#THREAD: Mogadishu latest:
Calm returns to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, following tension & military movement last night in Hodan district after former Banadir region police chief, Sadaq Omar Mohamed (Sadaq John) set up camp at the Shirkole neighbourhoods- per sources.
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Calm returns to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, following tension & military movement last night in Hodan district after former Banadir region police chief, Sadaq Omar Mohamed (Sadaq John) set up camp at the Shirkole neighbourhoods- per sources.
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Joon, who was recently sacked for trying to block a parliamentary session is protected by clan militia loyal to him.
The government deployed a large number of security forces to nearby areas - according to local media reports.
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The government deployed a large number of security forces to nearby areas - according to local media reports.
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Last night, Prime Minister Roble held a meeting with the president of the Galmudug state, Ahmed Qoor Qoor, who hails from the same constituency as the former police chief, to try & defuse the situation. Sadaq was reportedly persuaded to return to his home near the airport.
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This comes amid uncertainties in the country prompted by the deadlock over the electoral process in the country, with the lower house of parliament's recent motion to extend the mandate of government institutions “deteriorating” the situation- according to analysts.
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The mandate extension was rejected by opponents of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the country as well as Somalia’s international partners, with the United States, has threatening punitive measures over the move such as sanction & travel restrictions.
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