Mogadishu

Over 300 Al-Shabaab suspects nabbed in Somalia

Over 300 Al-Shabaab suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Mogadishu during a security operation by joint forces from Somalian government and African Union peacekeeping mission (Amisom), authorities said.

Aug 16, 2016, 20:35 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

Five killed in Somalia attack

At least five people were killed and several injured on Sunday in twin car bomb blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

Jul 31, 2016, 15:41 PM IST

Suicide car bomb hits CID headquarters in Somalia: Police

A suicide attacker rammed a car bomb into the gates of the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, then fighters stormed in, police said.

Jul 31, 2016, 14:13 PM IST

Suicide bomber was former Somali MP: Shabaab

A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced on Wednesday.

Jul 27, 2016, 15:23 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

Two explosions kill 8 near Mogadishu airport

At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when two huge bombs went off near Mogadishu's airport, including one close to the UN's political office in the Somali capital, a security source said.

Jul 26, 2016, 15:16 PM IST

Eight soldiers killed in Somalia military base attack, Al-Shabab militants claim responsibility

Eight soldiers were killed when a suicide car bomb targeted a Somalia military training camp and attackers then entered the base on foot, the military said today.

Jul 11, 2016, 18:44 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

Minister, 15 others killed in Somalia hotel attack

More than 30 others were injured in the attack.

Jun 26, 2016, 18:32 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

Somalia forces end extremist siege of hotel, 15 killed

Officials say Somali security forces have ended a siege by extremist gunmen which killed least 15 people, including two members of parliament, at a hotel in the Somali capital after an all-night gunfight.

Jun 02, 2016, 15:05 PM IST

Al Shabaab car bomber strikes hotel in Somali capital, at least 15 dead

Al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militants quickly claimed responsibility for the attack on the Hotel Ambassador.

Jun 02, 2016, 00:39 AM IST

Somalia executes two Shebab fighters for killing journalist

Two members of Somalia`s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab jihadist group were executed by firing squad Saturday for the murder of a journalist killed by a car bomb last year, a judge said.

Apr 09, 2016, 17:25 PM IST

US drone strike targets senior Shebab leader in Somalia

A US drone strike has targeted a senior Shebab leader in Somalia who was believed to have been plotting attacks against Americans in Mogadishu, the Pentagon has announced.

Apr 02, 2016, 07:39 AM IST

65 Shebab insurgents killed in northeast Somalia: Army

Somalia security forces have killed 65 Shebab Islamic insurgents who attacked coastal towns in the semi-autonomous Puntland area in the country`s northeast, the regional army chief said Monday.

Mar 22, 2016, 03:37 AM IST

Special forces stage helicopter raid on Somalia`s Shebab

Special forces operatives in two helicopters staged an overnight raid on Somalia`s Shebab insurgents, government officials and the Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen said on Wednesday.

Mar 09, 2016, 15:54 PM IST

Islamist group kills 30 in twin blasts in Somali town

Somalia`s al Shabaab Islamist group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant in the town of Baidoa on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, police and the group said.

Feb 29, 2016, 09:24 AM IST