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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Mogadishu

Security forces patrol near the Hayat Hotel after an attack by Al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu on August 20, 2022. (Hassan Ali ELMI / AFP)
August 21, 2022, 1:57 am
Somali forces say they regained control of hotel after deadly jihadist siege
Security commander says all holed-up Al-Shabaab gunmen have been killed, but doesn’t update death toll after earlier reports revealed 20 dead, 40 injured
By Agencies
Security officers patrol near the the site of explosions in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 20, 2022. (Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP)
August 20, 2022, 3:19 pm
Somali official raises death toll in Mogadishu hotel attack to 13
Security commander says most civilians who were at hotel when jihadist group al-Shabaab launched assault have been rescued
By AFP
Security forces patrol near the Hayat Hotel after an attack by Al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu on August 20, 2022. (Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP)
August 20, 2022, 9:02 am
At least 10 killed as jihadists storm hotel in Somali capital
Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack in Mogadishu; no immediate word on identifies of victims
By Omar Faruk
Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, October 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
October 15, 2017, 2:30 pm
189 people killed in truck bombing in Somalia’s capital
Government blames al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab for deadliest attack ever in the Horn of Africa nation, declares 3 days of mourning
By Abdi Guled
Illustrative: People stand at the site of a car bomb near a restaurant near the Somali ministry of internal security in Mogadishu on April 5, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohamed Abdiwahab)
April 9, 2017, 3:55 pm
New Somalia army chief escapes car bomb; 13 killed
Local al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab claims credit for car bomb attack in Mogadishu after swearing-in
By Abdi Guled
President Reuven Rivlin and Conference of Presidents of Major American Organizations CEO Malcolm Hoenlein, February 19, 2017 (Mark Neiman / GPO)
February 19, 2017, 2:03 pm
Rivlin says ‘polarization’ in the US is concerning
Contradicting boss, US defense secretary says media isn’t the enemy; Shin Bet arrests Palestinian teens for shooting attacks
By Elie Leshem
Emergency personnel and soldiers at the scene of a suicide car bomb blast on August 30, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AFP PHOTO / Mohamed ABDIWAHAB)
January 2, 2017, 1:21 pm
Suicide car bomber outside Mogadishu airport kills 3
Blast hits checkpoint close to United Nations offices and hotel used by visiting foreign dignitaries
By AP
People and Somali security forces walk across the scene of a car bomb attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants which killed at least 5 people, on the Naasa Hablood hotel in Mogadishu on June 25, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB)
July 26, 2016, 1:37 pm
At least 13 killed in suicide attack on UN base in Somalia
Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist organization claims credit for twin car bombings near Mogadishu airport
By AFP
Fire is seen at the scene of a car bomb attack claimed by al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants on June 25, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohamed Abdiwahab)
June 25, 2016, 10:07 pm
At least 14 killed in Somalia hotel attack by jihadists
Al-Shabab gunmen detonate car bomb, take guests hostage before local police end hours-long assault in Mogadishu
By Abdi Guled
People and Somali security forces walk across the scene of a car bomb attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants which killed at least 5 people, on the Naasa Hablood hotel in Mogadishu on June 25, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB)
June 25, 2016, 6:40 pm
At least 5 dead in al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel
Suicide bomber detonates car bomb outside and gunmen storm building, taking hostages in latest assault by al-Qaeda ally
By Mustafa HAJI ABDINUR
In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 photo, a hole is photographed in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on the runway of the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo)
February 3, 2016, 8:55 pm
Somali pilot says mid-air explosion caused by bomb
But civil aviation authority officials say no evidence so far of criminal act after jetliner with hole in side lands; one passenger missing
By Abdi Guled and DUSAN STOJANOVIC
A hole caused by an explosion is seen in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane on February 2, 2016 (YouTube screen capture)
February 3, 2016, 1:37 am
Explosion blasts hole in plane, but it manages to land safely
Unconfirmed reports say one man may have fallen to his death after apparent bomb on Somalia flight
By AP
Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack which targeted a convoy of foreign officials, in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (AP Photo)
July 26, 2015, 6:46 pm
At least six dead in bomb blast at Somalia hotel
Truck laden with explosives drives into multi-story building; BBC reporter: It’s the worst case of destruction I’ve seen
By ToI Staff and AFP
Somali security services survey the scene of a car bomb outside the Education Ministry in Mogadishu on April 14, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Mohammed Abdiwahab)
April 14, 2015, 5:55 pm
Al-Shabab storms Somali gov’t ministry, killing nine
Terror group attacks government compound in Mogadishu, detonates car bomb and shoots those inside
By ToI Staff, AFP and AP
Local residents donate blood at Garissa hospital, Thursday, April 2, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo)
April 2, 2015, 4:11 pm
At least 15 dead as gunmen attack college in Kenya
Islamic al-Shabab terrorists feared to still be holding students hostage, as security forces secure area around campus
By AP
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