al-Shabab5 Oct 2025Al-Shabab militants dress as soldiers to storm Somali jailAn explosion and gunfire were heard coming from the jail, located near the presidential palace in Mogadishu.5 Oct 202524 Sep 2025Somalia's president: They tried to kill me five timesSomalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab. 24 Sep 202512 Mar 2025Somali forces end deadly 24-hour hotel siegeAn explosives-laden vehicle blew up before gunmen entered the hotel, witnesses say. 12 Mar 202518 Dec 2024The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killedBusinessmen in Somalia's capital say jihadists have threatened to kill them if they install cameras.18 Dec 202415 Jul 2024Car bomb kills Somalis watching Euro football final"I saw injured people screaming for help - it was terrifying," one survivor tells the BBC in Mogadishu.15 Jul 202415 Mar 2024Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somali capitalSecurity forces say they have ended the 12-hour siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by killing all five gunmen.15 Mar 202411 Jan 2024Seized UN helicopter hit by object in Somalia - sourceArmed Islamists have taken captive the aircraft's passengers and crew after it crash-landed.11 Jan 202410 Jan 2024UN helicopter and crew seized by Somali IslamistsEight passengers and its crew are being held in territory controlled by al-Shabab, local sources say.10 Jan 202412 Nov 2023Ugandan soldiers sacked for cowardice in SomaliaMore than 50 soldiers were killed in the attack by al-Shabab fighters in May.12 Nov 2023...
