Suspected Al-Shabaab militants fired six mortar shells toward the Aden Adde International Airport and the heavily fortified Halane compound in Mogadishu on Sunday morning, marking the second consecutive day of attacks in the Somali capital.
Two of the shells struck the Kaawa Godey neighborhood, wounding civilians. A local resident told Mogadishu-based media that a woman and a boy were injured in the blasts.
“One mortar shell landed in Kaawa Godey this morning, injuring a woman. I also heard that a boy was wounded,”*the resident said.
Somali federal security agencies have yet to issue an official statement regarding the shelling near the airport and Halane base, which houses UN offices, foreign embassies, and African Union forces.
The attack follows a similar barrage on Saturday, when mortar rounds hit the Warta Nabada and Boondheere districts, injuring at least six civilians—including Gurey, a staff member at the National Theater. Additional shells struck residential areas and busy intersections.
No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack, though Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked militant group, has previously conducted similar indirect fire assaults on the airport, Halane compound, and Villa Somalia.
