IED

IED event in Banadir, Banadir area, Somalia on Mon 4th December 2023

4th December 2023

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On 4 December 2023, overnight, an IED planted by Al Shabaab detonated on the front door of two business shops near Black Sea Hotel at the Bakara market in Mogadishu - Hawl Wadaag (Banadir). Recently Government ordered all businesses in the main markets of Mogadishu city to fix CCTV cameras for security reasons. Al Shabaab rejected this decision and often target shops with CCTV cameras.

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Somalia (SOM)

Banadir ( Banadir area )

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