Las Anod (Halbeeg News) – Fierce fighting between local armed vigilantes and Somaliland forces broke out this morning in Last Anod of northern Somalia.
According to sources, the fighting flared up in Maraga locality on the outskirts of the town. In Maraya, Somaliland forces have a command centre.
Traditional elders supporting the vigilantes claimed that the local forces overran the base but Halbeeg News cannot independently confirm the claims.
The casualties of today’s are yet to be confirmed.
Since violence erupted in Las Anod, Sool region, at the beginning of February, at least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded.
It’s estimated that more than 185,000 people have been displaced. The majority of the families live in camps for displaced people in the neighbouring towns of Kalabaydh, Hudun and Taleh. Others have fled further out to Buuhoodle in the Togdheer region and Garowe city in Nugal region.
The wave of displacement comes against a backdrop of one of the worst droughts the region has experienced.
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