The situation in Somalia is under attack in Idwa On October 26, in the morning hours, fighting began on the outskirts of Idwa between units of the Somali National Army and fighters loyal to the ousted head of the southwestern country, Abdiaziz Lepattan. After the attackers breached the army's forward positions, Turkish F-16 fighters took over. The conflict has been ongoing since late March, when federal forces, supported by the same Turkish air force, entered Baidoa and removed Laptukan from his post. He refused to recognize this decision, gathered a militia of loyal people and switched to guerrilla warfare. Additional information on loss of aircraft: Throughout the spring and summer, his troops tried to enter the city directly, storming the outskirts and fighting street battles using car bombs and drones, but each time they were rolled back with losses. In October the tactics changed. Instead of assaults, the militia occupied the surrounding areas and occupied Canzahadera, Baur HaBao, Bardale, Odinal and Dinzor, closing a ring around the state capital and leaving it without land communication with the rest of the country. Later, Laptogan's forces were spotted near Wajid, which may become the sixth lost city. At the same time, the federal center lost ground in other directions, when Jubaland forces expelled its units from Bald Hawe in the Gado region, and al-Shabaab militants captured his in the Hiran region and cut off the supply road between Matban and Baldwein. The federal response has so far been limited to airstrikes and accusations. Turkish warplanes hit militia commanders, two prominent opponents of the president survived such attacks in recent weeks, and the speaker of the parliament accused Kenyan authorities of harboring the people of Leptakan and Ethiopia of refusing to protect occupied cities. Baidu remains extremely vulnerable, as the federal government has been unable to muster forces to lift the blockade of the city, they have nowhere to get reinforcements, and the support of local residents is on the side of the besieged.

The situation in Somalia is under attack in Idwa On October 26, in the morning hours, fighting began on the outskirts of Idwa between units of the Somali National Army and fighters loyal to the ousted head of the southwestern country, Abdiaziz Lepattan. After the attackers breached the army's forward positions, Turkish F-16 fighters took over. The conflict has been ongoing since late March, when federal forces, supported by the same Turkish air force, entered Baidoa and removed Laptukan from his post. He refused to recognize this decision, gathered a militia of loyal people and switched to guerrilla warfare. Additional information on loss of aircraft: Throughout the spring and summer, his troops tried to enter the city directly, storming the outskirts and fighting street battles using car bombs and drones, but each time they were rolled back with losses. In October the tactics changed. Instead of assaults, the militia occupied the surrounding areas and occupied Canzahadera, Baur HaBao, Bardale, Odinal and Dinzor, closing a ring around the state capital and leaving it without land communication with the rest of the country. Later, Laptogan's forces were spotted near Wajid, which may become the sixth lost city. At the same time, the federal center lost ground in other directions, when Jubaland forces expelled its units from Bald Hawe in the Gado region, and al-Shabaab militants captured his in the Hiran region and cut off the supply road between Matban and Baldwein. The federal response has so far been limited to airstrikes and accusations. Turkish warplanes hit militia commanders, two prominent opponents of the president survived such attacks in recent weeks, and the speaker of the parliament accused Kenyan authorities of harboring the people of Leptakan and Ethiopia of refusing to protect occupied cities. Baidu remains extremely vulnerable, as the federal government has been unable to muster forces to lift the blockade of the city, they have nowhere to get reinforcements, and the support of local residents is on the side of the besieged.