Thursday February 23, 2023
Beledweyne (HOL) - Gunmen believed to be al Shabab militants killed Mowlid Ali Elmi, a respected Quran school teacher, on Wednesday evening in Beledweyne.
According to residents, the murder occurred in the Hawa Tako neighbourhood, specifically at the Noor Hawad branch in Beledweyne, where the victim ran a Madrasah that taught the Holy Quran.
The reason for his death remains unknown.
Two days before this murder, militants attacked a residential building east of Mogadishu, killing ten people and injuring seven others, including four security personnel involved in the operation to end the siege.
The militants raided a care home for members of the pro-government forces who have been injured in military operations in the Hiiraan region of Somalia.