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27 April, 2021, 2:03 am
Civilians cheer as Somali military officers supporting Hawiye opposition leaders drive along the streets of Yaqshid district of Mogadishu, Somalia April 25, 2021 REUTERS/Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -A former Somali leader accused his successor President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of orchestrating an attack by soldiers on his home on Sunday as splits deepened over an extension of the incumbent’s term in office.
Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s accusation against Mohamed on Twitter – which did not include details or proof – came as factions within Somalia’s security forces exchanged gunfire in the capital Mogadishu.
The flare-up, following Mohamed’s signing of a law in mid-April extending his mandate for two years, could distract security forces from their internationally-backed fight against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents in the Horn of Africa nation.
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