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It is particularly
noteworthy that the armed invasion was led by non other than Col. Dahir
Riyale Kahin, the President of Northwest Zone of Somalia, causing heavy loss
of human life and destruction of property in the heavily populated town of
Las-Anod, Capital of Sool Region, and violating the territorial integrity of
the State of Puntland.
It is of obvious that this
irresponsible and provocative hostile action by President Riyale Kahin is
intended to open armed confrontation between Puntland State and North-West
Zone, a recipe for the spread of conflict that may also engulf the entire
region and beyond. This aggression is further intended to wreck the Eldoret
Conference and in violation of the Declaration Secession of Hostilities in
the whole Somali Republic.
We call on the Eldoret
Somali Conference, the IGAD Technical Committee (ITC) and the International
Community to condemn in the strongest terms the hostile action of the
leadership of the Northwest Zone and to take all necessary steps to penalize
the aggressors and require them to join the peace process from now on.
We would like to advise the
SNRC, ITC and the international community that failure to take appropriate
actions on the violations of the Northwest and in view of the increasing
tension in northern Somalia, the continued participation of the Puntland
Delegation in the SNRC may prove to be untenable if circumstances go beyond
its capacity. Puntland attaches great importance to the Eldoret SNRC and
will do all in its power to contribute to its success. The IGAD Technical
Committee to should honor its initial Somali peace process terms and all the
conditions of the Declaration of Hostilities and Principles. There should be
justice and fairness in all and should be seen to be done.
Mohamed Abdi Hashi
Vice President and Acting
Head of Puntland Delegation.
Tel: 002525 235375: Fax: 002525 236443
E-mail: plpresidency@yahoo.com
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Eldoret, Kenya, 07 December
2002
PRESS RELEASE ( For Immediate
relase)
RENEWED HOSTILITIES AND PROVOCATION BY
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHWEST SOMALIA (SOMALILAND).
The Administration of the
Northwest Somalia must and immediately withdraw its invading forces and the
delegation headed by Mr. Dahir Riyale Kahim from Sool Region of Puntland
State of Somalia.
Instead of attending the
on-going Somalia National Reconciliation Conference in Eldoret, Kenya, the
Administration of the Northwest had chosen to engage in hostilities and
provocation against peaceful region of Sool within the State of Puntland.
Today at 9:00 am a heavily
armed units of the Northwest Somalia Administration supported by more than
thirty battle-wagons led by the President Dahir Riyale Kahin had forcefully
entered the Puntland State city of Las Anood, resulting death and injury of
the residents there.
Las Anood City is now in a
state tension and escalation of violence that may engulf the entire region
and beyond, a recipe for wider and open armed confrontation between Puntland
State and Northwest Somalia, the Two Recovery Zones of the country.
The Administration of
Puntland State urges the leadership of the Northwest Somalia to immediately
withdraw its invading army units and the uninvited delegation led Mr. Dahir
Riyale Kahin otherwise the entire responsibility of the ensuing violence
there will be unilaterally and squarely on the shoulders of the Mr. Kahin
and his administration.
Puntland State of Somalia
also appeals to and urges the members of the international community to take
a serious note on the renewed Somaliland provocations and escalation of
hostilities in the peaceful parts of Somalia and take the necessary
sanctions against this irresponsible action on the part of the
Administration of Somaliland.
Mohamed Abdi Hashi
Vice President of the State Government of
Puntland
Tel: 002525 235375: Fax: 002525 236443
E-mail: plpresidency@yahoo.com
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