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Somali Forces End Deadly Restaurant Siege

Mogadishu police chief say at least seven people were killed in the attack along with two assailants.

Somalia: Forces End Deadly Restaurant Siege

VOA, 26 August 2016

Somali security forces say they have ended a deadly siege of a beach-front restaurant in the capital, with at least seven people killed in the attack along with two assailants, a… Read more »

Peacekeepers checking through weapons handed in by Somali businessmen (file photo).

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Attack Restaurant in Mogadishu

DW, 25 August 2016

Six gunmen have stormed a beachfront restaurant following a car bombing. Security forces exchanged fire with the militants, whom officials said were alligned with Al Shabab. Read more »
Somalia: AMISOM, SNA Pledge Unity in War Against Al-Shabaab

Shabelle, 25 August 2016

Senior military officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia and the Somali National Army have pledged to work together to rid the country of the militant insurgent group… Read more »
Somalia: Car Bomb Explodes Near Turkish Embassy in Somalia's Capital

Dalsan Radio, 25 August 2016

A Somali police officer says a car bomber has prematurely detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the new Turkish embassy compound in the capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
Somalia: Jubbaland Assists Kenya Fight Against Al Shabaab

Shabelle, 25 August 2016

Kenyan authorities say they have enhanced security patrols along the border with Somalia to prevent incursions of Al-Shabaab militants targeting communication infrastructure. Read more »

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Twin Blast Kills Dozens in Somalia

Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack carried out in two vehicles laden with explosives. Read more »
- Somalia: Twin Blast Kills Dozens in Galkacyo
- Somalia: UN Condemns Deadly Explosions