Somalia: Children among those injured as heavy fighting hits Baidoa - Child rights agencies call for protection of civilians

Country: Somalia Source: Save the Children BAIDOA, SOMALIA, 29 September 2026 – Young children are among those injured in heavy fighting that broke out in Baidoa yesterday, aid agencies said, as tensions rise in the in southwest city of Somalia. The violence also killed a community health worker, injured patients and medical staff, and damaged a hospital supported by SOS Children's Villages. An explosion reportedly caused by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near Baidoa District Hospit