Somaliland says Shabaab ties claim a smokescreen

Monday, January 03, 2011
HARGEISA  (Reuters) – The breakaway enclave of Somaliland said on Monday the neighbouring Somali province of Puntland had linked it with the al Shabaab rebel group in order to divert attention away from its creation of a large army.
Semi-autonomous Puntland, also in the north of Somalia, said in a statement over the [...]