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Somaliland forces seize territory in the south

June 16, 2012   ·   61 Comments

Somaliland army

LAS ANOD — The Somaliland military have seized a strategic territory near the Somalia border following an offensive against an outlawed separatist rebel on Saturday.

The fighting erupted in the early hours of Saturday in the small but strategic town of Tukaraq in Sool region, some 30 kilometers south of the provincial capital Las Anod.

Eyewitnesses in Tukaraq said they heard heavy gunfire from the fighting but there were no casualties on both sides. They confirmed that Somaliland forces were in control of the town and that the militia loyal to Khaatumo State separatist group had fled.

Locals reported that the Somaliland forces passed the town southward and reached the near by village of Yo’da where they captured a pickup truck carrying rebel fighters. It is believed that they have taken a number of fighters into custody .

The group claims that they are fighting for unity with neighboring Somalia and have been engaged a series of hit-and-run attacks against the state military. Khaatumo rebels insist that the regions of Sool, Sanaag and Buhoodle must remain part of sovereign territory of Somalia.

Somaliland disagrees with their claim and the two sides have exchanged regular firefights along the Buhoodle and Tukaraq front lines. Somaliland has extended an offer for peace talks several times and warned it would seize by force all regions till it reaches the border with Somalia if talks fail.

The three regions are also claimed by Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the armed SSC separatist group.

It was just last week when Khaatumo rebels captured the town from Puntland militia.

The Somaliland military said they would consolidate their new positions and repel any counter-offensive from any external and internal threat.

Local reports said the Somaliland forces were met by jubilant residents who welcomed them to Tukaraq near the Somalia border.

Somalilandpress

June 16, 2012

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Readers Comments (61)

  1. somalilander says:

    We can officially call now that our boarders are secure from Terrorist groups and any other threat that may come from somalia,,, Well done somaliland military we are so proud of you..

  2. GoSomaliland says:

    Good golly, thats just a stones through away form pirates in Garowe!

    • muudeey says:

      puntland cuptured from ina cabaashe now
      send some more money and jaad to las canod so we can give jaad to puntland and recapture again

  3. shadir says:

    puntland have no captured in turn

  4. GoSomaliland says:

    typo- Stones throw-
    dang iphone

  5. shadir says:

    typical somali marry go round

  6. Farhan saddam says:

    I heard that somaliland military move a metre towards the border-line every hour now i can see that it is true.insha allah Illah qeyr ha inawaafijiyo

  7. Abdikhadar says:

    Somaliland should eradicate this terrorist militia once and for All, buhoodle should be next which is their main source of income. WelDone to the army.

    • khaatumo citizen says:

      before u think about capuring buuhole,. reach Wacadiri horta which is only 25 miles from lascanod… unlike those in sool and sanaag people in cayn are compeletly united and undeafable….

    • ali Harun says:

      Abdikhadar
      You talk like an arm chair warrior. Your bravado is not shared by your boys in the Cayn area.They tries 6 times to capture Buuhoodle and each time they were taught a lesson, a bloody nose. Here in Buuhoodle, people are not only born fighters but also united. Thank your God you are not there. I can see you running from your boots if not your trouser!

  8. Kayse says:

    This will not last because soon Silanyo will recall them for New Hargeisa. Silanyo is going crazy because he lost Las Qorey, Buhoodle, most towns in Sool and even New Hargeisa. The airport remains closed with nothing going on and Idacaada is on tense mood.

    This is not new they always come in, fire few rounds then retreat to Burao. You watch by today, they will be in New Hargeisa looting people.

    • madar ali says:

      it’s just bluffing always These rebel regional addmins will exchange gun fire once in a while nothing new.

      Elders These regions should respect each other territories if That does not happen it will become one of The bloodies war known to somalis it will continue next 100 years.

  9. Abdiwahab says:

    welldone president silanyo wipe out these thugs

    • khaatumo citizen says:

      loool what does ur president has to do with this he barely reach the toilet adeer real fighters are fighting islaamo looma baahna

  10. milkman says:

    @keyse

    puntland are now in tukarag so you r already correct

  11. Kayse says:

    Milkman,

    I am not surprised and like I said I was already expecting this. Almost everything I say is true and sometimes the truth kills people. Silaanyo is clueless, under SNM he didn't know how to win nor organize a thing and now he hasn't learned much. I think he is secretly working with Faroole to destabilize north Somalia.

