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Two dead, five wounded in Inter-clan clash in Somalia
 [SHABELLENEWS] At least two people were killed, and more than five others maimed in a heavy inter-clan fighting at a small rural settlement near Galkayo, the regional capital of Mudug province.Residents said the Fighting broke out between two sub-clans over grazing pasture and water at Saaho village, about 90Km away from Galkayo city, the regional capital of Mudug region. The battle forced hundreds of of families to displace from their houses in village due to the escalating clan violence. Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... accused clan militia from Galmudug ...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth... of attacking the area. Galmudug state is yet to release its own statement, in relation to the Puntland accusation. Local elders were reported to have began an effort to de-escalate the tension, and bring an end to the fight which comes days after Galmudug and Puntland signed peace deal in Adado. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-06 |
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