Sool, Somalia
| Sool | |
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| Region | |
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 Location in Somalia. |
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| Country |
 Somaliland
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| Capital | Las Anod |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mustafa Abdi Isse |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Sool (Somali: Sool, Arabic: سول) is an administrative region (gobol) in Somaliland.
With its capital at Las Anod, Sool was historically the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish (Darwiish) movement.
Local control is disputed between Somaliland, Puntland and Khatumo State (formerly HBM-SSC or Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC).
The region is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante subdivision of the Harti Darod especially well represented.
Under the government of Siad Barre of Somali Republic, Sool was not a separate region but part of the larger Nugaal province, with its capital at Garowe. It was Siad Barre's government that made the Sool region in the 80s, with its capital at Lasanod .
From 2003 until October 2007, Sool was administered by Puntland, a territory with a similar clan composition. In 2007, forces from Somaliland assumed control of the region.
In the late 2000s, HBM-SSC (Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC), a local unionist opposition group whose goal is to establish its own regional administration (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn or SSC), was formed. The group engaged with talks with the government of Somaliland which resulted in their participation in the political process, and as a result of the negotiations SSC has been included in the current government of Somaliland
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