Lasanod December 28, 2022 (SD) – The Somaliland forces have again today fired at civilians protesting in Lasanod in the Sool region.

The people of Lasanod are protesting against the repeated planned killings of the region’s intellectuals.

The outgoing President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, who spoke about the killings and unrest in Lasanod, blamed the enemies of Somaliland for the killings and the unrest in Lasanod.

He said that there is a need to jointly prevent planned killings in Lasanod, and called for efforts to find out who is behind the killings.

Somaliland’s opposition parties described the way the Somaliland government responded to yesterday’s deadly protest in Lasanod as unacceptable.

The opposition called on the government to address the repeated killings of the region’s intellectuals. The security forces yesterday killed three protestors and injured 10 others in Lasanod.