2 people died and others hospitalised in El-jiqow village

Two people died and others were hospitalised after drinking water from a well that had been poisoned by Al-Shabab terrorists in El-Jiqow village under Mahas district, on Thursday, Mumin Mohamed, Mahas district commissioner told Somali National Television.

The victims were identified as Saney Abiikar Adan and Mohamed Uul Nor. At the same time, five others also fell ill from the contaminated water and were treated at the Mahaas district hospital.

The water well in El Jiqow, which Al-Shabab blew up in mid of September, has been repaired by residents with the federal government's support.

One of the residents accused Al-Shabab militants of poisoning the water well while the residents were not around the well area.

Earlier this month, the Al-Shabab militants killed at least 22 civilians after they attacked a convoy carrying food to Mahas district in Hiiraan. The attack occurred on the road between the region's capital, Beledwayne, and the Mahas district.

Somalia's military says an offensive in the central Hiran region has captured 20 villages occupied by the Islamist militant group Al-Shabab since the beginning of the ongoing new offensive against Al-Shabab.

Al-Shabab regularly destroys homes and wells when pushed out of an area as part of it's scorched earth tactic.

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Mogadishu’s police commissioner killed in a roadside explosion

Mogadishu's Police Commissioner, Farhan Mohamoud Adan 'Qarole', was killed in a roadside bomb attack near Bal'ad district, 35km north of Mogadishu, on Friday. There are expected to be other casualties. Farhan Qarole was the ex-commander of the Haramacad forces and took over as the Banadir regional police chief from Sadak Omar Hassan 'Sadak John' in April 2021. Qarole survived at least two previous assassination attempts while Banadir's police chief, including an attack in July 2021 that killed nine people and a recent attack days before the presidential election in May that killed eight.

Al-Sbabab member surrenders to SNA

A member of the Al-Shabab terrorist group called Abdullahi Ali Hussein (Ali Qudaari) surrendered to Somali National Army (SNA) in Galmudug regional state. Ali Qudaari says he was forcefully recruited by the terrorist group during his childhood in Bacaadwayne village of Mudug province. SNA command in the region told the media that they are have welcoming several militants defecting from the insurgents in recent weeks. “The ongoing nationwide military offensive has put pressure on the terrorists, forcing them to flee from the hideouts,” a military sources told the media. So far in the operation, more than 40 areas were liberated, over 200 militants killed and up to 300 terrorists apprehended, pending for interrogation and trial process.

Minister of Finance visits AfDB headquarters in Kenya

The Minister of Finance of the Government of Somalia, Dr. Elmi Mohamed Nur visited the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Nairobi, where he had a productive meeting with the heads of the Bank in East Africa, including Somalia. The discussion between the two sides was focused on the country’s financial reform program in which the Bank has played a major role and the continuous support it provides to Somalia. AfDB is an important partner in increasing the country’s income as it has built the most important centers in Mogadishu to collect the country’s taxes.

Somali Local News.

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