110 Somaliland Soldiers Defect To Puntland Following High Tensions Stirred By UAE-Somalia Tensions And Sour Diplomatic Brawl

At least 100 soldiers from the self-declared state of Somaliland have defected to the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland, according to a confirmation statement made by Puntland military officials. One of Somaliland contingents dubbed Ga’an Liban (Lion paw) comprising of 110 soldiers surrendered to the authorities of Puntland state. The soldiers said that they defected...