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By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 14 people were killed and more than six wounded when a car bomb exploded on the busiest street in Somalia’s capital Thursday, according to a security official. Somalia’s Internal Security Ministry Spokesman Abdi Asis Hildhiban confirmed the casualties during a news conference at the blast site […]

2nd Mar 2018

Somalia: Suicide and mortar attacks outside & inside Mogadishu kill 6 civilians

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least three people were killed and three others were wounded when a suicide car bomb blast targeted a security checkpoint in Sinka Dher, outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said. Just after this attack, a mortar attack in Mogadishu, claimed by Islamist group al-Shabaab, killed […]

14th Dec 2017

Somalia: Suicide attack at police academy kills 10

(AA): At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured on Thursday morning after a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew up himself outside a police academy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, local media reported. The suicide bomber infiltrated the police checkpoints and blew up himself during a police gathering, Somali National News […]

29th Oct 2017

Somalia: 23 dead in Mogadishu twin suicide car bomb attack

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 23 people, including a former lawmaker and a police official were killed and more than 30 others wounded in two suspected suicide car blasts at a hotel in capital Mogadishu on Saturday evening, according to police. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Police Officer Ali Mohamed […]

15th Oct 2017

Somalia: Suicide attack kills over 30, wounds dozens in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane and Hassan Istilla MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Over 30 people were killed, dozens wounded when a truck full of explosives exploded at the busiest intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday afternoon, police said. “The truck exploded at the KM5 injunction,” also known as Zobe, Ali Mohamed, a policeman at the […]

29th Sep 2017

Somalia: Car bomb blast in Mogadishu restaurant kills 7

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least seven people were killed and six others wounded when a car bomb blast hit a busy restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, a government official said Thursday. In another attack Al Shabaab killed 17 at a military target outside the capital. Abdifatah Omar Hallane, Mogadishu municipality’s spokesman, […]

31st Jul 2017

Somalia: al-Shabaab attack kills 11 soldiers

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 11 soldiers were killed and several others injured when al-Shabaab militants attacked a military convoy in a village southwest of capital Mogadishu, officials said Sunday. Earlier on SUnday, at last five civilians were killed and about 10 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali […]

23rd Jun 2017

Somalia: 5 killed in suicide car bomb attack

by Hassan Istiila MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least five people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, according to the Somalia’s Security Ministry spokesman. Among those killed in the attack was Sheikh Mohamud Aw Libaax, Jubaland minister for youth, according to Jubaland regional state Deputy President Mohamed […]

15th Jun 2017

Somalia: 10 killed in suicide attack in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 10 people were killed when a suicide car bomb attacked a popular hotel here Wednesday, officials said. Mohamed Bulle, a police captain in Mogadishu said armed men from the Somali terrorist group, al-Shabaab, stormed the restaurant at the Posh hotel after the explosion. “Mogadishu special forces […]

26th May 2017

Kenya: Mandera curfew to be lifted during Ramadan

Nairobi, Kenya (Friday Bulletin): After being under a dusk-dawn curfew for eight consecutive months, Mandera residents can now breathe a sigh of relief as the government is set to lift the order. This is a reprieve for the residents who were glaring at the possibility of missing out on the special night prayers during the […]

14th Mar 2017

Somalia: Bomb attacks kill ‘at least 9’ in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least nine people were killed and a dozen others were injured in two separate bomb attacks in the Somali capital Mogadishu Monday, police officials told Anadolu Agency. In the first attack, two people were killed and four others were injured when a suicide car bomb exploded a […]

20th Feb 2017

Somalia: 22 killed in truck bomb attack on Mogadishu market

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 22 people, including government soldiers were killed and over 20 others wounded when a truck bomb blast ripped through a busy market in Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday, officials said. The attack targeted Kawo-godey market in Wadajir district, according to Abdullahi Ahmed, the district’s commissioner. […]

25th Jan 2017

Somalia: Several killed in Al Shabaab suicide bomb attack near hotel

Mogadishu, (The Muslim News & AA): Several people have been killed and many injured in suspected suicide car bomb attack near Dayah Hotel in Somalia capital, Mogadishu. Wednesday. Al-Shabaab terrorist group has claimed responsibilty for the attack. Apparently there were two explosions. Many journalists who came to report about the attack, were injured during the […]

3rd Jan 2017

Somalia: Twin bomb blasts in Mogadishu capital kill 8

By Mohammed Adam MOGADISHU, (AA): At least eight people in Somalia were killed and 16 others wounded after twin car-bomb blasts hit a security checkpoint near the African Union’s mission headquarters and a hotel near Mogadishu’s main international airport on Monday. Ahmed Abdullahi, Wadajir district commissioner, told Anadolu Agency by phone that soldiers and […]

26th Nov 2016

Somalia: Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 10

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, (AA): At least 10 people were killed more than eight others wounded when a car bomb targeted a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Abdi Fatah Hallane, a spokesman for the Banadir regional administration– in which Mogadishu is located — confirmed to Anadolu Agency that the explosion […]

2nd Oct 2016

Somalia: Car bomb blast kills 5 in Mogadishu

By Mohamed Adam MOGADISHU, (AA): Five people have been killed and six others wounded Saturday afternoon in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a Mogadishu restaurant near a Somali national intelligence and security agency facility. Banaadir — in which Mogadishu is located — local government spokesman Abdifah Hallane told journalists in a news conference […]

1st Oct 2016

Somalia demands explanation from US for airstrike killing 22

By Mohamed Adam MOGADISHU, (AA): The Somali government on Friday demanded an explanation from the United States on an airstrike, which Somalia said had killed 22 people. The attack allegedly struck the Galmudug administration army facility in the village of Jehdin in the Mudug region of north-central Somalia. A statement issued after the weekly […]

22nd Aug 2016

Somalia: Twin suicide bomb attacks kill 13

MOGADISHU,(AA): At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in twin suicide attacks by militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia Sunday, police said. The attacks, in Galkayo, capital of the north-central Mudug region, also caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to property such as office furniture, Somali national news agency Sonna reported. “First a […]

1st Aug 2016

Somalia: 8 killed in blasts on security building in Mogadishu

By Noor Gedi MOGADISHU, (AA): At least eight people were killed Sunday morning in a twin car bombing at a police headquarters in Somali capital Mogadishu, a security source said. The government said seven attackers were also killed, most in a gun battle after the blasts rocked the offices of the Criminal Investigation Department. […]

25th May 2016

Somalia: Kenyan troops kill 21 al-Shabaab militants

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, (AA): The Kenyan military announced Wednesday that it had killed 21 al-Shabaab militants who had ambushed their convoy, which was headed for the town of Tabda, located in the southern Lower Juba region in Somalia. In a statement, Col. David Obonyo said that the Kenya Defense Forces soldiers had engaged […]

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