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5th Jul 2022

Somalia: 200 children have died since January from drought-caused malnutrition

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said late Monday that at least 200 children in Somalia have died of malnutrition since January, with the country witnessing “catastrophic food insecurity” … Continued

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, … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

31st Jul 2021

Somalia: Bomb blast kills 4 footballers in Kismayo

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Four football players were killed and several others wounded when a bomb blast targeted a bus carrying a local soccer team in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo on Friday, an official said. Omar … Continued

6th Mar 2021

Somalia: Suicide car bombing kills 20 in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 20 people were killed and 30 others wounded when a suicide car bomb blast targeted a busy restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday, medical sources said. The attack occurred during … Continued

28th Feb 2021

Somalia: Roadside bomb kills 3 in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least three people, including two soldiers, were killed in Somalia’s capital Sunday morning in a bomb blast targeting a military vehicle carrying senior staff. Wounding several others, the attack took place … Continued

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 … Continued

28th Nov 2020

Somalia: Suicide attack at restaurant kills 7 in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane GAROWE, Somalia (AA): At least seven people in Somalia were killed and several others wounded as a suicide attack targeted a busy restaurant in the country’s capital on Friday evening, a police official said. Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab terrorist … Continued

12th Sep 2020

Somalia: Suicide attack by al-Shabaab outside mosque kills 6

By Mohammed Dhaysane GAROWE, Somalia (AA): At least six people, including a security guard and two civilians, were killed and twenty others wounded in a suicide attack outside a mosque in southern Somalia on Friday, an official said. The … Continued

17th Aug 2020

Somalia: Siege in Al-Shabaab hotel attack ended, 16 killed

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Somali special forces ended a four-hour-long siege by al-Shabaab terrorists of a popular hotel in the capital late Sunday, a government spokesman told Anadolu Agency. At least 16 people, including officials and civilians, are among the dead. … Continued

31st May 2020

Somalia: Bomb blast kills 10, wounds over 13 civilians

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 10 people have been killed, and over 13 others were wounded in a bomb blast which targeted a civilian transport vehicle in the vicinity of Hawa Abdi, the lower Shabelle region … Continued

19th Jan 2020

Somalia: Suicide bombing kills 3, wounds over 20

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): In the Somali capital Mogadishu, at least three people were killed and 20 injured, including several Turkish nationals, when a suicide car bomb targeted a police convoy escorting Turkish contractors on Saturday, said … Continued

6th Jan 2020

Kenya: Al-Shabaab kills 3 Americans in attack on Kenya base

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed Sunday that a U.S. service member and two Defense Department contractors were killed when al-Shabaab militants stormed a military base used by Kenyan and U.S. forces … Continued

29th Dec 2019

Somalia: Suicide attack kills almost 80 in Mogadishu

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Almost 80 people, including two Turkish nationals, were killed and over 100 wounded, including children and many university students, in a suicide truck bomb attack on a security checkpoint in the Somali capital … Continued

23rd Sep 2019

Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills at least 5 troops

By Magdalene Mukami MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): The Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday morning repulsed an al-Shabaab attack in El-Salini area in Lower Shabelle region, killing 13 militants. Speaking to the media, Somali military official Mohamed Abdi denied claims … Continued

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