(Dhummay) Violent clashes between rival clans have killed
more than 50 people in two days in a disputed region of northern Somalia,
The bunflight began early on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday around remote villages in the Sool region between militias from rival Darod sub-clans. Local elders said the fighting between Dhulbahante militias in the Sool region was still ongoing, with the use of heavy weaponry. The region has long been disputed between the breakaway state of Somaliland and the semi-autonomous Somali state of Puntland, where rival forces last clashed inMay, leaving 36 dead.
