What is SSC (Somalia)?
'''SSC''' or '''SSC Khatumo''' is the successor of [[Khatumo State]] of Somalia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/fighting-in-northern-somalia-leaves-over-200-people-dead | title=Fighting in northern Somalia leaves over 200 people dead }}</ref> SSC stands for the northern Somalia provinces of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn. SSC was also the predecessor of Khatumo.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://horseedmedia.net/somalia-puntland-blames-tfg-supporting-ssc-movement-34758 | title=SOMALIA: Puntland blames the TFG for Supporting SSC movement | date=30 May 2011 }}</ref> The 2000s era SSC was founded to deal with land disputes.<ref>https://allafrica.com/stories/201102080265.html</ref> The SSC was brought back in 2023 to make SSC provinces go directly under the Somali Federal Government.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/elders-want-somalia-to-manage-las-anod-4114788 | title=Elders in disputed las Anod want it administered by Mogadishu | date=7 February 2023 | access-date=7 March 2023 | archive-date=7 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307222556/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/elders-want-somalia-to-manage-las-anod-4114788 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2020s SSC was established after 20 days of fighting between SSC and Hargeisa based secessionist forces.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202303060610.html | title=Ethiopia: Lasanod Fighting Resumes Amid Ethiopia Mediation | newspaper=Shabelle Media Network | date=6 March 2023 }}</ref> The spokesperson for SSC is Cabdirisaaq Xasan Falaalug.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/cd1j4x2977yo | title=Itoobiya oo dhexdhexaadin ka wadda dagaalka Laascaanood | date=5 March 2023 }}</ref> Politically, the SSC federal state represents mainly the [[Reer Darawiish]] clan.<ref>https://isirthinktank.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UNDERSTANDING-LAS-ANODS-CONFLICT-EXCLUSIONARY-POLITICS-STRATEGIC-RE-ALIGNMENT-AND-RUPTURE-March-2023.pdf</ref> == Ref