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The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants have controlled Mogadishu until 2011 when they were pushed out by Amisom troops, but still hold territory in the countryside.

The outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmaajo, extended his mandate by two years in April 2021 after his term expired with no agreement on how to replace him.

The security forces have shot dead the assailants armed with AK-47 rifles and dressed in NISA uniforms during a gunfight. The attack led to the suspension of all flights at the airport.

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, says it killed nine soldiers, including senior Puntland commanders identified as Mohamed Jama Yusuf Hir and Said Abdikarim Muse Jibril.

The move comes as the militants have been launching bold attacks targeting government and electoral delegates taking part in the ongoing national elections.

Two explosions have rocked the central city on Wednesday evening with police reporting that the death toll from the terrorist attack jumped to at least 20 people.

Al-Shabaab said it was behind the attack, which underscores the capital's precarious security situation as AU troops prepare for a pullback from the frontlines after a 15-year war against the terrorist group.

Kooxda hubeysan ayaa kasoo gashay Xerada Xalane dhinaca Mariina Gate, oo ku dhaw Iskuul Bulusiya, waxayna barta Koontarool ay ku dileen dhowr askari.

Ahmed Gurey took part in attacks against Ethiopian forces in southern Somalia during the rule of the Islamic courts’ union in 2017 before the emergence of Al-Shabaab in 2008.

Al-Shabab militants who have opposed the ongoing electoral process have staged a series of attacks, targeting delegates in a bid to disrupt the electoral process. 

Somalia, which has already missed several deadlines, expects to complete the remaining 39 of 275 seats in Hirshabelle, Jubaland, and Puntland states by the end of the month.

Boqolaal askari oo Kenyan ah ayaa lagu dilay Soomaaliya tan iyo 2011, iyagoo lagu weeraray saldhigyadda Ceel-Cadde iyo Kulbiyow.