Somaliland: Sool, Sanag, Cayn (SSC) militia begin peace talks with Somaliland Government
A well attended peace conference began today in the town of Widhwidh between Somaliland Government officials and members from SSC militia that has been disputing with Somaliland Government’s presence in Sool region.
The official peace treaty negotiations that President Ahmed Mohamud Siilaanyo offered to SSC militia have finally begun after months of delicate negotiation by Somaliland officials and elders from the Dhulbahante tribe that inhabits parts of Sool and Eastern Sanaag of Somaliland.
Representing the Government are Dr. Abdi Aw-Dahir (Minister of Livestock), Mohamud Hashi Abdi (Minister of Aviation), the Presidential spokesman Mr. Abdillahi Mohamed Dahir (Cukuse) and members from both House of Elders and Parliament.
Several military commanders and more than a dozen of elders comprised the SSC side are present at the conference meeting.