SSC-Khaatumo hands over 25 prisoners in a “peace gesture”—but sources say Somaliland’s military is regrouping for a full reclaim of Las Anod.
Prime Minister Hamse Barre receives prisoners from SSC-Khaatumo in a PR move during his Las Anod visit, but Somaliland sources warn: Las Anod will be retaken.
Somalia’s so-called peace plan is nothing but a smokescreen.
Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre just collected 25 detainees from SSC-Khaatumo, paraded as a gesture of “reconciliation” during his visit to Las Anod, a town seized in 2023 after brutal clashes with Somaliland forces. While Mogadishu frames the handover as part of a grand “Peace Program,” insiders tell WARYATV it’s little more than a strategic photo op to cover Somalia’s rising failures in Mogadishu.
The 25 prisoners—captured during the conflict that forced Somaliland forces out of Las Anod—are now in Barre’s custody, supposedly on humanitarian grounds. But this move is far from humanitarian—it’s political theater, timed to bolster Barre’s public image ahead of the National Consultative Council (NCC) summit in Mogadishu.
This is not peace. It’s positioning.
Secret sources confirm to WARYATV that Somaliland has been quietly preparing for a return to Las Anod—not through diplomacy, but through military strength. While Mogadishu scrambles to contain Al-Shabaab inside its own capital, Barre is staging symbolic wins in Sool to distract from his administration’s failures.
The real message? Somaliland is not retreating. It is resetting.
With morale high and ground forces ready, military commanders say the republic is preparing to defend every inch—and if need be, retake Las Anod. The prisoners may be gone, but the fight is far from over.
