Cease fire in villages under Galgaduud region following elder intervention

Ceasefire has taken an effect after two weeks of furious fighting in Haraale and  Hananbuur areas that claimed many lives.

The clashes erupted after the locals disputed over drilling boreholes in those areas.

Traditional elders reached to Haraale and  Hananbuur to mediate recurrent clan clashes which emerged almost a decade back as a result of land and grazing disputes between two warring clans.

Dozens died in the latest string of these clashes after two armed militia men loyal to the two warring tribes engaged in bloody battles.

After long joint mediation efforts by respected clan elders and the local admistrators, ceasefire and withdrawal of forces from the frontline bases brought into agreement as the two warring clans embrace talks.

Ahmed Abdullahi, who is Haraale chief, said the traditional elders successfully stopped the fighting and convinced both warring sides to come the negotiating table.

Talks between the two warring clans are expected to follow the ceasefire in the presence of the traditional elders and the government in quest to end these tensions which recurred in the past decade.