Nuh Ismail Tani | |
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Born | 1948[ citation needed ] British Somaliland |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 2003 – 2011 2016-present |
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Commands | Chief of staff Commander, Somaliland Defence Command |
Battles/wars | Battle of Tukaraq Puntland–Somaliland dispute Las Anod conflict (2023–present) |
General Nuh Ismail Tani (Somali : Nuux Ismaaciil Taani) is the chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces. [1]
Tani comes from the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal branch of the Isaaq clan. [2] [3]
In 1975, Tani was head of logistics for the Somali armed forces in Kismayo. [4]
In 1981, he led the fighting in Galkayo in central Somalia. [4]
He was appointed as the chief of staff in 2003 by President Kahin. [5]
In August 2010, the new president Silanyo ousted a number of government officials, but Tani was retained. [6]
And he held the post under two different presidents of Somaliland before being dismissed by Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo on 11 December 2011. [7]
He was succeeded by General Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi. [8]
In 2013, he was named one of the 100 people who have contributed the most to Somaliland over the past 20 years. [9]
On August 15, 2016, Tani was again appointed Commander of the Somaliland Defense Forces. [10]
In November 2017, Tani told an interview before the Somaliland presidential election that he would faithfully follow whichever candidate is elected. [11]
In November 2018, Tani welcomed the President of Somaliland in Tukaraq and explained the situation. [12]
In November 2022, Tani requested that the Puntland military commander not make misleading statements regarding the occupation of Bo'ame by Somaliland forces, as if Somaliland forces were invading another country. [13] [14]
On January 25, 2023, Tani denied some reports that enemy forces had invaded Las Anod, explaining that the Sool administration was under the control of the Somaliland military. [15] He explained, however, that he would not allow any vehicles to enter Las Anod to ease tensions in the city. [16]
On February 17, 2023, Tani said that militant group Al-Shabaab had been forced out of Somalia and was trying to establish a stronghold in Las Anod, joined by Puntland and others from southern Somalia, who were fighting Somaliland armed forces. [17]
In March 2023, Tani announced that the situation in Las Anod was such that Somaliland forces had the ability to overrun the town, but that the Somaliland government was abiding by the cease-fire agreement it had promised. [18]
In January 2024, he met with Ethiopia's Chief of Staff, Birhanu Jula, at the Defense Headquarters in Addis Ababa. They discussed military cooperation between the two countries. [19]
Sool is an administrative region (gobol) in eastern Somaliland. It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo. The region is partially controlled by both polities.
The Puntland–Somaliland dispute is a territorial dispute over the provinces of Sool, Sanaag and the Buuhoodle district of Togdheer region between the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and the Puntland state of Somalia.
Bo'ame is an ancient town in the eastern Sool region. It is the capital of Bo'ame district which includes the small towns of Karin-gorfood, Fardhidin, Dan-Gudban, Caleeli, Buura-wadal and Garaca Dacare and Biriqodayaga.
Buuhoodle, also known as Bohotle, is the largest city in the Togdheer region of Somalia. It serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activities.
Yagori is a town in the northernSool Region of Somaliland.
Karin Dabayl Weyn is a village in the southern Sool, Somaliland roughly halfway between Weylahayd to the north, and Qoriley to the south.
Gambadhe is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland. A dry port has been constructed in the town. The town is located roughly 30km southeast of the city of Las Anod.
Haysimo is a region of Somaliland that has existed since 2014. The constituent districts are Taleh, Sarmaanyo, Halin, Carroolay, and Godaalo.
Tukaraq is a small town in the eastern Sool region of Somalia. The town is located on the road between Las Anod and Garowe in Las Anod District. Khatumo State has had effective control there since 2023, but Puntland also has a territorial claim.
The Governor of Sool. Is the chief executive of the Sool, region of Somaliland and leads the region's executive branch.
Qoriley is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland.
The Battle of Tukaraq in 2018 saw the Somaliland National Army engage Puntland forces in Tukaraq, a town in the eastern Sool region, on the road between the regional capitals of Las Anod and Garowe. The ensuing heavy clashes resulted in Somaliland ousting the Puntland army from the town. The battle was significant as it was the first time both forces clashed directly.
The Somaliland National Army, is the land force and largest branch of the Somaliland Armed Forces is based in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa. There are approximately around 100,000 active members. The Somaliland National Army is composed entirely of professionals and volunteers due to the army not being mandatory of conscription. Some Somaliland battalions operate near the Puntland border due to a border dispute.
Ahmed Abdi Mohamud Sugulle "Habsade" is a Puntland and Somaliland politician. He was a decorated Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces and the second in command of the Somali Custodial Corps equivalent to that of the Italian Arma dei Carabinieri but the Custodial Corps fall under the Ministry of the Interior and are part of the Police Force. A politician and respected elder later in life (he was instrumental in the founding of Somaliland and became the Speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of the Interior of Puntland but was dismissed in 2007 after a conflict with Mohamud Muse Hersi, who became President of Puntland in 2006. In 2007, he brought Somaliland troops into Las Anod, leading to Somaliland's effective control of the Sool region. He served as various Somaliland Ministers of state from 2008. In 2014, Abdiweli Gaas became President of Puntland and he come back to Puntland.
'SSC or HMB-SSCUnity and Salvation Authority of the SSC regions of Somalia' or HBM-SSC was the name of the self-proclaimed autonomous government of the Dhulbahante clan living between Somaliland and Puntland, which was active from 2009 to around 2012. It claimed possession of the so-called SSC regions of Sool (S), Sanaag (S), and Cayn (C).
Hassan Dahir Afqurac is a Somali politician who was the Vice President of Puntland from January 2005 to January 2009. later died due to Liver disease in Nairobi.
Guumays (Guumeys) is a village in the Sool region currently under the control of Khatumo State forces.
Tuulo Samakaab or Tuula Samakaab is a village in the Sool Region, currently under the control of Khatumo State forces.
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The Las Anod conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Somaliland National Army and the SSC-Khatumo forces of the Dhulbahante in Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region. Fighting erupted on February 6 after Somaliland security forces held a violent crackdown on civil protests. On February 8, the supreme Garad of Dhulbahante, Garad Jama Garad Ali, declared an intent to secede and reunite with the Federal Government of Somalia.