Sarmaanyo is a town in the
Sool region of
Somalia/.
(Sometimes considered in the
Sanaag region.
Recent history
In March 2003, Puntland deployed troops to Sarmaanyo,
Hingalol, and
Fiqifuliye
Fiqifuliye is a town in the Erigavo District of Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Recent History
On June 1, 1993, a meeting between the Habar Yoonis and the Dhulbahante clans was held in Fiqifuliye, and the Habar Yoonis clan agreed to invite the D ...
and other areas along the border.
According to the December 2003 survey, diseases such as
diarrhoea,
anaemia,
ARI and
malaria increased, especially in
Dhahar, Shimbiraale, Sarmanyo, and
Baraakta Qol.
Sarmaanyo and other Khaatumo villages have seen an increase in remittances from the
diaspora
A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews after ...
, up 36% in 2009 and 14% between 2009 and 2010.
In October 2011, SomaliaReport reported that Sarmaanyo in Puntland is one of the most drought-stricken areas in the Sool region.
On January 12, 2012, the
Khatumo State was declared. Two days after this declaration, fighting broke out between Somaliland forces and Dhulbahante militias near
Buuhoodle. Photos of casualties from this battle appeared on the Internet, leading to pro-Khatumo demonstrations in
Las Anod and Sarmaanyo.
In 2013, one of the elders of the
Dhulbahante clan
Garad Saleban Garad Mohamed held a meeting in Sarmaanyo to discuss the future of the Khatumo State and the Dhulbahante clan, attended by the Ugaadhyahaan clan, but talks were inconclusive and lasted several months.
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In December 2013, Garad Saleban Garad Mohamed and other Sarmaanyo elders called a halt to the fighting in the Taleh area.
In July 2014, President Silanyo declared the combined area of Taleh, Sarmaanyo, Halin, Carroolay, and ]Godaalo
Godaalo(God Alo) is a town in the eastern Sool region of Sool/Somaliland.
On 13 December 2015, this town was part of conflict between the DNO ASA oil company and the local residents. Dulbiciid mountain in the environs of Godaalo, contains Somalil ...
as the new Haysimo
Haysimo (Somali: Xaysimo, Arabic: حايسمو) is a region of Somalia that has existed since 2014. The constituent districts are Taleh, Sarmaanyo, Halin, Somaliland, Halin, Carroolay, and Godaalo.
Governor
*Governor (Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Xaysi ...
region.
In January 2015, the local government of Sarmaanyo complained that the problems in the distribution of relief supplies were due to the management of the Puntland Agency for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (HADMA).
In February 2016, following a large outbreak of Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and other livestock diseases in the Sool region, the Ministry of Livestock of Puntland conducted a treatment campaign.
In May 2018, residents of Sarmaanyo demonstrated in support of the Puntland army and to the effect of freeing the Sool region from Somaliland's army.
On December 6, 2018, the Puntland government approved a new administrative region for the combined districts of Taleh, Godaalo
Godaalo(God Alo) is a town in the eastern Sool region of Sool/Somaliland.
On 13 December 2015, this town was part of conflict between the DNO ASA oil company and the local residents. Dulbiciid mountain in the environs of Godaalo, contains Somalil ...
, Carrooleey, and Sarmaanyo.
In April 2019, Somaliland forces and pro-Somaliland militias occupied the Taleh district of the Sool region. Khatum Army withdrew without fighting.
In October 2019, locust infestation occurred in the Hudun area, which includes Sarmaanyo. The mayor of Hudun enlisted the help of the Somaliland Army to exterminate them.
In May 2020, the Somaliland government has built a new health center in the Sarmaanyo district.
Demographics
The town of Sarmaanyo is primarily inhabited by the Dhulbahante clan. Both Naleye Ahmed
The Mohamoud Garad ( so, Maxamuud Garaad, ar, محمود جراد, Full Name:'' ’Mohamoud Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti'' ) is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Dhulba ...
and Mohamoud Ugadhyahan sub-sections of the Mohamoud Garad branch. The Abdi Mohamoud sublineage of the Mohamoud Ugadhyahan are well represented and holds the Garadate of Mohamoud Garad, Garad Saleban Garad Mohamed, who was born in this city.
References
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Sarmaanyo
Populated places in Sool, Somaliland