The Federal Government of Somalia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have announced upcoming military confrontations with other armed groups in southern and central regions.
In Xudur district in Bakool Region, new displacement was confirmed by humanitarian partners in Baidoa, the administrative capital in Bay Region, where about 45 families (270 people) arrived in mid-February. The majority were women and children. People appear to have moved due to fear of armed clashes between militia and Government-affiliated forces, including AMISOM.
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