Tag: Sool Region

SOMALILAND: WDM EDITORIAL

WHY SOMALILAND FORCEFUL OCCUPATION OF LAASCAANOOD IS NOT IN ITS BEST INTEREST

The main reason Somaliland Administration stays in Sool Region is its pursuit of unilateral secession from Somalia. That attempt has now hit the rocks, and it is unlikely that will ever happen as long as people of Somalia don’t allow it. Now the meager economy of Somaliland cannot sustain prolonged forceful occupation of Sool Region with its residents struggling for peace and freedom for the long haul. firstly, the ongoing uprising in Laaska (Laascaanood) has clearly demonstrated to Somalis, and the world at large, that Somaliland is an occupying entity against the will of the residents there.

Secondly, by suppressing the uprising in Laascaanood, Somaliland has irreversibly lost its territorial claim to Sool Region based on lame excuse of long-gone British Protectorate colonial border. After all, this is Dhulbahante/Harti land. No one within the international community would entertain Somaliland quest for secession after what has happened in Laascaanood recently, unless the world is suddenly ready to recognize every tribe or clan in Africa to form own sovereign state.

Thirdly, repression against residents of Laascaanood will entail gross human rights violations for which the leaders of Somaliland Regime will be held accountable in a court of law inside, and possibly, outside Somalia.

Somaliland is, therefore, better advised to vacate Sool Region peacefully in an exercise for damage control for crimes against humanity in abusing unarmed population.

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SOMALILAND: ONE STEP FORWARD AFTER 15 STEPS BACKWARDS

Somaliland has held elections after it has been frozen in time and space for 15 years. But, it is important to note here that these elections are different from past practices- this time it looks that the elections are close to realities on the ground with regards to Sool and Sanaag Regions. The claim to British colonial legacy that these regions were parts of Somaliland couldn’t hold any water and the empty political rhetoric has been exposed. The contrast with previous sham elections is that these elections aren’t as fake as they used to be – stuffing in fake ballots at clan borders and announcing cooked up election results. Polls that have boycotted participation are almost reflected on this outcome.

The parts of regions of Sool and Ayn that allegedly took part in these elections portray a picture of Isaaqs taking over parts of Sool and Ayn Regions. “Udub-riix” or push-over into other people’s lands has been in the making for many years in the regions of Sool and Togdheer, resulting in these elections producing more Isaaq MPs than Dhulbahante’s. This scenario always happens to land owners, who have neither the vision nor unity of purpose in protecting their land.

There are two winners and two losers in the Somaliland Election 2021:

  1. Sanaag Region and Somaliland opposition parties are winners.
  2. Sool Region and Kulmiye Party are losers.

Sanaag Region is a winner as they proved to be the true owners of their land. Congratulations!