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| Heavy fighting resumes for the second day near Las Anod |
| 2023-04-02 |
| [ShabelleMedia] Somaliland forces attacked again on Saturday morning in the city of Lasanod after the US urged warring sides to de-escalate the tension and begin talks. The breakaway regional troops launched an attack in the western and eastern directions of Lasanod, as confirmed by sources. Both sides suffered losses as a result of the skirmish. According to reports reaching Shabelle Radio’s news desk, the fighting is going on in the west of Lasanod where the sound of heavy weapons is being heard. There are no further details about the casualties of the current fighting which is between Somaliland soldiers and SSC fighters who are defending the city from Bihi’s militia. On Friday, the US state department demanded an "immediate" unconditional cease-fire Thursday in Somalia’s northern town of Lasanod. The current Lasanod violence that was prompted by the murder of a prominent politician in December 2022 has killed more than 200 people, including women and kiddies. The contested northern city has witnessed nearly three months of conflict that forced nearly 300,000 persons to flee their houses, some entering Æthiopia’s Somali region. |
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