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On 22 July 2019, at least 18 people were killed after a car bomb exploded on the road of Aden Adde International Airport and near the Afrin Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. [1] Dozens others were injured, 17 critically. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. [2] [3]
Bombing; Date: 2 February 2016 (): Summary: Suicide bombing: Site: Over Afgooye District, Somalia 1]: Aircraft; Aircraft type: Airbus A321-111: Operator: Daallo Airlines: IATA flight No.: D3159: ICAO flight No.: DAO159: Call sign: DAALLO AIRLINES 159: Registration: SX-BHS: Flight origin: Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia: Destination: Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti ...
The attack is the deadliest in Somalia's history, surpassing the 2011 Mogadishu bombing that killed 100 people. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in African history, and the continent's deadliest bombing. [4] [5] In response to the bombings, Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed declared three days of mourning. [6]
At least three mortar blasts sent sports fans in Somalia ducking for cover Tuesday evening, hours after the Mogadishu Stadium reopened following years of instability. The mortar shells struck in ...
The explosion occurred near a security checkpoint on the busy Mogadishu-Afgoye highway. [29] 28 August – At least 9 people were killed when fighting started between SSC-Khatumo forces and Somaliland soldiers near the town of Goof, close to Erigavo in the southeastern part of the Sanaag region in northern Somalia. [30]
Al-Shabaab's military operations spokesperson Abdiaziz Abu Mus'ab said that the group lost only 14 fighters and killed at least 59 African Union soldiers. [5] Abdi Nur Hashi, a Somali military colonel stationed near the base, told the Guardian that as many as 46 Ugandan troops died in the attack. One Somali soldier died and several others were ...
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. [ 5 ] Explosions and gunfire shook a hotel near the beach, with restaurants and other hotels in the area also being targeted.
On 22 April 2022, at least six people were killed and seven injured [1] in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. [2] The Pescatore Seafood Restaurant had recently opened in the seaside area of Lido Beach . [ 3 ]