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| Puntland Forces Carry Out A Security Sweep In Northern Galkayo |
| 2017-12-04 |
| [RADIOSHABELLE] The troops 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... have on Sunday carried out a security operation in the divided Galkayo town in central Somalia. The sweep was conducted at Garsoor and Israac villages in the Puntland-administered areas in the city, in a bid to beef up the overall security and avert night-time gang robbing. The town has witnessed recurrent festivities between 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 forces in the past years, and the conflict has forced hundreds of families to flee their houses. Both sides blame each other for the insecurity amid fragile peace agreement. |
| Posted by:Fred |