Somaliland s military assault on Las Anod looks like an over-reaction by the state government and could scupper its independence ambitions, After Hargeisa s security forces reacted to peaceful protests in Las Anod in December and January by shooting marchers dead, some thought the situation would calm – but the opposite has occurred and over 200 people are believed to have been killed so far in a massive escalation of the fighting, including shelling by government artillery. The government claims it is fighting Al Shabaab in Las Anod, which local sources deny.
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