Garowe — Puntland Government in northern Somalia has urged defence forces units operating in the disputed regions of Sool and Sanaag to confront Somaliland's separatist administration and Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab fighters, Garowe Online reports.
Addressing infantry battalions on Takaraq frontile near Sool regional capital of Lasanod on Friday, Puntland's Minister of Security Hassan Osman Alore said that the armed forces are tasked with deterring external threats including aggression and terrorism.
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