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Somali forces battle militants for hotel in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU: Somalia's security forces exchanged gunfire with militants holed up in a hotel in Mogadishu on Monday after Al-Shabaab stormed the popular venue near the presidential palace and occupied it overnight.

Bangkok Post

Journalist under strict bail terms in Somalia after arrest in crackdown

Abdalle Mumin was held after press groups said government directives on coverage of offensive against al-Shabaab put them at risk

The Guardian - UK

Al-Shabaab: sensational media reports about Kenyan terror attacks keep kids out of school

Sensational reporting on terror attacks in Kenya is keeping children out of school, with dire consequences for their education and their futures.

The Conversation

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Al-Shabaab in Somalia has resisted military force: now is the time for a new strategy

In October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more were wounded and thousands will have been traumatised by an attack claimed by the Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab.

The Conversation

US Offers $10 Million Reward for Leads on Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Leaders

The United States said Monday it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia's Al-Shabaab to $10 million apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the terrorist group. The US State Department also said it was for the first time offering a reward…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US offers $10m for information on al-Shabab leaders, finances

US seeks information leading to disruption of Somalia-based group’s finances as it intensifies attacks.

Al Jazeera

Somalia car bombing: 100 dead as al Qaeda-linked group takes responsibility

The people who were killed included “mothers carrying children, fathers seeking medical treatment, students going to study and businessmen working to feed their families,” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

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Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100

The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Death toll from Al-Shabaab bomb attacks in Somalia climbs to 100

The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday. The attacks have been claimed by Al-Shabaab militants.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll from Somalia twin bombings rises to 100

The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.

France 24

Droughts don't need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.

The Conversation

'Three school children dead' after terrorists drive explosive-laden car into Somalia hotel

As well as the fatalities, there were 'close to a dozen' wounded

Manchester Evening News

Terrorists drive explosive-laden car into popular Somalia hotel and kill five students

Witnesses say there was a huge blast in Kismayu before gunfire broke out, and local students have been caught in the middle of the heavy fighting with reports five have been killed

Daily Mirror

Somalia: Puntland state port is getting a revamp - this is key to its future

The port city of Bosaso, located at the north-eastern corner of Somalia, provides a striking example of the interlinkage between security and infrastructure. The city benefited from the civil war that ravaged the southern parts of Somalia in the 1990s and 2000s. It developed into a booming trade centre. But…

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What drives Al-Shabaab in Somalia: foreign forces out, Sharia law in and overthrow the government

In response to external – and at times internal – pressure, Al-Shabaab’s insurgency in Somalia has evolved over time.

The Conversation

Alarm bells as Somalia's new president sours relationship with Ethiopia

The new government in Somalia that won elections held in May has got off to a rocky political start in its relations with the relatively powerful and influential neighbour, Ethiopia.

Radio France Internationale

Somali security forces end al-Shabaab siege at Mogadishu hotel

Somali security forces ended the siege by al-Shabaab militants at Hayat hotel in Mogadishu late Saturday, 30 hours after it began. At least 21civilians were killed and 117 wounded after the bomb and gun attack, according to Health Minister Ali Haji Adan. Updated 14h29

France 24

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab hotel siege

Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that lasted about 30 hours, a security commander told AFP around midnight Saturday.

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Daily Mirror

At least 12 dead as al-Shabaab gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu terror attack

The initial blast was caused by a suicide bomber then there was a second blast outside the hotel just a few minutes later, meaning rescuers helping casualties from the first blast were then also injured

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 12 Killed in Somalia Hotel Siege, Intelligence Officer Says

At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing control in a siege that authorities are still battling to end, an intelligence officer told Reuters on Saturday. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon: US Strike Kills 13 Shabaab Militants

The Pentagon said Wednesday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia. The strike took place on August 14 near Teedaan in the central-southern part of the country while Shabaab fighters were attacking Somali National Army forces, the Pentagon's Africa Command said…

The Guardian - UK

Inside Somalia’s vicious cycle of deforestation for charcoal

As gas prices rise Somalis are turning to the affordable energy source, driving unsustainable logging – as al-Shabaab condemns but profits from the trade

The Conversation

Kenya's Muslims: a divided community with little political clout

Kenyan Muslims played a part in the push to repeal repressive political laws in the country in the early 1990s. But Muslims, who account for 11% of the population, have yet to enjoy the fruits of their activist labour.

The Independent UK

Women and children in Somalia undertake dangerous journeys to escape drought and conflict

Thirst and hunger are driving people to make perilous journeys on foot to reach safety, the World Food Programme’s Kirsty McFadden reports

The Guardian - UK

Al-Qaida chief’s killing comes as group gains ground in African conflict zones

UN says terror organisation, whose affiliate recently attacked Mali’s most important military base, ‘is once again the leader of global jihad’

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