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  • September 28, 2023
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At least six people died and dozens were injured this Thursday at Hiran, center SomaliaTo Bomb explosion in a cara second attack of this type is attributed Jihadist

At least six people died and dozens were injured this Thursday at Hiran, center SomaliaTo Bomb explosion in a cara second attack of this type is attributed Jihadist group al-Shabab in the area since last Saturday, reported Efe police source.

“I arrived at the scene and saw at least six bodies,” he told Efa Hassan Ali, police officer from Buloburde, where the incident took place.

The explosion occurred in the city center, in densely populated area, Also damaged “several civilian buildings” Ali added.

Last Saturday, another car filled with explosives exploded in a neighboring town. Beledweyne, capital of the region Hiran, care at least 21 deados, according to local authorities.

Also Government of Somalia claimed that he had foiled suicide attack from Al Shabab in the city of Dusmareb (in the center), the capital of the state of Galmudug, where the president of the country is located, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, visits

These attacks are attributed Al Shabab coincided with the new intensification operations of the Somali army against a terrorist group, who seek to prevent the Hiran region from becoming one of their main strongholds.

A lot of local residents took up arms and now they are collaborating with the Armed Forces to fight jihadistsa fact to which Al-Shabab responded with attacks on civiliansincluding bombings, murders and arson of small towns.

WITH Mohamud announced in August 2022 “total war” against the jihadist group, Somali army executed numerous attacks on terroristssometimes with military cooperation USA And African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

The government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared “total war” against the terrorist group, an al-Qaeda ally.

Al-Shabab, affiliated since 2012 Al Qaedaoften commits attacks in Mogadishu and other parts of the country overthrow the central government – with the support of the international community – and create Wahhabi (ultra-conservative) Islamic state.

The terrorist group dominates rural areas in the center and south of the country; seeks to overthrow the current government and create an ultra-conservative Islamic state.

Group controls rural areas of central and southern Somalia despite the fact that the army was able to regain some of these territories last year, and is also attacking neighboring countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia.

Somalia He lives on state of war and chaos since 1991when the dictator was overthrown Mohamed Siad Barreleaving the country without an effective government and in the hands of Islamist militias and warlords.

(according to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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