### [2026-05-30](/feed/2026/05/30/index.md)

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




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The New Arab](https://www.newarab.com/news/ousted-regional-leaders-loyalists-and-army-clash-somali-city)
2. [Garowe Online](https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-forces-loyal-to-ousted-southwest-leader-enter-baidoa-as-heavy-fighting-erupts-ahead-of-elections)
3. [Horseed Media](https://horseedmedia.net/somalia-deadly-clashes-erupt-in-baidoa-as-loyalists-of-ousted-leader-battle-troops/422279/)

### Changes:

1. At least 8 people are killed as heavy fighting erupts between forces loyal to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa.  _2026-05-31 05:39:37 (First version)_
2. At least eigh people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa.  _2026-05-31 07:39:37 (Update)_
2. At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa.  _(Current version)_

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1. [Casualties are reported with no exact number after heavy fighting breaks out on the outskirts of regional capital Baidoa between forces loyal to the federal government and troops aligned with South West State ousted president Abdiaziz Laftagareen. ](/feed/2026/05/21/casualties-are-reported-with-no-exact-number-after-heavy-fighting-breaks-out-on-the-outskirts-of-regional-capital-baidoa.md) _Context: Abdiaziz Laftagareen, Baidoa, Somali Civil War, South West State_
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3. [United Kingdom and United States-mediated talks in Mogadishu, Somalia, between president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition led by regional president Said Abdullahi Deni have broken down without an agreement. The deadlock centres on bitter disputes over the country's upcoming electoral framework, technical delays, and regional vote-rigging accusations in South West State of Somalia. ](/feed/2026/05/13/united-kingdom-and-united-states-mediated-talks-in-mogadishu-somalia-between-president-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-and-the-o.md) _Context: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud_
4. [At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after Somalia's national army ​took control of Baidoa, the capital city of the South West state, two weeks after the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen said that his administration was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government. ](/feed/2026/03/30/at-least-10-people-are-killed-25-others-are-injured-and-more-than-45000-displaced-after-somalia-s-national-army-took.md) _Context: Abdiaziz Laftagareen, Baidoa, Somali Civil War, president_
5. [The South West House of Representatives re-elects incumbent president Abdiaziz Laftagareen for the second time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in the military being deployed to the Lower Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions of Somalia. ](/feed/2026/03/28/the-south-west-house-of-representatives-re-elects-incumbent-president-abdiaziz-laftagareen-for-the-second-time-amid-tens.md) _Context: Abdiaziz Laftagareen, president_
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