Topic: Mogadishu

Death toll in Mogadishu fighting hits 230

Fighting in Mogadishu has killed 230 civilians and displaced 23,000 thousand since the extremist Shebab launched an offensive against the government two weeks ago, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. The fighting for control of the capital pitting the Al Qaeda-inspired rebels ...
The United States on Tuesday condemned as "particularly outrageous" an attack by Al Qaeda-inspired extremists in Somalia that killed 30 people, including six members of the country's legislature and four government officials. "We are saddened today by the loss of life that ...

Death toll in Somali fighting rises this year: group

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll in Somalia's long-running conflict rose in the first seven months of this year, driven up by increased shelling and fighting in the central region, a human rights group said Thursday. Somalia has had no effective government ...

Somali Islamists demand cash and jewelry for holy war

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist rebels have ordered business people in southern Somalia to donate cash and jewelry for a holy war against African Union peacekeeping troops and the Somali government, market traders said on Tuesday. Traders in Mogadishu, Afgooye and Baidoa said ...

Mogadishu fighting kills 52 civilians in a week: group

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting between al Shabaab rebels and government forces in the north of Somalia's capital has killed at least 52 civilians and wounded scores over the past week, a local rights group said on Tuesday. The violence in Mogadishu has ...

Mogadishu fighting kills 14 civilians

Somalia's Shebab insurgents have launched a fresh drive to topple the country's weak president, sparking fighting in Mogadishu that killed at least 14 civilians, medics and witnesses said on Monday. The Al Qaeda-inspired militants, who last week claimed deadly suicide bombings in ...
Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab Thursday vowed further attacks after two deadly bombings in Uganda, as Kampala said it would send more troops to boost the African Union force in Mogadishu. Sunday's bomb attacks on entertainment spots in Kampala where crowds were watching the ...

Suicide vest is vital clue after Uganda blasts

Police in Uganda counted on an unexploded suicide vest on Tuesday to help them track down suspects in the double bombings that killed at least 76 people during the World Cup final. The blasts that ripped through a crowded bar and a ...
Uganda: 2 bomb attacks kill 30 or more, Somali militia blamedBombs exploded at two sites in Uganda's capital late Sunday as people watched the World Cup final on TV, killing at least 30 people. Foreigners, including Europeans and possibly Americans, were believed ...

Fighting in Somali capital kills 20, rights group

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting between Islamist al Shabaab rebels and Somali troops in the capital Mogadishu has killed at least 20 people and wounded 30 this weekend, a human rights group and medical officers said Sunday. Residents said al Shabaab insurgents have ...
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