galmudug in the press (if you do a "Google.com" search), but there has been a new list made on the Gamudugstate.net website regarding the areas they ostensibly claim. --Petercorless 01:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)