Somalia: Al-Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab attacks hotel Hayat; 2 car bomb blasts reported
Friday's attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu is the first major attack since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office in May.
Aug 20, 2022, 07:48 AM IST
At least 28 injured in blast at Elite hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
"There are deaths and injuries of civilians who were passing near the hotel and others who were inside the hotel. Among the dead is one director of the information ministry," state news agency said, citing information ministry spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Omar.
Aug 17, 2020, 00:00 AM IST
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.
Feb 04, 2019, 14:18 PM IST
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.
Sep 10, 2018, 13:42 PM IST
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.
Oct 14, 2017, 21:45 PM IST
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.
Sep 03, 2017, 13:00 PM IST
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.
Aug 27, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
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.
Jun 09, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
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.
May 05, 2017, 22:56 PM IST
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.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
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.
Mar 21, 2017, 21:35 PM IST
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.
Jan 25, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
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.
Sep 17, 2016, 14:24 PM IST
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.
Jul 31, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
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.
Jul 26, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
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.
Jul 01, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
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.
Jun 30, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
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.
Jun 25, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
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.
May 14, 2016, 01:51 AM IST
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.
May 03, 2016, 23:37 PM IST
