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Somaliland Police Stops the Waddani-called Demonstration on Security, Legality Grounds.

The Somaliland Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Mohamed Adan Sanqadhi ‘Dabagale’, urged Waddani supporters not to heed their leader’s call for a massive demonstration tomorrow, Monday. The police commander stated that the protest demonstration Waddani Chairman, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Irro’, asked his followers to come out to in the capital, Hargeisa, and congregate at the national, opposition party’s head office, was not only a threat to security but unconstitutional since permission was neither sought nor granted. “Somaliland has no record of peaceful demonstrations where the event starts peacefully, ends peacefully. There usually, among the demonstrators, criminal elements mingle turning the occasion to a violent, regrettable confrontation between the law enforcement officers and stone-throwing demonstrators,” he said in a televised statement. Chairman Irro, in another press conference, Sunday, expressed regret that President Musa Bihi Abdi, went back on an e

Somalia: SRSG Appalled by Mortar Attack on UN, AMISOM Mogadishu Compounds

PRESS STATEMENT Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, condemned today’s indirect fire attack on the United Nations and AMISOM compounds in the Somali capital Mogadishu. At about 1:15 (local time) this afternoon, mortar rounds landed inside the UN and AMISOM facilities, injuring several people. “I am appalled by this blatant act of terrorism against our personnel, who work together with the Somali people on humanitarian, peace building, and development issues. Thankfully, the majority of our staff is unhurt. I wish our wounded colleagues a full recovery from their injuries,” said Mr. Swan. “There is no justification for such despicable acts of violence, and the United Nations remains determined to support Somalia on its path to peace, stability and development.” No organization has yet claimed responsibility for this attack. Abdiaziz Jama Aden Email: Samater2013@gmail.com Skype: Abdiasiis47

Somaliland: 136 Die, over 2500 Injured in Car Accidents in 2019 Report

Somaliland Traffic Police Commander Lieutenant Colonel Khadar Jama Elmi revealed that 136 people were killed, 2549 others injured in car accidents in the first nine months of 2019. The Commander, speaking to SAAB TV, decried the poor road sense reckless drivers show – more often than not. “Young drivers mostly cause these accidents. The majority of those involved in accidents are found to have little or no knowledge of road signs and less of a requisite sense seasoned motorist develop over the years,” he said. Lieutenant-colonel Khadar added that, also, 126 heads of livestock have been killed in accidents, 61 lamp posts hit, and 45 buildings or kiosks damaged or destroyed. “A combination of reckless habits including talking on mobiles while driving, high speed, crowded streets and over-flowing sidewalks add to the very poor civic sense of most drivers,” he added. The Commander promised severe punishment for errant drivers. “We urge that drivers learn how to save people