Sources close to the Puntland presidency have confirmed that nine prisoners currently held in Puntland prisons, who were captured from Somaliland, will be transferred from Garowe tomorrow.

In return, Somaliland is set to release 11 prisoners originally from Puntland.

This marks the first such agreement aimed at normalizing relations between the two neighboring regions, which have long been at odds.

Puntland and Somaliland have been in dispute over the Sool and Sanaag regions. However, in 2023, following a major conflict in Las Anod, a new administration called SSC-Khaatumo was established.

Somaliland considers itself an independent state, while Puntland is a federal member state of Somalia.

Sources in Hargeisa indicate that this prisoner release reflects a new thaw in relations between Hargeisa and Garowe.

During the Las Anod conflict, Puntland supported the local population with troops, weapons, and finances, which contributed to Somaliland’s defeat in the August 2023 battle.

However, relations between Puntland and SSC-Khaatumo have recently soured, particularly after SSC-Khaatumo aligned itself with the Federal Government of Somalia — a government that Puntland currently has strained ties and deep disagreements with.

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Also, Minister Juxa has said that there is nothing wrong with the sacking of the Saaho local council, and he said that his ministry still recognizes the sacked members as governors and deputy governors.

“The Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Puntland government, Abdi Farah Juhaa, has decided that there is nothing to do with the removal of the position of the governor and deputy governor of Saaho district in Mudug region,” said the statement from the ministry.

On the other hand, the local council of Saaho district in Mudug region, it is said that they lost confidence in the district governor and his deputy, and they accused these officials of lack of duty and that they failed to perform their duties.

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The meeting that started on Sunday yesterday is intended to bring the two communities together, so that they can negotiate a ceasefire and then end this conflict.

The renewed conflict in West Mudug has caused many deaths and injuries, and displaced hundreds of families who lived in the areas where the militias of the two communities fought.

This conflict in West Mudug is based on the dispute over the grazing land and the rural areas where both sides always argue.

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