As Somalia's capital tries to relax, security force weakens
MOGADISHU, Somalia — On a recent afternoon, the lobby of one of Mogadishu's most popular hotels was nearly empty, a stark contrast to the days when one could hardly find a seat. "We have lost over 60...
View ArticleSix killed as gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital after car bombing
At least six people have been killed and four injured as gunmen from Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels fought their way into a hotel in the Somali capital after a suicide car bomb exploded at its...
View ArticleTwo suicide car bombs near U.N. offices kill 13 in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden cars Tuesday outside the office of the U.N.’s mine-clearing agency and a Somali army checkpoint in Mogadishu, killing 13 people,...
View ArticleThe Latest: 14 dead, including foreigners, in Somalia attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- The Latest on a suicide attack outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital (all times local): --- 12:50 a.m. Police say the death toll has risen to at least 14, including...
View ArticleThe Latest: 17 reported dead in Somalia restaurant attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- The Latest on a suicide attack outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital (all times local): --- 2 a.m. An ambulance driver says his service has carried 17 bodies in the...
View ArticleAt least 14 killed in Somalia hotel attack; police say ended
At least 14 people were killed when gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's seaside capital and took an unknown number of hotel guests hostage, police and medical workers said Saturday, before security...
View ArticleSomalia Car Bombings: Al-Shabaab Take Credit For Suicide Attacks In Galkayo
Suicide car bombings in Somalia claimed the lives of more than 20 people. The bombers are from Al Shabaab, which is an Al Qaeda’s affiliated militant group that operates in Somalia. Two car bombs were...
View Article2 suicide car bombs near UN offices kill 13 in Somalia
Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden cars on Tuesday outside the U.N. Mine Action Service offices and a Somali army checkpoint in Mogadishu, killing 13 people, including seven U.N. guards,...
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Global Overview Whether unprecedented or not, the challenges currently facing our global security are immense and cause for considerable alarm. It is difficult to think of a time in recent history when...
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Iraq Government hangs 36 men Iraq on Sunday executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the Islamic State group’s massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014, officials said. The men were hanged at the...
View ArticleTerror groups take advantage of power vacuums, insecurity to thrive at home
(CNN)As leaders around the world say, terrorism can be anywhere. But some places have it worse than others. For all the well-founded worries in the West and elsewhere around the developed world, these...
View ArticleSomali bombings kill 17 at local government HQ and market
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 30 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia and another bomber targeted a...
View ArticlePair of suicide bombings kill at least 17 in Somalia
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia while another bomber targeted a nearby marketplace, killing at least 17 people and...
View ArticleSomalia twin blasts kill 17 at local government HQ, market
--> Mon, 22 Aug 2016-11:14am , MOGADISHU , PTI Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke condemned the blasts, saying that "evil-doers" had targeted innocent civilians A suicide bomber detonated an...
View ArticleSomalia bombings kill 17 at local government HQ, market
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia while another bomber targeted a nearby marketplace, killing at...
View ArticleSomalia car bombing kills 5 at gate of regional government
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A police officer says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a regional...
View ArticleSomalia bombings kill 9 at local government headquarters, market
Mogadishu, Somalia: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia while another bomber targeted a...
View ArticleSomalia bombings kill 15 at local government HQ, market
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia while another bomber targeted a marketplace, killing at...
View ArticleSomalia bombings kill 9 at local government HQ, market
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia while another bomber targeted a marketplace, killing at...
View ArticleSomalia car bombing kills 5 at gate of local government HQ
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A police officer says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters...
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