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Force members loyal to former Police Commander Sadaq Omar Hassan, also known as Sadaq John, gather with their equipment in the Black Sea area of Hodan district, in Mogadishu, Somalia 17 April 2021 - Reuters
Gunshots rang out late on Friday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, witnesses said, when government troops approached the home of the city’s former police commander who was sacked for opposing a move by the president to extend his term.
The stand-off reveals splits within Somalia’s security services that threaten to see forces turn on each other, creating an opportunity for the al Qaeda linked al Shabaab insurgency to exploit.
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