Somaliland conflict: Elders demand ceasefire and troop withdrawal

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) - The local committee of 33 elders of the Sool clan clan has stated that their forces will only agree to a ceasefire proposed by the Somaliland government or enter into direct talks once the Somaliland forces have withdrawn from the region. Aqil Abdirisaaq Mohamed Hassan Fallalug, the spokesperson for the committee, has reported that a ceasefire has not been implemented on the Somaliland side and that the Somaliland army has bombarded the city on several occasions. Fallalug has stated that there is no effective ceasefire in Sool and Las Anod, with daily fighting occurring.

Source: Hiiraan Online