Mahas bombings

Mahas bombings
Part of the Somali Civil War
Location	Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia
Date	4 January 2023
Target	Politicians, marketplace
Attack type	Double car bombing
Weapons	Car bombs
Deaths	35+
Injured	40+
Perpetrator	al-Shabaab
Defenders	Somali Army and government-backed clan militias

On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed at least 35 people and injured at least 40 others in Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

The Somali Civil War began in the early 1990s. Al-Shabaab are a Somali jihadist group who began an insurgency in 2006.

Bombings

On 4 January 2023, a double car bombing occurred in Mahas District in Hiran, in central Somalia. ^[2] The first targeted politicians' houses, and the second a market. ^[2] Later the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks. ^[2]

See also

• 2023 in Somalia
• List of terrorist incidents in 2023

References

1. "Country Reports on Terrorism 2023: Somalia". United States Department of State.
2. "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.