The Somaliland military has declared its determination to reclaim the Sool region, including the key city of Lasanod, which it lost to local forces supported by Puntland. The assertion follows a major defeat on August 2023, …
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Somaliland condemns federal lawmakers’ Las Anod visit
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Somaliland government on Saturday strongly condemned a visit this week by ministers and lawmakers from the federal government and Puntland state to Las Anod town, the capital of the …
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Escalating conflict in Laascaanood as SSC-Khaatumo and Somaliland forces clash
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterHeavy clashes erupted between the forces of Somaliland and the SSC-Khaatumo near the eastern section of Laascaanood, with the epicenter being an area named Maraaga. The conflict’s intensity appears to …
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Doctors Without Borders pulling back from Las Anod due to insecurity
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced Monday that it has decided to withdraw all its services from Las Anod General Hospital in the Sool region due to …
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Commentary/OpinionNewsSomaliland
The history behind the war in Las Anod
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Amina HusseinAminaHussein87@outlook.com Background There have been fierce and heated debates about the factors that led to Somaliland to invade Sool in December 2022, its imperative to distinguish between the …
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Somaliland government responds to UN Security Council report on Las Anod conflict
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterAmid escalating conflict in the contested city of Las Anod, the Government of the Republic of Somaliland appealed for increased support and understanding from the UN Security Council on June 8, 2023. …
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UN Security council concerned about continuing violence in Las Anod
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Security Council on Wednesday voiced concern about the ongoing violence in Las Anod in the Sool region, which has led to a large number of civilian casualties and the …
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Amnesty International calls for urgent investigation on civilian killings in Las Anod
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterAmnesty International is demanding for an urgent investigations into the killings of more than 100 people in the fighting between Somaliland security forces and armed fighters affiliated with the Dhulbahante …
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EU expresses concern over ongoing clashes in Las Anod
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterInternational partners of Somalia have expressed grave concern over the ongoing violence and conflict in Las Anod, which has now entered its tenth week. The partners, consisting of 15 countries …
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Traditional elders from Mogadishu arrive in Las Anod to seek a peaceful solution to violent conflict
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterA group of traditional elders from Mogadishu arrived in the conflict-ridden town of Las Anod on Monday to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, which has been ongoing for …