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UN Seeks Aid for Refugees Fleeing Deadly Clashes in Somaliland

The United Nations Refugee Agency is calling for urgent support to help tens of thousands of Somalis who fled fighting in a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland. The refugee agency is seeking aid for an estimated 100,000 Somalis who have fled to Ethiopia's Somali region.

Fighting in the area of Las Anod, in the breakaway Somaliland republic, has escalated, with medical sources saying that more than 200 people have been killed in weeks of clashes.

Local militias are fighting to pull three regions away from Somaliland in order to rejoin Somalia. So far, calls for a ceasefire are being ignored. Las Anod is the capital of the Sool region, which together with the Sanaag and Cayn regions, is fighting to withdraw from Somaliland and be governed by Somalia to the south, reports Ahmed Mohamed for VOA.

The UN and other diplomatic missions in the country have called for an end to the fighting, and so has Somalia's federal government. Despite these calls, shelling and gunfire have continued as both sides have dug trenches to defend their positions.

Addis Standard reports that European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations has said that more than 95,000 new refugees and/or asylum seekers, fleeing the violence, are estimated to have crossed into the Doolo and Warder zones in Ethiopia from the neighbouring Somalia since the beginning of February 2023.

Ethiopia: UNHCR Seeks Support for Somalis Fleeing Las Anod Fighting Into Ethiopia

VOA, 7 March 2023

The United Nations Refugee Agency is calling for urgent support to help tens of thousands of Somalis who fled fighting in a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of… Read more »
Somalia: Over 200 Killed in Fighting in Disputed Somaliland Town, Hospital Director Says

VOA, 6 March 2023

The director of a hospital in Las Anod, a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, says about 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in… Read more »
Somalia: Conflict In Las Anod and Crisis in Somaliland

African Arguments, 3 March 2023

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Ethiopia: More Than 95, 000 New Refugees Arrive in Ethiopia Fleeing Clashes in Somaliland

Addis Standard, 28 February 2023

European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations said that more than 95,000 new refugees and/or asylum seekers are estimated to have crossed into the Doolo and Warder… Read more »
Somalia: Battle Rages East of Las Anod After Ceasefire Efforts Fail

Shabelle, 28 February 2023

Fighting re-erupted on Tuesday morning in eastern Las Anod between Somaliland troops and SSC tribal militia, which has been making incredible gains for the past few days. Read more »
Somalia: Over 100 Reported Killed in Contested Somaliland Region

VOA, 24 February 2023

Fighting in the area of Las Anod, in the breakaway Somaliland republic, has escalated, with medical sources now saying more than 100 people have been killed in three weeks of… Read more »
Somalia: Conflict in Somaliland - Beyond the Clannism Convention

African Arguments, 27 February 2023

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Somalia: Clashes Continue in Lasanod Amid Growing Calls for Ceasefire

Shabelle, 25 February 2023

A fierce fighting is going on in the city of Lasanod, the capital of Sool region, between the Somaliland army and the local people. Read more »
Somalia: Demonstration Against the Las'anod War Held in the U.S.

Shabelle, 25 February 2023

An estimated 200 people staged a protest on Friday in the United States, against Somaliland's attacks in Lasanod city, which claimed the lives of over 100 people since December. Read more »
Somalia: UN Expert Expresses Alarm At the High Number of Civilian Casualties in Lasanod Clashes

Shabelle, 24 February 2023

A UN expert today expressed alarm at the high number of civilian casualties in Somalia, following clashes between Somaliland security forces and clan members in Laas Canood, Sool… Read more »