    It seems like Somaliland retook Tukaraaq on behave of Puntland.

    Silaanyo was never a military minded man nor one that embraces peace. It sucks when your weak military man and yet you don't want peace.

    Hit and run has always been Silaanyo's strategy even during the SNM that's why they walked out on him and Ethiopia expelled him. Tuur came, shot it and conquered it all in five months.

    He is weak. Las Qorey is gone, Buhoodle gone, villages surrounding Erigavo and Burao all gone…New Hargeisa gone…Haji Warabe airport closed, Berbera port no business…its a disaster.

    20 young men are on deathrow while he hands Puntland pirate militia who shot at Somaliland troops Tukaraq.

    15 men were illegally put behind bars because Amina Weris looted 80 ton worth of food aid and framed the last few kilos on the former governor of Maroodi Jeeh when she buried the rest.

    Now people are shooting at each others in Hargeisa. They claim they captured the shooter what about the ones that killed 9 people in Dilla? How come they cant capture them in two years but they can capture the ones that shot their crooked judge in two days?

    All the truth will be revealed against clanist and warlord Silaanyo and Hersi Gaab mafia. Amina Weris, a lawsuit awaits for you in London, every son you balanced behind bars has a relative abroad. You have been warned.

    • cimraan says:

      I got one word for you, Bafoon.

  12. Kayse says:

    balanced = placed.

  13. khaatumo citizen says:

    we blame puntland for backstabing us from filiidhyaale city its true horgale ina cambashe and Abdi hallas(puntland minister) had breakfast together in tukoraq… abdillahi yusuf sell out lasnaood when he moved adhicaaye forces to be his bulletproof in Magadishu and faroole now trying to sell whats left in Sool. if puntland don't stop interfering dhuloz policies we encourge Mahad Canbashe who actually know how to fight his next move to be garoowe.. they have to know Harti political is dead and burried in taleex 2012..

    • Somaliland says:

      I say, well done Puntland for the first time. Let them back stab you. :)

      • khaatumo citizen says:

        @somaliland … don't get ur hopes up because right now tukoraq is under control of puntland.. this was conspiracy think about it khaat@mo captured the town a week ago puntland didnt fight back coz that would draw attention so they hired ina cambashe who hides behind somaliland ban but kh@@tumo found out and nearly 3000 troops left the town before ina cambashe came no need to waste lives and bullets such small incident we (saving for lascanod) now puntland trying to play the good cup labeling somaliland the evil administration who attacked the recident early in the morning and kh@@tumo the betrayers who didnt defend its people so this is all puntland games… lets enjoy it.

        • Somaliland says:

          Whatever. No-one will believe a pirateland. We will take down any ssc/puntlanders that messes with us. Viva Somaliland!

          • khaatumo citizen says:

            loool then why Mahad Cambashe handled the town over to puntland.. nobody actually died.. this is how story goes.. jamac Siyyad militia led by mahad cambashe came to the city . Kh@@tumo forces led by Ahmed karash left and then Nuur Ahmed militia led by Ahmed Gubadle took over, we will see what happens next … besides how can u gona take them down not single Iss@q person lives these area.. i suggest u all stay out of it coz no matter how pirateland and somali-diid team up kh@@tumo will always have the upper hand coz they have the support of inhabitants.

             
          • Somaliland says:

            h@@tumo does not have as much as forces you making it seem like. This so called Kh@@tumo state that does not even exist as a state because it is led by terrorist. We may have to take care of these militants this year fully. Not lots of Is@@qs live there but we own it and there is no way you can stop us. If you were as strong as you make it seem like, we'd be wiped off. So stop kidding yourself

            Viva divided greater Somalia

             
          • khaatumo citizen says:

            yh some people will be taken care of this year and will be traitors whather they work with somali-diid or pirateland.. and believe me u dont own nothing the old diabetic guy (sii'lanyo) can barely reach the toilet..

             
          • Somaliland says:

            Hahahah! Don't make me laugh! ;D we have heard those threads for the last 10 years. Silanyo has diabetes, and what? It's not like he's the one going to war. Pirateland does not even have to get involved. There is no such a thing as Kh@@tumo/Awdal state. The militants sent a TFG for a recognition to become a state of Somalia. Type on youtube: Kh@@tumo state rejected and you'll see. the video is less than a minute.

