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Mogadishu Stadium (Somali: Garoonka Muqdisho) is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. During the Somali Civil War , the stadium was heavily damaged by foreign troops who used the structure as a base. The stadium has been completely rebuilt and artificial turf was laid on 27 March 2020.
Somali leaders claimed 312 people had been killed — including citizens and militia — and 814 wounded. Bowden’s reporting in his book, Black Hawk Down, places those figures even higher ...
The crest of the Somali national team used to be the coat of arms of Somalia but it is now replaced with the Somali Federation crest. The Ocean Stars plays their home games in the Mogadishu Stadium , (As the stadium was being rebuilt, the national team played matches at Engineer Yaarisow Stadium, which is Mogadishu's secondary stadium for ...
As of 2010, the stadium is the home field for the following teams: Jeenyo United F.C. (formerly Lavori Pubblici) Savaana; Somali Police FC (Heegan); Gaadiidka; Dekedda FC; In August 2019, it was renamed after Abdirahman Omar Osman, known as "Engineer Yarisow", the former mayor of Mogadishu and governor of the Banaadir region, who died in an explosive attack in his office.
On 19 April, Somali insurgents ambushed a group of Ethiopian soldiers, who entered an area of Mogadishu on foot, sparking heavy battles. The intense clashes spread out across three districts in the northern quarter of the capital Mogadishu, with Ethiopian troops expanding into insurgent strongholds for the first time in weeks.
The August 2020 Mogadishu bombing was a suicide car bombing on 8 August 2020 at the gates of the 12th April Army Brigade military base close to the recently reopened Mogadishu sports stadium in the Warta Nabadda district of Mogadishu. [1] [2] The attack killed at least eight people and wounded fourteen others. [3]
6 February — 2024 Mogadishu market bombing - Ten people are killed and 20 others are injured following explosions in the Bakaara Market, Mogadishu believed to be perpetrated by Al-Shabab, who reportedly planted explosive devices underground. [5] 7 February — A suicide bombing in Afgooye kills three people and injures ten others. [6]
Johnny Somali, an American YouTuber known for his inflammatory stunts, became the center of a South Korean investigation that could keep him trapped in the country for a while. The streamer, whose ...