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30/03/2026

BREAKING: Baidoa slips from South West State control as SNA & opposition take over key areas. President Abdiasis Lafta-Gareen ordered to step down -evacuation to Dolow by Ethiopian chopper expected.

20/03/2026

BREAKING:
Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, is expected to hold a high-level meeting tomorrow morning at the Presidential Palace with selected traditional elders from South West State.

The meeting comes amid rising political tensions, signaling urgent consultations as the situation continues to evolve.

20/03/2026

BREAKING:
South West State Darawiish forces have withdrawn from Barawe by boat, heading toward Kismayo in Jubaland - signaling a deepening political and security rift.

Meanwhile, Federal Government forces, led by the elite Haramcad units, have taken full control of government institutions and key security bases in Barawe.

The developments point to an escalating crisis between federal and regional authorities, raising concerns over potential confrontation and further destabilization in the region.

19/03/2026

BREAKING: An urgent meeting is currently underway at Villa Somalia, bringing together President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Minister Abdiqadir Jama, Minister Hassan Eelay, Ambassador Ilyas, and Interior Minister Ali Hosh.

The meeting is focused on how to respond to Laftagareen’s move to seek re-election once again.

19/03/2026

BREAKING: The Federal Government has begun deploying Haramcad forces from Barawe to Buurhakaba. This afternoon, units of the Haramcad police were airlifted from Barawe as Villa Somalia moves to tighten its grip on the area.

A Fokker 50 aircraft carried the first batch this afternoon. Meanwhile, the Commander of the Somali National Army was last night ordered to prepare 1,100 troops, selected from different units, to be deployed for operations in South West.

17/03/2026

Breaking: Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madoobe), has arrived in Mogadishu and held a closed-door meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Villa Somalia. The meeting was reportedly private, with no other officials present.

Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, traveled with the Speaker from Makkah after reportedly being instructed by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre to accompany him, amid efforts to block the election plan being pushed by South West State President Abdiaziz Laftagareen.

Sources indicate that the Speaker is expected to travel to Baidoa soon as political efforts intensify around the situation in South West State.

17/03/2026

Breaking: The South West community living in Belgium has expressed concern over the political situation in South West State, particularly issues related to the expiration of the leadership’s mandate and attempts to push forward with an incomplete election process.

The community also welcomed the efforts by the Federal Government of Somalia to facilitate an inclusive and broadly accepted election.

17/03/2026

Breaking: The Federal Government of Somalia has stopped direct flights to Baidoa due to a worsening political dispute with the South West State. Only UN and cargo flights are allowed for now. The situation is serious, with South West State cutting ties with the federal government, signaling a major escalation in tensions.

15/03/2026

This afternoon, a closed-door meeting is taking place in Mogadishu involving Digil and Mirifle ministers within the Somali federal government and MPs opposed to South West President Abdiaziz Lafta-Gareen.

Sources say the agenda centers on a coordinated political campaign targeting the South West leadership.The meeting is still ongoing and being held behind closed doors.

Several ministers and MPs from South West State have remained in Mogadishu instead of traveling for Eid or Umrah, focusing instead on political plans against Lafta-Gareen.

15/03/2026

The Commander of the Somali Custodial Corps, Mahad Abdirahman Adan (Shub), has been removed from his position.

Sources indicate the dismissal is linked to a serious political rift between Villa Somalia and South West President Abdiaziz Lafta-Gareen.

The situation is further complicated by family ties, as Shub is Lafta-Gareen’s father-in-law, a factor widely believed to have intensified the political tensions surrounding his removal.

14/03/2026

The Federal Government of Somalia has blocked a shipment of prison forces’ weapons that General Shub was attempting to secretly transport to Baidoa.

The weapons, which were being moved through Mogadishu Airport, were intercepted by federal authorities before they could be flown to South West State.

Sources confirm the arms were allegedly being covertly transferred by Gen. Shub to clan-based militias being mobilized in Awdiinle in recent weeks.

The move reportedly comes after President Abdiaziz Lafta-Gareen lost confidence in the previously registered South West regional forces, prompting a rapid effort to arm fighters drawn specifically from his own clan.

11/03/2026

As he concluded his assignment in Somalia, the UN Special Representative James Swan held a farewell meeting yesterday in Mogadishu with Somalia’s National Security Advisor Awees Haji Yusuf Ahmed and the Director General of the Presidency Abdihakim Mohamed Yusuf.

Swan expressed deep appreciation for the close cooperation and partnership during his tenure and reaffirmed the continued commitment of the United Nations to support Somalia’s state-building and peace efforts going forward.

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