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Car bomb in Somali capital kills at least eight people

A car bomb exploded on a road leading to the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, the head of the city's ambulance services said.

Mortar fire hits Somali airport zone, wounds 9

Mortar fire on the zone around Mogadishu airport wounded nine people Sunday, including staff at the African Union and UN missions located there, Somali police and UN sources said.

Iranian captive of Somali pirates since 2015 freed

An Iranian sailor held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years has been released with the help of the United Nations and a humanitarian group, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Explosion rocks Somali capital, injures Mogadishu mayor

The mayor of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and several other officials have been wounded in an explosion that hit local government headquarters.

Car bomb outside hotel kills at least eight in Somali capital

A car bomb exploded near a hotel and restaurant in the Somali capital on Thursday, killing at least eight people, police said.

Powerful car bomb explosion hits Somali capital, leaves four dead

A deadly car bomb explosion claimed by al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants has hit near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital, security officials and witnesses say.

Al-Shabaab kills soldiers, kidnaps scores of elders

Gunmen from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab killed six people including at least four soldiers in the streets of the capital, a day after the terrorist group kidnapped scores of elders in a central region, officials said.

Ethiopia’s violence kills civilians, displaces thousands

Violence in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region has reportedly left an unknown number of civilians dead and thousands of others displaced over the weekend.

3 Somali troops killed in al-Shabab attack

At least three Somali servicemen have been killed when members of al-Shabab terrorist group attacked a military base near the capital Mogadishu with an explosive-laden vehicle.

Car bomb kills 3 at checkpoint near Somali parliament

A car bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint near Somalia's parliament and interior ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, and the city's ambulance service said three people had been killed.

Somali explosion kills at least 14 people, injures several others

A car bomb has killed at least 14 people and injured several others near a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the country's security sources say.

Somali police end long siege of hotel, say 23 dead

Some 23 people have been confirmed dead in the latest high-profile attack targeting the Somali capital of Mogadishu as police declare the end of the long-night battle against militants who stormed a heavily-fortified hotel in the city and then launched a siege.

Somali hotel attack ends, leaves dozens dead

An attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting nearly 12 hours, police said.

Three bomb attacks kill 18, wound 11 in Somali capital

Three bomb attacks, along with sporadic gunfire, have killed at least 18 people and injured 11 others in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Somali president pledges war on Shabab after fatal attack

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has vowed to step up the fight against the al-Shabab Takfiri terrorist group following the weekend truck bombing that claimed the lives of over 300 people in the capital Mogadishu.