Somaliland is a victim of its own success in promoting democracy and peace in the region and establishing ties with Taiwan and the United States.Somaliland is a victim of its own success in maintaining peace in the region by providing free border security for neighboring countries, offering protection for ships traveling through its sea, and […]
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Somaliland Parliament Speaker Abdirisaaq Khalif Ahmed has accused Somaliland’s President Muse Bihi of obstructing all efforts to bring peace to Las Anod. “I want to confirm that every peace step we took on the president’s side was not fulfilled,” Khalif said. The Speaker stated that the government’s claim that it was fighting terrorist groups in […]
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After 20 consecutive days of heavy fighting in Las Anod, intense clashes were reported on Monday morning in the Diyaarada area, located 20 kilometres east of the town. On Sunday, the Somaliland army left Tukaraq and established a new station in the Diyaarada area after losing control of Tukaraq. The Somaliland forces have expanded to […]
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The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has condemned arrests against journalists and media community in Mogadishu, Banadir region and Wajale town in Somaliland, the latest in a string of attacks against journalists. On 10 February 2023, SJS lawyer and legal adviser for the journalists, Abdirahman Hassan Omar sustained multiple injuries after he was attacked by four […]
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A UN expert today expressed alarm at the high number of civilian casualties in Somalia, following clashes between Somaliland security forces and clan members in Laas Canood, Sool region since early February. “We deplore the killing of at least 63 people and more than 363 injured,” said Isha Dyfan, the UN Independent Expert on the […]
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The US diplomatic mission in Somalia demanded an “immediate” unconditional cease-fire Thursday in Lasanod. The remarks came after a delegation from the mission, led by Chargé d’Affaires Tim Trenkle arrived in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa and held a series of political and civil society discussions. The delegation met Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and […]
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The current political turmoil in Somaliland has placed the country’s hard earned stability at risk according to a report by the International Crisis Gorup. An accusing finger is being pointed at the government’s failure to give a clear road map for the presidential elections. In a report by the United Kingdom House of Commons library […]
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Somaliland opposition party UCID has blamed President Muse Bihi for the conflict in Laascaanood and other issues and called on him to step down. Faysal Cali Waraabe (pictured) who chairs UCID said that the president is responsible for the conflict in the city of Laascaanood, as well as other problems in the country. “I feel […]
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At least 112 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded in fierce fighting in the town of Lasanod in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, a medical official said Tuesday. Abdimajid Hussein Sugulle, the director-general of a public hospital in Lasanod, provided the latest figures to Anadolu by phone from the fighting between Somaliland […]
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Clashes have forced more than 185,000 people to flee their homes in a contested border town in Somaliland, the UN’s emergency response agency said. Somaliland, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991, but has never been recognised internationally, is often seen as a beacon of stability in a chaotic region. Political unease, however, has […]
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