International Community has called on Puntland and Somaliland to engage in dialogue to resolve their difference barely a day after forces loyal to both sides clashed in Tukraq town.
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States urge all parties to observe peace.
“The international partners call on both sides to bring an immediate halt to the fighting, start a dialogue between military commanders on the ground, secure humanitarian access for displaced persons, and enter into talks to discuss a separation of forces and an exchange of detained security personnel,” reads statement issued by IC.
Somalia’s international partners are gravely concerned over the latest armed clashes taking place today near the Tukaraq area of the Sool region between Puntland and ‘Somaliland,’ and are urgently calling for an immediate ceasefire.
The international partners note that the violence is taking place amid an already-difficult humanitarian situation that has recently been aggravated by the impact of tropical cyclone Sagar – the clashes only add to the suffering of the people in the area.
According to reports, heavy fighting broke out earlier Thursday morning between Puntland and Somaliland forces, reportedly with the use of heavy weaponry.
The fighting claimed lives of 40 soldiers from both sides as it displaced hundreds of residents from their homes.
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