Updates on day V:
- SL militia continue shelling residential neighbourhoods in Las Anod.
- Nuux Taani proposed to M. Biixi to pull SL militia to Oog.
- Tani ordered to relinquish his command.
- SL proposes an unconditional cessation of hostitlies.
- Muse Bixi constantly on the phone to the Garaads imploring them to halt assault.
- Garaads' response: 'remove your militia to Oog, and then dialogue could begin'.
- 'In the coming days, we will dislodge them from our land' Garaad Jaamac G. Cali.
- Some of the SL prisoners in custody claiming to be from Jibouti & Awdal.
- SL militia, smaller in number, but heavily armed, are in bunkers. Some are abandoning their posts.
- Young men are said to be on the cusp of starvation.
- SSC militia, larger in number, but smaller in heavy weaponry, is encouraged, and on the war path.