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SOMALILAND: President orders emergency meeting on Taleeh Conference

January 13, 2012   ·   25986144 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fsomalilandpress.com%2Fsomaliland-president-orders-emergency-meeting-on-taleeh-conference-25986SOMALILAND%3A+President+orders+emergency+meeting+on+Taleeh+Conference2012-01-13+07%3A07%3A00Mo+Guledhttp%3A%2F%2Fsomalilandpress.com%2F%3Fp%3D25986

HARGEISA — President Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo ordered an emergency meeting of both Houses of parliament on Thursday following the declaration of semi-autonomous state within Somaliland by tribal leaders in Taleeh in Sool region.

The president is to convene army chief, police commissioner, speakers of both Assembly and defense minister to discuss ways to handle the outcome of the tribal conference in Taleeh. Some Dhulbahante clan elders and armed separatist tribal militants meeting in the disputed Sool region recently declared the formation of tribal state. The Somaliland government said it will not tolerate Somaliland to become another Somalia where the list of semi-autonomous regions are growing by the day.

The decision of the president to putting before the joint session of Somaliland parliament is not clear but it seems that military action is the last resort for the government of Somaliland to save the country from disintegrating into smaller states. There are reports indicating that Somaliland National Army has been put into state of alert. Moreover, Somailand Minister of Defense Mr. Ahmed Ali Adami has told the media today that his administration made the biggest blunder of giving the go ahead tribal gathering in Taleeh dubbed Khaatumo two. Majority of the audience and delegates that are attending the Taleeh conference are said to have traveled through airports in Hargeisa and Berbera. Previously, the Somaliland government was told by the organizers of the conference that the Taleeh conference was not a political conference but rather clan gathering.

Mr. Adami, Somaliland’s Defense Minister added that the attendees of the tribal conference arrived in Somaliland airports peacefully and managed to travel through Somaliland cities with Somaliland government’s knowledge and giving the green light that the meeting should go ahead as planned.

It is also reported that a tribal militant based in Taleeh which is currently providing security to the conference were recently integrated into the Somaliland national army. The extraordinary sitting is due to take place on Saturday January 14th. The Dhulbahante clan are divided over the declaration and there are fears the conference will turn violent which could destabilize the region.

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By Mo Guled

Tags: President Silaanyo, Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland, ssc, Taleeh