MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s authorities has sharply condemned Ethiopia’s navy for launching a lethal assault on three Somali navy headquarters within the border city of Dolow on Monday. The assault, which left a number of Somali troopers lifeless and wounded, was denounced as a blatant violation of the lately brokered Ankara settlement between the 2 nations.
The violence erupted early on Monday, when fierce clashes broke out in Dolow between federal authorities forces and Jubaland troops, backed by Ethiopian troopers stationed within the city. The combating led to the disarmament of forces loyal to Mogadishu, the seize of a number of prisoners of warfare—together with the regional intelligence chief—and a minimum of six fatalities.
The confrontation was sparked by the arrival of a airplane carrying a brand new governor appointed by Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe, a transfer opposed by federal authorities forces. In response, Mogadishu’s troops fired on the airport, igniting a fierce gunbattle with Jubaland forces, which was quickly joined by Ethiopian troops supporting Madobe’s aspect.
Dolow has lengthy been below the governance of District Commissioner Mohamed Hussein Abdi Lafey, a staunch ally of each the Jubaland administration and the Ethiopian forces stationed within the area. This violent episode represents the primary vital problem to the latest Turkish-mediated settlement between Ethiopia and Somalia, aimed toward resolving a year-long dispute over Ethiopia’s sea entry take care of the breakaway area of Somaliland. Central to the settlement was a dedication by each nations to uphold one another’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and unity.
On the identical day, the Somali federal authorities misplaced management of Kulbiyow within the Decrease Juba area to Jubaland forces, with Mogadishu-loyal troops retreating to a Kenyan navy base after a minimum of six have been killed in brutal combating. This marks the second city misplaced in a single day, and the third total, following the latest fall of Raskamboni.
The federal authorities now faces a extreme setback in its marketing campaign in opposition to Jubaland chief Ahmed Madobe, whose re-election final month was deemed unconstitutional by Mogadishu. Regardless of pouring thousands and thousands of {dollars} into efforts to destabilize his forces, the Somali authorities’s makes an attempt to take away Madobe have, up to now, confirmed futile.
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