Somaliland and Somalia's Puntland Exchange Prisoners of War in Landmark Peace Gesture

Somalia’s Puntland, Somaliland administrations conduct prisoner swap amid thaw in tensions

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The administrations of Somalia’s breakaway region Somaliland and the semi-autonomous Puntland on Wednesday conducted a rare and symbolically significant prisoner exchange, signaling a possible easing of months-long tensions over territorial disputes.  In a carefully coordinated handover at Hargeisa airport, Somaliland released 11 Puntland prisoners of war, while Puntland freed 15 Somaliland detainees. All were captur…

Somaliland Releases 11 prisoners captured in Sool fighting

Somaliland government on Wednesday released 11 prisoners who hail from Puntland in which the Somaliland National Army captured during the fighting that took place in Lasanod, Sool’s provincial capital in 2023. The Ministers of interior, presidency, civil aviation, the Army Chief and the Police Commissioner saw off the prisoners at Egal Int’l Airport in Hargeisa. King Osman Mohamud Buurmadow and other traditional chiefs accompanied the prisoners …

Somaliland and Somalia's Puntland Exchange Prisoners of War in Landmark Peace Gesture

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale Hargeisa – April 30, 2025: The Republic of Somaliland and Somalia’s Puntland State have successfully completed the first phase of a formal Prisoner of War (PoW) exchange, marking a significant step toward regional peace and reconciliation. Somaliland released 11 PoWs of Puntland origin, who were transferred through Hargeisa’s Egal International Airport. In […] The post Somaliland and Somalia’s…