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2023-08-13 Africa Horn
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Rebel group attacks police convoy in Somaliland, kills 9 soldiers
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[Garowe] Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland claim at least nine soldiers were killed by armed militia as the conflict over delayed elections escalated, with stakeholders now calling for dialogue to solve some outstanding issues that have ignited sharp political differences.
At the mountainous areas of Ga'an Libaah, at least 17 other soldiers were badly maimed as the armed militia ambushed them, in yet another violent mostly peaceful clash between armed militia and those from government. The region is fighting instability following differences between Muse Bihi Abdi and local politicians.
Gen. Mohammed Aden Saqadhi Dabagale, Somaliland's police commander, said soldiers were ambushed in the area. Also reported on Friday, thousands of locals marched in the streets of Hargeisa and Erigavo, a confirmation that the government is struggling to keep intact.
Somaliland's Interior Minister Mohammed Kahin had claimed that the mobilization was done by Abdirahman Irro, the official leader of the opposition who has since denied it. According to Irro, who addressed the media, he doesn't favour the solution to come through bullet and force.
He urged President Muse Bihi Abdi's government to recall the troops sent to Ga’an Libaah and "give peace a chance." He also urged the "armed civilians" to lay down weapons for the sake of peace and stability in the state that is fighting for international recognition.
Observers said the dispute that led to the emergence of the gang is related to the delayed presidential elections in November 2022. The House of Elders gave Muse Bihi a two-year term extension, a move decried by the opposition, which has been calling for protests.
Early this week, President Muse Bihi Abdi announced in a decree that presidential elections will take place on November 13, 2024. Initially, Somaliland elections were set to be held in November 2022 but the delay was occasioned by the electoral commission's sluggish preparations.
Somaliland is also struggling to retake Las Anod, a city within the border with 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...
, where hundreds of people have been killed since early January. Somaliland troops have been fighting with SSC-Khatumo forces in Las Anod even as the international community pushes for a ceasefire.
Leaders in Somaliland have traded accusations following the ongoing fighting in Sahil region which claimed the lives of nine police officers on Friday.
Interior Minister Mohamed Kahin accused opposition Waddani party leader Abdirahman Irro of fueling the conflict claiming that most of those involved in the armed rebellion are allied to the opposition politician and hail from his clan.
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