Bo'ame () is an ancient town in the eastern
Sool
Sool ( so, Sool, ar, صول) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in south eastern Somaliland/north western Somalia. It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city ...
region.
Somaliland has effective control there since 2022, but
Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
also has a territorial claim. It is the capital of Bo'ame district which includes the small towns of
Karin-gorfood
Karin-gorfood (Karin-garfood, Karin-karfood) is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland/Somalia.
Education
According to the 2007 survey, Karin-gorfood has an integrated school with 90 students. However, this year was severely affected by the droug ...
,
Fardhidin
Fardhidin () is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland/Somalia. The town is 50 miles away from Las Anod, the provincial capital.
History
During the Somaliland campaign, the town was the site of a major battle between Dervish troops led by Mo ...
, Dan-Gudban, Caleeli, Buura-wadal and Garaca Dacare and Biriqodayaga.
Bo'ame is a commercial centre for the largely agricultural district. Bo'ame has a business relationship to many cities such as
Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ, , the administrative capital of
Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
,
Galkacyo
Galkayo ( so, Gaalkacyo, ar, جالكعيو Dr Badal Kariye Ba Bsit Ma Mba & Phd, ''The Kaleidoscopic Lover: The Civil War in the Horn of Africa & My Itinerary for a Peaceful Lover'', (AuthorHouse: 2010), p.116.) which in Af- Somali translates t ...
,
Bosasso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the muni ...
and
Las Anod
Las Anod ( so, Laascaanood; ar, لاسعانود) is the administrative capital of the Sool, Somaliland, Sool region of Somaliland.
Territorial dispute
The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the ki ...
, the capital of Sool.
Recent History
In early 1993, the Dhulbahante clan held a reconciliation meeting in Bo'ame (Boocame I). Dhulbahante, who lives in
Kenya
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, participated in the meeting. On this occasion, many participants opposed the secession of
Somaliland. However, they sent a delegation of 50 people to the
2nd National Somaliland Conference, which was being held in
Borama. After discussions, the Dhulbahante clan decided to create its own council to provide autonomy.
At the end of 1996, a second meeting (Boocame II) was held in Bo'ame, and with the help of the diaspora, they resolved to oppose Somaliland. This was one of the foundations for the establishment of Puntland.
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In January 2012, the Dhulbahante clan declared the establishment of the ]Khatumo State
Khatumo State ( so, Khaatumo; ar, ولاية خاتمة, translit=wilāyat khātimah), officially the Khatumo State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Khaatumo ee Soomaaliya), was a successor to the SSC Movement. Centred on the Sool, Sanaag re ...
and sought to capture Las Anod and other areas, but were defeated in a battle with the Somaliland army on April 1, and retreated to Taleh
Taleh ( so, Taleex, ar, تليح) is a historical town in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland. As of September 2015, both Puntland and Somaliland had nominal influence or control in Taleh and it's vicinity. The town served as the capital ...
, Xudun, and Bo'ame.[
In October 2012, Puntland Election Commission visits Bo'ame.
In February 2013, Xayle Xasan Shire, district director of Bo'ame, said that Al-Shabaab had invaded the Bo'ame rural district pretending to be clerics and that Puntland forces had begun guarding nearby roads.
In December 2013, Bo'ame elder Ugaas Cabdullaahi Ciise announced that Bo'ame is part of the Khatumo state.
In May 2015, Puntland's Ministry of Education visited the educational situation in Bo'ame district.
In November 2016, a drought hit the Bo'ame district.
In January 2018, Xayle Xasan Shire, the district director of Bo'ame, denied rumors of the arrival of Somaliland troops in Bo'ame and stated that Bo'ame is part of Puntland. Xayle Xasan Shire explained in May that "residents are protesting the invasion of Somaliland."
In October 2020, troops deployed as the Puntland Force announced their participation in Somaliland.
In November 2020, a delegation led by Aviation Minister Puntland visited Bo'ame. They made an inspection tour for water projects in this region.
In January 2021, parliamentary polls were held across Somaliland, but no elections were held in Bo'ame.
On February 26, 2021, Demonstrations in support of the outgoing president of the Federal Government of Somalia in Bo'ame.
End of February 2021, Puntland's Home Secretary announced that a local council will be established in the Boerme district.
In early August 2021, the elders of Bo'ame denied reports that the reconciliation agreement between Saax-maygaag and Sange-jebiye had been broken. At the end of August, a deadly battle broke out in Finley village, between Birta-Dheer and Bo'ame.
In January 2022, Puntland vice-president ]Ahmed Elmi Osman
Personal life
Osman belongs to the Dhulbahante Harti Darod clan.
Career
Early career
In 2009, Osman served as the Minister of Aviation of the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia. He later helped form Khatumo State administratio ...
visited Bo'ame and met with Saax-maygaag elders. Ahmed Elmi Osman said he would not return to Garowe, the capital of Puntland, until the conflict between Saax-maygaag and Sange jebiye was resolved.
On May 18, 2022, Somaliland National Army
The Somaliland National Army ( so, Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland, ar, الجيش صوماليلاندي), is the land force and largest branch of the Somaliland Armed Forces is based in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa. There are approximately 1 ...
reportedly captured Bo'ame. In June 2022, the Somaliland government accused Puntland of promoting war in the Bo'ame region. According to Somaliland's Minister of Information, the Puntland Army has troops stationed in Galalab in Bo'ame district. On June 23, Puntland elevated Bo'ame's administrative classification from "C" to "B".
On November 1, 2022, Somaliland forces occupied the Bo'ame area with military vehicles equipped with heavy weapons and built a military base.
References
{{Portal, Somaliland
Populated places in Sool, Somaliland