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

##### Somali Civil War
# 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 Sharif 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)

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