Somaliland troops from Sool. On December 26, 2011, an SSC meeting was held in Taleh, attended by elder Haji Abdikarim Hussein and others. In August 2011, fighting between Somaliland and Puntland forces occurred in Taleh, with at least 3 killed and 7 wounded. In January 2012, Somaliland police arrested a reporter from Universal TV in Las Anod who broadcast news about the Taleh clan meeting for allegedly distorting the content of the meeting. Conflict between Somaliland and Khatumo In January 2012, the Dhulbahante clan proclaimed the independence of Khatumo State with Taleh as its capital. However, this was not recognized internationally, nor by neighboring countries Somaliland and Puntland. In November 2012, Somaliland municipal elections were held, but voting did not take place in Taleh for security reasons. In November 2013, there were clashes between Puntland and Khatumo forces, which also killed several civilians. Many of Taleh's residents were evacuated to nearby neighborhoods. Epidemics of diarrhea, pneumonia, and other diseases occurred in evacuated areas. In mid-April 2014, Somaliland sent hundreds of troops to occupy Taleh, the main town in Khatumo. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somali Affairs, Nicholas Kay, expressed concern about the conflict between Somaliland and Puntland and urged mediation by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Somaliland troops withdrew one day after occupation. In June 2014, Somaliland also temporarily occupied Taleh. In April 2015, five people were injured in a confrontation between the Samakab Ali and Farah Ali clans in Taleh. In December 2015, the Somaliland government granted a foreign company a permit to conduct oil exploration in the Sool region, and when that company conducted oil exploration in Taleh and Hudun, Puntland condemned this as a provocation by Somaliland. In May 2016, Puntland's Minister of Insurance visited Taleh to lay the cornerstone for the birth center. In December 2016, the region was in drought and a delegation, including Somaliland's Interior Minister, has visited several towns in the Sool region, including Taleh, to survey the drought situation. In 2017, the Puntland President Abdiweli Gaas appointed Mohamed Roble Isse as Taleh District Commissioner. The 2017 Somaliland presidential election saw Taleh become a constituency for the first time. In June 2018, a SOMNEWS TV reporter was arrested by Somaliland police for reporting on a press conference held by elders in the Taleh district. In April 2019, Somaliland forces and pro-Somaliland militias took control of the Taleh