Editing Sool (section)

==History==
[[File:British Somaliland Districts.jpg|thumb|British Somaliland district boundaries from 1944.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Development map, roads, 1944 |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8352bm.gct00214/?sp=16 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Library of Congress |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163142/https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8352bm.gct00214/?sp=16 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

From 1944 to 1974, the Sool region was formerly Las Anod district. It was one of three districts under British protection. The other two districts were the Burao and hargeysa districts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Development map, roads, 1944 |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8352bm.gct00214/?sp=16 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Library of Congress |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163142/https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8352bm.gct00214/?sp=16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1974 most Sool was part of the larger [[Nugaal]] region, with its capital at [[Garowe]]. It was established as a separate region in 1984 with its capital at [[Las Anod]].<ref name=SOMALIA-1988>{{cite web
|title=Somalia (1988)
|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia.jpg
|date=December 1988
|publisher=[[CIA]]
|access-date=21 February 2007
|archive-date=1 April 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401150117/http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia.jpg
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

{{main|Somaliland-Puntland dispute}}

=== Las Anod conflict ===
{{main|Las Anod conflict (2023–present)}}

Due to the prolonged conflict between Somaliland and Puntland, many Dhulbahante and Warsangeli living in the region did not recognize the Sool region and eastern Sanaag, as either Somaliland or Puntland.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |author=Ahmed M. Musa |date=2021 |title=Lasanod: City at the margins |url=https://riftvalley.net/sites/default/files/publication-documents/RVI%202021.10.01%20Lasanod_City%20at%20the%20Margins_0.pdf |access-date=2021-11-28 |page=14 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208003741/https://riftvalley.net/sites/default/files/publication-documents/RVI%202021.10.01%20Lasanod_City%20at%20the%20Margins_0.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 5 January 2023, Somaliland forces withdrew from Las Anod after mass civil unrest in the city.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=February Alerts and January Trends 2023 |url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch/february-alerts-and-january-trends-2023 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=www.crisisgroup.org |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119064934/https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch/february-alerts-and-january-trends-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 19, the government of Somalia recognized the state of [[Khatumo State|SSC-Khaatumo]] as a federal member.<ref name=":6">{{cite web | url=https://horseedmedia.net/somali-federal-government-recognizes-new-ssc-khatumo-administration-383891 | title=Somali Federal Government Recognizes New SSC-Khatumo Administration | date=19 October 2023 | access-date=8 December 2023 | archive-date=29 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029191055/https://horseedmedia.net/somali-federal-government-recognizes-new-ssc-khatumo-administration-383891 | url-status=live }}</ref> Since the defeat of Somaliland troops in the base in Goojacde, much of Sool has been under the control of SSC-Khatumo.<ref name=":CrisisGroup" /><ref name=":7">{{cite web | url=https://horseedmedia.net/somalia-ssc-forces-capture-somalilands-goojacade-military-base-381967 | title=Somalia: SSC Forces Capture Somaliland's Goojacade military Base | date=25 August 2023 | access-date=8 December 2023 | archive-date=26 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826043526/https://horseedmedia.net/somalia-ssc-forces-capture-somalilands-goojacade-military-base-381967 | url-status=live }}</ref>