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Prior to the takeover, Al-Shabaab fired a number of mortar shells at military bases in Ba’adwayn located approximately 20 kilometers away from Jiic-dheere, which fell to the terrorists’ hands.

The country sees a rise in new infections despite intensive awareness efforts to contain the spread of the virus in the population.

Both sides suffered casualties during the clashes, but the number of fatalities or injuries still remained sketchy as the area is remote and inaccessible. 

The failure to kick off the talks came after a dispute over the venue with Jubaland and Puntland proposed to shift the place to Mogadishu in order for the opposition candidates and civil society groups to attend it.

The car-bomb was defused without causing any casualties. Several militants who were assembling the car bomb were detained by the special forces and taken to a nearby military base.

Speaking to the reporters in the capital on Sunday, a former leader who now chairs opposition candidates’ alliance urged city’s residents to turn out in large numbers for the Friday protest in the city.

The murder of the mothers has sent shock waves among residents of the restive area, who called on the Somali police to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice immediately.

The Somali government has submitted its dispute with Kenya over their sea border to ICJ on August 28, 2014, after the two countries failed in diplomatic means to solve the case out of court.

A thick plume of white smoke billowed from the scene to the skyline as heavy gunfire was heard following the powerful explosion around Somalia’s presidential palace, which houses top leaders.

Somalia brought its case to the International Court of Justice at The Hague in 2014, but the public hearing has been delayed at least three times at the request of Kenya.

Local villagers reported heavy explosions as a result of the midnight aerial bombardment in and around the town. The exact number of the casualties on both Al-Shabaab and civilians remain sketchy. 

The proposal came after Farmajo’s term ended with no clear path for election and political agreement to move the country out of the power vacuum period which could lead to anarchy and bloodshed.