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SSC-Khatumo
SSC-Khaatumo (), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo State of Somalia (), is a federal member state in northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod. It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") It is bordered by Puntland to the east, the Somali Region of Ethiopia to the south, Somaliland to the west and Erigavo District to the north. Several months into the Las Anod conflict that erupted in early 2023, SSC-Khatumo forces effectively took over those regions, securing most of their claimed area and establishing a new front line about 170km from Las Anod between the villages of Oog and Guumays in western Sool. SSC-Khaatumo was acknowledged as an interim administration by the Federal Government of Somalia on 19 October 2023, following its re-establishment on 6 February 2023, as SSC-Khaatumo after a period of mass civil unrest in Las Anod. History Split of Khaatumo and dissolution of Ali Khalif group Within a year of its fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Anod Conflict (2023–present)
The Las Anod conflict () is an ongoing armed conflict between the Somaliland National Army and the Khatumo State, Khaatumo SSC (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions) forces of the Dhulbahante clan around Las Anod, the capital of the Sool, Somalia, Sool region. Local tensions escalated in late 2022 following the assassination of civil leaders in Las Anod, culminating in fighting that erupted on 6 February 2023 after Somaliland security forces violently cracked down on civilian protests. Shortly after, the supreme Garad of the Dhulbahante clan, Garad Jama Garad Ali, Jama Garad Ali, announced the intent of the SSC-Khaatumo administration to reunify with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS). Las Anod fell into a state of siege, with heavy fighting between SSC and Somaliland forces. Under President Muse Bihi Abdi, Muse Bihi, the Somaliland Army initiated a prolonged military campaign, including six months of artillery bombardments aimed at subduing the city. Amnesty International report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw Ali
Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali (, born 1972), nicknamed Firdhiye, is a Somali politician who serves as the current president of ssc-Khatumo State of Somalia . Biography Firdhiye was born in Taleh in 1972. He received his primary and secondary education at Las Anod. He studied Islamic Studies at Umma University in Kenya. In addition, he holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi. He lived in Nairobi as assistant manager of Amal company in Nairobi. Since 2009, he has had the idea to make Khatumo independent, which affected his work and he was temporarily laid off from the company, but was reinstated shortly after. Governor representing SSC khaatumo of somalia On August 5, 2023, he became the President of the SSC-Khatumo with 30 votes out of 45 on the Central Council. He was 51 years old at the time. On August 25, he visited a hospital in Yagori and delivered a speech. At the speech, he reported that SSC-Khatumo had taken over the Somaliland Force's Gooj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jama Yassin Warsame
Jama Yassin Warsame ( Somali: ''Jaamac yaasiin Warsame'', Arabic: جامع ياسين ورسمي) is a Somali politician and Islamic scholar who has previously served as a community leader. A former university lecturer, he also played a pivotal role in conflict mediation efforts in the sool region. He currently holds the position of Speaker of the Parliament of SSC-Khatumo, also known as Khatumo State. Career Warsame was born in the district of Boocame in the Sool region of northern Somalia. He received his primary and secondary education in Lasanod and obtained a bachelor's degree in Fiqh and Islamic Law from a university in Yemen, followed by a master's degree in public management and conflict resolution. Warsame was heavily involved in local conflict resolution, mediating disputes among local communities. He was also among the young scholars in the region who advocated for education and capacity building for youth to contribute to the wider society. Warsame served as a lec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garad Jama Garad Ali
Garad Jama Garad Ali () is the 21st supreme traditional clan Sultan ( Garaad) of the Dhulbahante. He has significant influence in Somalia's current politics, particularly in Ssc- Khatumo. Biography Birth Jama was born in 1974 as the son of Garad Ali Garad Jama in the city of Las Anod, Sool region Republic of Somalia. He belongs to the Baharsame in Farah Garad in Dhulbahante clan. According to another source, he has Sahdheer as his hometown. In 1985, his father Garad Ali died. At this time Jama was 11 years old, too young to assume the position of Garad, so the position was taken over by Garad Abdiqani Garad Jama, brother of Garad Ali. Garad Jama's predecessor Garad, Garad Abdiqani Garad Jama, who led the Dhulbahante delegation in the Grand Conference in Burao in 1991 was first to table the case for secession, and was one of several signatories of the Somaliland Declaration of Independence on behalf of the Dhulbahante. Nonetheless, Garad Abdiqani was never fully convinced of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sool
Sool (, ) is a disputed administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo. The region is partially controlled by both polities. History From 1944 to 1974, the Sool region was formerly Las Anod district. It was one of three districts under British protection. The other two districts were the Burao and hargeysa districts. In 1974 most Sool was part of the larger Nugaal region, with its capital at Garowe. It was established as a separate region in 1984 with its capital at Las Anod. Las Anod conflict Due to the prolonged conflict between Somaliland and Puntland, many Dhulbahante and Warsangeli living in the region did not recognize the Sool region and eastern Sanaag, as either Somaliland or Puntland. On 5 January 2023, Somaliland forces withdrew from Las Anod after mass civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayn
