### [2026-06-4](/feed/2026/06/4/index.md)

##### Somali Civil War
# As clashes in Mogadishu that started yesterday continue, former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire accuses "de facto" president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of ordering a targeted military assault to eliminate opposition, while defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accuses both former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Khaire of orchestrating a coup attempt to destabilise Somalia. 




### Sources:

1. [Garowe Online](https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-fiqi-accuses-former-pm-ex-president-of-coup-attempt-amid-mogadishu-clashes)
2. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/africa/somalia-mogadishu-fighting.html)

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