Somali security forces have successfully ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, killing all attackers from the U.S.-designated terrorist group, al-Shabab. The siege, which began with a car bomb and was followed by a gun battle, left at least 10 dead, including military officers and clan elders. The attackers, from the […]
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Somalia: at least 100 killed, 300 injured in “heinous” Mogadishu car bombing
There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Saturday (29 October), blamed on the Al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab terrorist organization, which has seen at least 100 killed and close to 300 others injured. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the announcement after visiting the site of the […]
Libya: Two car bomb attacks at funeral of Haftar’s military aid kill 6 people in Benghazi
Two cars exploded Thursday a military funeral in Eastern Libya killing six people including two soldiers and one police officer under the command of military rebel Khalifa Haftar, reports say. The car bombs exploded at the funeral of the former commander of Saiqa Force Khalifa Al-Mismari. The ceremony, the media reports, was attended by tens […]


