Topic: Somalia

Somali Islamist militants disguised as government soldiers went on a shooting rampage in a Mogadishu hotel Tuesday, killing 30 people including six MPs before blowing themselves up. The brazen attack by two rebels from the Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab movement a stone's throw from ...

London condemns Mogadishu attack

London condemned Tuesday's deadly shooting rampage in Mogadishu in which six Somali MPs died, saying it underlined the tough circumstances faced by the authorities in Somalia. Henry Bellingham, the Foreign Office minister for Africa, sent his condolences to the families of the ...

Six MPs among 32 killed in Shebab hotel carnage

Two extremist insurgents disguised as government soldiers went on a shooting rampage in a Mogadishu hotel Tuesday, killing 30 people, including six MPS, before blowing themselves up. The brazen attack by the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab just a stone's throw from the presidential ...

MPs among dead in Mogadishu battle

Several politicians were killed in a fresh bout of fighting in Mogadishu Tuesday after Al Qaeda-inspired extremists launched an offensive which the government said was a declaration of war on the Somali people, leaving 29 civilians dead. Suspected Islamist Shebab fighters stormed ...

Six MPs among 32 killed in Somali hotel

Islamist militants shot dead 30 people, including six members of parliament in a suicide attack on a Mogadishu hotel Tuesday, Somalia's deputy prime minister said. The two militants from the Shebab insurgency disguised as government security forces then blew themselves up to ...

Dozens dead as major Mogadishu battle erupts

Fighting raged in Mogadishu Tuesday after Al Qaeda-inspired extremists launched an offensive which the government said was a declaration of war on the Somali people, leaving 29 civilians dead. The government also said it had killed more than 15 insurgents belonging to ...
Food prices go up in Somali capital during Ramadan as traders flee, fearing renewed violenceSomali businessmen say food prices in the Somali capital have increased by up to 50 percent since the holy month of Ramadan began in the capital, a predominantly ...
A hardline Islamist militia vowed Monday to end piracy in Somalia by imposing sharia law, after seizing control of a notorious nest of pirates and forcing them to flee. The pirates abandoned the port of Harardhere and sailed three recently-captured vessels off ...

Somali Islamists vow crackdown on piracy

A hardline Islamist militia on Monday vowed to end piracy in Somalia by imposing sharia law, after seizing control of a notorious nest of pirates and forcing them to flee. The pirates abandoned the port of Harardhere and sailed three recently-captured vessels ...
A hardline Islamist militia pledged on Monday after seizing control of one of Somalia's main pirate hubs to end piracy in the region by imposing Islamic sharia law. A day after the Hezb al-Islam captured Harardhere town in the north of the ...
Previous