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Somali Ministry of Education bombings. / 2.03250°N 45.30583°E / 2.03250; 45.30583. On 29 October 2022, 121 people were killed and over 300 were injured by a double car bombing in Somalia 's capital, Mogadishu. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused Sunni jihadist group al-Shabaab of carrying out the attacks, which they admitted.
17. At 7:30 am on 25 November 2021, in Mogadishu, Somalia, [1][2] a suicide bomber in a sport utility vehicle killed eight people and wounded 17 others, including teachers and pupils at Mocaasir Primary and Secondary School, which was heavily damaged. [1][2] Al-Shabaab military operations spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab claimed his jihadist group ...
On 15 June 2021, a suicide bombing occurred in Mogadishu, Somalia. [1] [2] It happened at the General Dhegobadan Military Camp, where the bomber killed 15 army recruits. [1] [2] He was in a queue of recruits, pretending to be one of them. [1] Al-Shabaab, the Somali/East African branch of al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the bombing. [2]
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2024 Lido Beach attack. On 2 August 2024, Al-Shabaab attacked Lido Beach in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The attack started with a suicide bombing, followed by a mass shooting inside a hotel. [4] Explosions and gunfire shook a hotel near the beach, with restaurants and other hotels in the area also being targeted.
Mogadishu tea shop bombing. On 29 September 2023 an al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in a tea shop in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, leaving 11 dead and 18 others injured. [ 1] The explosion took place at a checkpoint leading to the parliament and the president's office.
Act of terrorism. During the evening of 19 August 2022, al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Initially, two car bombs exploded. Gunmen then stormed the hotel, shooting people and taking hostages. At least 21 people were killed, and 117 others were wounded, fifteen of whom are in critical condition.
The Somali Civil War (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. [8] It began in late January 2009 with the present conflict mainly between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops and al-Shabaab militants who pledged alliegence to al-Qaeda during 2012.