UNHCR Somalia Protection and Solutions Monitoring Flash Alert # 21 | Sep 2026: Renewed clashes in Baidoa trigger displacement of over 14,000 individuals

Country: Somalia Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Between 3 and 5 September 2026, armed clashes erupted in Baidoa following reported clashes involving forces aligned with the former Southwest State. The confrontation heightened insecurity and tensions across the city, affecting both host communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Although Federal and Southwest State forces reportedly pushed back the attacking forces, the opposition elements s