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Xasan Ali Khayre denounces demolitions in Mogadishu

By , based on Caasimada Online

Map: Mogadiscio, Somalia

Former Somali Prime Minister Xasan Cali Khayre denounces a demolition operation carried out by authorities in the Karaan district of Mogadishu. He accuses the government of land dispossession and displacing residents in the Seylici neighbourhood and around the shrine of Sheikh Muxuddin Celi, according to Caasimada Online.

Former Somali Prime Minister Xasan Ali Khayre condemned a demolition operation carried out by the Somali government in the Karaan district of Mogadishu. He denounced expropriations and the displacement of civilians in the Seylici neighbourhood and around the shrine of Sheikh Muxudiin Celi, according to a statement cited by Somali media outlet Caasimada Online.

Xasan Ali Khayre said the demolished land was occupied by followers and descendants of Sheikhs Muxudiin Celi and Cabdi Celi, two religious figures who played a role in spreading Islam in Somalia. He also accused the authorities of targeting civilian residents.

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In figures · Somalia

Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia

In October 2026 : 696 reported deaths (+103%) · Banadir (Mogadishu) : 11 · 3.3 million internally displaced · 2026 plan funded at 35%

Source: ACLED, via HDX HAPI
Deaths (12 months)01–910–4950–149150–399400–9991,000 +
05001,000Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Nov 26
Source: ACLED, via HDX HAPI — ACLED counts the deaths reported by public sources: actual tolls are often higher.

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