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Somaliland clashes with secessionist clan militias
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Sunday April 01, 2012 - 19:12:03 in Latest News by Super Admin
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A heavy fighting between militias loyal to the recently formed Khatumo administration and Somaliland forces has reportedly erupted in Las Anod town early on Sunday morning.
Reports say the fighting is now taking place in two different fronts, one in Waqberi, 18 km west of the town and the other one in Ga’andar area just 12 km south of the town.
It is not yet known what has really triggered the fight, but reports say the Khatumo administration has been mobilizing its fighters in order to take full control of Las Anod town.
Locals say the crunching of heavy artillery could be heard on the outskirt of the town.
The newly declared Khaatumo state is near the border with Ethiopia and is a disputed area that Somaliland seized from Puntland in 2007, though relations between the two territories have improved since.
The fighting first erupted in January after the leaders of the northern regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn decided to band together into a new state called Khaatumo and declared they wanted to be an independent region within Somalia.
Somaliland’s troops have since clashed with militia fighters loyal to Khaatumo, with reports of dozens of casualties.
Somaliland which has unilaterally declared its independence from the rest of Somalia after the fall of Somalia’s central government is facing resistance from a local clan which formed the Khatumo state.
Fighting between Somaliland forces and Khaatumo fighters flared up again last February near the border town of Buhoodle, after a week-long stalemate, forcing thousands to flee.
At least six people were killed and dozen others, mainly civilians, were wounded after the two groups clashed on the outskirt of Buhodle town mid last February.
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Somaliland clashes with secessionist clan militias
A heavy fighting between militias loyal to the recently formed Khatumo administration and Somaliland forces has reportedly erupted in Las Anod town early on Sunday morning.