Khatumo State

Khaatumo Administration of Somalia
  • Maamulka Khaatumo ee Soomaaliya (Somali)
  • إدارة خاتومو في الصومال  (Arabic)
  • iidarat khatumu fi alsuwmal
Flag of SSC Khaatumo Administration
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Area claimed by SSC- Khaatumo[1]
Area claimed by SSC- Khaatumo[1]
Capital
and largest city
Las Anod
9°8′N 48°00′E / 9.133°N 48.000°E / 9.133; 48.000
GovernmentAutonomous presidential democracy
• President
Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw Ali
• Vice President
Mahamed Abdi Ismail
• Speaker of the Parliament
Jama Yasin Warsame
LegislatureLegislative Assembly Council
Autonomy 
within Somalia
(ssc was established 2009) later change to Khaatumo in 2012
• Dissolution
2017
2023
CurrencySomali shilling (SOS)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Calling code+252 (Somalia)
ISO 3166 codeSO
Internet TLD.so
Today part ofSomalia

SSC- Khaatumo Administration (Somali: SSC-Khaatumo), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo Administration (Somali: Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo), is an autonomous administration[2] in Northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod.[3] It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") It is bordered by Puntland to the east, the Somali Region of Ethiopia to the south, Somaliland to the west and the Gulf of Aden to the north.

Following the capture of several army positions near Las Anod in August 2023, Khatumo forces effectively expelled Somaliland troops from Dhulbahante territory, securing most of their claimed area and establishing a new front line between the villages of Oog and Guumays in western Sool.[4][5]

SSC-Khaatumo was acknowledged as an interim administration by the Federal Government of Somalia on 19 October 2023,[6] following its re-establishment on 6 February 2023, as SSC-Khaatumo after a period of mass civil unrest in Las Anod.[3]

  1. ^ "Ethiopia, breakaway Somaliland sign port deal; Somalia's cabinet calls emergency meet". The Hindu. 2 January 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ Jama (19 October 2023). "Somali government makes a strategic move by recognizing SSC-Khaatumo". The Somali Digest | Somali News in English. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Barnett, James (7 August 2023). "Inside the Newest Conflict in Somalia's Long Civil War". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "October Alerts and September Trends 2023". www.crisisgroup.org. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "On the Horizon: October 2023-March 2024 | Crisis Group". www.crisisgroup.org. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Dowladda Federaalka oo aqoonsatay maamulka SSC-Khaatumo". Voice of America (in Somali). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.