Fresh fighting in a disputed town in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland leaves at least eight people dead, taking total death toll from weeks of fighting to 112, medics say
At least eight people were killed and many wounded in heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region, medics say, weeks after local leaders declared their intention to rejoin federal Somalia, sparking deadly clashes.
"More than eight people were killed in today's heavy fighting alone, and many others were wounded. Some of those hit by bullets and shells were admitted to hospitals," said Abdimajid Hussein Sugulle, the director-general of a public hospital in Lasanod town. Mohamed Husein Gaas, director of the Raad Peace Research Institute in Mogadishu, who spoke to Anadolu over the phone, said the conflict in Lasanod is rooted in Somaliland's "occupation" of the Sool region since 2007, which is against the will of the overwhelming majority of the local population.
He said although Somaliland has a point in claiming ownership of the territory, they should stop shelling a town full of civilians, including children and the elderly.
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