[3] Around 2012, refugee camps were established by the United Nations Humanitarian Fund for Somalia, and as of April 2019, 600 families and 4,200 people are living there.

[4] In 2013, a large area of Sanaag was flooded during the spring rainy season, but Baraakta Qol was less affected.

[6] In May 2018, it was reported that a man from Baraakta Qol received his PhD from the University of Luzon in Philippine, at the age of 27.

[7] In July 2020, the Somaliland army announced that it would open a new military base in Baraakta Qol.

[3] In October 2020, Baraakta Qol elders announced their support for Somaliland's newly appointed Deputy Minister of Transport.