And while al Shabaab regularly stages attacks in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, it has been 12 years since there was a similar attack in Somaliland.
In kasta oo al-Shabaab ay si joogto ah u weerarayaan bartamaha caasimadda Soomaaliya ee Muqdishu, waxay ahayd 12 sano tan iyo markii uu weerar noocan oo kale ah ka dhacay Somaliland.