Somaliland’s Ministry of Defence Condemns Somalia-Backed Militias Over Sanaag Attack

Somalia’s War on Somaliland: What’s Next?

In September 2023, amidst the conflict in Las Anod, I warned President Hassan Sheikh of Somalia against granting Federal State membership to the city of Las Anod—a region integral to Somaliland and predominantly inhabited by the Dhulbahante clan. In that article, (https://www.horndiplomat.com/2023/09/op-ed-tribal-borders-cannot-lead-to-unity-for-somalia-or-bring-back-somaliland/)  I cautioned: “If a new tribal state infringing on Somaliland sove…

Somaliland’s Ministry of Defence Condemns Somalia-Backed Militias Over Sanaag Attack

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Staff writer  The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Somaliland has issued a strong condemnation of what it describes as an unprovoked attack by Somalia-backed militias on pastoralist communities in the Dhuurmadare area of the Sanaag region. In a press release issued today, the Ministry stated: “The Ministry of Defence of the […] The post Somaliland’s Ministry of Defence Condemns Somalia-Backed Militia…