Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations
Assistance Mission in Somalia, Catriona Laing, says conflict in Somalia is taking a heavy toll on civilians.
Somalia has witnessed an increase number of civilian casualties since 2017 with about one thousand two hundred and eighty-nine recorded this year.
Al Shabaab’s continouos attacks have caused setbacks for the Somali National Army and allied clan militias.
Laing says the present situation is peaceful but rules out more attacks
