A bold attack on a restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday continued late into the night, as armed men held an unknown number of hostages inside. An updated story from the Associated Press said that at least 31 people had died in a violent and confusing attack…
The death toll in a Mogadishu car bombing has risen to eight people, with several others injured. Radio Shabelle in Somalia said that Wednesday’s explosion at a restaurant in the capital happened near the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The bomb destroyed the Coffee Break restaurant and caused chaos in…
Heavy fighting was reported Friday morning following car bomb attacks that hit a Kenyan Defense Force base in the Lower Jubba region, near the border of Kenya and Somalia. News outlet Harar24 reports that Al-Shabaab fighters have overrun the base. Multiple reports from both residents and other local media said the attack…