Cayn or Ayn is an administrative region that Puntland unilaterally declared to be established in the 2000s. However, there is Somaliland between Cayn and Puntland, and they do not directly border each other. Somaliland has legally designated this area as its territory as Buhoodle District. SSC-Khatumo, which declared its secession from Somaliland in 2023, claims the territories of Sanaag, Sool, and Cayn, as its name implies, and effectively controls Buuhoodle. Cayn is derived from Aynaba (). Aynaba was inhabited by the Dhulbahante clan until the early 20th century, but the British government armed the Habr Je'lo clan and occupied during the Dervish movement. Since then, Aynaba has been the subject of conflict between Habr Je'lo and Dhulabahante. Overview Now, Buuhoodle It is the capital of Ayn region under the administration of Clan militia including being controlled by Somaliland in other parts. As with much of Somaliland, most local residents in the Cayn region are noma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guumays
Guumays (Guumeys) is a village in the Sool region currently under the control of Khatumo State forces. History Guumays is listed in a book published in England in 1951 under the name Gumeis. After Puntland gained independence in 1998, the Somaliland militia's area of operations extended to Guumays and the Puntland militia's area of operations extended to Las Anod. In July 2005, the Somaliland National Electoral Commission inspected the situation in Yagori District and reported that elections could be held in Guumays, Yagori, Tuuolo-Samakaab, and Adhi'adeye. In July 2011, the Somaliland government reported the completion of a 65-kilometer road connecting Las Anod and Guumays as an achievement of the past three months. In January 2014, Somaliland Interior Minister Ali Mohamed Warancadde visited Guumays to end inter-clan strife. In June 2015, one person was killed in Guumays due to clan conflict, and the Somaliland government dispatched a minister. In August 2015, Somalilan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Abdi Ismail
Mohamed Abdi Ismail ( Somali: Maxamed Cabdi Ismaciil, born 1980), nicknamed Shiine, is a Somali politician who serves as the current Vice president of Khatumo State of Somalia. Biography Shiine was born in Buhodle in 1980. He received his primary and secondary education at Las Anod. He studied Health Science at University of Khartoum in Sudan. In addition, he holds a degree in economics and management science from Nugaal University. He established Manhal Hospital Lascanod in 2009, he also took role in Health and Economics development in SSC KHATUMO Regions, he took part establishment of East Africa university East Africa University (EAU) () is a non-for-profit institution university in the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia, as well as in neighbouring Somaliland. Founded in the commercial capital of Bosaso, it has additional branches i ... Buhodle Branch in 2012 where he become dean of health science. His hospital was partially destroyed and was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of , with approximately 6.2 million people as of 2024. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. Various Somali Muslim kingdoms were established in the area during the early Islamic period, including in the 14th to 15th centuries the Zeila-based Adal Sultanate. In the early modern period, successor states to the Adal Sultanate emerged, including the Isaaq Sultanate which was established in the middle of the 18th century. In the late 19th century, the United Kingdom signed agreements with various clans in the area, establishing the British Somaliland, Somaliland Protectorate, which was formally granted independence by the United Kingdom as the Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Anod
Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kinship ties between the Dhulbahante clan and the dominant clan in Puntland, the Majeerteen, whilst the latter's claim is grounded on the border of the former British Somaliland Protectorate. The city was the proclaimed capital of Khatumo State throughout its existence until its dissolvement in 2017. Somaliland forces captured the city in the Battle of Las Anod in 2007, ousting Puntland forces, and has maintained full control of the city in all aspects since. Until now Somaliland governs Las Anod with little legitimacy or popularity, while regular unknown assassinations have deteriorated the security situation. Ahmed Musa reports, the residents of Las Anod have not fully accepted Somaliland's presence in their city: Somaliland still governs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Economist
''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. Mostly written and edited in London, it has other editorial offices in the United States and in major cities in continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The newspaper has a prominent focus on data journalism and interpretive analysis over News media, original reporting, to both criticism and acclaim. Founded in 1843, ''The Economist'' was first circulated by Scottish economist James Wilson (businessman), James Wilson to muster support for abolishing the British Corn Laws (1815–1846), a system of import tariffs. Over time, the newspaper's coverage expanded further into political economy and eventually began running articles on current events, finance, commerce, and British politics. Throughout the mid-to-late 20th century, it greatl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Government Of Somalia
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS; , DFS; ) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the longest running attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in 1991. It replaced the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia on 20 August 2012 with the adoption of the Constitution of Somalia. It officially comprises the executive branch of government, with the parliament serving as the legislative branch. It is headed by the President of Somalia, to whom the Council of Ministers reports through the Prime Minister. After the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in 1991, there were no relations between the government of Somalia and the Somaliland government, which declared itself an independent country. Background In 1991, the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic amid the outbreak of the Somali Civil War left the country without a central government. Over the following decade, numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
