Awdal

Borama and the May 18 Commemoration

Awdal’s Fault Lines: How May 18 Exposed Somaliland’s Deepest Crisis

Awdal is at war with itself—but the battlefield is generational. On one side stand the youth protesters who took to Borama’s streets on May 17, tearing down Somaliland’s flag…

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Xeer Ciise Book violence

Between the Reflection of Xeer Ciise and the Resolve of Awdal

Central to the unrest was the belief that the Xeer Ciise initiative was not an isolated cultural endeavour but part of a broader external agenda.

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Borama Protest1

Why and How Awdal Uprising Started

This series of protests is the result of the cold-blooded killing of commander Khadar Habeeb Aynanshe on May 3 in the coastal border town of Lowyada.

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Flag martyrs of Somalia

The Flag Martyrs Of Somaliland

Young people, girls and boys, who were celebrating the country’s independence on June 26 outside the city of Borama were seized by police and then were taken to Hargeisa, Gabiley and Mandera Prison…

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