Forced Evictions and Demolitions Target IDPs in Mogadishu Districts

In mid-May 2026, amid rising political tensions, authorities intensified forced evictions and demolitions targeting internally displaced people and low-income residents in the Daynile and Garasbaaley districts of Mogadishu. Humanitarian agencies estimate that approximately 10,000 vulnerable civilians were newly displaced in these operations despite government claims of urban development, deepening an already acute humanitarian crisis.

Date: May 21, 2026

Location: Somalia

Conflict: Somali Civil War

Category: humanitarian

Severity: MEDIUM

Displaced: 10,000

Source: Addis Standard

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