Mahas,_Somalia

Mahas, Somalia

Mahas, Somalia

Town in Somalia.

Mahas (also spelled Maxass) is a town in the central Hiran region of Somalia and the capital of its eastern Mahas District.[1]

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History

On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed 35 people.[2]

On 3 September 2023 the town was visited by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to remobilize the local troops[3] after recent defeats at the hands of Al-Shabaab.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Weekly Cholera/AWD Situation Report - Somalia, Epidemiological Week 32 (7-13 August 2023)".
  2. [2]
    "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    Sheekh, Hassan (3 September 2023). "Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo gaaray degmada Maxaas". Voasomali. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    Maruf, Harun (29 August 2023). "Somali President Says Military Operations Against Al-Shabab Will Continue Until 'Final Victory'". Voasomali. Retrieved 6 September 2023.


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