“Eleven dead in unrest in south-west Somalia”
“at Least eleven people have been killed in clashes between somali security forces and supporters of Mukhtar Robow, who is a candidate in the regional presidential election in the south west of Somalia, according to a military officer and a klanäldste.”
“the Unrest began with Robow was arrested on Thursday after accusations that he brought into islamist militiamen and weapons to Baidoa, the capital of the semi-autonomous region in the southwest.”
“Mukhtar Robow was previously one of the leaders of the banned terrorist jihadistgruppen al-Shabaab. Robows spokesperson says he has been abused in connection with the detention.”
