News Desk :: Hospitals in parts of Somalia are struggling with rising numbers of wounded after a sharp increase in fighting since the beginning of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday, reports AFP.<\/p>\n
Recent attacks, including a roadside blast narrowly missing the president’s convoy last month, are heightening fears of a resurgence by jihadists, despite gains by the Somali government and international partners.<\/p>\n
After 15 years of fighting federal troops, Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab had been forced onto the defensive in 2022 and 2023 by Somali forces backed by Africa Union-led peacekeepers.<\/p>\n
“Several regions of Somalia have seen a sharp escalation of hostilities, and hospitals near active front lines are struggling to meet a surge in needs,” the ICRC said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“We have seen a significant increase of weapon-wounded patients treated in the medical facilities we support since the beginning of the year.”<\/p>\n
In the capital Mogadishu, Madina Hospital supported by the ICRC has admitted 203 wounded — a 26-percent increase from the previous three months.<\/p>\n
The ICRC said Middle and Lower Shabelle regions in the south had seen a significant increase in fighting since March, with displacements and civilian casualties.<\/p>\n
Military operations continue in Bari in Puntland, while confrontations often occur in Sool and Sanaag regions in the north, the organisation said.<\/p>\n
The surge in fighting across Somalia has also forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, the ICRC said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Al-Shabaab militants fired multiple rockets near Mogadishu’s airport, disrupting international flights.<\/p>\n
The group has seized key locations in Middle and Lower Shabelle, coastal regions on either side of the capital.<\/p>\n
A bomb blast narrowly missed the convoy of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on March 18, showing the group once again poses a significant threat to the capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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