Revenge killings are a common feature amongst nomads everywhere in the world, including Somalia’s myriad clans that often fuelling a complex web of the unstoppable circle of violence.
In the past few weeks, such clan feud has left over 100 dead and more than 200 others seriously wounded in the disputed Sool region in northern Somalia. The region, together with Sanaag and Aayn, are all claimed by Somaliland and Puntland states ,and in the recent past been an epicentre of deadly clan violence, including between Puntland and Somaliland States.
The latest violence in the village of Dhumay in Sool region, which is 45km south of the regional capital Las Aanod, started in early September after a man was killed. The two men belonged to the feuding communities, which have clashed before — recently a year ago — under the same circumstances.
The story is the same every time and is ignited by revenge. In Dhumay, the slain man’s close relatives revenged, prompting a circle of revenge killings that ended up into a full-blown war between the Bahararsame and the Qayaad subsub clans of the Dulbahante, a subclan of the Darod.
As hugely reported by local media, the war involved heavy weapons, including artillery fire, mortars and heavy machine guns, used by both sides. The fighting has defied all attempts to stop it from clan chiefs, clerics and even the Somalia government. The violence is the most trending news item on traditional media, digital and on social media, as well with a barrage of attacks in form of volleys of mostly hate speech comments from interested parties.
In the past few weeks, such clan feud has left over 100 dead and more than 200 others seriously wounded in the disputed Sool region in northern Somalia. The region, together with Sanaag and Aayn, are all claimed by Somaliland and Puntland states ,and in the recent past been an epicentre of deadly clan violence, including between Puntland and Somaliland States.
The latest violence in the village of Dhumay in Sool region, which is 45km south of the regional capital Las Aanod, started in early September after a man was killed. The two men belonged to the feuding communities, which have clashed before — recently a year ago — under the same circumstances.
The story is the same every time and is ignited by revenge. In Dhumay, the slain man’s close relatives revenged, prompting a circle of revenge killings that ended up into a full-blown war between the Bahararsame and the Qayaad subsub clans of the Dulbahante, a subclan of the Darod.
As hugely reported by local media, the war involved heavy weapons, including artillery fire, mortars and heavy machine guns, used by both sides. The fighting has defied all attempts to stop it from clan chiefs, clerics and even the Somalia government. The violence is the most trending news item on traditional media, digital and on social media, as well with a barrage of attacks in form of volleys of mostly hate speech comments from interested parties.
you talking about dangerous place when the population of your capital city live in al Shabab infested shithole 
