The outgoing President Muse Bihi Abdi delivered a fiery speech, addressing various issues facing the unrecognized enclave, including the political pressures from the International Community to end the violence in Las Anod and to hold the overdue presidential election.
This is the second wave of conflict between the local forces of SSC and the Somaliland forces in the Sool region, with the contested districts of Samakaab and DhabanSaar being of significant importance to Somaliland.