More on this story from yesterday.
[Garowe] A landmine explosion left at least six people dead in Somalia on Wednesday, police confirmed, with several others sustaining serious injuries according to a local governor who spoke to members of the press immediately after the unfortunate incident.Governor Mohammed Ibrahim Barre of Lower Shabelle said a minibus traveling between Marka and Qoryoley was hit by the landmine with at least 20 civilians on board, including women and kiddies. So far, nobody has grabbed credit but the governor accused al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...of plotting the attack.
Frequently, al-Shabaab snuffies target senior government officials, members of security forces, and innocent civilians with these explosives. The al-Shabaab snuffies are not known for ground combat but instead prefer using Improvised Explosive Devices [IEDs].
Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
Secretary-General for Somalia Kiki Gbeho told the U.N. Security Council earlier this year that al-Shabaab continues to pose a serious threat to peace and security in Somalia, VOA reports.
"The year 2022 was the deadliest for civilians since 2017, with a 60 percent increase in civilian casualties as compared to 2021," she said in her statement during a briefing about Somalia.
Between 2020 and 2021, a record of 109 IED attacks were recorded by the United Nations in Somalia, killing 309 people and injuring at least 556 others. The number could be higher given that there are some attacks that go unreported in the country.
The IED attacks include using vehicle-borne improvised bombs [VBIE]), suicide kabooms using both vehicle-borne improvised bombs [SVBIED] and person-borne improvised bombs [PBIED], and victim-operated improvised bombs [VOIED], the report said.