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Puntland Forces Carry Out Security Sweep in Galkayo After Blast
[All Africa] The security forces of Somalia's northeastern semi-autonomous region of 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... were reported to have carried out an operation in the divided Galkayo town on Saturday. The sweep came following a boom-mobile blast that killed a military officer in the northern Israc village on Friday, according to residents who spoke to Radio Shabelle by phone. Authorities say they are pursuing those behind the death of Farah Isse Samatar, who died in a blast resulted from an bomb attached to his car. The Al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab ...  the personification of Somali state failure...group has released a statement to claim the responsibility for the boom-mobileing which left the army officer dead. Galkayo has been the scene of previous attacks by the Lions of Islam in the past few years as the two states - 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... and Puntland are trying to jointly restore peace in the town. Posted by: Fred 2018-02-04 |
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