A motley of fighter units who have been whipped into a semblance of order by generals in the pay of Somalia’s federal army and that of one of its member states, Puntland, launched a broad, all-out attack on Somaliland army positions near the Jihadist-occupied town of Las Anod at around 4:00 a.m. Saturday.
According to a statement from the Somaliland army command, the raids came in orchestrated waves aiming to break army defensive positions maintained since the government declared a unilateral ceasefire in February which was later supported by regional and international mediation efforts.
