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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.
Bloody Monday raid. The Bloody Monday raid (Somali: Isniinta Dhiigii), also known as the Abdi House raid or Operation Michigan, was a US military operation [3] that took place in Mogadishu on 12 July 1993, during the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) phase of the UN intervention in the Somali Civil War. [4][5] Carried out by ...
Operation Eastern Exit. Operation Eastern Exit was the codename given to the military evacuation of the United States embassy in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, in January 1991. In late December 1990, violence quickly enveloped the city as armed militants began clashing with government soldiers.
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.
On 14 October 2017, two truck bombings took place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, killing at least 587 people and injuring 316 others. [1] Almost all of the casualties were caused by one of the trucks which detonated when the driver, while attempting to escape from security officials, crashed through a barrier and exploded in the Hodan District, destroying a hotel.
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 ...
Mogadishu, [a] locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across ...
Bombing. On 24 July 2023, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed about 25 soldiers at a military academy in Mogadishu. [1] Later the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. [1]