Heavy clashes between Somaliland forces and Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SCC) rebel group re-started in the second day in the village of Maygaagle in Buhodle district in Sool region in northern Somalia, locals said on Monday.
Witnesses said heavy gun battle and bombardments, which the two warring sides had been exchanging, could be heard around the battle zones.
Sources told Shabelle that at least 8 people were killed and more 10 others hurt during the clashes today.
Separately, Abdurrahman Mohamoud Farole, the president of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland flew to the Ethiopian capital Addis Abeba.