Somalia, Al Shabaab and Cairo Hotel

Somali army announces killing 41 Al Shabaab militants
Mogadishu: The Somali army announced on Friday that it had killed 41 members of the Al Qaeda affiliated Al Shabaab insurgent movement in the Lower
Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility for Hotel Attack in Somalia
Militant group Al-Shabab gunmen have attacked and laid siege to the Cairo Hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, targeting a meeting of government officials and tribal elders discussing action against the group.
Deadly Al Shabaab Hotel Attack Leaves 10 Dead in Somalia
An al Shabaab attack on a hotel in Beledweyne, Somalia, has resulted in 10 civilian casualties. The militants initiated the assault with a car bomb followed by a siege. Clan elders from Hiran were present discussing countermeasures against al Shabaab,
Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in central Somalia, seven dead
Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the Islamist militant group,
Somali forces end militant attack on hotel, leaving all al-Shabab fighters dead
Somali officials say security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launche
Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
Speaking to reporters, Beledweyne District Commissioner Omar Osman Alasow confirmed that the hotel siege ended early Wednesday. “Our security forces successfully got rid of six militants who attacked a hotel where traditional elders and security officials were meeting,
Somalia Hotel Attack: Al-Shabab siege ends, seven dead
Somali security forces have ended a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab fighters who stormed a popular hotel in the central city of Beledweyne. 7 people have reportedly died in the attack.
Somali forces end 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on hotel
Somali security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launched the attack,
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Al-Shabaab Militants Storm Village Distribute Fruits & Lecture People Before Fleeing
Al-Shabaab fighters invaded a village in Lamu County on the evening of Saturday, March 15. Speaking to Nation, Lamu County ...
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Al-Shabaab Seizes Strategic Water Wells Near Mogadishu, Raising Security Fears
Al-Shabaab have made significant territorial gains near Mogadishu, seizing control of the Water Wells area on the outskirts ...
Editorials on Voice of America6d
Al-Shabaab Still a Threat in Somalia
"We encourage dialogue between the Yemen and Al-Shabaab sanctions Panels ... to shed light on and ultimately sever the ties ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN17h
Somali Army Counters Terrorist Attack by Al-Shabaab Militias
The Somali National Army, on Saturday, said it countered a terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab militias in Awdheegle District of Lower Shabelle and the Buursha Sheekh area of Middle Shabelle. A statement ...
AllAfrica on MSN2d
Somalia: Somali Govt Launches Successful Operation, Kills Senior Al-Shabaab Leaders and Several Militants
The Federal Government of Somalia has announced the successful execution of a targeted operation that led to the deaths of ...
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Shabaab mounts coordinated assault north of Mogadishu
Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, has mounted considerable attacks over the last few weeks in Somalia’s Middle ...
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Former Prime Minister condemns Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Beledweyne town
Former Somali Prime-Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon ( Sa 39;iid) strongly condemned the deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on the Qahira ...
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40 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia
Al-Shabaab was formed in Somalia in 2004. By 2010, the group had established control over vast territories, but it had to withdraw from Mogadishu in the summer of 2011 and launch a guerilla war ...
Terrorists perform fatal assault on hotel in Somalia
Gunmen from the Al-Shabaab terrorist group launched a deadly assault on the Cairo Hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, where ...