Somalia, al-Shabab and Cairo Hotel

Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
Somali security forces on Wednesday ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launched the attack,
Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
Security forces in Somalia say they killed all six attackers who laid siege to a hotel in the central town of Beledweyne and later killed at least 50 al-Shabab militants in airstrikes. Speaking to reporters, Beledweyne District Commissioner Omar Osman Alasow confirmed that the hotel siege ended early Wednesday.
Somalia: Al-Shabab Attack On Local Hotel Leaves Unknown Number Dead
The Cairo Hotel houses traditional elders and military officers involved in coordinating the government's offensive against the militant group al-Shabab.
A militant attack on a Somalia hotel leaves an unknown number dead
A car bomb exploded Tuesday at a hotel in the central Somali city of Beledweyne, kicking off an hourslong militant attack that killed an unknown number of people.
At least 6 killed in a militant attack on a hotel in Somalia
A car bomb has exploded at a hotel in the central Somali city of Beledweyne in a militant attack that killed at least six people, including two prominent traditional elders
Terrorists stage deadly attack on hotel in Somalia
The Al-Qaeda-affiliated group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the assault on the Cairo Hotel, declaring that it killed ten people R
Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in central Somalia, seven dead
Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the Islamist militant group,
Armed Islamists in deadly assault on hotel in Somalia
Armed Islamists have stormed a hotel in the city of Beledweyne in central Somalia, and a siege is ongoing, police and witnesses have said. The attack by al-Shabab began with a car bomb exploding, followed by gunmen entering the hotel,
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African Union peacekeepers in Somalia accused of widespread abuse
TNH interviewed nearly a dozen people who all alleged that they, or their deceased relatives, were victims of beatings or ...
Somalia hotel siege death toll rises to 10, officer says
The death toll from an al Shabaab attack on a hotel in central Somalia where clan leaders were meeting on Tuesday has risen to 10 and most of the victims were civilians, a police officer in the town ...
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Mogadishu Mayor Visits Business Hubs to Monitor Security and Development
The Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir region, Mohamed Ahmed Amir, visited several business centers in the capital on Tuesday evening to assess security and the ongoing development in the ...
U.S. Embassy warns Americans in Somalia of "potential imminent attacks" in multiple locations including Mogadishu airport
Since then, U.S. Africa Command said it conducted several other airstrikes in coordination with the government of Somalia to ...
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Ethiopian leader Abiy visits Somalia as Horn of Africa neighbors aim to improve strained relations
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia ...
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‘Somalia is dangerous’: Former US deportees struggle with fear, uncertainty
Those previously deported by the US warn that President Trump’s plan to expel more Somali migrants may endanger lives.
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Somali President Receives Wounded Soldiers At Airport, Reaffirms Commitment to Defeating Al-Shabaab
At Mogadishu airport, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has received wounded Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers who had fought against Al-Shabaab in HirShabelle ...