Somalia: Several soldiers killed in Al Shabab attack on army base in Lower Juba

Al Shabab militants have staged an attack on a military base in a Somalian town recently recaptured from the armed group, killing several soldiers, according to army officials. Somalian army officers said the militants used explosive-laden vehicles to mount an Read More …

Somalia: Attack on hotel in the city of Kismayo ends with 9 civilians dead

An attack on a hotel in the centre of the port city of Kismayo in southern Somalia killed nine civilians on Sunday before security forces killed the gunmen. Security officers killed three of the attackers and a fourth died in Read More …

Somalia: Four killed, many hurt in roadside blast in Lower Juba province

At least four people were killed and several others wounded in a roadside bomb attack targeting a water hauling vehicle meant for drought victims in Somalia’s Lower Juba region on Thursday, state media and police said. The IED was planted Read More …

Several killed in suicide bombing outside mosque in Somalia

At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing outside a mosque in the Somalian port city of Kismayo, according to a regional official. “A suicide bomber wearing a heavy vest of explosives targeted the Muslim congregation at Read More …