Tag: al shabaab
Al Shabaab car bomb kills at least six in central Mogadishu
MOGADISHU: At least six people were killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, destroying the...
Somalia’s al Shabaab says it storms military base, kills 27 troops
MOGADISHU: Al Shabaab fighters detonated a suicide car bomb before storming a military base in the south of Somalia on Monday and killing 27...
Al Shabaab captures strategic town in Somalia’s Puntland
BOSASO: Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab has captured a small but strategic town 100 km (60 miles) south of Bosaso city in the...
Fighting between Somalia’s al Shabaab and clan militias leaves 17 dead
MOGADISHU: At least 17 people have been killed in fighting between militants from Somalia's al Shabaab group and clan militias in the country's central...
Many die as Al-Shabaab suicide bomber hits Somalia military convoy
MOGADISHU: A suicide car bomber from Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab hit a military convoy outside Mogadishu on Tuesday, causing an unknown number of...
US drone strike kills more than 100 Al-Shabab in Somalia
WASHINGTON: US forces conducted an air strike against the al Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group in Somalia on Tuesday, killing more than 100 militants, military officials said.
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Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300
MOGADISHU: More than 300 people died in twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of...