             
          • cimraan says:

            What happened to reer Abti.

             
          • khaatumo citizen says:

            Cimraan im suprised u didnt use the F work today (faqash) one thing at time dee, but reer Abti made it clear they want fight unlike those Munaaqiins, backstabbers who hide behind harti bullsh*t the they same way they hidding behind soomalinimo and working with parites and al-shabab.. dont worry we will get it back tukoraq they may have all kinds of weapon including airplanes but they dont know how kill a rat. they use other people to do it for them just like they used somaliland today…. Garoowe and Basaso have never experieced a civil war for all what somalis gone through and those who caused the most civil war originate those regions including dhiigyacab Morgan.. faroole the president of Ciise Riyoole State, will pay back he did our patiences are wearing off…

             
          • Gedaawi says:

            F work = F word

             
          • khaatumo citizen says:

            thanks yh i meant the F word

             
          • cimraan says:

            I reserve that for the Snake head bafoon , YOU are a lost sole filled with propaganda and triblism. Besides You said you're a girl and a real Somali would not insult a lady no matter what at least in Somaliland

             
  14. Ahmed Dhegaweyne says:

    Somaliland needs to take the war to Somalia where the problem spills from. They have to create a buffer zone that protects Somaliland citizens. Pre-emptive strikes are to be taken in to consideration. Garowe shoud be next, if they are proved to be the agressors or harbourers of the insurgents.

    • jama jamaal says:

      Two councils can’t go That far.

  15. mohamed cheers says:

    the Somaliland Army is in good control of Sool,Sanaag and buhoodle townships. There's no
    panic as long as the Somaliland International Colonial borders are concerned. I think the best
    solution is bring Buhoodle metropolitan districts under the control of Odwayne, Lascanod under
    metropolitan districts of Erigabo, and Caynabo under the metropolitan districts of Burco.
    This way Sool should be abrogated,abolished and totally done away with. That way Burco,Odwayne,
    Sanaag would be easily manageable. I hope that the Govt. of President Silaanyo would give a serious
    feasibility studies on this proposal and/or suggestion. Maybe Sahel too must be re-arranged by
    bringing Zailac & certain parts of Gaibley metropolitan under awdal. My intention is to integrate
    and curb all those Somaliland Volatile regions to make them easyily manageable by govts.
    Cheers.
    .

    • mustaf says:

      Djour 1960 does not exist it’s all in your mind.

  16. mohamed cheers says:

    Typo" Easily not easyily.
    Cheers.

  17. maryan says:

    Faroole and sii-laanyo are working together to destabilize north and north east Somalia.

    • osman5 says:

      maryan,
      How did you figure that? I'm just curious…
      O.Q.

      • kaboon says:

        maryan or kayse have inside knowledge loool

  18. osman5 says:

    I'm so proud of the Somaliland armed forces of flexing their muscles, this is the tip of the iceberg. I hope no local civilian casualties occurred in the process.

    Osman Qaal

  19. Allemagan says:

    Fifteen centuries and counting and yet another fight on a camel well and a squabble over Ainabo. The only thing that is missing from this picture is that now we don't have a great poet like Ali Dhuux in the mix registering a protest. What is new under the Somali sun?

    • Allemagan says:

      on and over a camel well that is

  20. Gedaawi says:

    Breaking news dhabayaco oo kh@@tumo kala wareegi kariwaday Kasmaka tukoraq and seeks help from iid00r.. war waxaan ma naagaa waakuwii dad ugu xigay dhul@b@hante and look how they backstabbling them.. dhuba@h@nte we know those two Ethiopian dabo dhilif were teaming up all this time, stay strong and do what do the best defending thesomali existances.

    from your sourthern brother

    • ayanle says:

      too dumm

    • LOL says:

      too dumm :@ does a southern people about the north. North=Stability and Peace
      :D

  21. Snm says:

    Didn't u say u moving to somaliland sun? What r u doing here still?

  22. cimraan says:

    Hey. she is free to be here. Gobaad , welcome back. Gobaad is a Somaliland brave.

