By Abdullahi Salad - Reporter
Somalia, 4 June 2026 – Security agencies in Somalia’s capital said an operation neared completion against militias accused of firing mortars into parts of Mogadishu.
A statement issued on Thursday by the Banadir Regional Police Commander, Mahdi Omar Mumin, said the operation was a large-scale security action being carried out by security agencies in the capital.
The statement said the armed militias were located in areas occupied by individuals it described as “spoilers claiming to be politicians”, whom it accused of organising the incidents.
“The public is informed that there are no peaceful demonstrations, but rather an armed incident that security agencies are working to end,” the statement said.
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Security agencies urged the public to remain alert to armed actions they said were against security and stability, and called on residents to cooperate with security forces.
The statement said anyone involved in the incidents would face the full force of the law.
The Banadir police statement comes after gunfire and the sound of heavy weapons were heard in several parts of Mogadishu overnight and into the early morning, although it was not independently clear who fired them.
The federal government and some former opposition politicians accused each other overnight of launching clashes in Mogadishu, each blaming the other.