[ShabelleMedia] The Somaliland forces launched an attack from three directions in the early morning on the town of Lasanood, the capital of the Sool region, residents said.
After the attack, the breakaway regional troops encountered a fierce resistance from SSC fighters defending the contested northern Somali city. The situation on Tuesday morning was tense.
The Somaliland forces, who have been organizing on the outskirts of Lasanod in recent days, want to use all their power to capture the town, which they lost last month.
The morning incursion sparked a heavy shootout between the two sides and residents reported heavy bombardments and artillery fire rained down on all villages across Lasanod.
"We are in danger of being hit by mortar fire and bullets as the situation remains volatile, and fighting may last for long-time," a villager told Radio Shabelle by phone.
Las’anod city is currently in the midst of a deadly conflict that has resulted in over 100 people being killed and over 500 injured thus far, according to the local hospitals.
The deaths includes seven children and their mother whose house was hit by a mortar shell. However,
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the actual casualties and the impact on the civilian population cannot be confirmed so far.
The UNHCR estimated 185,282 individuals have been displaced, some fled to nighbouring Æthiopia as per the interagency assessment report published on February 13th, 2023. 
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