Somalia: Somali Police Launch Operation to Seize Illegal Weapons After Mogadishu Clashes

Somalia: Somali Police Launch Operation to Seize Illegal Weapons After Mogadishu Clashes

Mogadishu -- Somali police said on Saturday that security forces were conducting operations to recover illegal weapons allegedly hidden by armed men involved in recent fighting in Mogadishu's Abdiaziz district.

Competing Narratives Emerge Over Weapons Cache Displayed in Mogadishu

Mogadishu(WDN) – Fresh controversy has erupted over the Somali government’s security operations in Mogadishu, with opposition supporters accusing authorities of using weapons displays as part of a broader political campaign aimed at discrediting government critics. Security forces have continued operations that officials describe as efforts to collect illegal weapons following recent clashes in the Banadir districts of Abdiaziz and Heliwaa/Howlw…