Somalia: Somaliland And Puntland Troops Face Off in Harad, North Somalia

Mogadishu — The semiautonomous regional authority of Puntland claimed it recaptured the controversial settlement of Harad in Sanag province, northwest Somalia, where troops of Puntland and troops of the secessionist government of Somaliland battled in the past week.

Farhan Ali Guled, Puntland presidential minister, told stringers in Puntland yesterday that troops from Puntland re-seized Dahar, alleging that Somaliland troops lost in the battle.

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