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| Africa Horn |
| Heavy battle renews outside Las Anod amid calls for calm |
| 2023-03-27 |
| [ShabelleMedia] A battle between the Somaliland forces and the SSC militia has broken out again on Sunday morning on the outskirts of LasAnod city. Somalilad said 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... forces and Meanwhile, ...back at the revival hall, Buford bit the snake and Eloise began speaking in tongues... SSC elders said the fighting took place in three different fronts close to Goja-Ade, Somaliland’s main military base in the area. Mortar shells hit different localities in the town, according to the sources. Casualties feared. The situation in the city has been calm in the past few days with reports that Somaliland has sent other reinforcements to the Sool region to avert the advancing SSC militia. Until now, calls for ceasefire were unsuccessful and Æthiopian government’s mediation between the warring parties taking time to halt the hostilities and find a lasting peace. On February 16, Somaliland President Muse Bihi said he has initiated peace talks with the traditional elders of the Dhulbahante clan. Elders of the clans denied any contact with Bihi for peace talks saying none can be held with Somaliland "until its forces retreat from Las Anod". The battles that took place in the past few days resulted in large losses on both sides. Local doctors say more than 200 people were killed and hundreds maimed with UN saying thousands fled from the city to nearby peaceful areas, and some crossed into Æthiopia. |
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