More than 300 security personnel have occupied Somalia's Supreme Court since it ruled that the president's term extension was unconstitutional.
Claimed by: Former chief justice Bashe Yusuf Ahmed
So far this rests only on one side of the dispute. We'll update this page as reporting comes in, then say whether it held up.
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Who's reporting it
- Al Jazeera , 2026-11-10: Ahmed told Al Jazeera that more than 300 security personnel had 'militarily occupied' the court after its ruling against the term extension. source
- Somali Guardian, 2026-11-07: Reports that troops have taken control of the Supreme Court building in Mogadishu, without saying how many or which unit. source
History
- 2026-11-10: One side only. The figure comes only from Ahmed, a party to the dispute. Somali Guardian separately reports that troops have taken control of the court building but gives no number; no government response was found.