Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (19—25 January 2018)

During the week of 19-25 January 2018, there were 2,028 new arrivals at the Baidoa checkpoints, the highest number ever recorded. The upsurge in the numbers of new arrivals this week is due to the ongoing fighting in Abal village, Bakool region and the IDP eviction at the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The new entries cited eviction from Mogadishu (54%), Insecurity (26%), lack of food (16%) and lack of access to health (4%) as the key driving factors for displacement into the IDP sites in Baidoa. 62% of those entering came from the districts of Baidoa, 25% from Hudur, 4% from Qansax Dheere, 3% from Buurhakaba District, 2% from Dolow district, 3% from Afgooye district and 1%)from Dinsoor district. They were heading to the IDP sites of Kormari (74%), Doolow (11%) and ADC 4 (15%) in Baidoa. There were no exits recorded this week, which is attributed to the prolonged drought and increasing insecurity at the villages of origin.