So long as SNM had the upper hand militarily, they couldn't care the feelings of unionist clans.

Irrespective of the reactions of regional and international communities, it was always going to be difficult for the SNM clan to install their own fiefdom in the midst of formidable strong unionist clans who always banked on the support of other Somali clans in central and southern Somalia to counter such a state.

Rather being part of the secession or "Somaliland", the unionist clans, have all established, or are in the process of establishing, their own regional administration within Somali.

The unionist clans, now occupied by the secessionists, are engaged in armed struggle to liberate themselves.

The proponents of this mirage state have never anticipated the consequences of their rather unfortunate decision as they never gave a proper thought to the reactions of unionist clans in the region, or the consequences such a decision may have on the rest of Somalis.