Ethiopia denies sending troops to Las Anod, SomaliaJIGJIGA - The Somali region of Ethiopia has dismissed claims that it has sent hundreds of troops to the troubled city of Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region, moments after Somaliland accused Jigjigga of involvement in the skirmishes which have left over 200 people dead and over 600 injured. But Ethiopia's Somali region insists news of sending troops to assist the SSC is "false and unwarranted" which could further cause a wage between the two sides. "We are telling the Somaliland administration that there are no DDS [Ethiopia's Somali regional state] troops who are part of the violence in Las Anod," state-owned Somali Regional TV [SRTV] posted on Facebook recently, perhaps ending the debate about involvement. Somalia and Ethiopia have been cooperating well in recent times, especially on matters of security and development. On the other end, Ethiopia has become the first country to dispatch additional troops to Somalia following an agreement between Mogadishu and front-line countries.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2023 17:06 UTC