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Conflict With Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Al-Shabab Claims Kenya Hotel Attack

  • The militant group said it carried out the attack on an upscale Nairobi hotel complex yesterday in which at least fourteen civilians were killed and hundreds were held hostage for close to a day (Al Jazeera)

U.S. Conducts Four Somalia Strikes in One Week

  • Sixteen suspected al-Shabab militants were killed in the four air strikes since Sunday, according to the U.S. Africa Command. The United States carried out a total of forty-seven strikes in the country in 2018 (Voice of America)

U.S. Air Strikes Kill Eleven in Somalia

  • Eleven suspected militants allegedly planning an attack on security forces were killed in U.S. air strikes outside of Mogadishu, according to the U.S. Africa Command (Associated Press)

Dozens of Militants Killed in Somalia Strikes, U.S. Says

  • U.S. Africa Command said it conducted six air strikes over the weekend that targeted a suspected al-Shabab camp, killing sixty-two militants. It said it did not believe there were any civilian casualties (AFRICOM)

U.S. Reopens Diplomatic Mission in Somalia

  • The U.S. State Department announced yesterday that it has reestablished a “permanent diplomatic presence” in Somalia for the first time in twenty-seven years. The United States had based its diplomatic mission in neighboring Kenya (Associated Press)

Al-Shabab Attacks Hotel in Somalia

  • At least twenty people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in multiple explosions during an attempted assault on a hotel in Mogadishu today, in an attack claimed by al-Shabab (Al Jazeera)

Peacekeepers in Mogadishu Accused of Civilian Deaths

  • Somali authorities are investigating the deaths of four civilians who witnesses reported were shot by African Union peacekeeping troops after a roadside bomb exploded near the peacekeepers’ convoy (Voice of America)

Dozens Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Somalia

  • The U.S. Africa Command said some sixty al-Shabab militants were killed in an airstrike on October 12, making the strike the deadliest since last November (U.S. Africa Command)
  • A Somali official put the death toll at 117 (VOA)

Suicide Bombings Kill Twenty in Southern Somalia

  • The death toll from two suicide bombings in Baidoa on October 13 rose to twenty. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks which targeted restaurants that government troups frequented (Reuters)

Suicide Car Bomb Targets EU Convoy in Somalia’s Mogadishu

  • A suicide car bomb hit a European Union convoy in Mogadishu, killing two civilian bystanders and the bomber (Reuters)

Airstrike in Somalia Kills Eighteen Militants Near Kismayo

  • The U.S. Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike in southern Somalia on September 21, killing eighteen suspected al-Shabab militants, after its forces and local partners in the area came under attack (Associated Press)

U.S. Airstrike Kills Three Al-Shabab Fighters in Somalia

  • A U.S. airstrike near Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed three al-Shabab fighters (Associated Press)

U.S. Air Strike Kills Two Al-Shabab Militants in Southern Somalia

  • U.S. forces killed two al-Shabab fighters in an air strike coordinated with Somalia’s army (Reuters)

Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Suicide Attack That Killed Three Somali Soldiers

  • Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing at a military base southwest of Mogadishu that killed three soldiers yesterday. Separately, a car bombing killed at least two people and injured several others in front of a restaurant in Mogadishu yesterday (Al Jazeera)

U.S. Air Strike Targets Al-Shabab in Somalia

  • The U.S. military conducted an air strike yesterday targeting al-Shabab militants near a combat outpost that was established by Somali, Kenyan, and American troops. Al-Shabab militants had attacked and briefly occupied that outpost—located in Jubaland, Somalia—that same day (CNN)

Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Attack on Military Base

  • Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for detonating a suicide car bomb that killed twenty-seven soldiers during a raid on a military base in southern Somalia (BBC)

Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Attack in Mogadishu

  • Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a mortar attack in Mogadishu yesterday that killed at least five civilians and wounded more than ten others. The militant group said it targeted the African Union forces headquarters at Mogadishu airport (Voice of America)

U.S. Soldier Killed in Somalia

  • A U.S. Special Operations soldier was killed and four others were wounded in an attack by al-Shabab on a remote outpost in southwestern Somalia today (New York Times)

Dozens of Militants Killed in Somalia Strike, U.S. Says

  • A U.S. air strike in northern Somalia over the weekend killed twenty-seven suspected al-Shabab militants; no civilians are believed to have been killed in the strike (U.S. Africa Command)

Al-Shabab Attacks Kill Dozens Across Somalia

  • Al-Shabab militants attacked three African Union bases and two Somali military positions yesterday, leaving at least twelve militants and a civilian dead, as well as an unclear number of military casualties (Voice of America)
  • Local officials said nearly fifty Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack on a Ugandan military base (Guardian)

Over A Dozen Killed By Car Bomb in Somalia

  • At least fourteen people were killed and ten were wounded in a car bomb blast yesterday near a hotel in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack (Associated Press)

Twin Car Bombing in Somalia Kills Nearly Fifty

  • Car bombs were detonated by the presidential palace and a nearby hotel in Mogadishu late yesterday; al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack with killed at least forty-five people, and wounded another thirty-six (Reuters)

U.S. Airstrike, Joint Raid in Somalia Kills al-Shabab Militants

  • Somali and U.S. commandos stormed an al-Shabab camp overnight, killing at least four of the fighters and rescuing child conscripts. Yesterday, the U.S. military carried out an airstrike that killed an additional four al-Shabab fighters (Associated Press)

U.S. Suspends Aid to Somali Military

  • The United States is suspending fuel and food aid for the majority of the Somali armed forces, citing concerns over corruption due to an inability to account for the use of assistance. A U.S.-Somali team sent to nine military bases found that soldiers at seven of the bases did not appear to be getting the food provided through U.S. aid (Reuters)

Suicide Attack in Somalia Kills Eighteen

  • An al-Shabab suicide bomber killed eighteen police officers and wounded fifteen others in an attack on a police academy in the capital, Mogadishu (AFP)