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Dahir Riyaale: The war in Buhodle had no purpose

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HARGEYSA, Somalia Feb 18 2012 (Garowe Online) – Former Somaliland President Dahir Riyale rejected the Buhodle invasion by Somaliland President Mohamed Ahmed Silanyo, Garowe Online reports.

 

Dahir Riyale former Somaliland President and leader of the opposition party UDUB spoke to VOA on Thursday said that he felt that the recent offensive by Somaliland troops in the contested region of Ayn.

 

“The war in Buhodle had no purpose and usually war without purpose is lost,” said Mr. Riyale.

Somaliland troops attacked Buhodle last month but were repulsed by local forces opposed to Somaliland's secession from Somalia. Although the fighting has subsided, military tensions remain high in the region.

 

Mr. Riyale was asked about the announcement of a self proclaimed Awdal state, a region within Somaliland, “I think that these states are part of the political disputes in Somaliland. Awdal region is where Somaliland was born.”

 

Mr. Riyale was asked about the upcoming London conference on Somalia, in which Somalia’s leaders will be attending, including Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo. Mr. Riyale did not welcome President Silanyo’s decision to attend the London conference.

 

“My position did not change and I don’t think that Somaliland should attend this conference,” said Riyale during the VOA interview.

President Silanyo has come under criticism after a botched attempt to capture Buhodle a city that shares a border with Ethiopia. President Silanyo recently fired his two of Somaliland’s highest military officials and has yet to pull out his troops despite recent appeals to withdraw from the region by the Puntland government and local clans.

 

GAROWE ONLINE

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HARGEISA-Former Somaliland President and current chairman of opposition party United People’s Democratic Party (UDUB) Mr. Dahir Riyale Kahin returns to the country on Thursday after residing in the French capital of Paris ever since defeated in the last presidential poll.

Mr. Riyale was greeted at Egal International Airport by members of his former ministers, MP’s, traditional leaders, politicians, and hundreds of party members. Dahir Riyale spoke with the media at the airport’s VIP room as he touched number of international and domestic issues including the London Somali conference, the recent hostilities in Buhodle and the relation with neighboring countries of Ethiopia and Djibouti.

Former President Dahir Riyale expressed his disapproval of Somaliland government’s participation of the upcoming London Somali Conference being hosted by the UK government and 40 governments and multi-lateral organizations in London. Riyale also acknowledged that former Vice President Ahmed Yusuf Yasin who is one of several members that will accompany President Siilaanyo to the conference does not represent him or the party.

Once asked about the recent war hostilities in Buhodle district where there was high casualty Mr. Riyale called upon both the government and the militia to cease fighting and give dialog a chance. President Riyale went on to every president has his own way of dealing with domestic issues in order to find a compromising solution.

 

SOMALILANDPRESS

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