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,
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,
The Kenya Times on MSN11h
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 ...
WardheerNews6h
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 ...
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 ...
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 MSN15h
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 ...
FDD's Long War Journal13d
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 ...
Modern Ghana4d
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 ...
The Nigerian Voice3d
Somali Forces Overrun Al-Shabaab Stronghold In El Buur Offensive
Local security forces launched a major offensive late Thursday, overrunning an Al-Shabaab stronghold in Biyo Cadle, a rural ...
Devdiscourse5d
Chaos in Baladweyne: Hotel Siege by Al Shabaab
Gunmen attacked a hotel in Baladweyne, Somalia, amid a gathering of local elders and officials. Federal lawmaker Dahir Amin ...
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 ...