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In the past, whenever the SSC traditional leaders, community elders, politicians, religious scholars, intellectuals, and SSC general public call upon their counterparts in the secessionist camp to stop their aggression and withdraw the tribal milita, their sarcastic and resounding response remained "No" and that the matter does not concern them as it is the responsibility of the secessionist administration. As a matter of fact, in the beginning, while strongly opposed to the isaaq secession, the SSC has been passive to the actions of the secessionists as long as they were confined to their tribal boundaries. However, as soon as the Isaaq has crossed the line and envaded the SSC people and territories the SSC attitude has changed because they were forced to defend themselves.
After the SSC has exhausted all the possible venues of peaceful resolution, they started forming their SSC administration whose primary mandates are to liberate the occupied parts of SSC territories from the secessionists, administer the SSC democratically, and strengthen the traditional and historic unionist stance of the SSC population. As a result, the political and administrative departments of the SSC have been formed, educated and experienced individuals have been nominated for these positions, and SSC armed forces have been since in the build up. Most importantly, the SSC forces have been in continued armed confrontations with secessionist Isaaq milita inflicting them serious casualties, defeats, and forcing them to flee and wirhdraw from many SSC parts. Nowadays, the Foreign Affairs Secretary of SSC Mr. Mohamoud Ali Jama has been touring Africa and other parts of the world to explain the SSC cause and its regional administrative jurisdiction, and currently he is in Sweden having meetings with officials in the Parlaiment of that country.This dramatic turn of events has created confusion, fear, and unprecedented heat in the higher secessionist leadership, their traditional leaders, and the Isaaq public, as they saw a completely different painful and taseless dishes in their plates.
Now, we see that the Isaaq traditional leaders coming out of their hiding places and talking we want create peace between the Isaaq (a.k.a. Somaliland) and the Dhulbahante (SSC)!!! This is happening with the full blessing of the secessionist administration!!! The development is reflected in the reported meeting between some Isaaq and Dhulbahante traditional leaders that took place in the town of Xadhadhanka near Buhodle. The Isaaq traditional leaders were sent with clear guidelines from the secessionist leader and war criminal Ahmed Silanyo the SNM chairperson in Hargeisa.
However, the question is wether the Isaaqs are honest and seeking a genuine peace? The following will tell you that the answer is No:
1. The meeting was highly confidential and undeclared
2. The Isaaq traditional leaders have met with few individuals who support the Puntland enclave ( 3 dhulbahante traditional leaders included) and as such do not represent the SSC, a spokes person for these individuals has told the BBC recently that they fully support Puntland. The Dhulbahante traditional leaders headed by Garaad Abdillahi Garaad Sofe have difference in views with the SSC leadership on the status of the SSC in Puntland
3. One clause in the agreement reached by the two groups met in Xadhadhanka is to withdraw the Isaaq militia from one part of SSC (the Cayn region) and relocate them in another part of SSC (Sool region). This step, even though will never be fulfilled by the secessionists is meant to create a suspicion and hostility among the SSC
4. The meeting is not going to change anything because the groups met are not the authorities who are able to solve the problem. The SSC is not part of the secessionist project a.k.a Somaliland, and any meaningful negotiation should bring together the SSC leadership and the Secessionist leadership with an international presence. The SSC are unionist territories who will never agree to a secession and demand the total withdrawal of the Isaaq militia from the Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn territories
5. The secessionist leadership is trying the cheap impossible plot to divide and rule the SSC, but it reveals their level of despair as they addressed the individuals who have unwavering support for Puntland to find solace.
Nonetheless, many analysts have the impression that the secessionists are beginning to see the light and might sooner or later realize the futile exercise of secession has no chance of succeeding, and will take the necessary steps to withdraw thier militia from the SSC and live with their neighbors in peace and harmony as it used to be all along in their centuries long history. Allvoices
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