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/

"Historic visit or political maneuver? #Somalia's PM @HamzaAbdiBarre's trip to #LasAnod sparks mixed reactions. While it highlights national unity efforts, tensions with #Somaliland & internal federal dynamics loom large. #HornOfAfrica

https://saxafimedia.com/painting-las-anod-blue/

The MoU envisioned an Ethiopian naval base in non-#Ishaaq (#Gadabuursi) territory, near the Djiboutian border. Gadabuursi elders have reached out to Mogadiscio and #LasAnod. It is therefore possible a reignited conflict for Las Anod could spark a response from both East and West.

https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-awadal-elders-warn-ethiopia-over-controversial-deal

#Djibouti #Ethiopia #Somalia #SSCKhatumo

The #Ethiopia-#Somaliland MoU has in part been a desperate gambit by Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi to regain legitimacy and hang on to power, and in part an attempt at rebuilding Somaliland’s army to retake #LasAnod. Hargeisa regularly boasted that they would retake the unionist region and the time when they will try again seems near. Troops have been deployed around Oog in Western #Sool, roughly at the boundary between #Ishaaq and #Dhulbahante territory

https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somaliland/somaliland-deploys-troops-and-artilleries-to-sool-region-amid-rising-tensions

#Somalia

Hostilities may begin anew in #LasAnod

Yet another conflict erupted in February last year in Las Anod, in Eastern #Somaliland. This followed harsh repression by Somaliland security forces against demonstrators who protested a political assassination in December 2022.

#SSCKhatumo #Somalia