Qoriley is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland.

Qoriley
Town
Qoriley is located in Somaliland
Qoriley
Qoriley
Location
Coordinates: 8°00′12.0″N 47°33′51.3″E / 8.003333°N 47.564250°E / 8.003333; 47.564250
Country Somaliland
RegionSool
DistrictLas Anod District
Population
 (2019[1])
 • Total3,900
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

History edit

In 1997, the Baharsame clan in Qoriley and the Omar Mohamoud clan in Magaley were at odds over the construction of a concrete reservoir on suitable grazing land between the two towns, which led to a peace conference led by the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (later the Puntland government).[2]: 59 

In May and June 2007, Ethiopian forces expelled residents from villages on the outskirts of the Wardel Zone (now the Dollo Zone) and burned them. Those who left the villages migrated to the central city of Werder, as well as to Walwal, Danood, and Qoriley.[3]

In October 2007, settlement agreement between the Baharsame and Omar Mahmud clans.[4]

In August 2015, fighting broke out in Qoriley. According to witnesses, they were an armed group from Burtinle, Puntland. On September 22, 12 people were killed in the fighting.[5] At the end of September, Vice President Puntland visited Burtinle for mediation.[6] On October 2, Somaliland delegations visited Qoriley to mediate the inter-clan struggle.[7] On October 7, the government of Khatumo State also dispatched a representative.[8]

In late December 2017, fighting broke out between clans in Qoriley.[9] The fighting took place between Qoriley and Gumburka Cagaare of Ethiopia.[10] Fighting occurred at least twice, on December 19 and 23, killing at least 18 people. The two warring clans were the Omar Mahmud branch of the Majeerteen clan and the Baharsame branch of the Dhulbahante clan. Somaliland, Puntland, and Khatumo, who all declare territorial rights to the land, claimed that the fighting was not their fault. The cease-fire was effected through the armed intervention of the governments of those countries, local elders, and the Ethiopian police.[11]

In January 2018, the Somaliland Minister of Information announced that Somali federal government forces had attacked Qoriley and Tukaraq.[12] The Somaliland military used this as a reason to attack the checkpoint in Tukaraq, where Puntland customs officials are stationed.[13] The Battle of Tukaraq resulted in effective Somaliland control of Tukaraq.

In October 2019, the Somaliland government will build a health center in Qoriley, and the governor of Sool state and the mayor of Las Anod attended the groundbreaking ceremony.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Care Somalia (October 2019). "CARE INTERNATIONAL – SOMALIA NUTRITION SMART SURVEY FINAL REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ interpeace (July 2008). "THE SEARCH FOR PEACE (2008)" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ Idil Salah (2011). "Localized Governance in the Midst of Anarchy:- The Role of Non-state Actors in Somalia's Nation-State Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ the University of Edinburgh. "Adadda Peace Agreement". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. ^ "Somalia: Clan fighting in Sool leaves a dozen dead". garoweonline.com. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  6. ^ "Dagaal ka dhacey degaanka Qoriley iyo magacley ee Sool, Nugaal". garoweonline.co. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. ^ "Daawo Muuqaal: Weftigii Somaliland ee Aaag+ga lagu dagaalamay ee Qoriley gaadhay". hargeisapress.com. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. ^ "Khatumo state expresses hope over diffusing the ongoing clan clashes in Qoriley". goobjoog.com. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. ^ "Dagaal Dad Badan Ku Dhinteen Oo Ka Dhacay Deegaanka Qoriley Oo Ka Tirsan Gobolka Sool". badhtamaha.com. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  10. ^ "Bayaan laga soo Saaray Colaada Gobolka Sool". somaliweyn.org. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  11. ^ IFRC (2018). "IFRC Situation Report: Regional Food / Crisis in Africa – 18 January 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  12. ^ "Somaliland iyo Puntland oo ka hadlay dagaalka Tuka-raq". BBC. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  13. ^ European Union Training Mission Somalia (2018-05-26). "PRESS SUMMARY" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  14. ^ "Badhasaabka Sool Oo Dhagax Dhigay MCH Xukuumadu Ka Hirgelinayo Degaanka Qorilay". hargeisapress.com. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2021-07-29.