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Heavy fighting erupts between Somali government, Jubbaland forces near Kenyan


Monday August 11, 2025

Beled Hawo (HOL) — Fierce clashes have broken out between federal government troops and Jubbaland state forces in a border village near Beled Hawo, the latest flare-up in Somalia’s volatile Gedo region.

Residents reported sustained gunfire and explosions on Sunday in Tuulo Aamin, a settlement on the Somalia-Kenya frontier. Local sources said federal forces launched a planned assault on Jubbaland fighters who had been massing in the area in recent days.

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Both sides were reported to be using heavy and light weapons, with the sounds of shelling audible from miles away. Casualty figures remain unclear, and neither the federal government nor the Jubbaland administration has issued a statement.

The renewed hostilities come just days after federal forces seized full control of Balad Hawo district, further straining relations between Mogadishu and the semi-autonomous Jubbaland administration. Each side has accused the other of provoking the violence.

The Gedo region, a strategic flashpoint along the Kenyan border, has long been a battleground for competing political and military interests, with control of key towns frequently shifting between rival forces.


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