location: Caroweyn
notes: A Dhulbahante armed group loyal to Mohamed Farah Aden, the former Puntland minister of fisheries, who recruited locals and mining experts to explore minerals exchanged gunfire with Somaliland forces in a mountain near Carro Weyne village (45km NE of Buuhoodle) on 08/04. The former minister and his team refused to surrender to Somaliland forces who were attempting to stop the exploration activities. The former minister and four of his team were arrested while a man from Dhulbahante/Barkad sub-clan was injured and later succumbed to his injuries in Laas Caanood. Local elders have stepped to try to secure the release of the former minister.
target_text: location: Caroweyn, fatalities: 0