Sejak muslim garis keras dikalahkan pada Tahun Baru selama ofensif yang dilakukan pasukan pemerintah Somalia dan militer Ethiopia sekutu mereka, terjadi serangan mortir, roket dan penembakan senapan hampir setiap hari di kota itu.
Since Islamists were ousted over the New Year during an offensive by Somali government and Ethiopian forces, there have been near-daily mortar, rocket and gun attacks in the city.