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20 Aug 2022

Somalia: Al-Shabaab gunmen attack hotel Hayat; 2 car bomb blasts reported

Two car bomb blasts targeted Hotel Hayat in in the Somali capital, Mogadishu Attacks may be by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group The Hayat Hotel is a popular venue with lawmakers and other government officials

16 Aug 2020

At least 28 injured in blast at Elite hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

State news agency SONNA reported that Islamist group al Shabaab had attacked with a car bomb at the hotel entrance and armed militants. A witness, Ahmed Ali, told Reuters: "I heard a huge blast at the hotel, gunfire followed, and then clouds of smoke."

04 Feb 2019

Huge blast heard in Somali capital Mogadishu

Al Shabaab is trying to remove the Western-backed central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of sharia law.

10 Sep 2018

Suicide car bomb rams local government building in Somalia's capital

A police officer has said casualties are feared although he did not provide a figure.

14 Oct 2017

Car bombs kill at least 22 in Somalia's capital Mogadishu: Police

About two hours later, a second blast took place in the city's Madina district.

03 Sep 2017

Al Shabaab says kills 26 soldiers in attack on base near Kismayu

Al Shabaab said it killed 26 Somali soldiers early on Sunday when the militants attacked a military base in a village near the port city of Kismayu.

27 Aug 2017

Al Qaeda says senior commander in Somalia al Shabaab affiliate killed

A senior commander in al Shabaab, Somalia`s al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist rebels, was killed last month in a US airstrike, the group said on Saturday in an online statement.

09 Jun 2017

Somalia's president vows revenge on al Shabaab after deadly attack

Somalia`s president said late Thursday night the country`s army was in "hot pursuit" of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents` assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.

05 May 2017

Al Shabaab militants kill U S Navy SEAL in Somalia clash

A US Navy SEAL was killed and two troops wounded in a clash with al Shabaab militants in Somalia.

07 Apr 2017

Mortar attack kills three in Somalia, say police, ambulance services

Mortar shells fired into homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has killed three people and wounded five, police and ambulance services said on Friday.

21 Mar 2017

Car bomb explodes near presidential palace in Somalia capital

A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint less than a kilometre away from the presidential compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police said.

25 Jan 2017

Seven killed in al Shabaab car bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least seven people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular Mogadishu hotel Wednesday, and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said.

17 Sep 2016

Al Shabaab attacks Somali town near Kenyan border, kill 7 troops

Al Shabaab, which regularly attacks Somali forces in its campaign to oust Somalia`s Western-backed government, pulled its fighters out of El Wak overnight.

31 Jul 2016

Militants launch car bomb, gun attack on Somali police base, 10 dead

Militants set off two car bombs outside a police base in Somalia's capital before gunmen stormed inside on Sunday, leaving at least 10 people dead, police said.

26 Jul 2016

Twin suicide bombs kill 13 near Mogadishu airport

At least 13 people were killed today in twin bombings near UN and African Union buildings adjoining Mogadishu's airport, police said, in what the jihadist Shabaab group claimed as a suicide attack.

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01 Jul 2016

Six killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya''s Mandera

The attack happened at 9:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) as the buses were travelling to Mandera town from the capital Nairobi.

30 Jun 2016

At least 18 killed by a roadside bomb in Somalia

At least 18 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb went off on Thursday in Somalia`s Lafole town, southwest of the capital, blowing up a packed mini-bus that was passing by, police said.

25 Jun 2016

Death toll in Islamist attack in Somalia rises to 15: Police

The Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement distributed through online social networks.

13 May 2016

Seven Al Shabaab fighters killed in Somalia

Local officials told Xinhua the military`s onslaught against Al Shabaab was carried out by an elite unit from the police and national army.

03 May 2016

Kenya says arrests key member of militant group plotting attacks

Kenyan police have arrested a suspected key member of an Islamist militant group that was plotting attacks similar to one in 2013 on the Westgate shopping mall that killed at least 67 people, authorities said on Tuesday.

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