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| Five killed in Las Anod as battle continues 5th day |
| 2023-02-11 |
| [ShabelleMedia] At least five people are reported to have been killed in latest festivities in Las Anod city, Sool regional capital. Health officials say scores of people who sustained wounds in the fighting were admitted at the hospital, some are at death's door. Somaliland troops stationed East of the town came under repeated attacks from SSC fighters, who are controlling Las Anod. The war continues for the 5th day in row with US describing the indiscriminate shelling on civilians "unacceptable" and called for an immediate cessation of the hostilities. Somaliland lost the northern city last month after public uprising against the presence of the breakaway regional forces. The president of of Somalia Hassan Sheikh urged both sides to come to the negotiating table to resolve the conflict in a peaceful. Local elders from Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC), held a meeting in Las Anod which resulted the formation of an autonomy. |
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