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Somalia is ranked one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist due to the lawlessness and decades of anarchy.
The attack comes as the city has recently elected its councillors and was preparing for parliamentary election in the coming days.
Qatar has been accused of sponsoring terrorist groups in Somalia, including Al-Shabaab for many years to score its influence goals in the country.
In the past few years, there has been a surge in the Somali children fighting alongside Al-Shabaab after they were brainwashed. Some recruits are under 13 years, per the sources.
The Amniyat plays a key role in the execution of suicide attacks and assassinations in Somalia, Kenya, and other countries in the region, and provides logistical support for al-Shabaab’s terrorist activities.
Waxaa ku jira xubnaha la raadinayo hogaamiye Axmed Cumar Abu Cubeyda, oo bedelay Axmed Godane oo Sep 2014 lagu dilay duqeyn ka dhacday nawaaxiga Baraawe, G/Sh/Hoose.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement posted on its affiliated websites, claiming it killed 10 Kenyan soldiers and wounded several others.
Baidoa is one of the two areas in Southwest state scheduled for the upcoming parliamentary elections, and security operations have been underway in recent days to ensure peace.
The city is still under the Somali army and Galmudug state forces' control with the support of local militia that took arms to protect the people from Al-Shabaab.
Saraakiil militeriga Ingiriiska katirsan ayaa ku sugan Soomaaliya, iyagoo qiimeynaya xaaladda kahor inta Ciidanka lasoo wado aan imaan, kuwaasoo la filayo sanadkan cusub ee 2022.
The Al-Qaeda-linked group has intensified hit-and-run attacks in Somalia in an attempt to disrupt an ongoing parliamentary election in the country.
There were no independent sources verifying the Al-Shabaab claim of killing 15 soldiers in the bombing and the Kenyan military didn’t release any statement regarding the incident.