I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no basis and no claim on their territory or resources.

我已向伊拉克人民明确表示，我们既不会寻求在伊保留军事基地，也不会觊觎其领土和资源。

youdao

And I have made it clear to the Iraqi people — (applause) — I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases, and no claim on their territory or resources.

我明确地向伊拉克人民表示，我们不寻求基地，对领土或资源没有要求。

youdao

So it would be important to the people writing this story to lay claim to all of this territory.

所以对于写这个故事的人来说，声称这块领土属于自己非常重要。

youdao

Some people arrived in the territory to claim their land earlier than they were supposed to.

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There were problems in the regions of Sool and eastern Sanaag, where some clan leaders are unenthusiastic about Somaliland and where Puntland, another part of Somalia that asserts its autonomy, lays claim to territory.

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However neither abandoned its claim to the territory held by the other side.

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They just wanted to claim a territory and scare the other guys off.

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