New from @SahanResearch's Somali Wire: Analysis on the SFG's creation of "North Eastern State" (NES). A move seen as politically motivated, potentially destabilizing, & opposed by #Puntland, #Somaliland, & segments within #SSCKhaatumo. Read more:
https://saxafimedia.com/fait-accompli-north/
A New Fait Accompli In The Volatile North | Saxafi Media
Last week, a new Somali federal state entitled "North Eastern State of Somalia" (NES) (Dowlad Goboleedka Waqooyi Bari Soomaaliya) was proclaimed and endorsed by Villa Somalia. The culmination of a months-long project directed by the Ministry of Interior, the transformation of the Las Anod-based SSC-Khaatumo administration into a supposed 'federal state'-- the first since Hirshabelle-- is being hailed by Somali nationalists as a victory against the 'secessionism' of Somaliland and Puntland's independence from Mogadishu.
How might the proposed #SSCKhaatumo State impact #Puntland? It presents dilemmas regarding territorial claims, clan dynamics, & regional power balance, potentially reshaping Puntland's future role within #Somalia. #Somaliland
https://saxafimedia.com/what-ssc-khaatumo-state-mean-puntland/
What Might SSC-Khaatumo State Mean For Puntland? | Saxafi Media
During his visit to Las Anod in April, PM Hamza Abdi Barre pledged that the SSC-Khaatumo administration in Sool would be integrated into Somalia as its 6th 'Federal Member State (FMS). Alongside inviting the Dhulbahante leader Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali 'Firdhiye' to the National Consultative Council (NCC), the visit was an extraordinary piece of political vandalism, shattering any possible reconciliation with Puntland as well as Somaliland.
The brutal murder of Bariis, an Ethiopian security expert, has brought #AlShabaab's presence in #LasAnod to light. After years of denial, #SSCKhaatumo officials have confirmed the group's involvement. This killing fits a pattern of targeted assassinations by AS's Amniyaat wing, aiming to sow confusion & division. #Somaliland
https://saxafimedia.com/murder-las-anod-shabaab-presence/
Murder In Las Anod: SSC-Khaatumo Admits Al-Shabaab Presence | Saxafi Media
Al-Shabaab has reared its head once again in the town of Las Anod in the Sool region. On 20 April, Farah Aidid Jama 'Bariis'– an Ethiopian security expert with the Garowe consulate in Puntland– was abducted, tortured, and murdered before his body was dumped the following day in the Gooja'ade valley near Las Anod.
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