Hanad Ahmed Muse, an officer attached to the Ottoman Turkish-trained Haramcad Police Unit was found dead in his home in the Moalim Noor neighbourhood in Dharkenley District, Mogadishu where he was staying until his death.
Neighbours and eyewitnesses said the officer was shot by government soldiers, though the motive behind the killing remains unclear. The government’s security agencies have not released an official statement regarding the incident.
| Cases of coppers and their counterparts from the army killing each other are common in Somalia, but the government has intensified its crackdown on those found culpable of misuse of firearms. |
Due to strict actions taken against those misusing firearms, there has been a substantial decrease in cases involving government forces not only in Mogadishu but also across the country. The military has been sentencing offenders.
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we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
this latest incident has raised concerns about internal security within the government ranks. The government of Somalia is trying to realign its security sectors to meet the basic international standards as recommended by the United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
Elsewhere, residents of Mogadishu reported hearing several explosions on Sunday, initially thought to be blasts; however, they were later identified as tests of heavy weapons conducted by the National Intelligence and Security Agency.
The country received a cache of weapons from Egypt which will be used in the fight against al-Shabaab
... the personification of Somali state failure...krazed killers. Egypt is set to take over the management of the new mission dubbed 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...
Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) from January 2025.