Event Brief
Somalia says it repelled armed attack in Baidoa
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Sep 03, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Summary: Somalia’s Defence Ministry said the army repelled an early-Thursday assault by two armed groups in Baidoa, South West State. The ministry said the attack began with explosions meant to terrorise civilians and that forces inflicted a heavy defeat on the attackers.
WHO: Somalia’s Defence Ministry
WHAT: The ministry said the army repelled an armed assault by two groups in Baidoa.
WHEN: Sep 03, 2026
WHERE: Baidoa, Somalia
WHY: The attack was launched by militias loyal to ousted Governor Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen.
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