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Tensions Escalate in Southwest Somalia as Militias Mobilise on Baidoa’s Outskirts.

The security situation in Baidoa is deteriorating due to increasing defections from regional security forces and escalating political tensions between the regional administration and Somalia’s federal government. According to local sources, there has been a rise in defections from the Southwest State of Somalia security forces in recent days, affecting several districts surrounding Baidoa, including Buur Hakaba, Qansaxdheere, and Berdale. The op…
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Somaliland Standard broke the news in on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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