Somalia suicide attack

Somalia's al Shabaab says it storms southern military base, kills 27 troops

Fighters of the al Shabaab group attack a military base with a suicide car bomb in the south of Somalia, killing 27 soldiers, the group says, a blast heard by residents of a nearby town.

Suicide bomber kills 13 in Somalia police academy attack

A suicide bomber in police uniform blows himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, killing at least 13 police officers.

Hostages held, 17 killed in attack at Somalia restaurant

Gunmen posing as military forces were holding an unknown number of hostages inside a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital in an attack that began when a car bomb exploded at the gate, police and a witness say, while the extremist group al-Shabab claims responsibility.

July 23, 2018
July 23, 2018

Somalia's al Shabaab says it storms southern military base, kills 27 troops

Fighters of the al Shabaab group attack a military base with a suicide car bomb in the south of Somalia, killing 27 soldiers, the group says, a blast heard by residents of a nearby town.

December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017

Suicide bomber kills 13 in Somalia police academy attack

A suicide bomber in police uniform blows himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, killing at least 13 police officers.

June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017

Hostages held, 17 killed in attack at Somalia restaurant

Gunmen posing as military forces were holding an unknown number of hostages inside a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital in an attack that began when a car bomb exploded at the gate, police and a witness say, while the extremist group al-Shabab claims responsibility.

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