MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Not less than six mortar shells struck the heavily-fortified Halane camp in Somalia’s capital on Sunday, housing overseas diplomatic missions, within the second such assault in Mogadishu inside 24 hours. A number of different projectiles landed close to Aden Adde Worldwide Airport, disrupting flights and triggering panic throughout town.
The barrage, whose thunderous detonations reverberated by Mogadishu, pressured the cancellation of a Turkish Airways flight and despatched many scrambling for canopy. Stray shells hit residential areas in Wadajir district, wounding a minimum of two civilians, in keeping with native broadcaster Kulmiye Radio.
The Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab, which has intensified assaults in current weeks, claimed accountability for the same assault on the presidential compound only a day earlier.
The most recent strike marks the third mortar bombardment focusing on Halane camp in a number of months—a high-security zone internet hosting U.S., British, and United Nations missions, in addition to overseas intelligence operatives and army contractors.
Safety analysts warn that the escalating assaults expose important vulnerabilities in Mogadishu’s counter-terrorism measures as Al-Shabaab fighters press towards key southern and northern approaches to town. The group’s persistent mortar campaigns, regardless of heavy safety presence, underscore the delicate grip of Somali forces and their worldwide backers on the restive capital.
No casualties have been reported throughout the diplomatic enclave, however the repeated breaches increase pressing questions concerning the efficacy of counterterrorism measures in one of many world’s most unstable battle zones. Authorities have but to difficulty an official assertion on the incident.
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