Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia stormed a heavily guarded hotel in downtown Mogadishu on Thursday evening, witnesses and officials said. A resident told VOA that an explosion was detonated outside ...

The al Qaeda franchise al-Shabaab has attacked nearly every state institution, security installation and large hotel in Mogadishu over the past 20 years.

Another hotel siege perpetrated by Shabaab in Mogadishu was ended by Somali security forces almost twenty four hours after it began. The al Qaeda branch continues to lash out against civilians in ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali authorities on Sunday ended a deadly attack in which 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded when gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital. It took Somali forces ...

An armored personnel carrier drives near a hotel in Mogadishu on March 15, 2024. A siege at a popular hotel in the Somali capital killed three soldiers and ended early on March 15, 2024.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A protracted assault by Al Shabab militants on a Mogadishu hotel frequented by government ministers ended with at least nine civilians, including one police officer dead ...

MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling ...

Al-Shabaab stormed the Villa Rose hotel near Somalia's presidential palace following a suicide bombing at the gate at 8 p.m. local time (noon ET), according to police.

Al-Shabab forces killed eight civilians and trapped others before security forces stormed the Mogadishu hotel, killing the attackers and freeing around 60 people.

At least 20 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen stormed an upscale hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Friday evening, officials said, following gunfire and large explosions in ...

Capt. Bishar Ahmed confirmed to CNN that a major attack occurred at the hotel, which lies in a heavily protected zone in downtown Mogadishu, where the state house, ministries and a high-security ...