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AMISOM which is comprising of Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya forces failed to defeat Al-Shabaab for 15 years of operation in the country 

Somalia, which rolled out its mass vaccinations on March 16, received 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by China on April 11 to boost the war against the COVID-19 pandemic.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack but police pointed the finger of the blame at Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda ally that often carries out such attacks in Somalia.

Al-Shabaab has claimed it killed several Jubaland state soldiers, but there was no independent verification as the phone network in the area was down during the fighting.

The attack comes hours after the army’s 27th division carried out an operation against Al-Shabaab in the rural areas in the east and south of the Hiran region which is set to host elections.

Al-Shabaab, a powerful Al-Qaeda ally has wreaked havoc throughout East Africa since the group began its insurgency 13 years ago in Somalia.

The US-trained Puntland Security Force [PSF] is in its worst crisis its director resisted a dismissal by the state leader Said Abdullahi Deni last week.

They urged the international community to intervene in the election crisis in the Horn of Africa country before the situation gets out of control.

The ongoing election in Somalia drew local and international condemnations after the process has been hijacked by leaders at the Villa Somalia.

During the e-forum, the PM urged the leaders of the five regional states to ensure the election is free and fair as well as maintain transparency according to the September 17 electoral deal.

Capt. Mohamed Haji, a Somali police officer told Keydmedia English that the extremists fired a salvo of mortars at an Ethiopian military base and a Southwest state police station in the town.

Yasin, who is Qatar’s man in Somalia travels frequently to Doha as he tries to continue his influence in Mogadishu. He is currently serving as national security advisor to Farmajo.