Somali army takes over key city in Southwest as state leader resigns

Somalia’s federal government hails Baidoa’s transition, urging peace and unity amid political changes and rising tensions.

Somalia’s national army has taken control of the biggest city in Southwest state, prompting the ⁠regional leader to resign two weeks after his administration said it was severing ties with the federal government.

The strategic city of ⁠Baidoa, the l...