by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 20, 2017 | Middle East
At least ten people were killed in a car bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The attack, claimed by the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab group, targeted a government building, a government official said. “More than 10 persons died, 20 others were wounded. The...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 12, 2016 | Middle East
Twenty nine people were killed in a suicide car bomb near Mogadishu’s largest port yesterday. The attack took place in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in the latest suicide attack of its kind sponsored by the militant group Al-Shabaab that is linked to Al-Qaeda....
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 15, 2016 | World
African state, Kenya, reportedly destroyed at least 5,250 units of illegal firearms on Tuesday as part of efforts to fight crimes like cattle rustling, carjackings and to eliminate threats from terrorism. The legal weapons were put away with fire. “Here in...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 7, 2016 | World
Militants belonging to the Somali Al-Shabaab movement attacked a residential compound in the north-eastern Kenyan town of Mandera that is less than a kilometre away from the Somali border. Six people were killed in the attack which is the latest in a series carried...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 1, 2016 | World
Somali police yesterday announced that the death toll from a car bomb blast that targeted a hotel close to the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday has risen. Fifteen people were killed in the attack and 45 others were wounded. The Minister of...
