{"id":438983,"date":"2025-04-08T10:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=438983"},"modified":"2025-04-08T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:57:10","slug":"public-rally-in-mogadishu-supports-governments-fight-against-al-shabaab-militants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/public-rally-in-mogadishu-supports-governments-fight-against-al-shabaab-militants\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Rally in Mogadishu Supports Government\u2019s Fight Against Al-Shabaab Militants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MOGADISHU \u2013 Hundreds of residents gathered last night at the Taleex intersection in Hodan district to express their support for the Somali government\u2019s ongoing efforts to combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, commonly referred to as Khawaarij.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd included survivors of previous Al-Shabaab attacks and well-known youth influencers from social media platforms, who collectively voiced a powerful message of solidarity and resilience against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Among the participants was a young man who shared a deeply personal story, revealing that he lost his father in the devastating Zoobe bombing. \u201cMy father was killed in the Zoobe explosion. I\u2019m ready to defend my country and join the fight against Al-Shabaab,\u201d he said, with conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Somali singer Xaawo Daggan, who attended the rally, declared, \u201cThe people have awakened. We will liberate our country from the Khawaarij.\u201d Social media personality Bilaal Bulshaawi added, \u201cThe youth on TikTok are ready for the battle against the Khawaarij.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration featured patriotic songs and performances aimed at encouraging national unity and civilian involvement in the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>This show of public support reflects a growing grassroots movement to stand by security forces and reject extremism in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-534232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bulsh1.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bulsh1.png 476w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bulsh1-300x149.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"236\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-534233 \" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.png 439w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-300x167.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"265\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-534234 \" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bulshaawi-1.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bulshaawi-1.png 444w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/so\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bulshaawi-1-300x162.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOGADISHU \u2013 Hundreds of residents gathered last night at the Taleex intersection in Hodan district to express their support for the Somali government\u2019s ongoing efforts to combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, commonly referred to as Khawaarij. The crowd included survivors of previous Al-Shabaab attacks and well-known youth influencers from social media platforms, who collectively voiced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":438984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-438983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438985,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438983\/revisions\/438985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}