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drathur - The Puntland people desperately won't to recapture the Sool region and now appear to have the support on the ground to reclaim it. Somaliland are vulnerable at the moment due to internal leadership problems and international tensions.

I suspect, a lot of what we see is purely political and any battle will be short lived. Whoever occupies the Sool region must have the support of the local clans and elders. Farole's speech suggests Puntland may now have that necessary support.

The timing may coincide with AOC bringing a rig in to drill Dharoor. A healthy oil intersect in Dharoor will concrete support from the Sool region and drilling will likely occur shortly after.