Somalia: The situation in Las Anod in 1998, whether fighting continues there, who controls the town, and any reports of refugees returning to the area
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM29112.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: The situation in Las Anod in 1998, whether fighting continues there, who controls the town, and any reports of refugees returning to the area, 1 April 1998, SOM29112.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acf32c.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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No mention of fighting in Las Anod, who controls the town, or refugees returning to the area in 1998 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, However, the UNCT (United Nations Country Team) Somalia Monitor, posted on the Internet, states in six issues in 1998, dated 9-16 January, 17-25 January, 27 January-1 February, 3-8 February, 9-15 February, and 16-22 February, that "UN international staff road travel to Las Anod and Erigavo is restricted."
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
UNCT Somalia Monitor. 9-16 January 1998. [Internet] < http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/ > [Accessed on 3 Apr. 1998]
_____. 17-25 January 1998. [Internet] < http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/ > [Accessed on 3 Apr. 1998]
_____. 27 January-1 February 1998. [Internet] < http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/ > [Accessed on 3 Apr. 1998]
_____. 3-8 February 1998. [Internet] < http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/ > [Accessed on 3 Apr. 1998]
_____. 9-15 February 1998. [Internet] < http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/ > [Accessed on 3 Apr. 1998]
_____. 16-22 February 1998. [Internet] < http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/ > [Accessed on 31 Mar. 1998]
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. 19 January 1998-6 March 1998.
Africa Research Bulletin [Oxford]. October 1997-January 1998.
Indian Ocean Newsletter [Paris]. 7 June 1997-21 March 1998.
Jeune Afrique [Paris]. 6 January 1998-16 March 1998.
New African [London]. December 1997-March 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, WNC.
Three oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
