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Aug
04
2024
By The African Mirror
37 dead as terror strikes Mogadishu’s Lido Beach

37 dead as terror strikes Mogadishu’s Lido Beach

NEWS
THE tranquil shores of Mogadishu's Lido Beach turned into a scene of carnage and chaos on Friday night, as a devastating explosion ripped through a popular beachfront restaurant, leaving at least 37 civilians dead and 63 injured, according to Somali police. The attack, the deadliest since the horrific twin car bombings near a bustling market in October 2022, shattered the evening calm and sent shockwaves through Somalia's capital. While no group has yet claimed responsibility, Somali state media pointed fingers at the militant Islamist group al Shabaab, notorious for similar acts of terror in the past. As night fell on…
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Jun
26
2024
By ABDI SHEIKH
Somalia accuses Ethiopian troops of ‘illegal’ incursion

Somalia accuses Ethiopian troops of ‘illegal’ incursion

NEWS
SOMALIA'S ambassador to the United Nations accused Ethiopian troops of making illegal incursions across their shared border, leading to confrontations with local security forces. At least 3,000 Ethiopian soldiers are stationed in the Horn of Africa country as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission (ATMIS) fighting al Shabaab, an Islamist militia which controls large portions of Somalia. Another 5,000-7,000 Ethiopian soldiers are stationed in several regions under a bilateral agreement. A contingent of Ethiopian soldiers crossed into Somalia's Hiraan region to monitor threats from al Shabaab on Saturday, and withdrew on Sunday, several local elders told Reuters. Ethiopia's army…
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Apr
30
2024
By The African Mirror
Roadside blast kills six telecoms workers on outskirts of Somali capital

Roadside blast kills six telecoms workers on outskirts of Somali capital

NEWS
A roadside explosion killed six Hormuud Telecom employees on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, the company said. Hormuud Telecom said in a statement that its employees were killed in a "roadside bomb attack" in the Garasbaley district. Al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for similar bombing incidents in the past. Al Shabaab has waged an insurgency in Somalia for nearly two decades, launching attacks on civilian and military targets. It wants to topple the federal government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Sharia law.
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Mar
26
2024
By The African Mirror
Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia

Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia

NEWS
 AT least 17 people were killed in Somalia after the Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a military base. The Busley base, in the Lower Shabelle region in the country's southwest, was briefly occupied by the attackers, security officials and the group said. Armed fighters from al Shabaab battled their way to the facility using suicide car bombs, a Somalia military officer told Reuters. He declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media. "Several suicide car bombs attacked the base after fierce fighting...al Shabaab briefly captured the base," the officer said. "Then, government reinforcement fiercely…
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Sep
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Truck bomb kills at least 10 in Somalia

Truck bomb kills at least 10 in Somalia

NEWS
A truck bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the central Somali town of Beledweyne, killing at least 10 people and obliterating nearby buildings, a police officer said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible but the Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the Horn of Africa country. "So far I have seen 10 dead people including soldiers and civilians and over a dozen others injured, but the death toll is sure to rise," police officer Ahmed Aden told Reuters. Beledweyne is in central Somalia's Hiran region which has recently witnessed battles between the military and al…
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May
29
2023
By The African Mirror
Ugandan soldiers die in Somali attack

Ugandan soldiers die in Somali attack

NEWS
UGANDA'S President Yoweri Museveni said late there had been casualties during an attack by Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab on a military base manned by Ugandan peacekeepers in the Horn of African country. Museveni did not say how many soldiers were killed or wounded but it was the first official admission of losses in the attack among the Ugandan troops who are serving in the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). "Condolences to the country and the families of those who died," Museveni said in a statement, adding the country's military had set up a panel to investigate what…
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Jan
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Five hurt in blast in Mogadishu mayor’s office

Five hurt in blast in Mogadishu mayor’s office

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH ISLAMIST fighters set off a bomb and then stormed a government building in Somalia's capital, killing at least five civilians, the ministry of information said. Attackers from the al Shabaab group charged into the block that houses the office of Mogadishu's mayor around noon and got caught in a firefight with security forces, the ministry and witnesses said. Security killed six of the militants and cleared the area by about 6 p.m., the ministry said on its Facebook page. Al Shabaab has stepped up attacks in a show of resilience since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government launched an…
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Jan
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Somalia’s al Shabaab attacks base in town it had lost, kills seven

Somalia’s al Shabaab attacks base in town it had lost, kills seven

NEWS
Islamist al Shabaab militants killed at least seven soldiers at a Somali military base in a town re-captured by the government, the information ministry and militant group said. The attack was eventually repelled, an officer at the base in the central Somali town of Galcad told Reuters. He said the dead included the base's deputy commander, who was part of a U.S.-trained unit stationed there. The attack underscores the formidable threat al Shabaab poses for Somalia's military, even after a government offensive launched last year scored significant success against the al Qaeda-allied militants. Al Shabaab fighters stormed the Galcad base…
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Jan
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected al Shabaab fighters

Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected al Shabaab fighters

NEWS
KENYAN security forces have killed 10 fighters from Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group in eastern Kenya, a government official said. They also recovered rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices after fighting the militants on Wednesday in the village of Galmagalla in Garissa county, said Thomas Bett, deputy county commissioner of the Bura East sub-county. "The operation to flush out the Somalia militants' group in the region was carried out by our multi-agency team ... and (they) managed to neutralise 10 Islamist group militants and recovered assault weapons," he told Reuters. Spokespersons for al Shabaab, who frequently have their phones switched…
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Jan
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base

Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base

NEWS
ABDI SHEIKH ISLAMIST fighters from al Shabaab stormed a military base in a part of central Somalia they were forced from last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including the base commander, an officer said. Assailants from the al Qaeda affiliate rammed the base in the village of Hawadley with a suicide car bomb and then opened fire, Captain Aden Nur, a military officer in a nearby town, told Reuters. "We repelled al Shabaab. We lost seven soldiers, including our commander," Nur told Reuters. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying it had killed "many apostate…
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