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2025-04-07 Africa Horn
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Mogadishu Airport, Halane Camp Targeted in Al-Shabaab Mortar Attacks
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[Garowe] al-Shabaab
 ... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
bully boyz fired mortars at Mogadishu’s international airport and the nearby Halane military base early on Sunday, wounding two civilians in residential areas, security sources and locals said.
At least six mortars struck the Halane compound in the Wadajir district around 6:05 a.m. local time (0305 GMT), a heavily guarded facility housing Western embassies, international organizations, and the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
’s AUSSOM mission, according to witnesses and a security official.
Several rounds also landed in nearby neighborhoods, including Kaawo Godey, where a woman and a young man were maimed, residents reported. "We heard a loud explosion near our home. Two people were hurt, and it’s caused a lot of fear," a local, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, told Garowe Online.
The AUSSOM confirmed the attack but said no personnel at the base were harmed. "The Halane base was targeted at 6:05 a.m., but there were no casualties among our forces," the spokesperson said.
Somali authorities have not issued a statement, and no group has grabbed credit. However,
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al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group fighting to overthrow Somalia’s government, is suspected of carrying out the assault.
The attack comes a day after mortars hit near the presidential palace, with one striking the National Theatre and injuring several people. Earlier this week, the bully boyz targeted Aden Adde International Airport during a visit by Æthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, while violence has also surged in the Lower Shabelle region.
The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group has intensified its campaign of bombings and mortar attacks in recent weeks, targeting government and foreign installations in Mogadishu.
The latest strike underscores the ongoing security challenges facing Somalia’s capital, which the group continues to target. Egypt Air and Ottoman Turkish airlines delayed their flights to Mogadishu following the mortar shelling, according to sources. 
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