- Source: Mahas, Somalia
Mahas (also spelled Maxass) is a town in the central Hiran region of Somalia and the capital of its eastern Mahas District.
History
On 4 January 2023, an al-Shabaab double car bombing killed 35 people.
On 3 September 2023 the town was visited by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to remobilize the local troops after recent defeats at the hands of Al-Shabaab.
On 7 August 20224 the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has handed over the Maxaas Forward Operating Base (FOB) to the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) as part of the ongoing Phase Three drawdown.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mahas, Somalia
- Hiran, Somalia
- Mahas bombings
- Mahas District
- 2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- 2023 in Somalia
- September 2022 Beledweyne attack
- Battle for Central Somalia (2009)
- Administrative divisions of Somalia
- Hilowle Gaab attack
