WIRE โ BAIDOA, Somalia โ Heavy fighting broke out near the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa overnight between government forces and fighters loyal to former Southwest State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed, known as Laftagareen, local sources said on Monday. The clashes reportedly began after forces aligned with Laftagareen attacked a checkpoint guarding access to the city,
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