Clashes In Somaliland: In clashes in Somalia's occupied areas, 20 were killed and dozens injured
Clashes In Somaliland: Mohammad Farah, a doctor at a hospital in Laskanood, said that at least 20 people were killed and dozens were injured. He said, 'I saw the dead bodies of the victims being brought to the hospital'.
Clashes have been happening in Somalia for several days between anti-government protesters and security forces. (Indicative photo/Reuters)
Highlights
- Anti-government protests have been going on for several days in the disputed areas of Malia
- Nearly 20 were killed and dozens injured in Somaliland
Bosaso: 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured in the anti-government protests that have been going on for several days in the disputed areas of Somalia. Actually, there was a struggle going on between the protesters and the Security Forces for several days in which the security forces took brutal action. This information has been given by the doctor of a hospital located in the area.
Police and the army have been battling protesters for more than a week in Laskanud, a disputed town between Somaliland and neighboring Puntland reports the news agency Reuters. Laskanood city is one of the semi-autonomous regions of Somalia. At least 20 people were killed and dozens were injured, said Mohammad Farah, a doctor at a public facility hospital in Laskanud. He said, 'I saw the dead bodies of the victims being brought to the hospital.'
What are the demands of the protesters?
The protesters are demanding that control of the Somaliland town be handed over to Puntland and also allege that the security forces have failed to end the insecurity in the city. "Somaliland forcefully occupied Laskanud and failed to secure it, so we are demanding that they leave," protester spokesman Adan Jamak Ogle told Reuters. We cannot tolerate the continued killing of civilians."
Somalia has been battling 3 decades of civil war
Somaliland was separated from Somalia in 1991. But it has not gained widespread international recognition for its independence. The region has been mostly peaceful while Somalia has been battling three decades of civil war, with Ahmed Elmi Osman Karsh, Puntland's vice president, accusing security forces of violence.
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