Recently, I have noticed that several Puntlanders on this forum tend to blame foreign actors (mostly Rahanweyn), who are condescendingly dubbed as “Southies,” on the recent spate of terrorist attacks in their region. However, PLers tend to refer to unreliable anecdotal accounts, which is ultimately counterproductive in combating this scourge.
According to the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, both ISIS and ASNE (Al-Shabaab Northeast) are dominated by local PL clans:
The Puntland administration also has a knack for subverting minority clans by accusing them as being terrorists, as was the case in the Galkacyo massacre of 2011:
Leelkase nomads got smoked due to a dispute over water wells.
According to the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, both ISIS and ASNE (Al-Shabaab Northeast) are dominated by local PL clans:
The Puntland administration also has a knack for subverting minority clans by accusing them as being terrorists, as was the case in the Galkacyo massacre of 2011:
Leelkase nomads got smoked due to a dispute over water wells.