Early hours of last morning heard heavy mortars and bullets exchanging the two neighborhood regions of Puntland and Galmudug.
Renewed fighting collapses yesterday negotiations reached by the two leaders Gas and Guled via phone that leading by especial representative of UN envoy Michele kitching who traveled yesterday Bosaso city as to end repeated conflict and reach ceasefire.
Clashes of this kind between rival factions and militias are common in Somalia, as a 25-year-long civil war has crippled central security.
Locals have expressed concern about the lack of progress on the peace process. The fear that the conflict may last longer than anticipated is driving more people out of their homes. The conflict in Gaalkacyo will worsen the situation of IDPs, especially those facing secondary displacement.
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In December 2015 when a similar conflict broke out, efforts from the political leadership at Federal level and the regional bodies such as IGAD spearheaded talks led to the cessation of hostilities.
A recommendation from the 2015 fighting after negotiations that a joint committee is established to look into the root causes of the fighting and avoid future conflicts did not take off.
An inter-agency assessment conducted on 19 October 2016 by humanitarian partners and local authorities established that all IDP and host community settlements around the Garsoor area where the fighting is concentrated have been vacated.
The impact of the conflict is putting a strain on depleted humanitarian supplies meant to respond to the needs of those affected by effects of natural hazards such as flooding and drought in the region as the Deyr rainy season begins.
Some of the displaced local residents from the host community have fled to rural villages and other outlying towns where they are staying with friends and relatives. The displaced people are in need of shelter/NFIs, food, water/sanitation services, health, nutrition and protection related interventions.
Assessments by humanitarian partners and estimates from the fighting of 22 October indicate that over 75,000 people have been displaced. All 13 IDP settlements in south Gaalkacyo and another eight in the north of the city have been abandoned. Most of the displaced have fled to the villages and settlements in the outskirts of the town.