Tag: Mogadishu

Siege in Mogadishu

The armed group linked to Al Qaida, which claimed responsibility for the siege, has been fighting to topple the Somali government for more than 10 years.

September 2, 2022

UN closes passenger operations terminal at Mogadishu airport

The government on December 22 directed the world body to close the Movcon facility which is a special terminal that is used by the UN staff and other foreign visitors in Mogadishu.

December 27, 2021

Somali forces kill 12 al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu

Somali security forces said on Thursday they have killed 12 senior fighters of al-Shabab, a terror group, in a sting operation conducted in Mogadishu.

December 2, 2021

5 killed in Somali suicide bombing

Witnesses said they heard a huge blast at Mogadishu's Fagah junction.

October 13, 2021

16 killed, dozens injured in hours-long hotel siege in Somalia’s Mogadishu

The attack started on Sunday afternoon after the militants detonated a car bomb that ripped off the hotel's gates before storming inside the facility.

August 17, 2020

Somalia to Afghanistan

“In coordination with the federal government of Somalia, US Africa Command (Africom) conducted three airstrikes in two locations targeting Al-Shabaab militants on December 29,” Africom said in a statement.

December 31, 2019

Al-Shabab claims responsibility for deadly Mogadishu bombing

Saturday’s attack was the third deadliest in Mogadishu’s recent history after an explosion in October 2011 killed more than 100 people.

December 31, 2019

90 killed in deadly terror attack in Mogadishu, over 130 injured

No terrorist group has claimed the responsibility for the attack.

December 29, 2019

25 killed in suicide blast in Somalia, many injured

There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

December 28, 2019

10 killed as Somali forces end hotel siege in Mogadishu

Zakia Hussein, the deputy commissioner of the Somali Police Force, said security forces ended a seven-hour siege on popular SYL Hotel after killing all the five attackers.

December 11, 2019

10 killed, several injured in Mogadishu car bombings

The blasts came as the police tightened the security of the capital blocking the main roads of the city to ward off possible attacks by the militants.

June 16, 2019

Six killed in Mogadishu car bomb attack

At least six people were killed and 16 were injured in a suicide car bombing targeting a local government office in the Somali capital on Monday.

September 10, 2018

25 killed in Somalia hotel attack

At least 25 people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide attack outside a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu, police said. The attack took place on Saturday night outside the Nasahablod 2 Hotel ahead of a high-level ministerial meeting slated to begin from Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency. According to...

October 29, 2017

13 dead, more than 16 wounded in Mogadishu hotel blast

A suicide car bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital today, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 16, while gunfire could be heard inside, police said. A second blast was heard in the area minutes later. Captain Mohamed Hussein said the gunfire was heard inside the Nasa-Hablod hotel, which is...

October 29, 2017

276 killed in deadliest single attack in Somalia’s history

The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country’s information minister said early on Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll could continue to rise. In a tweet, Abdirahman Osman called the attack “barbaric” and said...

October 16, 2017

40 killed in Mogadishu bomb blast

At least 40 persons were killed and several injured in a deadly bomb explosion near a popular hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Saturday, the police said. Adan Mohamed, a witness, told Xinhua that a vehicle loaded with explosives exploded at the junction of KM5 just opposite Safari hotel. Most of the dead...

October 15, 2017

Car bomb kills 7 in Somalia

Seven people were killed and dozens more wounded on Thursday when a car packed with explosives detonated outside a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somali officials said. While no group issued a claim of responsibility for the attack, police suspect that al-Shabaab, a militant outfit with links to al-Qaeda, was behind the blast. The car bomb exploded...

September 29, 2017