What happened? Amid an escalating power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, rival security forces came close to blows in early September, in scenes that echoed April’s clash etween Farmajo loyalists and opponents.

Why does it matter? Tensions between the country’s political leaders complicate the path to long-overdue indirect elections, narrowing prospects for resolving Somalia’s worst political crisis in years. The country risks descending into violence if the two leaders continue to undermine each other.