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The attack is the second carried out by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu. Last Sunday, government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was wounded in a similar blast.

AU troops assisted the Somali army in the assault on the terrorists and a cordon and search operation was underway to clear the remote areas of any remaining militants.

He said the world is watching closely the new schedule of the election set up by the Somali leaders which is the last hope for the completion of the election.

The relations between Somalia and UAE have been at a low point since Farmajo sided with Qatar after the Gulf diplomatic crisis began in 2017.

The funding will provide vital assistance such as cash to buy urgent food supplies and water to help vulnerable families across Somalia that are greatly suffering from drought.

It has urged Somalilanders in the UK to get in touch with their respective MPs and thanked the former UK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson for his advocacy.

AFRICOM – the U.S. Africa command has now few soldiers present in Somalia who are protecting the American interest and its embassy in Mogadishu after more than 700 troops were pulled out last year.

It's the second attack happening in the capital this month which shows that the security is getting out of the government hands.

Last year, the Auditor General has released a bombshell report accusing the government of Somalia of corruption and bypassing the central bank to keep $31 million worth of contracts in offshore accounts.

The bombing outside Aden Abdulle International Airport also wounded scores of people, most civilians who are currently being treated at various hospitals in the city, according to the medical sources.

Meanwhile, police spokesman Abdifitah Hassan has confirmed that nine people, five of them soldiers and four civilians, were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast, some of them in critical condition.

Early this week, Somali leaders wrapped up six-day talks in Mogadishu in which they agreed to finalize parliamentary elections between the 15th of this month and the 25th of February.