Sool, Somalia current government of Somaliland Sool, Somalia Sool (, ) is an administrative region Somaliland, The Somali state of Puntland also claims the region. With its capital at Las Anod, Sool was historically the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish (Darwiish) movement. The region is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante, Darod, Clan well-represented.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vG5jDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT79&dq=habar+yonis+sool+region&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzrK2gpKjeAhUEe8AKHbIGCK8Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=habar%20yonis%20sool%20region&f=false|title= Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa |first=}}</ref> The Sool region consists of Five Districts. Under the government of Siad Barre, Sool was not a separate region but part of the larger Nugaal province, with its capital at Garowe. It
2009 timeline of the War in Somalia civilians, were injured in the fighting. Forty fighters from Al-Shabaab, three government soldiers and three Ugandan AMISOM soldiers were killed in north Mogadishu during a battle when Al-Shabaab tried to attack Villa Somalia, the presidential palace of Somalia. The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), guarding the palace, became involved in the fighting and was unable to take control of rebel strongholds. AMISOM, however, denied assisting Somali government troops, saying, "...AMISOM pre-empted and tried to do what it should to ensure that the safety of troops and the safety of supply routes are guaranteed... We did a show of force,