Tensions rise in northern Somalia following clashes by forces of rivals

Tensions are growing more and more unstable in northern Somalia. Clashes between rival regional administrations grew today, but diplomats on both sides were calling for control. Somalia has a weak federal government that is based in Mogadishu, which is unlikely to take control in the south and influence anything over the Puntland region and Somalialand. Puntland's Vice President, Hassan Dahir Mohamud, said that one soldier has been killed and three others wounded. Somlailand had declared, on the local radio, that they killed three Puntland soldiers at a village named Sool. Since 1991, both Puntland and Somalialand claim Sool and they have clashed over this area four times already thus far.The Committee of the Coordination of International Support to Somalia wants both Somalialandf and Puntland to think carefully and exercise restraint. Troops are gathering in Sool daily, and more regional troops were sent to prevent troops from Somalialand from crossing into Puntland. Men were arrested with explosives in vehicles with plates registered to Buhodle, a town bordering Puntland and Ethiopia. Those arrested were handed over to Ethiopia for further questioning.