In March 2003, Puntland deployed troops to Sarmaanyo,
Hingalol, and
Fiqifuliye and other areas along the border. According to the December 2003 survey, diseases such as
diarrhoea,
anaemia,
ARI and
malaria increased, especially in
Dhahar, Shimbiraale, Sarmanyo, and
Baraakta Qol. Sarmaanyo and other Sool villages have seen an increase in remittances from the
diaspora, up 36% in 2009 and 14% between 2009 and 2010. In October 2011, SomaliaReport reported that Sarmaanyo in Puntland is one of the most drought-stricken areas in the Sool region. On January 12, 2012, the
Khatumo State was declared. Two days after this declaration, fighting broke out between Somaliland forces and Dhulbahante militias near
Buuhoodle. Photos of casualties from this battle appeared on the Internet, leading to pro-Khatumo demonstrations in
Las Anod and Sarmaanyo. In 2013, one of the elders of the
Dhulbahante clan
Garad Saleban Garad Mohamed held a meeting in Sarmaanyo to discuss the future of the Khatumo State and the Dhulbahante clan, attended by the Ugaadhyahaan clan, but talks were inconclusive and lasted several months. In July 2014,
President Silanyo declared the combined area of
Taleh, Sarmaanyo,
Halin, Carroolay, and
Godaalo as the new
Haysimo region. In January 2015, the local government of Sarmaanyo complained that the problems in the distribution of relief supplies were due to the management of the Puntland Agency for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (HADMA). In February 2016, following a large outbreak of
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and other livestock diseases in the Sool region, the Ministry of Livestock of Puntland conducted a treatment campaign. In May 2018, residents of Sarmaanyo demonstrated in support of the Puntland army and to the effect of freeing the Sool region from Somaliland's army. On December 6, 2018, the Puntland government approved a new administrative region for the combined districts of
Taleh,
Godaalo, Carrooleey, and Sarmaanyo. In April 2019, Somaliland forces and pro-Somaliland militias occupied the Taleh district of the Sool region. The Khatum Army withdrew without fighting. In October 2019, a locust infestation occurred in the Hudun area, which includes Sarmaanyo. The mayor of Hudun enlisted the help of the Somaliland Army to exterminate them. In May 2020, the Somaliland government has built a new health center in the Sarmaanyo district. ==Demographics==