1 year agoFederal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct three airstrikes against al-Shabaab militants
25 people including 6 children are still missing following Mogadishu bombing according to Spokesman @imukhtaar. Death toll has reached 81 after two more victims succumbed to their injuries. One of the 16 badly-wounded victims evacuated to Turkey, a woman, has died
1 year agoBurkina Faso: JNIM claims the ambush of Hallalé on December 24, against the soldiers of Bourzanga "in response to the call for help made to the mujahideen by several Peuls villages in the province of Soum. after several homes were set on fire"
1 year agoTurkey will be sending an A400M to Somalia to assist with the victims of terror attack
AK Party spokesman Omer Celik on Somalia attack: Somalia is an important and friendly country, it will not be left alone
Somalia - The death toll from the bombing in Mogadishu has risen to 76
Turkish Embasy in Mogadishu confirms that two two Turkish nationals were among the victims killed in Mogadishu bombing. The two were personnel of a construction company
Death Toll at 61, according to @AaminAmbulance this a preliminary report, number very likely to rise
1 year agoMany were killed, many were injured in Mogadishu truck bombing - Mayor of Mogadishu Omar Filish
Somali government: the number of victims of a car bomb explosion in the capital, Mogadishu, rises to 30 dead and at least 60 wounded
Dozens killed following a massive suicide car bomb in Mogadishu early Saturday morning. Ministry of Info Spokesman @imukhtaar says nearly 30 people killed. Other officials say the death toll is higher
1 year agoMohamed Haji (Ilkacase), a member of Amniyat [Al-Shabaab's assassinations wing], charged with the murder of more than 180 people & playing role in bombings in Mogadishu is among 5 suspects brought before the Somali military court
1 year ago122 dead is the human toll of this morning's complex attack, having targeted the military detachment of Arbinda in Soum, 80 assailants killed, 7 Burkinabe soldiers were killed and 35 civilians were also shot
1 year agoSomali National Army reports conducting new operations in the vicinity of Arare, Muse Haji and Kaban, removing IEDs from the road
1 year agoAl-Shabab claimed responsibility for an SVBIED attack that targeted but failed to kill Generals Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir and Abdulaziz Abdullahi Qoje in Galkayo but killed 8 other people and wounded 55 others, @HarunMaruf reports:
1 year agoIn Dharkenley district, Mogadishu, Al-Shabab claimed today to have assassinated a government soldier
1 year agoIn an apparent sectarian attack, Al-Shabab today claimed to have killed 9 "Kenyan government workers" (Christian websites say Kenyan Christians and not government workers) in an attack 53 km from Garissa city
Somalia: Two Somali soldiers killed, their weapons confiscated following an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Bal'ad. (local observer)
The Somali govt has reported new airstrike conducted in coordination with the US military near Dujuma, Middle Jubba region Monday evening, killing one Al-Shabaab militant
Kosovo's Special Prosecution charged a man and woman with travelling to Syria to join terrorist organisations ISIS and Al-Nusra
1 year agoIn an IED attack today Al-Shabab claimed it killed 3 Ethiopian soldiers and wounded 2 others in Qansahdheere, Bay:
1 year agoAl-Shabab today claimed it raided a Kenyan military base in Bilis Qoqani in Lower Juba inflicting unspecified losses:
Rebels kill 71 soldiers in mass attack on Niger military base near Mali border. It is the deadliest raid against the Nigerien military in living memory, according to news agencies
1 year agoAftermath of Somalia attack: Today's images show bullet holes on the wall at SYLHotel in Mogadishu, after fighting between Somali security forces and Al Shabaab gunmen, during the attack launched yesterday. Security forces also detonated a controlled explosion
1 year agoSomalia's terrorist group of AlShabaab releases statement about last night's attack on SYL hotel in Mogadishu, claiming the killing of 25 people including senior officials, military & police officers, presidential guards, govt employees & secret intelligence agents
Al-Shabaab militants are holed up in an upscale hotel near the Presidential Palace. About 5 men wearing uniform of Somali security forces, armed with small arms and hand-grenades are behind the attack - witnesses
A Somali police officer says at least five heavily armed men attacked security forces stationed outside the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu in what appears to be an attempt to storm the heavily fortified residential and office complex
Reports of an explosion in the vicinity of General Daud village of Mogadishu City, gunfire could be heard
1 year agoIS-Yemen militants today claimed to have bombarded AQAP positions, killing 1, in Qayfa district, Bayda governorate
1 year agoSomalia: @USAfricaCommand is reporting a fresh strike against al Shabaab on December 9th, which it says "killed one (1) terrorist" near Saakow