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7 injured in car bombing at Mogadishu port
'Two police officers and 5 civilians were wounded,' police officer Abdukadir Ahmed says. There is no immediate claim of responsibility.
Al-Shabaab militants claim huge Mogadishu bomb attack
For the first time, Al-Shabaab apologizes to the civilian victims, but says the attack was necessary in its fight against the Somali State and its foreign backers
Death toll in Somalia bombing climbs to 81 – gov't
No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, though President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed blames Islamist group Al-Shabaab
Massive car bomb kills at least 76 in Mogadishu
(UPDATED) The explosion occurred in a busy area prone to heavy traffic due to a security checkpoint and a taxation office
Mogadishu mayor dies of wounds after Shabaab attack – gov't
Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman died while doctors were treating his wounds at a hospital in Doha, says a spokesman for the Somali president's office
Mogadishu mayor wounded in blast at his office – official
A security source, who asked not to be named, says a suicide bomber had entered a hall where top government officials were meeting and detonated the blast inside
15 killed as Shabaab bomb busy Somali restaurant
(UPDATED) Security officials and witnesses report bodies strewn on the ground as plumes of smoke rose high into the air after the bomb detonated on Mogadishu's Maka Al-Mukarama road
At least 11 wounded in Somalia Al-Shabaab claimed attack
(UPDATED) Police say the assault began when two explosions were set off near the ministries of public works and labor
Somalia orders top U.N. envoy to leave
(UPDATED) 'The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, is no longer welcome in Somalia and cannot operate in the country,' the foreign ministry says in a statement
Death toll rises to 38 in Mogadishu bombings
The Shabaab Islamist militant group claims the attacks, saying it was targeting the government and security services
Report finds 512 died in deadliest Somalia bombing
An earlier death toll of 358 already makes the October 14 bombing the deadliest terrorist attack in Somalia's history
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Somalia truck bomb death toll jumps to 358 dead
Several experts say the truck was probably carrying at least 500 kilos or 1,100 pounds of explosives
Mogadishu reels as truck bomb toll hits 137
Authorities say the death toll is expected to rise further as some of the injured are seriously wounded
At least 20 dead in 'huge' Mogadishu blast – police
(UPDATED) Witnesses say the blast badly damaged a nearby hotel and left scenes of devastation on the busy road
Shabaab restaurant assault leaves 18 dead in Mogadishu
A suicide car bombing hits the Posh Treats restaurant and club followed by a shooting inside the nearby Pizza House restaurant
3 killed in Mogadishu army camp attack – military
UPDATED A suicide bomber disguised as a member of the military was able to enter the training camp Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Abdirahman says
28 killed in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel
3rd UPDATE The attack claimed by the Al Qaeda aligned Shabaab insurgents begins when a car loaded with explosives rams the gate of the Dayah Hotel near the Somali parliament and state house
6 killed in blast at Mogadishu army checkpoint – official
Witnesses say the area was bustling with soldiers and civilians when the explosion occurred
Somalia hotel attack death toll rises to 15
A vehicle rams through a checkpoint and is fired on by security forces before it exploded outside the SYL hotel An earlier mentions 5 killed and 28 injured
11 dead in Mogadishu hotel attack claimed by Shabaab
UPDATED The Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement saying that their fighters had forced their way into the hotel
Somalia Shabaab hotel attack leaves at least 10 dead
UPDATED Gunmen launch an hours long assault on the Ambassador Hotel in the heart of Somalia s capital
Shebab claims bomb attack on Somalia plane
Shebab says the attack was retribution for the crimes committed by the coalition of Western crusaders and their intelligence agencies against the Muslims of Somalia
4 killed in Somali shooting, car bombing
UPDATED There is no immediate claim of responsibility but Somalia s Shebab insurgents have carried out a string of attacks in the capital
Somali Shebab kill 15 in education ministry attack
2nd UPDATE Somalia s Al Qaeda linked Shebab militants blast their way into the higher education ministry with a car bomb before storming the building killing at least 15 people
Death toll in Mogadishu hotel bomb attack rises to 14
Somalia s ambassador to Switzerland was among the dead
Dozens dead in Shebab attack on Mogadishu hotel
The attack is one of the worst in recent years
Suicide attack in Somali capital ahead of Turkish president visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due in Mogadishu Friday in what will be a rare visit by a foreign leader Officials say the trip would go as planned
Somalia on high alert after Shebab leader confirmed dead
The US State Department had listed Ahmed Abdi Godane as one of the world s 8 top terror fugitives
Somali security forces shut radio station, arrest 20: employee
A security official describes as negative the station s reports on government efforts to disarm a powerful militia commander in Mogadishu
Fighting in Mogadishu as troops try to disarm warlord's militia
Bursts of gunfire and heavy explosions were reported before dawn with witnesses reporting at least 5 dead
Hundreds of thousands need food aid in Somali capital – UN
The notice comes three years after more than 250 000 people half of them children died in the devastating 2011 famine
Shebab claim killing of Somali lawmaker
Somalia s Al Qaeda linked Shebab claims responsibility for shooting dead a lawmaker and his bodyguard Thursday the latest in a surge of attacks in Mogadishu during Islam s holy month of Ramadan
Car bomb blast in Somali capital
A car bomb blast near a hotel in Somali capital injures at least one person
Somalia's Shebab in major suicide attack on presidential palace
Somalia s Al Qaeda linked Shebab rebels launches a major suicide attack Friday against the presidential palace killing officials and guards before dying in a fierce gunbattle
More than 70 killed in warlords' battle for Somali port
The fierce fighting affects humanitarian work in the region