  23. ComeAgain says:

    The Somaliland public has spoken and Si laan yo has finally listened. We want our border secure, the elders of these regions support us, also the few that are making trouble are not supported by the people on the ground but by warmongers in the west left overs from the s i y aad regime and no one wants them!

    Its about time, I say we get heavily involved and stay involved for as long as it takes!

  24. Ali Dheere says:

    Good. You mentioned real heros, However, to you, your real hero is Morgan.

    • Kayse says:

      You can think whatever your like and your free to think as your mind commands you. I am not a dictator like warlord Silaanyo or Al Assad. Morgan is a known criminal so is Silaanyo. They are both wanted by the Somali people.

      Let me also correct that, I meant Abdillahi Askar not Ibrahim.

  25. Snm says:

    Some people are in denail, the leader of al shabab is an is@@q n the rest of al shabab are dar00ds. I dnt know how come al shabab r not in somaliland or puntland insted if mogadishu? Becuz they r haters, the can't see somalia going forward. Oh well you have haters everywhere. Somalia, somalilan n puntland r all the same. Not the ppl but the gouverment are sneakys.

  26. Yoonis says:

    A somali patriotic Man.

    To be honest, it doesnt making a much sense what the " SELF DECLARED PROVINCE" Somaliland made in fighting. The world knows that somaliland is part of federal states of somalia. so what makes defferent if somaliland cupture a land of somalia or not? So, as long as somaliland is officially under the mogadishu command of order! what makes sense somaliland caliming of cupturing part os south somalia? any way! what the world knows every body knows aswell, there is no state of somaliland but there is a somaliland state of region under the somali federal Government! somaliland wil never be a state of land , but it's an state of federal soamli government. Now there are peace talking between the government of somalia and the somaliland state of region …many many people all around the world are possitively expecting that there will be a power sharing . then the propoganda of self declared somaliland is going soon to be dead!

    • kaboon says:

      loooooool the dar00d are out in force today i see. good luck with catching up to somaliland but i think you will need more then luck.

  27. cimraan says:

    You're nothing but a bafoon. WHO just writes garbage. No aim . no direction. and no principal, Islam has a name for people like you ,,,,,,,Munaaaffiqq. Mean if he say something he lies. If yu trust him he pitrays you and from what I read you have those qualites.

  28. truth says:

    Don't you think you doing exactly what Siad Bare done to y'all? You want to be separate and not to be forced on this Somalia notion, and yet you force others to be part of your Isaaq! That's what I call hypocrisy. Its clear that Awdal and SSC do not want to be part of y'all. No one minds you seceding from Somalia, just stick with the Isaaq inhabited lands and take them with you.

    • cimraan says:

      SSC is nothing but an extension of the hateful Faqa666sh hiding under the slogan Somaliweyn. So, give me a break you and your kind are fooling no one.

  29. wanlaweyn says:

    the fighting starts in the north Somalia. typical Somalis fighting over imaginary trivial and camels and borders "puntland" and "somaliland" to slaughter each other somali style. i don't think anyone of them will surrender would you? any somali clan to wave a white flag ever? they will be called M1dg4an. my question is then why cant they talk instead of fighting? why cant they learn from history that somalis never solved problems by fighting? why cant they learn from history and from their brothers in the south. this so called border should only be an issue when it is time and not while somaliland is not recognized. people in this areas should be able to live in peace. period no excuses and no war.

    • mohamed cheers says:

      Serious talks is now underway between the Somaliland proper and the all inclusive wanlaweyn
      Somalia proper..i.e. Hargeisa & mogadiscio only…nay-sayer Puntland. This is the best chance for wanlaweyn mogadiscio to regain its past glory. Get ready to put your own house in order with the
      lifetime opportunity Hargeisa is ready to offer you. Don't bother about Somaliland & Puntland.
      These two Tom and Jerry share no settling solutions between them for as long as Puntland is
      engaged in causing unrest in integral parts of Somaliland territory along the border straits.
      This might sound harsh but it's true and the blame of the root causes lies purely on the Puntland side.
      Cheers.

  30. ComeAgain says:

    somaliwayne idiots=one legged man in an a** kicking contest!

    • never agian says:

      your minority comparing rest of somalia.

  31. roble says:

    somaliland who is somaliland i do not know!!!


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