Las Anod conflict (2023–present)

Las Anod conflict
	Part of the Somali Civil War
	; Map of the 2023 Las Anod conflict Under control of Somaliland Under control of SSC-Khatumo Administration
Date	6 February 2023 – present (1 year, 2 months and 2 weeks)
Location	Las Anod
Result	Ongoing Khatumo Forces capture 3 military bases and towns in the Las Anod District and Sool region.;
Belligerents
Somaliland	Somalia; SSC-Khatumo;
Commanders and leaders
Muse Bihi Abdi; Nuh Ismail Tani; Faisal Abdi Bootan (POW)	Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw Ali
Units involved
Somaliland National Army	Dhulbahante Paramilitary Forces; Warsangali Paramilitary Forces; Majeerteen Paramilitary Forces;
Casualties and losses
At least 300 captured including top military generals	Unknown
	~343 people dead; 154,000-203,000 civilians displaced ; 600 wounded

The Las Anod conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Somaliland National Army and the SSC-Khatumo forces of the Dhulbahante in Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region. Fighting erupted on February 6 after Somaliland security forces held a violent crackdown on civil protests. On February 8, the supreme Garad of Dhulbahante, Garad Jama Garad Ali, declared an intent to secede and reunite with the Federal Government of Somalia.

The conflict has killed over 300 people and displaced 153,000–203,000 refugees. Citizens have been displaced en-masse externally to Buuhodle and the Ethiopian border, internally to SSC-Khatumo territories of Taleh, Hudun, Buuhodle, or to Puntland cities – most commonly Garowe, Galkacyo and Burtinle. On March 16, Somaliland troops were reported to be shelling civilians from the surrounding area. In late April, Amnesty International released a report, determining that Somaliland security forces' indiscriminate shelling of Las Anod had damaged schools, mosques, hospitals, and killed and injured civilians.

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