[3] Somali Broadcasting Corporation reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled by Somaliland.

[6] In 2016 an incident occurred between the two entities in Boodda-Cad, a remote settlement 30km west of Dhahar.

[9][10] In January 2018, Gamal Mohamed Hassan, the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation visited Dhahar, as well as the city of Badhan in the Sanaag region along with Puntland officials.

[11] In March 2021 police fired into the air to disperse pro-Farmaajo/anti Deni demonstrators in Dhahar district.

[14] In September 2023, 24 of the 33 Dhahar district representatives, including the ruling party Kaah, opposed Local Law No.