As Discord Escalates in Hirshabelle, SNA Troops Desert Stations Following the El Baraf Incident
In Jowhar, a city in Somalia, storm clouds of conflict are gathering over the Hirshabelle State, as tensions rise following a deadly assault. On a seemingly ordinary Thursday, six soldiers from the Hawadle clan met their tragic end when they were ambushed in El Baraf, located in Middle Shabelle. These soldiers were on their way from their base when danger emerged in the form of armed Abgaal clan militia. The ambush claimed the lives of all six, while a seventh soldier survived but has since been missing.
This assault, with…