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Warkasta is tracking baidoa across 13 reports from 6 sources. Recent coverage touches politics, forces, and humanitarian, each linked to its original source with side-by-side comparison where outlets differ.

(ERGO) – Landowners in Baidoa have forcibly evicted more than 160 displaced families from a camp where they had initially invited them to settle, leaving them struggling without income or access to basic needs. The families were given no notice to prepare to leave Iraroog camp and had to leave everything behind. The camp had […] The post IDP families kicked off Baidoa land lose their a
Baidoa (HOL) — Somali journalist Bashir Mohamed Abdullahi died Monday from gunshot injuries he sustained after being shot during clashes in Baidoa last week, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ).

Baidoa (WDN) — The human cost of the latest fighting in Baidoa is becoming painfully clear inside the city’s hospitals, where dozens of wounded people are receiving treatment after heavy clashes erupted across the city and its outskirts on Thursday. The fighting pitted forces loyal to the Federal Government of Somalia and its allies in... The post Baidoa Hospitals Struggle to Treat Wounded Civilia

Baidoa, Somalia (WDN) — Heavy fighting has erupted early this morning in and around Baydhaba between forces loyal to former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen and troops aligned with the Federal Government of Somalia, as the battle for control of the strategic city enters another dangerous phase. Reports from Baidoa indicate that Laftagareen-aligned... The post The Battl

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa on Thursday after forces loyal to ousted Southwest State President Abdiasis Laftagaren attacked the city from multiple directions, seizing two federal army bases on its outskirts before entering the town and engaging government troops in fierce gun battles that lasted for hours. Laftagaren’s Darwish forces entered Baidoa […]
Somalia’s military says it has repelled an attack by two armed groups in Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South West State.
Baidoa (HOL) - Forces loyal to former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Mohamed Laftagareen attacked Baidoa on Thursday morning, according to residents and footage shared on social media.

Clashes and heightened security fears have gripped Baidoa, the interim capital of South West State, following armed confrontations between regional security forces and fighters loyal to former state leader Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed, known as Laftagareen. Local residents reported seeing masked fighters entering the city from several directions as tension rapidly escalated. Although large-scale fighti

Baidoa (WDN) — In a striking escalation of South West State’s political crisis, President Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madobe) has convened an extraordinary cabinet meeting and accused former South West leader Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen of collaborating with Al-Shabaab—an allegation that would represent a dramatic escalation in the political confrontation surrounding Baidoa. Accordi

Baidoa (WDN) — The Federal Government of Somalia has deployed additional security forces from Mogadishu to Baidoa, deepening an already volatile confrontation over the political future of South West State and raising fears that the federal authorities are preparing for a prolonged military standoff with forces loyal to former South West President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed... The post Baidoa Tense as

Dagaal culus ayaa ka dhacay Baidoa subaxnimadii maanta, kadib markii ciidamo taageersan xisbiyo siyaasadeed kala duwan ay isku dhaceen magaalada, iyadoo xaaladda amniga ay weli tahay mid kacsan. Qoraalka Baidoa: Ciidamada Dowladda iyo Ciidamada Laftagareen ayaa Isku Dhacay ayaa markii ugu horeysay ka soo muuqday Radio Dalsan.

Baidoa (WDN) – Somalia’s political crisis deepened on Monday after the office of former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Laftagareen) issued a strongly worded statement accusing the Federal Government of carrying out extensive military operations around Baidoa using Turkish-supplied military aircraft and equipment. The statement, released during the inauguration of South W

Baidoa (WDN) – Baidoa has been placed under an unprecedented security lockdown ahead of the inauguration of South West State’s newly installed president, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madobe), as authorities move to prevent any disruption to one of Somalia’s most politically sensitive events. Residents reported an unusually heavy security presence across the city, with... The post Baid