Somalia's transitional govt blames Somaliland for clashes

[Hiiraan boy]

MOGADISHU, Somalia Sep 20 (Garowe Online) - The breakaway region of Somaliland is responsible for sparking deadly battles that raged overnight Wednesday in parts of the northern Sool region, Somalia's information minister said today.

Madobe Nunow told reporters in Mogadishu that the Somaliland administration has lent only “deaf ears” to orders from the Somali government.

“Somaliland does not have the right to create regional borders,” Minister Nunow said, adding that the region's attempt to breakaway from the rest of Somalia is “not something possible.”

The Somali information minister said the transitional federal government will soon appoint a committee to establish regional borders within the country.

Heavy fighting erupted yesterday in the outskirts of the Sool provincial capital Las Anod, some 900km northwest of Mogadishu, between forces loyal to the rival administrations of Somaliland and Puntland. [ Full story]

Reports of casualties could not be ascertained, but there were many were wounded in the hours-long battle.

Somaliland and Puntland, who are competing for control of Sool and Sanaag regions, have stationed hundreds of troops across each other in the outskirts of Las Anod since 2002 and there have been numerous clashes since.

Information Minister Nunow said Puntland obeys the government's orders, but said the Somali government “believes that Somaliland always creates conflict in Sool region.”

He appealed for calm and asked that the rival troops be pulled apart immediately.

Observers said Minister Nunow's statements are the harshest since the transitional government came to power in late 2004. Government officials consider Somaliland as another region within Somalia and Somaliland clans are represented in the Somali parliament and Cabinet.

[Hiiraan boy]

war ninki digil mirifle's on warpath

[shidow1]

I believe in one somali..........

[Sangub]

No one cares, Jew

[The_Emperior5]

[quote="shidow1"]I believe in one somali..........[/quote]

is ther a half somali ma nuss somali ba jiira

[shidow1]

I here puntaland, somaliland, NFD, Ogadenia, Djibouti, and the list goes.....I believe in one somali.........

[*jr]

[quote="shidow1"]I believe in one somali..........[/quote]

Shidow...surely you act as demented asshat who likes ICU; when you not told by them not to view soccer game!

[*jr]

There is no one of Somali here that would agree of conflict with AK 47.....those that want on continue on for 17 years of same are long gone and need of education.

[Dhaga Bacayl]

[quote="shidow1"]I here puntaland, somaliland, NFD, Ogadenia, Djibouti, and the list goes.....I believe in one somali.........[/quote]


One SOMALIA or one SOMALI? WTF

[Midhisho]

the TFG goverment says puntland obeyd yada yada yada
a typical nacalaa kuyaal dooro faqash propaganda talk.

OF COURSE PUNTLAND obeyd its the same freaking clan that has the president seat and 80 % of ministers and vice ministers of TFG as well.

Somaliland refused orders ? what the fuk
orders from who ?

and last of we are the hegemonic clan of the north , today we are just playing chess with the harti clans.
of course just borrowing peasants from them to play the game
we have reached a new stage .
we decide what the borders are .