MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Authorities within the northern Somalia area of SSC-Khatumo on Tuesday freed 25 Somaliland prisoners of warfare, marking a conciliatory transfer throughout a high-profile go to by Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre.
The discharge, framed as a unilateral goodwill gesture, got here on the formal request of Somalia’s federal authorities, in keeping with SSC chief Abdulkadir Firdhiye. He emphasised that the choice was not a part of a prisoner alternate with Somaliland, regardless of each side holding a whole bunch of captives following months of fierce clashes.
The Somali authorities hopes the transfer might pave the way in which for dialogue between SSC-Khatumo and Somaliland, doubtlessly resulting in broader negotiations, together with a full-scale prisoner swap.
Prime Minister Barre’s presence in Lasanod—a city Somaliland claims however misplaced management of in early 2023—has drawn sharp condemnation from Hargeisa, which views the go to as a direct problem to its authority. Somaliland, a self-declared impartial area unrecognized internationally, has but to answer the prisoner launch.
The federal authorities in Mogadishu sees the gesture as a crucial step towards de-escalation, although tensions stay excessive as each side dig in over territorial disputes.
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