Somalia Federal Troops and Armed Opposition Clash in Baidoa City

Somalia's federal troops and armed opposition groups clashed in heavy fighting in Baidoa city center on Monday, a local resident and an army officer told Reuters. The administrative capital of South West state, Baidoa is home to international peacekeepers and humanitarian agencies. It is one of Somalia's largest cities ‌with a population ‌of over a million people. Fresh fighting ‌in ⁠the city could ⁠compound a dire humanitarian crisis in the area.