MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – United Nations humanitarian agency on Friday said that Mogadishu violence which broke out last month displaced more than 200,000 people in the past two weeks.
In a statement, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the clashes between the government troops and rival forces created insecurity in the Somali capital, Mogadishu and its environs.
“The violence has also created uncertainty and disrupted delivery of humanitarian assistance. Access remains a challenge to humanitarian operations in Mogadishu with several districts inaccessible,” OCHA said in its latest displacement update released on Thursday evening.
The UN agency said an estimated 14,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) that have settled in 26 sites in Garasbaly and Kahda districts have not yet received assistance,
Late last month, soldiers loyal to opposition leaders began pouring into the capital following the Lower House members’ decision to grant president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo two-year term extension.
The mutinied soldiers clashed with the government forces, prompting hours long street fighting in the capital.
This week, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble led the demilitarisation process following talks with the leaders of the opposition, which culminated in an agreement between the government and the opposition.
According to the deal, all forces were to vacate the city in 48 hours. The implementation of the deal was enforced on late Thursday. The last group of military forces and opposition militias left Mogadishu Friday.
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