This time it isn’t outsiders but SL stakeholders being seriously concerned and warning about the state of affairs. For party elections to take place in December you will need a law to facilitate the process, which the Electoral Committee will need the Executive and Parliament/Guurti to act in consent and unison.

I guess no where

What is happening in Laascaanood is not between two conventional military. It is ragtag of melitia who have diverging agenda but all are united to oppose Somaliland. These melitia include former civilians - now-turned-clan-melitia, Harti clan melitia, Daarood melitia from as far as Garrissa and Gedo. The important thing here is that, Somaliland Army is where exactly the same positions as it was on the 6th of Feb when Hargeisa decides to pull the Army out of Laascaanood Urban areas - to give peace talks a chance. All said and done, the Anti-Somaliland groups have completely failed to move the needle in any of defensive positions East, North or West of Laascaanood. And as far as I can tell, they are more or less a spent force. The initiative is now with Somaliland Army to do what is necessary on its own terms.