Mahas bombings

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Mahas bombings
Part of the
government-backed clan militias

On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed 35 people in Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia.[1]

Background

The

jihadist group who began an insurgency
in 2006.

Bombings

On 4 January 2023, a double car bombing occurred in Mahas District in Hiran, in central Somalia.[1] The first targeted politicians' houses, and the second a market.[1] Later the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.