At least nine people were killed and 47 injured in an attack carried out on Sunday for more than six hours by radical Al-Shabab Islamists in a hotel in the city of Kismayo, in southern Somalia. This large port city is the latest hit by the resurgence of violent actions …
Read More »Somalia: several dead and injured in new terrorist attack
At least 17 people died over the weekend in an attack attributed to a terrorist group close to Al-Qaeda targeting transport buses in the Hiran region of central Somalia. According to the official Somali news agency Suna, it was the al-Shabab militia that carried out this operation. “Seventeen civilians were …
Read More »Somalia: African Union base attacked by Islamist militants
Al-Shabab Islamist militants targeted an African Union base in central Somalia where Burundian soldiers house, news agencies reported. Witnesses said there was heavy fighting at the base, which is about 130 km (80 miles) northeast of the capital, Mogadishu. According to the local military commander, Mohamed Ali, militants launched the …
Read More »Somalia: several killed in Al-Shabab attack in Mogadishu
At least five people have been killed and more than 16 others injured during attacks by al-Shabab Islamist militants on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Police say the early morning attacks targeted police stations and security checkpoints. Al-Shabab spokesman, Abdiasis Abu Musab, said the fighters hit government targets in …
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