Al-Shabaab attack the latest in its campaign against ‘apostate’ soldiers and militia
Militias patrol a Mogadishu street after a car bombing in October. Picture: FEISAL OMAR/REUTERS
Al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab has been waging an insurgency against Somalia’s government since 2007. It was pushed out of Hiraan in 2022 by government forces and allied clan militias known as macawisley, but has continued to stage attacks. Farah Abdullahi, a macawisley spokesperson for the local Mahas district, also said the blasts killed at least 10 people. Mahas district commissioner Mumin Mohamed Halane told state radio that one bomb targeted his house and the other hit the home of a federal lawmaker.
The insurgents have been under pressure since August when President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched a military offensive shortly after coming into office. The government forces and macawisley have received support from US and AU troops.
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