Dhahar | |
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 Dhahar countryside | |
  Dhahar Location Show map of Sanaag.svg) Dhahar Dhahar (Somaliland) Show map of Somaliland | |
| Coordinates:9°44′52.8″N48°49′11.6″E / 9.748000°N 48.819889°E /9.748000; 48.819889 | |
| Country | Disputed Puntland with Somaliland[1] |
| Region | Sanaag orHaylan |
| District | Dhahar District |
| Population (2002)[2] | |
• Total | 6,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dhahar is a town in the easternSanaag region, and the capital of theDhahar District.Reuters reports Dhahar as aPuntland town in 2021, but also reports how it condemns President Puntland and supports President Somalia.[3]Somali Broadcasting Corporation reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled bySomaliland.[4][verification needed] OneCentral and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, anNHS Foundation Trust in England, researcher describes Dhahar as a district in Puntland in 2014.[5]
The town is disputed betweenSomaliland andPuntland, who has significant influence in the town. In November 2009,Puntland andSomaliland forces clashed near Dhahar.[6]
In 2016 an incident occurred between the two entities inBoodda-Cad, a remote settlement 30km west of Dhahar.[7] According to Somaliland MP, Baar Said, the skirmishes took place away from Dhahar.[8] ASomaliland Armed Forces base is present in the town where the 93rd division is positioned.[9][10]
In January 2018,Gamal Mohamed Hassan, theMinister of Planning and International Cooperation visited Dhahar, as well as the city ofBadhan in theSanaag region along with Puntland officials.[11]
In March 2021 police fired into the air to disperse pro-Farmaajo/antiDeni demonstrators in Dhahar district.[12]
In August 2022, Puntland PresidentSaid Abdullahi Dani visited Dhahar and laid the foundation for a road connecting Dhahar andHingalol. The 45 km road between Dhahar and Sheerbi is almost complete, but the road between Dhahar and Hingalol is only 20 km out of 70 km.[13]
In May 2023, the Minister of Livestock of Puntland, the Deputy Minister of Commerce of Puntland, and the Governor ofHaylan region of Puntland visited Dhahar.[14]
In September 2023, 24 of the 33 Dhahar district representatives, including the ruling partyKaah, opposed Local Law No. 7 agreed to in the capital by the political parties in Puntland.[15]
In October 2023, Haylan region governor of Puntland and others visited Dhahar.[15]
On July 15, heavy fighting broke out in Dhahar between Puntland forces and local clan militias loyal toSSC-Khatumo, leaving dozens of people and regional forces dead.[16] The clashes began after Puntland forces, in particular members of Puntland'sMaritime Police Force (PMPF) moved into Dhahar to dismantle newly established security checkpoints. The fierce gunfight, lasting hours, killed four soldiers and wounded ten others.[17] The fighting coincided with a clan conference currently underway in Las Anod, where members of the Warsangeli and Dhulbahante clans are discussing the formation of a new federal member state, pushed by the federal government in Mogadishu.[18] That same day the Puntland parliament voted to expel Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril days after authorities issued an arrest warrant.[19] Puntland president Said Abdullahi Deni had also previously issued a stern warning, holding the federal government responsible for attempts to incorporate Sanaag into SSC-Khatumo.[16] Somalia's Ministry of Interior urged Puntland to withdraw troops deployed to Dhahar.[20]
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