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By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Multiple casualties are feared after al-Shabaab terrorists launched an attack targeting a Somali national army base in the country’s south-central province of the Middle Shabelle region on Thursday. The attack took place in the newly liberated small town of Nur Dugle where Somali government forces and its allied clan […]

23rd Jan 2023

Somalia: Security forces end siege at govt office in Mogadishu, 5 civilians killed

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Somalia security forces ended a siege by members of the al-Shabaab terrorist organization Sunday at the Banadir Regional Administration headquarters in the capital Mogadishu. The attack by al-Shabaab, which left five people dead, began with a suicide bombing before the terrorists stormed the headquarters and exchanged fire with security […]

16th Jan 2023

Somalia: 8 killed, 37 wounded in terror bombings in Hiran

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least seven people were killed Saturday and 37 wounded in separate bomb attacks in Somalia’s central province of Hiran, according to an official. Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu, a federal member of parliament elected from the region, said the bomb blast in Buuloburte killed six and wounded nearly 30 while […]

28th Nov 2022

Somalia: Casualties feared in attack on hotel used by Somali officials

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Casualties have been feared in a bomb explosion and heavy gunfire targeting a busy and popular hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The Villa Rose Hotel, located near Somalia’s heavily fortified presidential palace, is used by Somali officials. Casualties are yet unknown but local media reported […]

30th Oct 2022

Somalia: 100 killed in Mogadishu car bombs

London (Agencies): At least 100 people were killed in explosions in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, according to news agencies. The al-Qaida linked group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on their radio station Andalus. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said more than 300 were injured in the terrorist attacks after he visited the site of […]

4th Sep 2022

Somalia: 20 civilians killed in Al-Shabab attack in central Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 20 civilians in central Somalia were killed in an attack by the al-Shabab terrorist group on a convoy carrying food supplies, officials said on Saturday. The victims in the attack, which took place near the district of Mahas in the Hiran region, included drivers and passengers in […]

21st Aug 2022

Somalia: 20 people, including civilians & soldiers, were killed in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Somalia security forces fighting al-Shabaab terrorists inside a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu ended the siege after nearly 30 hours of operations, a security official said on Sunday. 20 people including civilians and soldiers were killed in the attack. Security forces eliminated al-Shabaab terrorists and ended the […]

28th Jul 2022

Somalia: Bomb blasts by Al-Shabaab in the south kill 20

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 20 people were killed and several wounded in separate bomb attacks Wednesday in southern Somalia, police said. A police officer in the town of Marka in the Lower Shabelle region told Anadolu Agency by phone that a suicide bomber killed 13 people, including the town’s mayor, Abdullahi […]

27th Jul 2022

Kenya: Muslim group demanding sacking of Kenyan minister for remarks to hijabi Muslim journalist

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Kenyans online joined the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) on Tuesday in condemning comments by Education Minister George Magoha for “al-Shabaab” remarks to a hijab wearing Muslim female journalist. SUPKEM has called for the immediate sacking of Magoha. Magoha was speaking to the media when, in response to […]

22nd Jul 2022

Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia attack towns on border with Ethiopia

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): The al-Shabaab terrorist group stormed several towns in southwestern Somalia along the border with Ethiopia, a security official confirmed on Thursday, fearing heavy losses in the ensuing clashes with security forces from both sides. Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shahaab militants attacked the towns of Aato, Yeed, and Washaqo in the province of […]

18th Jul 2022

Somalia: Suicide car bombing by Al-Shabaab kills 3, wounds 14

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) :At least three people were killed and more than 14 others injured when a suicide car bomb blast rocked the town of Jowhar on Sunday, officials said. A police officer in Jowhar told Anadolu Agency that it was a suicide car bomb attack that targeted Nur Dob hotel, killing […]

24th Mar 2022

Somalia: Female lawmaker among 15 killed in Al-Shabaab terrorist attacks

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 15 people, including female lawmaker Amina Mohamed Abdi, were killed in bomb blasts in the city of Beledweyne late Wednesday, police said. Abdullahi Ahmed, a local police officer in the region, told Anadolu Agency that there were two explosions, which also wounded several people. The bombings […]

1st Feb 2022

Kenya: 10 people killed in bus blast

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): At least 10 people were killed when a passenger bus hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on a highway in northeastern Kenya, police said on Monday. Eight passengers were injured in the explosion, which occurred when a bus ran over an IED on the Arabia-Mandera highway, according to […]

27th Jan 2022

Somalia: 1 killed, 2 wounded as bomb blast hits teashop in NE Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least one person was killed and two others wounded when a bomb blast hit a tea shop in northeastern Somalia on Wednesday, local media reported. According to Somali National Television (SNTV), a police officer was among those injured in the explosion in Bosaso, the provincial capital of […]

13th Jan 2022

Somalia: 10 killed in suicide bombing by Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 10 people, including five security officers, were killed Wednesday when a suicide car blast targeted a security convoy in Somalia’s capital, according to officials. The attack in Mogadishu has been claimed by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked terror group that often carries out deadly attacks in the Horn […]

27th Dec 2021

Somalia: Senior security official among 4 killed in Mogadishu blast

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least four soldiers, including a district security chief, were killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu late on Saturday night. A vehicle carrying security personnel was targeted with a remote-controlled improvised explosive device in Mogadishu’s Daynile district, a police officer told […]

12th Dec 2021

Somalia: Al-Shabaab kills 4 African Union peacekeepers

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Twin blasts targeted Burundian soldiers serving under the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) in southern Somalia on Saturday, a security official said. The official, who spoke to Anadolu Agency over the phone on the condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to media, said Burundian peacekeepers hit […]

25th Nov 2021

Somalia: Bomb blast by Al-Shabaab kills 8 in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least eight people were killed over 17 others wounded in a car bombing that rocked Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday morning, officials said. A police officer who spoke to Anadolu Agency said the attack targeted a convoy of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM). “The […]

15th Sep 2021

Somalia: Suicide attack by al-Shabaab kills 11 in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 11 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a tea shop in Mogadishu’s Wadajir neighborhood on Tuesday evening, said the police. Dadir Hassan, a police officer in the capital Mogadishu, told Anadolu Agency over […]

1st Feb 2021

Somalia: 10 people killed in Al-Shabaab attack on hotel

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somali security forces ended an eight-hour-long siege on a hotel early on Monday following an attack by al-Shabaab terrorists in the capital Mogadishu. At least ten people were killed amid the fighting centered on Afrik Hotel, strategically located near the heavily fortified Mogadishu airport and often frequented by […]

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