| Description |
Somaliland forces attacked Khatumo forces in Saalax Dheer Village (59km S of Laas Caanood) in the morning of 28/08. The Somaliland forces attacked the village from three directions as preparations to inaugurate Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh as the president of Khatumo state were underway. Somaliland forces took over the village after a fierce fighting that went on for four hours. Khatumo officials crossed the border to Ethiopia. The attack began early in the morning. Casualties were initially not known, though a witness to the fighting claims 20 dead, 30 injured. |
