Security forces' clash in Somalia's Bossaso port city threaten peace
Somali military forces supporting anti-government opposition leaders in Mogadishu. Skirmishes erupted in Somali’s main port city of Bossaso in Puntland State, between forces loyal to Puntland government of President Said Abdullahi Deni, and an anti-terrorism elite brigade known as Puntland Security Force. FILE PHOTO | AFP
Skirmishes erupted Tuesday in Somali’s main port city of Bossaso in Puntland State, between forces loyal to Puntland government of President Said Abdullahi Deni, and an anti-terrorism elite brigade known as Puntland Security Force (PSF), threatening to heighten the insecurity in the region.
This comes barely a couple of weeks after armed clashes rocked the region situated some 1500 kilometres northeast of Mogadishu.