Al-Shabaab officially claims responsibility for Saturday's truck bomb at the busy Ex-Control Junction which killed at least 80 and injured 178 others. Al-Shabaab's official spokesman Ali Dhere made the statement the group's official station, Radio Andalus
Three Al-Shabaab convicts escape from Mogadishu central prison, one has been recaptured - sources tell @voasomali
1 year agoSomali National Intelligence Agency says preliminary findings indicate that a "foreign country" was involved in planning of Saturday's truck bomb in Mogadishu. Agency says its working with other intel agencies before releasing an official announcement
The @UN Security Council has condemned "in the strongest possible terms" Saturday's deadly terrorist attack in Mogadishu. The Council also reiterated its determination to support peace, stability development in Somalia
1 year agoIn Mogadishu, a military air ambulance has airlifted twenty two blast victims with severe injuries to Qatar. On Sunday, sixteen cases were flown to Turkey, both at the request of the federal government of Somalia
1 year agoFederal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct three airstrikes against al-Shabaab militants
25 people including 6 children are still missing following Mogadishu bombing according to Spokesman @imukhtaar. Death toll has reached 81 after two more victims succumbed to their injuries. One of the 16 badly-wounded victims evacuated to Turkey, a woman, has died
Soldiers are fighting amongst themselves in clan lines in Mogadishu for a second day
1 year agoTurkish Armed Forces aircraft carrying health services personnel and equipment arrives in Mogadishu in order to provide medical aid to people who were injured in a car bomb attack
1 year agoTurkish Ambassador to Mogadishu Yilmaz visits wounded people at hospital after a bomb attack carried out to a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
Turkey military plane to airlift Mogadishuattack victims, including an 8-month-old baby who lost his mom in attack.
1 year agoTurkey will be sending an A400M to Somalia to assist with the victims of terror attack
AK Party spokesman Omer Celik on Somalia attack: Somalia is an important and friendly country, it will not be left alone
Somalia - The death toll from the bombing in Mogadishu has risen to 76
Turkish Embasy in Mogadishu confirms that two two Turkish nationals were among the victims killed in Mogadishu bombing. The two were personnel of a construction company
Death Toll at 61, according to @AaminAmbulance this a preliminary report, number very likely to rise
1 year agoMany were killed, many were injured in Mogadishu truck bombing - Mayor of Mogadishu Omar Filish
Somali government: the number of victims of a car bomb explosion in the capital, Mogadishu, rises to 30 dead and at least 60 wounded
Dozens killed following a massive suicide car bomb in Mogadishu early Saturday morning. Ministry of Info Spokesman @imukhtaar says nearly 30 people killed. Other officials say the death toll is higher
1 year agoIS-Somalia yesterday claimed it assassinated a government soldier and wounded another with a pistol in the Ba'ad Market (correcting a possible typo) in Mogadishu
1 year agoA delegation led by Prime Minister Kheyre arrives in Dhusamareb
![Mohamed Haji (Ilkacase), a member of Amniyat [Al-Shabaab's assassinations wing], charged with the murder of more than 180 people & playing role in bombings in Mogadishu is among 5 suspects brought before the Somali military court](https://somalia.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/12/26/21936930_0.jpg)
1 year agoMohamed Haji (Ilkacase), a member of Amniyat [Al-Shabaab's assassinations wing], charged with the murder of more than 180 people & playing role in bombings in Mogadishu is among 5 suspects brought before the Somali military court
1 year agoSomali National Army reports conducting new operations in the vicinity of Arare, Muse Haji and Kaban, removing IEDs from the road
1 year agoAl-Shabab claimed responsibility for an SVBIED attack that targeted but failed to kill Generals Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir and Abdulaziz Abdullahi Qoje in Galkayo but killed 8 other people and wounded 55 others, @HarunMaruf reports:
1 year agoAl-Shabab claimed a Friday, 12/20/2019 ambush on "Turkey-trained" Somali Federal Government forces in Adale, Middle Shabelle, highlighting the alleged role of Turkey in providing significant aid and training to government forces
Reports of an explosion in southern part of Galkayo town
1 year agoIn Dharkenley district, Mogadishu, Al-Shabab claimed today to have assassinated a government soldier
1 year agoIn an apparent sectarian attack, Al-Shabab today claimed to have killed 9 "Kenyan government workers" (Christian websites say Kenyan Christians and not government workers) in an attack 53 km from Garissa city
Somalia: Two Somali soldiers killed, their weapons confiscated following an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Bal'ad. (local observer)
The Somali govt has reported new airstrike conducted in coordination with the US military near Dujuma, Middle Jubba region Monday evening, killing one Al-Shabaab militant
