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At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to disputed Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa.
2026-05-30

Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa between Somali federal government forces and troops loyal to former South West State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed, following disputes over regional elections and the end of president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term tomorrow. Multiple sources confirm two senior Somali military officers from the 60th Division have been killed in a roadside ambush.
2026-05-14

Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways temporarily suspend flights to Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, following security warnings from the United States embassy about potential terrorist attacks targeting the airport.
2025-03-6

Five people are killed and five more injured in a bomb attack in El Wak town in Mandera County, northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia.
2024-04-29

A suicide bomber targeting the Somali Bay region's governor kills four people and wounds six others outside a bar in Baidoa. The governor escapes unharmed.
2021-04-10

A remote-controlled mine detonates in Baidoa, Somalia, killing five people and injuring 10.
2020-07-4

Two blasts in the town of Baidoa in Somalia kill at least 15 people and injure more than 30 others.
2018-10-13

Two al-Shabaab suicide bombers kill at least 40 people in the Somali town of Baidoa.
2016-02-28

Somali al-Shabaab militants attack an army base on the outskirts of Baidoa, killing seven soldiers.
2015-01-2

The United Kingdom reopens its embassy in Somalia 22 years after it closed as a result of the chaos after the fall of Mohamed Siad Barre's government and subsequent Somali Civil War.
2013-04-25