The upshot of the intricate situation inside Puntland was that when the violence erupted in in Las Anod Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni was politically unable to take a stand against the insurrection...

It agreed to give up pre-conditions consented to the meeting taking place at the far from neutral Villa Somalia (the presidential compound) and to meet the president and his team without the presence of the Jubaland and Puntland presidents Ahmed Madobe and Said Abdullahi Deni...

The domestic foes range from Federal Member State presidents Said Abdullahi Deni (Puntland) and Ahmed Madobe (Jubaland) along with Mogadishu politicians ex-president Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed ‘Farmajo' Farmajo's former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to the long-time Farmajo foe Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame...

In response Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni decided to fight and he accordingly sent a battalion to the Iskushuban district...

This may emerge in changes to Puntland's stance towards Mogadishu since Said Abdullahi Deni Puntland's president is under strong UAE influence...

The answer say our sources lies in a lack of leadership from President Said Abdullahi Deni and the politicisation of the security apparatus (AC Vol 65 No 7 Politicking hinders the war effort)...

Regional President Said Abdullahi Deni has taken Puntland out of Somalia's federal system sparking a political crisis that weakens national unity and threatens the devolution painstakingly constructed over the last 12 years...

We hear that after annoying Hassan Sheikh by taking visits from President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland and Puntland's President Said Abdullahi Deni he will invite South West State's President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed 'Lafta Gareen' to the Ethiopian capital...

The biggest single factor some analysts say was President Said Abdullahi Deni winning a second term in Puntland in early January...